My first attempt at the game Connections did not get off to a good start. There was a grid of 16 words, and I’m supposed to pick out sets of four that each follow a theme. I went with rain, heat, snow, and sleet, only to be told that this was, someh…
Lees meerAs useful as a dual-monitor setup can be, it’s not the best for a cramped workstation. If you want a dual-screen rig that’s a little easier on the neck and saves space, consider the Geminos Stacked Dual 24-inch Screen Monitor. This vertical dual mon…
Lees meerStrava makes it easy to show not just friends and family your exercise routes, but the entire Strava community. While this feature is supposed to be entirely anonymous, researchers have discovered a way to link your heatmap data to your home address…
Lees meerIf only there was a Bluey episode for every problem you encounter as a parent to young kids. If only there was a book specific enough to encapsulate your child’s exact anxieties about a new scenario. But maybe there is: “Social stories,” a tool used…
Lees meerChoosing insurance coverage is all about mitigating risk and betting that a catastrophe will (or will not) happen. Car insurance—liability coverage at the very least—is mandatory in almost every state, and while homeowners or renters insurance isn’t…
Lees meerUp to 82% of people have felt like they’re not good enough and will be “found out” at work, according to the National Library Medicine. Most of us know too well how impostor syndrome can negatively impact the way we navigate our careers, and have lo…
Lees meerIn 2020, around 55 million Americans went fishing. Over 80% of Americans live in urban areas. That adds up to a lot of city-fishing, whether it’s denizens of the Motor City dropping lines in the Detroit River, or Los Angeles anglers fly-fishing for…
Lees meerIt’s rare for me to experience professional jealousy, but it does happen, and I got hit pretty hard with it yesterday morning when I read this Maple-Poached Egg recipe on Food52. The only thing I love more than eggs is being weird, and these weird l…
Lees meerLearning to code isn’t a one-and-done thing. Some programming languages might be similar, but many of them are used for very different things. Figuring out where to start can be overwhelming, but there are beginner-friendly resources that will give…
Lees meerIf you’ve ever needed medication prepared in a special way, you may have needed to use the services of a compounding pharmacy. According to the U.S Pharmacopeia Convention, compounding is “the preparation, mixing, assembling, altering, packaging, an…
Lees meerI was obsessed with helping my mom cook growing up (hard to believe, I’m sure). Though she would dabble in making Italian food, and try out popular boxed ingredients of the time, most nights featured what she knew best—giant pots of Thai comfort foo…
Lees meerInstead of buying new toys, now your child can design their own or choose from a growing catalog of printable toys online. The Toybox 3D printer is a kid-friendly toy printer that was first featured on Shark Tank; normally, you’d have to pay $419, b…
Lees meerI have my vinaigrette formula locked down. Equal parts acid and fat, with a bit of Dijon mustard, a spoonful of some sort of liquid sweetener, and a pinch of salt is all I need. Add everything to a jar, shake it up to emulsify, and pour it on a pile…
Lees meerThe love of crumb cake runs deep in my family. You might know it as coffee cake, streusel, or—as my dad calls it—crumb buns, but no matter the name, I want a slice. Inexplicably, I hate making crumb topping. Whipping up a cake batter is fine, but th…
Lees meerInflation hasn’t been kind to the cost of dining out. If you’re looking for a way to ease the strain on your credit card while still enjoying a meal you didn’t make yourself, don’t forget about Restaurant.com.Read more...
Lees meerWith swimming season now upon us, you may find yourself wondering (as you did last summer, and the summer before that): Is there a right way to wash these swimsuits so they last for many years? We’ve gone over how often to wash them before (every th…
Lees meerEveryone wants quick and efficient ways to clean their most-used items, and shaving cream has been presented as just such a method for cleaning car upholstery—but its use can go very wrong. Before you cover your cab in Barbasol, here’s why you shoul…
Lees meerAlphabet, Google’s parent company, is worth $1.6 trillion. Thanks to a recently settled class action lawsuit, you can take a tiny fraction of Google’s money for yourself. It’s not for nothing, of course: Google allegedly abused your data and privacy…
Lees meerIf you’ve ever sweated your way through tiling a wall only to step back and realize your grout lines follow the curvature of the Earth, you know exactly how difficult tiling can be. And that struggle extends tile repairs, as well. What happens if yo…
Lees meerYou’re standing in front the canned goods aisle, hand hovering over the black beans, trying to remember: Do I already have these at home? You buy them anyway—better safe than sorry. You unload your groceries and discover you do already have black be…
Lees meerMost Scandinavian Airlines flights from the United States to Europe for the fall and winter are on sale right now: You can find flights as low as $360 for many European cities if you book with the Nordic airline. The flights must take place between…
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