Don’t Let Twitter Convert Your PNGs to JPGs
When you embed a static image on Twitter, it tries to compress it as a JPEG to save bandwidth. For photographs, this is usually fine; […]
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What Was the First Purchase That Made You Feel Like an Adult?
It wasn’t until I moved to New York after college, away from family and most of my friends, that I really felt like an Adult. […]
Continue reading »This Gyroscope-Style Casserole Is Perfect for Drunkards
Hello and welcome back to Will It Casserole? , a column in which I take your delicious concepts and reintroduce them as delicious casserole creations. […]
Continue reading »See If Your Toys ‘R’ Us Is One of 180 Closing Stores
Toys “R” Us, the place where kids once bought everything “from bicycles to trains to video games,” is closing a fifth of its stores , […]
Continue reading »How to See a Super Blue Blood Moon
Heaven is really pulling out all the stops in 2018. On Wednesday, there is the opportunity to see a rather amazing trio of the moon: […]
Continue reading »How to Buy Bitcoin With a Credit Card – and Why You Probably Shouldn’t Do It
Bitcoin ‘s price is the lowest in recent weeks, and you can take part in the promotion before its value rises again (if it ever […]
Continue reading »Make Your Evenings an Instagram Free Zone
When we collected our staff’s weekly updates last Friday, our editors took breaks from broadcasting, made homemade cream toast, and tamed our jungle of ropes. […]
Continue reading »Why Do Acne Appear in the Same Place?
Pimples are unfair. We didn’t ask for them, we definitely don’t deserve to be adults, and it’s especially annoying when the giant pimple finally disappears […]
Continue reading »Why Your Debt to Income Ratio Matters and How to Determine It
Your credit score matters (especially if it’s low), but it’s not the only metric you should be concerned about when it comes to your money. […]
Continue reading »Dealing With the Weird and Disgusting Things That Happen to Your Pregnant Body
A pregnant body is wonderful! It is also a sweaty, gaseous, spastic, painful, leaky, bumpy thing. Nobody says raising a new person is easy, but […]
Continue reading »You Must Bring Earplugs to Movies and Concerts
It’s not just you – shows and movies can be very loud. Carrying earplugs in your purse or pocket may seem like something a nutty […]
Continue reading »Happy Hour With 3 Ingredients: Rum Stroller
Happy weekend everyone, and welcome back to Happy 3 Ingredient Hour , a weekly drinks column featuring very simple yet delicious libations. This week we’re […]
Continue reading »How to Tame a Wild Horse
Have you ever wondered how horses from wild, mobile animals turned into the most faithful companions of people? Grab your lasso, put on your cowboy […]
Continue reading »Why Did Your Credit Score Suddenly Drop 200 Points?
So you go about your business when you receive a notification from one of your finance apps. He says, “New credit score available,” and you […]
Continue reading »How to Make an Honest Coin Flip From a Bad Coin
The coin toss, the final 50-50 pick, is actually a bit biased. According to a study by Stanford University , the probability that even an […]
Continue reading »Stop Giving Life Advice, Bill O’Reilly, You Evil Scumbag
A few weeks ago Lifehacker team tried to find some way to discuss periodic tweets Bill O’Reilly’s “Tip of the Day” in our Famous as […]
Continue reading »Use Lemon Zest to Improve These Foods Significantly
Squeezing fresh lemon juice onto a savory dish adds a bit of flavor and helps balance any irresistible richness, but there is one more lemon […]
Continue reading »How Doomsday Clock Works
Another stellar victory for the Trump administration: Today, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday clock by 2 minutes from midnight. The bulletin […]
Continue reading »See What Data Microsoft Collects About You and Put an End to It (Maybe)
Privacy-minded users will be delighted to hear about Microsoft’s latest addition to Windows 10, which adds transparency in terms of data collection and finally allows […]
Continue reading »Your Teen Can Find Happiness in a Cot
A study published this week came as no surprise to any of us: Teen screen addicts are unhappy . Lead author is Jean M. Twenge, […]
Continue reading »Replace “racially Charged” With “racist” With This Chrome Extension
Some things may be truly “racial” but not racist. But in mainstream media, the former is usually the code of the latter. If you are […]
Continue reading »Check the Security Lines Before You Get to the Airport With This Travel App
There is nothing worse than getting to the airport with free time only to bump into a winding security line long enough to make you […]
Continue reading »Stop Asking the Child About Their Day.
