This has got to be one of the best. In Wales, UK, there is a legal requirement for road signs to be in both English and Welsh. So, in this case, the official of the Highways department emailed the English wording to the translator and, after receiving a reply, proceeded to have the sign made and installed.

Unfortunately, a few weeks later, Welsh-speaking drivers began to call up to point out that the Welsh reads..... "I am currently out of the office. Please submit any work to the translation team."

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In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.

Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drugs-banned-foreign-factories-list?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Callout to the #robotics community: I'm a tech reporter working on a freelance story for a national magazine about the TOMY Armatron robotic arm toy sold in Radio Shack starting in 1984 (one of my favorite toys from my childhood).

I'm looking to speak with any robotics engineers who had their careers inspired by this toy. It's a marvel of mechanical engineering. If anyone knows someone like this please email me: [email protected]

Thanks!