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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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  • newIf only this gasoline-powered laptop were real
    Supposedly to be found on the Springfield, Missouri Facebook Marketplace, this unusual vintage Dell laptop has an Intel Core 2 duo processor, 2GB of RAM, a 120GB hard drive, and Windows XP. Justifying the $850 price tag, perhaps, is an unusual power…
    - 14 hours ago 4 May 26, 4:21pm -
  • newConfidently order wine in another language with the help of Babbel's human-created lessons
    TL;DR: Babbel teaches real-world language skills (built by actual linguists, not AI) with lifetime access for $159 using the StackSocial code LEARN.Most of us have tried to learn a new language at least once. However, you often end up learning ho…
    - 14 hours ago 4 May 26, 4:00pm -
  • newA cyberdeck to help you airlock the Alien
    The Typeframe PS-85 is a cyberdeck crafted by Jeff Merrick, inspired by Epson portable computers and the design language of 1979 science fiction-horror classic Alien. In the movie, the MU/TH/UR computer had its own room; here's a terminal to ask it d…
    - 14 hours ago 4 May 26, 3:59pm -
  • newLightning compilation video reveals how storms cause fires, explosions, and power loss
    This lightning compilation video captures what happens when the atmosphere turns volatile. A storm rolls in, looking routine, and then, suddenly, a tree is vaporized, a building is on fire, and the power goes out. It's a reminder of just how extreme…
    - 14 hours ago 4 May 26, 3:46pm -
  • newBear spotted in tree, LAPD reacts
    "Police do say they've seen the bear climb at least three different trees."A large black bear wandered into Hansen Dam, a patch of green space that, from a bear's perspective, looks exactly like the kind of place a bear should be. — Read the rest…
    - 16 hours ago 4 May 26, 1:50pm -
  • newThe Force is strong at the Obama Presidential Center this Star Wars Day
    The Obama Presidential Center marked Star Wars Day with a quick, playful video. Leaning into the internet's favorite unofficial holiday with a wink to the galaxy far, far away, they used the opportunity to announce the opening of the center on May 6t…
    - 16 hours ago 4 May 26, 1:34pm -
  • newThe Colorado River's last buffers: officials juggle shrinking reservoirs to avoid system collapse
    Facing record-low levels in the Colorado River system, federal water managers are deliberately holding back water in Lake Powell to keep its hydroelectric turbines running even as downstream Lake Mead continues to fall. The strategy isn't about recov…
    - 17 hours ago 4 May 26, 1:08pm -
  • newThis video on the complicated color codes of US passports cracked me up
    The creators of this super informative video also made it super entertaining. Most Americans carry the familiar blue passport, but it turns out that's just one shade in a small but telling spectrum. From black diplomatic books to maroon emergen…
    - 17 hours ago 4 May 26, 1:01pm -
  • newStudy finds AI server farms creating their own local heat islands
    The same AI bubble promising to reshape the future may also be quietly reshaping the climate. A new study suggests massive data centers are generating localized "heat islands," raising temperatures around them and potentially compounding the effects…
    - 17 hours ago 4 May 26, 12:52pm -
  • newDeadly virus scare strands cruise ship at sea as countries refuse to let it dock
    A cruise ship carrying 149 people has been denied permission to dock after a suspected hantavirus outbreak has left three dead and others seriously ill, forcing those onboard into isolation as authorities scramble to contain the situation.One…
    - 17 hours ago 4 May 26, 12:33pm -

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