Новости за 27.11.2018

Now that Thanksgiving is over and everyone has cooked the obligatory turkey, we can turn our attention to other, more important matters, such holiday parties, and holiday party snacks. Hosting a good party is a matter of giving the people what they want, and the people—in my experience—want dip.

Starting December 1st, you can learn a bit of code for free at your local Apple Store. The retailer’s annual ‘Hour of Code’ event runs December 1 to the 14th.

It’s been well-documented that fighting excessively in front of the kids isn’t a good idea—it’s not only emotionally distressing for them, it can impact the way they process emotions and how they build relationships in the future.

Workplace culture varies widely across fields, but most people would agree that there isn’t a lot of room for human weakness in most offices. For the emotionally intelligent person, however, a little vulnerability can actually give you a surprising amount of power.

Interest rates are rising little by little, but if you meet certain requirements, you can get double the ~ two percent yield of big banks by switching to a high yield reward checking account.

The holidays are the time to bust out show-stopping main courses, and nothing stops the show quite like a crown made entirely of meat. Most crown roasts are wrangled into shape with a bit of kitchen twine, but if you don’t have any, Alton Brown (very cleverly) suggests using a bundt pan.

Chromebooks aren’t supposed to cost a lot of money. That’s a big reason we like them! They’re always good enough, and they’re always cheap—think under $500. But the Pixel Slate, which carries the newest build of Chrome OS, has made a near perfect case for a pricier chromebook. This tablet, which turns into a laptop…

I’m keen on green onions. The lazy—and the wise—man’s onion, scallions are versatile, dirt cheap and easy to deal with, and they should be a staple in everyone’s kitchen, beyond their typical use a garnish.

If you have even the tiniest inkling that you might want to get in shape in the new year—or anytime really—don’t wait until January. The best time to start a gym habit is right now, when you’ll have the place to yourself.

It feels like every day, I see another person realizing how little privacy they have online and saying “enough.” Upset about the state of our relationship to tech companies, they’re quitting Facebook and Twitter, avoiding Amazon, and giving up Google.

There are actually lots of people out there who have what it takes to be great. But to be the greatest of the great, you need more than talent.

It started with a Christmas gift for my sister-in-law (or “Auntie,” as she’s called) several years ago: In trying to choose gifts for all the members of our large family, I was running out of creative ideas. I asked my then four-year-old son what he wanted to give Auntie.

Almost everyone loves listening to podcasts. Nobody, however, loves picking out an app to be their podcast listening hub. Since we last got the lay of the podcast-app land in 2015, digital audio has become way more popular and, as a result, there are more podcast managers than ever out there. After testing just under…

Leftovers, with few exceptions, last four days in the fridge. That means if you’ve got turkey, miso stuffing, garsquashrooms and so on chilling in the icebox, today is the day to polish them off.