July 7, 2020
Where Are You Getting Quarters During the 'Coin Shortage'?
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Will it Waffle?
You Can Waffle Onion Rings Straight From the Freezer
Eaters of onion rings have, at one point in their lives, bitten into an onion ring only to have the onion portion slide out of its crunchy home. It’s not the worst thing that can happen, but it is pretty frustrating, as the soft onion and fried batter are supposed...
animal crossing
How to Predict 'Animal Crossing' Meteor Showers to the Second
One of the easiest things to predict in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the weather, and I’m not just talking about when it’s going to be a lovely sunny day on [your island name here]. With a brand-new data-mining hack, you’ll be able to know exactly when rainbows and the aurora...
coronavirus
What Would It Mean If the Coronavirus Is Airborne?
COVID-19 is known to be transmitted mainly by respiratory droplets. This is the reasoning behind physical distancing, since it’s hard for those droplets to travel more than a few feet. But scientists are debating whether very small droplets—small enough to float through the air—are common enough and infectious enough to...
Social Media
How to Enable WhatsApp's New Dark Mode on the Web and Desktop
Had I an option, I’d invert the colors in everything I do; dark mode is just so much easier on the eyes. And while WhatsApp users have been able to play around with dark mode on their apps for some time, only now are you getting the same option on...
Should You Worry
Well, at Least We Aren't Facing a Bubonic Plague Pandemic
Yes, it’s 2020, and bad things are happening. But the diagnoses of a few cases of plague in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia do not portend a rerun of the Black Death. Like the so-called murder hornets, this scare is another dud.
travel
How to Volunteer Internationally Without Traveling
The pandemic has plunged the entire world into crisis; people everywhere are in need of so much including jobs, access to healthcare, food, housing, and more. While travel is beginning to open up, not everyone is going to want to get on a plane, with no vaccine in sight.
Housing
Get Pre-Approved for a Loan Before You Start House-Hunting
I am currently in the process of buying my first home, and one of the more confusing (and frustrating) aspects of first-time homebuying involved the mortgage pre-approval letter. At what point in the process did I need to secure my pre-approval letter? Could I shop around for mortgage rates first?...
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Pink Snow in the Italian Alps Is a Cute Sign of Environmental Catastrophe
I live for all things pink, and there’s something beautiful about pink glacial ice. However, the dusty pink layer atop the Presena Glacier in the Italian Alps is more sinister than it looks. Algae has dyed the snow a bizarre color. The otherworldly look could end up speeding up the...
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Another day, another war for the fate of Cybertron, and things are looking dire in Netflix and Rooster Teeth’s take on the latest version of the Transformers origin story. So dire that even Optimus Prime, scion of hope and occasional truck, is getting a bit defeatist.
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Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We're Calling It Now
Microsoft seems to be getting a kick out seeing users struggle to find Windows 10 features these days. After moving the Fresh Start feature in the latest version, 2004, and reducing the number of days Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education users can manually delay updates, the company is now...
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Sony’s Wearable Air Conditioner Is Finally Available to Help Make the Summer Less Sweltering
First revealed last Summer with an intended release to coincide with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sony’s wearable personal air conditioner is finally available for sale to help you battle the summer heat when you occasionally step outside to brave the sun’s rage and the ongoing pandemic.
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Dark Souls
Is Presumably Easier With Assault Rifles
A crossbow is an elegant weapon for a more civilized age, but it also lacks the stopping power of, say, an M16.
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