Новости за 28.03.2019

Twitter announced today that its iOS app has a few expanded options for Dark Mode, if you’d prefer to not go blind by staring at the app’s regular white background all day long. You now have two options to pick from—“Dim” mode, which combines black and darker grays, and “Lights out” mode, which sets your background to…

Steaming on the stove is a gentle heat transfer method that eases your food into its cooked state, making it perfect for vegetables, or proteins that have a tendency to overcook if you’re not careful. If you have an Instant Pot, you might be tempted to treat the “Steam” function just as you would a steamer set up on…

Have an old plate or used lightbulb you’re trying to get rid of? Sadly, the short answer is that glass products that aren’t a jar or bottle aren’t all that easy to recycle. In fact, more often than not, it’s better to throw them in the trash than in your recycling bin, where it will wreak havoc on other recyclables.

Stock photos tend to lag behind the culture. They fill business photos with just men, or under-represent minorities, or only show people filling outdated cultural roles. It’s an issue we run into a lot at Lifehacker, where we have to illustrate upwards of 15 posts every day on a limited photo budget, and want to…

Figuring out how much is too much—or too little—to pay the babysitter can be tricky business. You want to pay fairly (this person is keeping your kids alive in your absence, after all), but if you start off too high at the beginning of the relationship, there’s really no walking it back.

We ended up with a wide spray of possible winners in this week’s hose nozzle Co-Op, but we need to crank up the pressure today to blast away the pretenders. Check out the six finalists below, then be sure to vote for your pick at the bottom of the post.

The impulse behind ecotourism is a good one, in theory—who wouldn’t want to visit a beautiful place, bask in the wonders of nature, and come back home with an enhanced appreciation for delicate ecosystems around the globe (and the dire risks they face from climate change)?

As we stood outside the door to the judges’ room, the sheet music clutched in my eight-year-old daughter’s hands visibly trembled. I’d encouraged her to take on a piano piece that really challenged her, and she’d struggled for months with it. She was extra nervous in the days leading up to the performance, to the…

A few years ago my boyfriend and I took a WOW Airlines flight to Scotland. The flight was inexpensive and included a 17-hour layover in Iceland, where we spent the afternoon at the Blue Lagoon.

The goose: friend or foe? This depends mostly on whether or not it’s nesting season. If a goose has something to protect, it will defend itself—and a goose can mess you up.

Dense breast tissue can make it harder for a mammogram to detect tumors. Some states already have laws on the books that say patients must be told if they have dense breast tissue. Now, the FDA has proposed a rule that would mandate dense breast notification nationwide.

Having easy access to salt while cooking is important, but pouring little piles into my hand directly from the Diamond Crystal box results in a lot of salt spills. Keeping a little ramekin of the stuff works for an evening, but open containers can gather dust, and no one likes dusty salt. (And no, Diamond Crystal does…

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a phone call that starts out with something like, “So-and-so (person you love) has been in an accident,” followed by a winding and twisting tale that eventually ends with, “But they’re okay,” you know the importance of leading with the good news.

March Madness 2019 might be nearing its final stretch of games, but Google Assistant can help you keep up with the remainder of the tournament through various voice commands, and will even let you listen to every NCAA game Westwood One broadcast for free—provided you have the right device.

Of the many, many articles I’ve read and written about setting goals over the past few years, the one thing that’s stuck with me, that’s worked in my own life, is to focus on small actions you can accomplish today.

Our readers are big fans of the ever reliable Thermapen, but quality comes with a price tag to match. That’s why you should take advantage of this discount on the Thermapen Mk4 model, down from it’s usual price of $99 to $79 in yellow and blue colors. The sale lasts for a limited time, so don’t get burnt by waiting to…

Say what you will about the Touch Bar, but it’s a fixture of the MacBook Pro we’re probably going to have to deal with for some time. And honestly, it’s not bad—much like the dream-worthy “OLED keyboard” that pops up from time to time that nobody seems to purchase, it’s fun to have a separate, tiny display that you…

For the second year in a row, Finland has been named the world’s happiest country (while the U.S. barely broke the top 20, ranked at 19th). What makes the Finnish so happy? Well, you might just have the chance to travel to Finland and learn the art of happiness firsthand, whatever that entails.

Maybe you live in a house that outlaws animals, maybe you have a partner with allergies; that doesn’t mean cats and dogs can’t be a part of your everyday life. Volunteering at an animal shelter is the perfect hack for the pet-starved.

Learning a language for a trip is different from learning it on a large scale; Duolingo is way too comprehensive, as is anything that tries to build up from fundamentals of grammar. You need a few phrases, like “please” and “thank you,” “What does this mean?” and “Where is the bathroom?” But most of the time, I needed…

It’s a well-known parenting hack to put baby socks in a zippered mesh lingerie bag before tossing them into the washing machine and dryer. This prevents them from getting lost or—gasp—eaten. But I never thought about using the bags in the dishwasher, too. Commenter BigPharmaSkeptic shared this tip on our post about …