Month: October 2018

When I first started working from home, I sometimes found myself spending 12-14 hours chained to my office chair. While those days were “work,” those […]

No one wants to fight (or at least who you probably want to have a relationship with), but fights do happen, and having them is […]

Whenever I go abroad, I always try to act like a local, including speaking the local language whenever I can. In some countries it works […]

In general, fast food isn’t always the healthiest food, but sometimes a trip or a busy evening leads to a freeway trip. Whether you’re dieting […]

We are living in the last few months of 2018, and it seems that Adobe Flash’s expiration date is just around the corner. This isn’t […]

For some reason, Apple launched the Shortcuts app for iOS 12 without offering users any centralized hub for storing and sharing the useful shortcuts they […]

Facebook said last month that its engineering team had discovered an issue where hackers could exploit a vulnerability in the “View As” function of the […]

When your brain is distorted, the easiest way is to disconnect from social media, check what Chrissy Teigen ate for dinner last night, or figure […]

As Austin Cleon, author of Steal Like an Artist , writes on his blog, for artists or anyone looking for inspiration in general, you can’t […]

Like romantic relationships, friendships can end. We tend to view the loss of a friend as a simple outbreak, but these breakups are often just […]

They don’t really want to argue with you, the random randomists that pop into comments on your Facebook posts, on your tweets and blog posts […]

You should listen to some history podcasts. But if you only have to pick one, choose In Our Time , the venerable BBC radio show […]

Do you have strong opinions on how to do the right thing that you really want to share with the world? Are you wondering about […]

Today is Tuesday, around 11 a.m. and you are almost eaten. You have a bunch of documents on your desk, 10 emails to reply to, […]

Just because a song is outdated doesn’t mean it will evoke nostalgia. If you keep Beyoncé on a regular rotation, listening to “Crazy in Love” […]

Tracking numbers? Old school. Sure, they are useful to see where your package is stranded, but there are many better ways to find out what […]

California this summer began using an earthquake warning system that notifies citizens of seismic shifts approaching their area. In theory, this should give you some […]

The best part of the textbook is the little cartoons scattered all over the place to show that learning is fun: silly illustrations in elementary […]

Hurricane Michael hit Florida on Wednesday afternoon. It began as a Category 4 hurricane and was categorized as Category 3 by the time it reached […]

While most of us don’t go as far as hiring a real matchmaker in search of love, it’s no surprise that if you’re looking for […]

We all know car sharing is an easy way to reduce our environmental impact, but finding people to team up with can sometimes be tricky. […]

Last month, the Internet Archive added the Commodore 64 emulator to its ever-growing library of historical software, effectively bringing the retro computer / game console […]

First of all, don’t believe that it can’t be. It might. According to a report by the trade group Cruise Lines International Association, about 19 […]