If you have an iPhone and listen to music with your headphones, you’re probably familiar with the popup notification, “Volume Should Be Turned Down. Based on your headphone usage over the last seven days, you’ve exceeded the recommended limit for au…
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Lees meerYoung people catch a lot of flack for believing in weird stuff like mystical folk-magic practices and zombie invasions, but then, some very powerful adults also believed putting $200 million into a movie starring Ezra Miller was a good idea, so no o…
Lees meerMeta might not be a bastion of digital privacy (and very well may be an enemy of it), but the times might be a-changin’. The company announced on Thursday, Aug. 11 they are testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Facebook Messenger as the default, …
Lees meerWhen it’s a bajillion degrees with high humidity, the heat can feel like a heavy blanket smothering you. As it turns out, the combination of heat and humidity can also increase your risk for heat stroke.Read more...
Lees meerA little over a year ago, when I made the decision to go on antidepressants, the social media landscape seemed quite different—largely empathetic to mental health struggles exacerbated by the pandemic. It seems incredible to write that, considering …
Lees meerI had a friend who once lived in a small, run-down apartment in Manhattan that was infested with roaches. When she moved out, she told me she had to inspect just about everything she owned because the nightmarish bugs were literally everywhere. (Tha…
Lees meerOne common travel concern is whether to use cash or miles to buy your flight. Both options have their pros and cons, so it’s important to weigh them carefully if you’re debating between the two. Here’s what you should consider.Read more...
Lees meerGetting fired is devastating. Hell, even getting called into a meeting unexpectedly can be scary for an employee if their mind wanders to the possibility they could be fired. While this experience is rough on the person being fired, it can also be t…
Lees meerSurviving the heat means staying on top of your hydration, especially if you’re trying to stick to your exercise plan during this brutally hot summer. We’ve told you before that your freezer needs water bottles. What if I told you that those water …
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Lees meerA term gaining traction in the neurodivergent community is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), which means someone feels pain when they’re criticized or feel like they’re being put down or rejected in any way. Kids with ADHD often have RSD, which i…
Lees meerI love hosting dinner parties, but I hate host anxiety. To combat this, I’m always looking out for beautiful, impressive recipes that are secretly simple. Ina Garten and Martha Stewart are two chefs, and undeniably fabulous dinner party hosts, who h…
Lees meerModern city life is kind of amazing—we can have burritos biked to our door and (usually) have reliable internet. But cities are built on a delicate web of interconnected services and infrastructure, and maybe you don’t want to be dependent on its wh…
Lees meerComputers make doing everything faster (that’s kind of the point). But even though your Mac already speeds through whatever you throw at it, there are ways to compute even faster. Whether it’s for work, play, or something in between, these tips can …
Lees meerNow that you know how to scope out a hotel gym, the next step is knowing what to do when you get there. Hotel gyms tend to be pretty bare bones, so you’ll have to make the most of limited equipment and, often, lighter weights than you may like. But …
Lees meerWhen using power tools, we go in with the understanding that we’ll be working with a potentially dangerous piece of equipment, and (ideally) will take the proper safety precautions. We also know that even if someone has decades of experience using t…
Lees meerPicking a credit card can be a tricky decision to make, especially since fees and benefits can vary significantly from card to card. Annual fees typically range from around $100 all the way up to around $500 for fancier cards with a lot o benefits, …
Lees meerTimes are tough. If you’re in a financial jam, you might be thinking of approaching a trusted family member or friend to ask to borrow some money to help you get back on your feet. Or maybe your younger sibling is asking you for a loan to get them t…
Lees meerWebP is Google’s version of a modern, versatile image format, meant to replace the likes of PNG and JPEG. However, all it’s managed to do in the last several years is be a mild annoyance. It’s great when websites use it to display images—the format …
Lees meerWhen should you stretch? As with many aspects of fitness, there are different schools of opinion, and I’ve studied, as it were, with each of them. I’ve stretched before workouts because that’s what everybody else does; I’ve given up pre-workout stre…
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