This is a real email: http://datacenter.iers.org/eop/-/somos/5Rgv/latest/16

“To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time”

(related to the leap second in 2015)

Via AWS

 

We give names to moons of other planets, so why is ours called just “Moon”?

Yes they have a taxonomy, apparently.

Announcement post

For many people, gender identity is more complex than just “male” or “female.”  Starting today, I’m proud to announce that Google+ will support an infinite number of ways to express gender identity, by giving you the option to customize the way your gender is represented on your profile.

The always wonderful “Other” category.