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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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  • newWindows 11 Pro costs less than lunch right now at $9.97
    TL;DR: Get a Windows 11 Pro license for $9.97 (reg. $199) through October 20, with BitLocker, Hyper-V, and Copilot included.Windows 11 Home leaves out the encryption and virtualization tools that IT folks and developers rely on. A Windows 11 Pro lif…
    - 7 hours ago 17 Oct 26, 10:00am -
  • newTattoo ink can be turned on and off with light
    Tattoos are permanent, but a new technique developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder allows them to be turned on and off. In a study in Matter & Light, researchers detail a technique using photochromic dye in tiny plexiglass sphe…
    - 7 hours ago 17 Oct 26, 9:28am -
  • newDementia Don discovers Abdul El-Sayed's middle name is Mohamed and declares victory over "a jihadist"
    Grandpa Pudding Brains has spent a week making up reasons he calls Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed "Mohammed," as if we don't already understand. Apparently, after reading the man's full legal name, Encyclopedia Trump made a huge discovery and announced to…
    - 22 hours ago 16 Oct 26, 6:25pm -
  • Trump wants Ukraine to stop hitting Russian refineries. The White House throttled the wrong drones
    Coincidentally, at the same time, not a puppet but a convicted criminal, Donald Trump wants Ukraine to stop blowing up Russian oil refineries; someone inside the White House ordered Ukraine's Starshield military satellite service to be slowed to a cr…
    - 1 day ago 16 Oct 26, 4:02pm -
  • Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was also her last
    Katie Zacharia will no longer have to struggle with the public-speaking part of the White House Press Secretary job, as she was fired. The White House calls this: "transitioning into a new role." On Tuesday, the White House celebrated its new Press…
    - 1 day ago 16 Oct 26, 3:44pm -
  • Lettuce may soon have a lot more protein
    Depending on the variety, a serving of lettuce has about 0.5 to 1 gram of protein, but scientists are working to change that. It turns out that chloroplasts, which usually produce chlorophyll, can be modified to make myoglobin, a protein found in mea…
    - 1 day ago 16 Oct 26, 3:32pm -
  • 9 foot 7 bridge claims another victim
    The Linden Ave Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio continues the tradition of humbling clueless truck drivers. Once again, the flashing lights, ear-splitting siren, and copious signage do nothing to deter the driver of this box truck, who confidently slams in…
    - 1 day ago 16 Oct 26, 3:24pm -
  • Now play Pokémon with your friends
    Hey, remember Pokémon Platinum Version? You know, the best game of Pokémon's best era? Giant fictionalized Hokkaido to explore, evil team that wanted to make the world a nightmare dimension? If you've been hankering to revisit the best of the DS (w…
    - 1 day ago 16 Oct 26, 10:21am -
  • After 13 years: the Final Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer
    After thirteen years of waiting, it feels nothing short of surreal to even think the words 'final GTA 6 trailer'. We've suffered through paywalled advertising, shockingly expensive collectors' editions, and the preceding decade of complete radio sile…
    - 1 day ago 16 Oct 26, 10:19am -
  • Lock in six website domains for life for just $30
    TL;DR: Pay once and own six domains for life with this Hostdeal Domain Names Lifetime Subscription, on sale now for just $29.99 (MSRP $120).Your website is like your very own corner of the internet — so it's worth securing your domain name for th…
    - 2 days ago 15 Oct 26, 4:00pm -

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