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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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  • newTom the Dancing Bug: The MAGAs are dreaming of a Right Wing Christmas
    Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH the MAGAs are dreaming of a Right Wing Christmas-> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this hostile Trumpverse! JOIN US IN THE INNER …
    - 7 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 4:20pm -
  • newTurn academic texts into searchable, editable files for just $40 
    TL;DR: Turn academic books, journals, and texts into searchable, editable documents with this PDF Agile Premium lifetime subscription for Mac and PC for just $39.99 (reg. $119).A good PDF manager goes a long way, especially if you're a student or…
    - 7 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 4:00pm -
  • newClaude's "load-bearing" vocabulary charted
    The Load-Bearing Vocabulary of Claude is an interactive dictionary of that language model's favorite turns of phrase. If the term "load-bearing" is the famous shibboleth of its presence, there are plenty of others that distinguish Claude's output. Th…
    - 8 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 3:23pm -
  • newReason Free racks 15 synth and effects
    Reason, the actually-fun digital audio workstation, now has a free edition, though you'll need a different DAW to enjoy it. (Update: it does include a "A standalone version of the Reason DAW supporting up to 16 audio and/or MIDI tracks") "Reason Fr…
    - 10 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 12:34pm -
  • newApocalypse Early Warning System counts the private planes in the sky right now
    If a country is about to get nuked, you can be sure the rich and powerful will hear about it before us huddled masses. They will jump into their helicopters and take their private jets to New Zealand to avoid getting turned into crispy critters like…
    - 11 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 12:18pm -
  • newWatch the mechanisms from an 1868 engineering book come to life
    In 1868 Henry T. Brown wrote a book called Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements. The subtitle is an apt description of the contents:EMBRACINGALL THOSE WHICH ARE MOST IMPORTANT INDYNAMICS, HYDRAULICS, HYDROSTATICS, PNEUMATICS, STEAM ENGINES,…
    - 11 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 11:53am -
  • newPeter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime, dead at 85
    Peter Cullen, whose booming voice defined "hero truck" Optimus Prime, Knight Rider's KARR and intimidating characters in many other shows and movies, is dead at 85. TMZ was first the report the Canadian actor's death at his Los Angeles home. — Read…
    - 13 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 10:19am -
  • newFor $100, you can avoid ever paying too much on hotels and airfare
    TL;DR: OneAir Elite tracks flight and hotel prices for savings up to 60 percent, and a lifetime subscription is now $99.99 (reg. $790).Booking a hotel and watching the price drop the next day is a familiar frustration, and most travel sites give y…
    - 13 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 10:00am -
  • newSix Flags' head-banging X2 rollercoaster closed after two brain hemorrhages in six days
    After two severe hemorrhages in six days, Six Flags Magic Mountain finally shuttered one of its most famous rollercoasters. Though the park has not said what prompted the closure, these aren't the first injuries reported by people who rode the X2, an…
    - 13 hours ago 27 Aug 26, 9:53am -
  • Canada out-weeds California
    In June, Canadians bought more weed than Californians. Bong down, eh?Canada's weed market is growing, while California's has fallen off its peak. While there are perhaps 2-3 million more Canadians than Californians, many of the Canadians are Québé…
    - 1 day ago 26 Aug 26, 6:45pm -

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