Folks, I’m gonna be honest with you. Over my (short) tenure covering digital privacy, I’ve seen my fair share of deeply shitty tech companies pulling deeply shitty stunts in attempts to profit off our personal data. Facebook is one of the names that…
Lees meerAs if dating weren’t awkward and draining enough, 2020 brought us a pandemic that made it nearly impossible. How do you date during a pandemic? What will dating look like post-pandemic? Is it really possible to form a romantic connection through Fac…
Lees meerYour armpits are not complicated—but if you don’t properly tend to them, you could face the sweaty, smelly consequences. I, for one, have ruined many, many t-shirts simply by virtue of my leaky armpits, as my sweat mixes with antiperspirant, causing…
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Lees meerI love when a new Chrome release drops, because it gives me a chance to mess around in the browser’s comprehensive chrome://flags/ screen and dig up hidden features. But rummaging through these flags takes a while, as the browser doesn’t tell you wh…
Lees meerThe Google Maps app now has a split-screen street view option on Android. Turning it on lets you use Street View and the map simultaneously, which makes finding and navigating to a destination—or virtually exploring the surrounding area—much easier …
Lees meerIf you don’t live in an area prone to natural disasters, you may think it could never happen to you—but unfortunately, that’s not the case. A few years ago, a fire sparked on a tiny trail on the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains in Anaheim, Calif…
Lees meerThe nor’easter in Pennsylvania won’t stop groundhog Phil from carrying out his virtual work responsibilities: The famous groundhog will make an appearance tomorrow, February 2, where he will predict the next six weeks of weather. We can’t celebrate …
Lees meerBeginning today, the CDC officially requires travelers to wear masks on trains, planes, buses, taxis, ride shares and other forms of “public conveyances.” The order, which you can read here, provides a tight definition of what counts as a “mask”—ban…
Lees meerThere’s a certain freedom that comes with sharing your opinion online, sitting in front of your computer, protected by the warm embrace of anonymity. It also means scant repercussions from publicly disparaging other people—that is, until the person …
Lees meerVowing to “undo the damage Trump has done,” President Biden has signed an executive order that opens a 90-day Affordable Care Act special enrollment period for people to sign up for health insurance.Read more...
Lees meerI hate tiny garlic cloves. I hate them so much. Nothing disappoints me more than peeling the papery outer skins away from a bulb of garlic only to discover it is comprised of many tiny cloves, rather than a smaller number of beautiful, fat cloves.Re…
Lees meerPerhaps the most frightening thing about starting a new job is not knowing whether you made the right decision. You could, for example, be baited and switched by an employer who lured you into a position with false promises, or suddenly feel pangs o…
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Lees meerWith everything else going on in 2020, you might have missed the story about the mysterious flying object that dropped into the Earth’s orbit in September 2020. Unsure of exactly what it was, it was referred to as “SO 2020" and considered a “mini-mo…
Lees meerAs more people receive the vaccine, we’re also seeing more of them post photos of their vaccine cards to social media. After all that waiting, it makes sense to celebrate and share the news—but the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is now warning people …
Lees meerLast week we talked about “slow TV” and highlighted a map of the world where you can find different clips by location. In case you missed it, here’s how Alan Henry described “slow TV” in a 2016 Lifehacker article:Read more...
Lees meerAnyone who has spent time shopping for vintage clothing and accessories knows that it can be very hit-or-miss. Of course, you need to go into the whole thing with the understanding that these clothes are old (or at least they should be), which means…
Lees meerJohnson & Johnson released numbers today from their phase 3 clinical trials (the last step before applying for emergency use authorization) and it looks like we may soon have a third viable COVID-19 vaccine in the US. Read more...
Lees meerNow that you’ve gotten a handle on the GameStop stock madness, it’s time to learn about Dogecoin. Why is the retail investor hivemind pumping up the obscure cryptocurrency with a Shiba Inu dog for a mascot? Why, for the Lolz. With the help of Reddit…
Lees meerIt seems I am always out of something. Today I’d planned to make you a bourbon cocktail called “Game Set Match,” but it’s not going to happen. Though I had the requisite bourbon and Cynar (and a lot of each), I was (somehow) completely out of sweet …
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