Новости за 30.07.2018

Should you put all of your discretionary money toward paying off your debt, or is it OK to splurge on something you’ve been eyeing? That’s what we’re discussing this week.

Want to try out Apple CarPlay or Android Auto without...buying a new car? This aftermarket Sony head unit is marked down to $348 today, and can be installed in any double-DIN dash opening on your existing vehicle.

Bitters are basically the spices of the cocktail world, and just a few dashes or drops can round out a drink or give it a bit of depth. Dashing them right into the glass is fine (obviously), but by freezing some of the gentian-infused liquid into a big ol’ cube, you get a drink that gets a little more special as you…

Last week the president, alluding to a poorly researched article by VICE News, accused Twitter of “shadow banning prominent Republicans.” Twitter didn’t shadow ban anyone. But they did hide some Republican politicians’ accounts, not because they were Republicans, but for two more embarrassing reasons.

Picture this: Your home is full of “smart” gadgets that you didn’t set up yourself, but you have a decent understanding of how to use them—or, at the very least, how to yell at [smart speaker you use] to play your favorite music.

As shown by my overflowing floor to ceiling bookshelves, you can never have too many books. And besides that, it’s impossible to read too much to your baby or be too young to enjoy reading. While it seems silly to read to a tiny baby, it’s pretty great as a new parent to have something you can do that you already know…

Tell anybody in a health care setting that you’re hurting, and they always want a number. “How bad is the pain on a scale of one to 10,” they ask, “where one is no pain, and 10 is the worst pain you can imagine?”

In her acclaimed new memoir Now My Heart Is Full, Laura June writes about how becoming a parent has helped her make peace with the memory of her own mother, her mother’s alcoholism and their difficult relationship. Here, she talks about life with her daughter Zelda, from her belief that babies sometimes need to be…

Windows, Mac: There’s something delightful about the old LucasArts ScummVM games: the beautiful environments, the crafty puzzles, and the incredible voice-overs (for the games that weren’t just text captions over moving mouths).

Amazon is expected to start offering a “checking-account-like product” for consumers who don’t already have bank accounts, the Wall Street Journal reported back in March. Other tech companies, like investing platform Stash and student loan refinancer SoFi, are also trying to get into the checking account game.

Even if you live in a “hipster” city like Austin, Brooklyn, Seattle, and San Francisco, you should take a trip to the prime hipster city, Portland. It’s an easy city to visit, with affordable food and entertainment, fun options for splurging, beautiful parks, temperate weather, efficient transportation (even from the…

Anker has a new, less expensive version of its excellent true wireless headphone line, and you can grab a set for just $65 today with promo code SDCLBT66.

Netflix loves to deluge us with new stuff early in the month, so while you’re shaking your head at how fast summer is going by—yes, it’s already August—you can take cold comfort in A/C and a bunch of slightly interesting new releases to stream.