March 6, 2020
Should You Cancel Your Trip Because of the Coronavirus?
If you’re thinking about canceling your travel plans due to the spread of the coronavirus, it’s worth asking yourself three questions:
Tech 911
Are My Landlord's Security Cameras Invading My Privacy?
Home security? Super-important. Privacy? Also important. What happens when the two collide, and someone starts using their home-security cameras to invade others’ privacy and protect their packages from door thieves at the same time?
coronavirus
How to Deal With a Quarantine If You're Struggling Emotionally
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, so do the concerns. High on many people’s lists is the possibility of having to spend time under quarantine or home isolation. (Yes, there’s a difference between the two, and we’ll get there in a minute.) While some people are flocking...
Games
Playing This Free Game Might Help Find a Coronavirus Vaccine
Want to help researchers understand and find a vaccine for the coronavirus? Help them out by playing this video game.
Shopping
What to Buy if You're Concerned About the Coronavirus
You’ve seen the pictures of the wiped-out grocery stores and heard nightmare tales from your local warehouse clubs. Everyone seems to be stocking up on, well, everything, as they anticipate quarantines in the United States.
2019
How to Talk to a Real Human at the IRS Without Waiting on Hold Forever
Ever tried to call the IRS during tax season? I’m going to guess it wasn’t a pleasant experience. While IRS staffers may be helpful, there just don’t seem to be enough of them. Last year callers reported hold times of three hours, far longer than the 30-60 minutes the IRS...
School Days
Create Your Own 'Parenting Posse'
We like to say that it takes a village to raise a child, but sometimes that village looks pretty sparsely populated. We often don’t live in our hometowns, surrounded by extended family members and friends we’ve had since elementary school. Our attached garages allow for extra privacy from—and less interaction...
coronavirus
How to Prepare for a School Shutdown
As the coronavirus that has captured the world’s attention continues to spread, school districts across the United States—particularly in areas with confirmed cases of the virus—are considering the possibility of shutdowns. And working parents of young children are asking themselves what in hell they’re going to do with their kids,...
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A professional Call of Duty streamer who brandished a gun on stream and accidentally fired a round into his desk has been suspended from Twitch and dropped from his esports organization.
Jalopnik
2021 Ford Bronco: Leaked Photos Show The Rear End Of The Two-Door And Four-Door (UPDATED)
We have the very first uncovered photos of the 2021 Ford Bronco. They come to us from the sixth generation Ford Bronco forum “bronco6g.com,” and though we don’t know much about the pictures’ origins, there are a number of reasons to believe that what we see here really are the...
Jalopnik
Here's How BMW Screwed Up Its Logo Redesign
As you may have heard, BMW updated its logo for the first time in over two decades, and, since it’s a thing that happened in the world, some people are not happy about it. I can see both sides here; BMW’s logo was due for an update. And while I...
Gizmodo
DuckDuckGo Made a Giant List of Jerks Tracking You Online
DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused tech company, today launched something called Tracker Radar—an open-source, automatically generated and continually updated list that currently contains more than 5,000 domains that more than 1,700 companies use to track people online.
The Root
An Open Letter to White Liberals Blaming 'Low Information' Black Voters for Not Cleaning Up White Folks' Mess
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