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  • Remove a Cork Stuck Inside a Wine Bottle With a Ribbon
    You go to pop open a fresh bottle of wine—maybe you don’t have a proper wine-opening tool —and the cork, or part of it, plummets into the bottle. You’re left with two choices: finish the bottle, or use this handy trick.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 6:00pm -
  • Flamyngo Simplifies Getting Travel Tips From Friends
    iPhone: If you’re heading out on vacation to somewhere your friends or family have already gone, it’s natural to ask for any suggestions they might have for places to go. This usually results in a mess of texts and emails from various people. Fla…
    - 3 Jul 16, 5:00pm -
  • Get Your Game of Thrones Fix With This Interactive, Spoiler-Proof Map
    Game of Thrones fans, you might not know what to do with yourself now that Season 6 is over. This interactive map will help you get your fix until the next season starts.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 3:00pm -
  • When In Doubt, Mimic the Body Language of Others to Be More Persuasive
    Body language varies from one person to another. Trying to follow a set of specific actions to effectively communicate with everyone is bound to fail. If you’re talking with someone one-on-one, mimic their body language instead to be more persuasiv…
    - 3 Jul 16, 2:00pm -
  • This DIY Wood Beer Carrier Even Has a Bottle Opener on the Side
    Instructables user Herbsco built this reusable, good-looking beer carrier out of solid walnut, which probably explains why it looks so good, but even if you don’t have that available, he has everything you need to make your own—and attach a bottl…
    - 3 Jul 16, 1:00pm -
  • Ambient Noise Showdown: Noisli vs. White Noise vs. Rain Rain
    Ambient noise apps drown out distractions so you can focus on your work, or generate serene, peaceful environments that encourage you to fall asleep. But with dozens you can download, it’s hard to know which is the best. Noisli, White Noise, and Ra…
    - 3 Jul 16, 10:00am -
  • A Video and Graphic Guide to 12 of America's Most Beautiful Natural Parks
    There are dozens of beautiful National Parks in the United States, but if you could only see one, this video and graphic guide from Expedia helps you narrow your choices down to 12 great parks you can explore, all of which are known for specific land…
    - 3 Jul 16, 9:00am -
  • Sunday's Best Deals: Fire HD 6, GreenWorks Tools, Weather Radios
    Weather radios, GreenWorks tools, and Amazon’s Fire HD 6 lead off Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
    - 3 Jul 16, 8:30am -
  • This Week's Top Downloads
    Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.Read more...
    - 2 Jul 16, 6:00pm -
  • Clean Rusty Grill Grates With Some Oil, Salt, and a Potato
    If you don’t grill very often that probably means you don’t clean your grill regularly either. If your grill grates are covered in burnt food and rust, you can get it ready for a cookout with a few household staples.Read more...
    - 2 Jul 16, 5:00pm -

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  • newAsimov's favorite story: "The Last Question"
    In 1956, Isaac Asimov wrote a short story in a single sitting that begins in 2061, with two drunk engineers asking a room-sized computer whether the universe has to end. The computer can't answer. Neither can the next one, a few centuries later, or t…
    - 6 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 5:10pm -
  • newAir New Zealand economy bunk beds cost $291, ban snacks and perfume
    No crumbs. No perfume. No bedsharing. Those are some of the house rules for Skynest, the triple-tier bunk bed that Air New Zealand is about to install in the economy cabin of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, according to AP News. — Read the rest…
    - 6 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 5:04pm -
  • newMice that ate artificial sweeteners passed metabolic changes to their grandchildren
    Grandchildren of mice fed artificial sweeteners showed altered glucose tolerance and shifts in gut microbiome composition — even though those grandchildren never consumed the sweeteners themselves. The finding, reported by StudyFinds, suggests that…
    - 7 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 4:12pm -
  • new709 vials of dangerous viruses vanished from a high-security Brazilian lab
    Someone walked out of a laboratory in Belém, Brazil, with 709 vials of dangerous viruses — including samples of Eastern equine encephalitis and oropouche, both of which can cause severe or fatal illness in humans. BSL-3, or biosafety level 3, is r…
    - 7 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 4:07pm -
  • newThis deal turns PDF frustration into a one-click fix on Mac for 43% off
    TL;DR: This deal for PDF Expert Premium Plan for Mac gives you full access to a powerful PDF editor for a one-time $79.99 (MSRP $139.99), letting you edit, annotate, sign, convert, and manage documents with far less friction.PDFs are supposed to…
    - 7 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 4:00pm -
  • newArthur C. Clarke predicted remote work, telesurgery, and mobile phones in 1964
    Sixty-two years ago, Arthur C. Clarke sat down with the BBC's Horizon program and described daily life in the year 2000: doctors performing surgery on patients thousands of miles away, people carrying devices that kept them in "instant contact with e…
    - 9 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 1:40pm -
  • newCalifornia's ocean protections work, so naturally we're arguing about them
    After more than a decade of evidence that California's marine protected areas help sea life rebound and even boost nearby fisheries, the state is now weighing whether to expand them, scale them back, or leave them alone. This sets up a familiar clash…
    - 10 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 12:16pm -
  • new13-year-old goes metal detecting, casually uncovers Viking king's treasure
    A 13-year-old with a metal detector on the German island of Rügen managed to do what treasure hunters dream about, accidentally uncovering a cache of Viking-era artifacts linked to Harald Bluetooth. Yes, the Bluetooth current wireless tech is named…
    - 11 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 12:05pm -
  • newiPhone 18 Pro will come in "Dark Cherry"
    I was planning to give away my aging iPhone 15 and get a dumbphone instead, but then I saw that the new model is going to come in "Dark Cherry" and consumerism once again overwhelmed me. MacWorld's Felipe Esposito calles it a "classy, bold look." —…
    - 11 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 12:05pm -
  • newCar reviewer tears into the Cybertruck for 20 minutes
    Look, if you're reading this, you already know that the Tesla Cybertruck is the most embarrassing vehicle you could possibly be spotted in, besides maybe Air Force One. They're slowly rusting containers for violently explosive batteries that you'd be…
    - 11 hours ago 17 Apr 26, 12:02pm -

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