Remove the Battery From Your Smart Bag Before Flying Delta
If you have a smart suitcase and plan to board a Delta flight, you will have to remove the battery before boarding, even if you […]
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Pay Artists (or Get Paid) With These Platforms
Whether you’re a fan of an indie artist or a creator looking to make some money, it’s time to learn more about sites that can […]
Continue reading »These Should Be the Following Scandinavian Buzzwords
Once you have mastered hygge , the Danish concept of coziness, there are many other Nordic ideas you can explore . Swedish lagom can help […]
Continue reading »If You Want Love, Give Love
Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations , Lifehacker’s weekly dip in the pool of stoic wisdom and a guide to using its waters to meditate and […]
Continue reading »Take Your Damn Phone to Order Food
Under capitalism, there is no ethical consumption – even gummy bears are unsafe – but I would like to think that most people try to […]
Continue reading »DNA App for Couples Knows My Kids Hair Color
Reproduction is important in science. One experiment may be a fluke, but if you get the same results over and over, you know you are […]
Continue reading »Avoid Huawei, ZTE and Other Chinese Smartphones
If you’re looking for a new smartphone, six US intelligence chiefs have advised you to probably avoid buying a smartphone from Chinese manufacturers Huawei or […]
Continue reading »Place the Stand Under the Apple HomePod to Protect Wood Surfaces
If you’ve just gotten your hands on Apple’s bright new HomePod speaker , you might be thinking of proudly placing it on the most beautiful […]
Continue reading »When to Balance Your Portfolio
With the market fluctuations in the past week or so, questions have arisen about when to rebalance your portfolio, if at all. Some say it […]
Continue reading »This IOS Keyboard App Will Provide You With All the Unicode Characters You Will Ever Need
iOS: Emoticons created in Unicode may be cool right now, but they won’t help when you need to access more obscure punctuation marks, accented symbols […]
Continue reading »Use These Apps to Get Immediate Help for the Homeless
Homeless Apps may sound a little odd. But cheap smartphones, relief programs, and youth homeless means that many people have a phone but no home. […]
Continue reading »How to Deal With Assholes
If I asked you to identify the biggest asshole in your life right now, how quickly could you come up with a name? Some of […]
Continue reading »Take Your Child to the Adventure Playground
If you’re looking for a pristine playground for your untouched kids, one where they can slide down the base color plastic slides and land on […]
Continue reading »Use Slack to Schedule Appointments With This Service
The only thing worse than going to meetings is their schedule . You have to check everyone is available, find a suitable time and place, […]
Continue reading »You Say “Pyeongchang” Incorrectly
If you’ve watched the Olympics, you’ve probably heard commentators talk a lot about Pyeongchang, the host city of South Korea. And you probably heard how […]
Continue reading »You Have to Make Melted Chocolate Tarts in an Instant Pot
Melted chocolate cake may have had its heyday in the 90s, but I’ll be damned if I stop making and eating them. Maybe it’s because […]
Continue reading »The Real Story of Valentine’s Day
When you think of Valentine’s Day, you’re probably thinking of flowers, chocolates, and kissing notes, not whipping women with dead animals or martyrdom. But it […]
Continue reading »How Is Your February Push-up Going?
It’s already half a month, so it’s time to stop by again. How are your push-ups? Shit happens, so there’s nothing to blame if you […]
Continue reading »What’s the Most Hectic Time You’ve Split Up?
Today is February 14th, the day of love, sex before dinner , paper hearts and fondue for two . This is the day to rush […]
Continue reading »How Are You Doing With the February Financial Detox?
At the beginning of the month, we recommended that you try financial detox for a month from something seemingly small that you buy that adds […]
Continue reading »I’m the CEO of LegalZoom John Sukh and This Is How I Work
For 16 years LegalZoom has bridged the gap between free online consultation and hiring a lawyer; his services have become the standard for many small […]
Continue reading »Let’s Deal With OKCupid: Date Wrecked
You have problems, I have advice. This tip does not contain powdered sugar – in fact, it does not contain sugar and can even be […]
Continue reading »The Easiest Way to Make a Chocolate Cheese Fondue for Two
Fondue made with cheese or chocolate has a reputation for being cheesy and finicky. But despite the kitsch, dipping food bits into sticky, melted Fromage […]
Continue reading »Some Questions About Trump’s New SNAP Proposal
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal includes a “bold new approach” to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides assistance to low-paid working families, […]
Continue reading »Use IFTTT to Find Cheap and Free Video Games on the Internet
If This Then That is great for everything from managing your savings to archiving your favorite songs to Spotify , but did you know you […]
Continue reading »Cook With Cheap Beer
Cheap beer has a bad reputation, but lately I prefer it more and more to the trendy one. Unlike heavy IPAs, generic lagers do not […]
Continue reading »Stop Reading Books You Don’t Like
Some people know how to ditch a book as soon as they stop liking it. But many of us feel a kind of compliitistic pressure […]
Continue reading »What Are Ultra-Processed Foods?
We eat a lot of over-processed foods, which tend to be too sweet and not very healthy for us. But the problem is not necessarily […]
Continue reading »Just Order the Cheapest Wine for Dinner
On this Valentine’s Day, you may have given your loved one a gourmet dinner. You have budget for everything: a few appetizers, main courses, and […]
Continue reading »How to Make the Story Happen at Any Time
Rebecca Scheir is the host and producer of Circle Round , a children’s storytelling podcast from WBUR. The show tells fairy tales from all over […]
Continue reading »What Are Your Meal Plans for Valentine’s Day?
Hello and welcome back toWhat’s Cooking? , an open thread where you can share your brilliant thoughts, tips, recipes and opinions on all food related […]
Continue reading »Bobsleigh at the 2018 Olympics: Everything You Need to Know
For those of you following the Olympics, this week is a good time to do some bobsledding because training runs start on Thursday. If everything […]
Continue reading »How to Open Chrome Links Using the Keyboard
We wrote about Vimium , a Chrome extension that adds custom keyboard shortcuts, back in 2010 and 2012 . But I think we have buried […]
Continue reading »What Are Your Valentine Songs?
Spotify, a service for transforming your music habits into public content, analyzed thousands of user-generated love, sex, heartache, or hate Valentine’s Day playlists to compile […]
Continue reading »How to Introduce Your Child to Dungeons & Dragons
A long time ago, I was a wizard named Gandalf. Admittedly, the nickname is unimaginative, but it came from a teenager who had just finished […]
Continue reading »Here’s What Trump Wants to Cut From the Federal Budget
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget was unveiled yesterday, which includes sharp cuts in domestic programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while calling for more […]
Continue reading »What the Hell Is an Obstacle to Justice?
The phrase “obstruction of justice” is often used these days, especially if you are watching or reading the news. President Trump has been accused of […]
Continue reading »How to Get Into Speed Skating
If you enjoy speeding up a long strip of ice or catching tight turns trying to get ahead of the one in front, you might […]
Continue reading »Luge at the 2018 Olympics: Everything You Need to Know
Luge flying in Pyeongchang. The men’s singles are over, with the US team’s Chris Mazdzer taking the silver medal. The winners of the women’s singles […]
Continue reading »Reading List “Sexism in Magic: the Gathering”
“You don’t look like a Magic player, ” a familiar comment to women in the Magic: The Gathering community, is also the headline of a […]
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