Новости за 01.02.2019

If you have an UltraViolet account, you should go ahead and link your library to a few retailers. UltraViolet is planning to officially shut down on July 31st.

Happy to the first weekend of February, and—if you participated—congratulations on making it through dry January. I’ve heard it’s cold out, and in my experience the best way to combat the cold is to stay inside and have a drink, preferably something with rum.

The biggest of big games is this Sunday, and people are locked into their wing-eating, TV-yelling plans. Everywhere, huge groups will gather in private homes and public bars to celebrate the ball game they call foot. That means the rest of the world is free to us!

This surprisingly tough web game, from the Music Lab at the Harvard University Department of Psychology, tests how well you can distinguish tones by pitch. Put on your headphones and judge—as fast as you can—whether certain tones are higher or lower than others.

Perhaps my favorite moment of the Lifehacker fitness challenge so far was the day that we were done with the plank challenge. I hate planks. Luckily, it’s possible to work out your core without having to do a single plank.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas—the Super Bowl!

I’ve discussed my tote bag addiction and subsequent rehabilitation before, but don’t call the Standard Baggu a tote. It is a nylon reusable bag, specifically, and to be honest, it’s better and more practical than any tote bag I’ve owned. There, I said it.

Fentanyl recently became the deadliest drug in America, according to a CDC report in December. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is sometimes mixed into other illicit drugs, but it’s far more potent than what it’s usually mixed with. This means that a dose that seemed safe(ish) can be deadly, but you wouldn’t know it…

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII. The game marks the first the Rams have been in the Super Bowl in 17 years. The Patriots, of course, seem to make it to the big game quite often. They lost last year to the Philadelphia Eagles.

If you’ve ever felt a little guilt about handing your kids off to your parents or your in-laws too often, I’m here to set you free. As it turns out—and let’s pretend we knew this all along—babysitting their grandkids is actually good for their health.

Messaging on Android is a mess.

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If you have trouble turning off your brain and falling asleep at night, this feature-packed white noise machine might be the key to better sleep.

If you want to keep your DNA data out of the hands of law enforcement, avoiding GEDmatch isn’t enough. Family Tree DNA recently admitted it allows law enforcement to use their service, and is actively working with the FBI on at least a handful of cases.

Buffalo wings and the Super Bowl go together like peanut butter and jelly, and nobody knows this like vegetarian football fans. As much as I love Buffalo cauliflower “wings,” they’re really best when deep-fried, which is a technique that doesn’t mix with alcohol consumption. Luckily, God gave us Buffalo chicken dip.

When I tell people I work from home, they’re often jealous. Having worked in an office for years, I get it. But there are some things about working remotely that do actually suck.

Dylan Marron likes to talk to his enemies, until they’re not quite enemies. On his podcast Conversations With People Who Hate Me, Dylan gets on the phone with people who have sent him hate mail, left angry comments, or tweeted nasty things about him. He also moderates conversations between others who have insulted…

Who doesn’t love a surprise tax bill?

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More of us are relying on debit and credit cards to get through our daily lives. A 2017 survey from US Bank found that 50 percent of respondents carry cash with them less than half of the time. Of those who do carry cash, 76 percent have less than $50.

When a friend is trying to open up to you about their depression, anxiety, or other mental health issue, it can be hard to know how to respond. We’ve come a long way, but there is still considerable stigma to admitting that you’re coping with mental health issues. If your friend is talking to you at all, they’re…

It’s currently 2 degrees outside where I live in eastern Pennsylvania (with a windchill of -12) and I just argued with my 8-year-old about wearing gloves on his way to school.

Hey, I love a teleprompter. I wrote about how good teleprompters are just two hours ago. But SNL doesn’t use them; they use cue cards, as they love to point out now and then in meta sketches. And they show their cue card process in the video above, which is way more fun than the thumbnail implies.