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Track Fires in the Amazon Rainforest With This Map
In August , about 66,000 wildfires occurred in the Amazon rainforest, most of which were caused by anthropogenic deforestation. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro initially declined […]
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Gone are the days of poking people on Facebook that you wanted to poke in real life. Facebook officially unveiled its new dating service in […]
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With the release of Android 10, users are discovering several unexpected surprises included in the update. For example, an upgrade to the Pixel 3a and […]
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We live a few blocks from the hospital, so I was surprised when our pediatrician told me, sitting in the office with a newborn, that […]
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I haven’t watched the Good Eats reboot, but Joel (from Joel’s Hot Takes ) did, and this morning he shared some very good advice from […]
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Parent-teacher conferences are a new word in the world of education. You sign up for a 10 minute interval (15 if you’re lucky), the teacher […]
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If you’ve always wanted to own a historical artifact, now you have another better thing: a 3D printed copy of it. The Smithsonian Museum Network […]
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Baking a loaf of bread from scratch seems like the quintessential winter cooking project. The comfort of a warm kitchen and the smell of freshly […]
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If you’ve been to Facebook recently, you may have noticed a new notification in your feed explaining how the company uses its facial recognition technology […]
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If you don’t like karaoke, you will soon. The next time you get pulled into an adult chant, you can destroy the house with one […]
Continue reading »How to Buy Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
At the climate crisis town hall on Wednesday, 10 Democratic presidential candidates discussed fossil fuels, hydraulic fracturing, carbon taxes, electric vehicles and light bulbs. Earlier […]
Continue reading »Planned Parenthood Birth Control & UTI App Coming to All 50 States Next Year
When we first wrote about Planned Parenthood Direct , it was a niche product that could get you contraceptives in the mail if you lived […]
Continue reading »Frontier Sells Multiple Flights for $ 15 Right Now
If you’ve been hoping for a late summer or early fall vacation, Frontier is running a promotion right now that could make this trip much […]
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I talk too much on my cell phone. I know this is a unique problem, but I’ve had enough mindless scrolling through social media. Every […]
Continue reading »September Is the Worst Month for Stocks
If your investment isn’t doing as well this month as it did in previous months, don’t worry. It’s just September, and September has historically been […]
Continue reading »Try This Trick to Make Your Twitter Profile Look Much Cleaner
It’s the tiniest of tiny gimmicks, but if you’ve ever been bothered by the continuous flow of text that represents your Twitter profile, the company […]
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Thanks to the Great 90s Protein Obsession, my school lunchbox was often packed with cheese, beef jerky, and (non-protein) SnackWell bars (like those with a […]
Continue reading »How to Install Android 10 on OnePlus 7 Right Now
If you own a One Plus 7 device, you can now get early access to Android 10 . OnePlus is pushing Android 10 to the […]
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Popular quiz: You want to lift 185 pounds. How many plates do you put on each side of the bar, and what size? If you […]
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Lunch time. (Somewhere.) You are eating alone, with a phone or a computer in a company. And you don’t want to make full use of […]
Continue reading »Why the Waffle House Is the Best Indicator of Storm Strength
As of Thursday morning, the hurricane Dorian continues its way along the south – east of the USA, Georgia and the Carolinas on its way […]
Continue reading »How to Access Google Secret Easter Eggs in Android 9 and Android 10
Google, in its endless capacity for stupidity, has added a fun hidden feature in Android 10 that you should spend a little time exploring. (At […]
Continue reading »Secure File Transfer for Free With Blockchain-Based Black Hole Service
We’ve covered a lot of file transfer services before, but recently we stumbled upon Black Hole, a relatively new service that uses the blockchain-based Blockstack […]
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Sitting in the garden seems enjoyable, but the thought of having to face the sudden appearance of 74 tomatoes really activates my anxiety. That’s why […]
Continue reading »How to Broadcast Today’s City Hall of the 2020 Democratic Candidates on Climate Change
Starting at 5:00 pm ET today, CNN will interview 10 Democratic presidential candidates about their plans to tackle climate change. Unlike debates, each candidate will […]
Continue reading »How to Downgrade Your Phone From Android 10 to Android 9
Android 10 is here – at least for Pixel devices. We generally recommend that everyone update their operating system to the latest and greatest version […]
Continue reading »Help Your Kindergarten Get Ready for School Lunch
School starts, and for many kindergartens, one of the biggest changes they face is lunch time. The lunchtime routine in kindergarten is not like at […]
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Google is gradually closing the feature gap between mobile and desktop versions of Google Maps, and a recent update has finally made it just as […]
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“I’ve never seen the transformation of life begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit,” says Eat Pray Love memoir […]
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Professional communication requires immense gratitude. This is an indispensable option for letters, even those that do not require action on the part of the recipient. […]
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My son read many hours over the summer, partly because this is his third favorite way to pass the time (the first is to play […]
Continue reading »Use the Job You Hate to Build Your Career
If you’re stuck in a job that you don’t like, don’t quit right away. Instead, ask yourself how you can use your current position to […]
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When you first start cooking, you are told that burnt food is bad. If sitcom writers want to inform their audience that the housewife is […]
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Back pain is not caused by improper sitting or standing, as a group of physical therapists recently explained in a magazine article . We often […]
Continue reading »Check Out These Free Online Courses Starting This September
Whether you’re looking to brush up on your skills, learn something new, or add a little spice to your intellectual life, there are a whole […]
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Every week, we publish a Tech 911 column that aims to answer one of your hottest technical questions and provide as many helpful answers as […]
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The teen lost his sight after following a very limited diet for years. This story is making headlines about junk food going blind, and this […]
Continue reading »How FEC Closure Could Affect 2020 Election
In late August, Republican Commissioner Matthew Petersen resigned from the FEC, leaving the control group almost entirely closed. Without a quorum (or the required number […]
Continue reading »I’m the Founder of NYX Cosmetics Tony Ko and This Is How I Work
Tony Ko sold $ 2 million worth of cosmetics in her first year of operation before hiring a single employee. She turned her NYX Cosmetics […]
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