Новости за 03.05.2018

Twitter, a social network built to test just how much bullshit internet users will tolerate, just announced that it accidentally stored a bunch of passwords in plain text. While it was just an internal error, and everything is probably fine, you should probably change your Twitter password now. Happy Password Day!

Welcome back to Mid-Week Meditations, Lifehacker’s weekly dip into the pool of stoic wisdom, and a guide to using its waters to reflect on and improve your life.

If you want to tweak your Twitter avatar or Facebook pic, but avoid all the well-trod Instagram filters, try tossing your photo into Duotone Effect Generator. With this simple photo editor you can convert your photo into two colors of your choice, or presets like Spotify, Fire Engine, or Gryffindor.

Sometimes the hardest part about writing isn’t finding ideas or knowing how to begin, it’s maintaining a flow so you actually finish what you started. It’s not quite total writer’s block since you’re already on the move, but a writer’s road block, if you will. This trick that Star Trek: The Next Generation staff…

In the world of dairy-avoidance there are many “milks” that aren’t actually milk, and their numbers are growing. The newest non-dairy elixir is oat milk, and people seem to be going crazy for it.

Chrome/Firefox: If you’ve used a web browser at any point in the past eight years, you’ve surely heard of the extension Turn Off the Lights (Chrome, Firefox). It’s the best way to automatically embiggen your YouTube videos when you start watching and, of course, dim your browser’s background for a prettier view (even…

In the battle for home automation, Amazon Echo may have gotten a head start, but Google Home is catching up fast. Google announced on Thursday that its smart speakers and smart Assistant can now control over 5,000 devices (up from 1,500 at the start of the year) from every major brand.

It’s 90 degrees in New York, which means people are finally shedding their parkas and drab black winter clothing for slightly-less drab black summer clothing. And with the removal of layers comes an annual reminder to slather on some sunscreen before you head out the door.

The big selling point for modern Hyundais are their impressive warranties, especially the 10-year, 100,000 mile powertrain one. But last month, the Federal Trade Commission warned the company that its warranty may be illegal because it appears to void out if owners don’t use Hyundai’s own parts.

After our post How to Clean Up Before the Housekeeper Comes, readers wanted to know so much more about how to hire a cleaner and how to handle any sensitive or awkward situations. We talked to Beatriz Rojas, owner of San Antonio cleaning company C&B Facility Services, and she answered all our questions.

So you just installed Google Chrome—that, or you’ve cleared your cache and history because you wanted to save some space on your PC or fix some website issue involving cookies. You go to pull up your favorite website and, suddenly, a sound starts blasting out of your speakers. The dreaded autoplaying video returneth.

Food is the most important part of a dinner party, but booze is a close second. Rather than opening up your entire bar cart, focusing on one really good cocktail can keep your costs down while showing off your fancy barkeep skills. Here, we show you how to pre-batch a party’s worth of the American Trilogy (a delicious…

Of the many downsides of death you could name, you might think an upside is that you no longer have to worry about the massive pile of debt you’ve accumulated over your life—almost $62,000, on average, according to a 2017 report from Credit.com—from astronomical health care bills to the mortgage on the house you…

My five-year-old daughter Maggie seems to have two volume levels outside of our home: “off” and Fran Drescher at a loud bar. It took a while for her to become comfortable talking to people at all, so I’ve been letting it go when she suddenly has something important to say and starts speaking in ALL CAPS. But at a…

Rome wasn’t toured in a day. “Remember you cannot possibly do it all,” says reader neededaname. “Living there full time for about a year and a half is a more reasonable time frame.” You don’t have a year and a half, so before you take a trip, look through these tips and choose wisely. And Rome is a pickpocket city, so…

MoviePass’s original “see one movie a day, every day” sort-of-unlimited subscription is back for $10. On top of that, the company’s CEO said they plan on keeping it around this time.