Don’t ask your child what happened that day at school. Just don’t. Look, I understand: you want to know how your child’s day went. Whether […]
Continue reading »How One Man Made the Price of Cryptocurrency Fall
It’s no secret that the value of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies can be volatile , but on January 8 , the entire market experienced an […]
Continue reading »Tell Us How You Pay Taxes
Did you hear that? It’s the sound of sighing sighs from employees getting their W-2s in the mail while accountants dust off their calculators in […]
Continue reading »How to Stop Spanking a Child
I remember only one spanking from my childhood. There was a rule in our house: my nanny Gloria was the boss when my parents were […]
Continue reading »How to Turn Off Annoying Google Ads That Follow You Online
It’s no secret that Google makes most of its money by tracking our activities and directing ads to us, but these ads might get a […]
Continue reading »Prepare a 4-Flavor Cheesecake Sample in an Instant Pot
It is well documented that pressurized cheesecake is the greatest trick ever used in an Instant Pot, but such recipes are usually limited to one […]
Continue reading »How to Aggressively Pay Off Debt Even When You Don’t Make Much Money
Cara Perez, a 29-year-old freelance writer from Austin, Texas, didn’t know what an IRA was until someone brought it up in casual conversation when she […]
Continue reading »Find LGBT Friendly Cities With Destination Proud
You don’t want to live in a place that doesn’t respect you as a person. Created by PFLAG Canada and ad agency FCB / SIX, […]
Continue reading »Give Kids a Way to Poetry Through Hip-Hop
Why don’t young people today associate themselves with Shakespeare? Young writer Jason Reynolds shared some thoughts on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , bluntly […]
Continue reading »How to Invest in Legal Weed
Over the past few years, legal marijuana – or, sorry, cannabis – has grown into a $ 9.7 billion industry and is expected to reach […]
Continue reading »Don’t Expect Mail-Order Tests to Diagnose Food Allergies
“You are what you eat. What is holding you back?” Reads the EverlyWell Food Alert Test Sales page (from $ 199). next meal. ”Too bad […]
Continue reading »Buy a Graphics Card in the Spring
The popularity of Bitcoin mining is growing, which means that the equipment needed to efficiently mine the currency of the future is in high demand. […]
Continue reading »You Can’t Fool YouTube Bots to Protect Copyright
If you’ve logged onto YouTube to watch an unofficial TV series upload, or even one scene from your favorite anime, you’ve probably seen weird things […]
Continue reading »Here’s What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do While Driving a Tesla
I’ve always wanted to drive a Tesla. Silent electric motors, instant torque and autonomous driving capabilities? Sign me up. Fortunately, during the Christmas holidays at […]
Continue reading »Here’s When It’s Cheaper to Use Lyft Instead of a Car
Car ownership is much more expensive than just a monthly payment. There is interest on car loans, insurance, depreciation , taxes, gas, maintenance, parking and […]
Continue reading »How to Get IOS 11.3 and Apple’s New Animoji for IPhone X Before Anyone Else
Apple first unveiled iOS 11.3 on Wednesday, revealing plans to improve messaging, add new augmented reality features, let you check your medical records from the […]
Continue reading »How to Check Your Child’s Name
So you’ve come up with the perfect name for your newborn. Great. It’s time to test it. Here are 12 tests to make sure you […]
Continue reading »Increase the Potential of Chicken Flour by Steaming It First
If you’ve read about online cooking, you’ve no doubt seen several listings touting many uses for one humble chicken. At this point, you know what […]
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