Новости за 21.05.2018

When you’re debating a topic with someone, it’s in your best interest to avoid flat-out telling someone they’re wrong. All it does is make the other person defensive, causing them to entrench themselves further in their beliefs. Instead, tell them all the ways they’re right, then guide them to realizing they’re wrong…

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Will It Casserole, the column where we see what meals, dishes, and cuisines can be re-imagined and transformed into casseroles.

Last week brought terrible news to Japanese whiskey fans: Suntory plans on halting sales of the wildly popular, and fairly affordable, Hakushu 12-year-old single malt and the Hibiki 17-year-old blend. But fear not oh, drinker of smooth spirits, there are other great options out there. These whiskeys may not be the…

The FDA just approved a new, first-of-its-kind drug intended to prevent migraines. It comes in an auto-injector device (you stab yourself once a month) at a list price of $575 a pop. In a sad commentary on American drug prices, this is a cheaper price than investors expected. Meanwhile, people on r/migraine are saying…

Forget fancy toys. If you have kids, keep them busy with painter’s tape. Yes, painter’s tape. Here, we show you how the versatile item can provide endless family entertainment—children can design roads for toy cars, create a game of hopscotch or make a hallway spiderweb. For parents, the best part is that it’s all…

Canceling social plans is the ultimate in self-gratification—first you got high off the plans, then you got high off the freedom. But sometimes you leave the other person annoyed and betrayed. So whenever you cancel on someone, make sure to immediately make new plans with them, says redditor DevotedlyHopeless in a…

Most online video players feature some sort of scrubber (the bar at the bottom that lets you skip around in whatever you’re watching), but if you’re on a smartphone, actually trying to use that tool to find the exact right spot is typically more of a hassle than it’s worth. Most of the time, you’re better off just…

Is college overvalued, or still worth the sticker price? And if it is too expensive, what’s a better option besides a 529 account to set your kid up for success? That’s what we’re looking at this week.

Law enforcement and genetic genealogists didn’t waste any time after public DNA databases led to the Golden State Killer suspect last month. A forensics company announced a service to do this analysis en masse, and the DNA database GEDmatch has already changed its privacy policy to allow for its use by law…

One of summer’s greatest pleasures is sipping an icy, refreshing beverage in the sunshine—or the nearest patch of shade. Summery cocktails and punches aplenty are finally ready for their seasonal debut, and just about all of them could do with a bit of salt.

If your baby has a diaper leak in the middle of the night, the traditional options have been to 1) replace the crib sheet with a clean one in the rare case your sleep-deprived brain has remembered to keep a spare, or 2) do laundry and sob. (You can’t just drape any old blanket on the bare mattress and say “see ya in…

Google is back with yet another music streaming service. This time the company is rebranding YouTube Red and splitting it into two new options named YouTube Music and YouTube Premium.

If you’ve committed to making contributions to your 401(k)—great! You’re ahead of a lot of people when it comes to prepping for a healthy retirement.

I went to Honolulu once. The city was great, but I couldn’t rent a car, and one day I tried to circumnavigate the whole island of Oahu by bus. I missed a connection and ended up spending an afternoon sitting in an unshaded bus stop in the suburbs. So when you give your travel tips for Honolulu for this week’s Hack…

Working from home is hard. Inevitably whenever you sit down to work on a big project you remember that you really need to do a load of laundry, or clean the bathroom, or really do anything but what you actually need to be working on.