Новости за 05.09.2019

We live a few blocks from a hospital, so I was surprised when our pediatrician told me—sitting in the office with a new baby—that if our little one ever had to go to the emergency room, in most cases we should pass it right up and drive down to Children’s. For a serious stop-the-bleeding type emergency, they told us…

I have not been watching the Good Eats reboot, but Joel (of Joel’s Hot Takes) has, and this morning he shared a very good tip from the most recent episode, Hittin’ the Sauce II:

Parent-teacher conferences are the speed-dating of the education world. You sign up for a 10-minute slot (15 if you’re lucky), the teacher pulls out a timer, and away you go. How are his reading skills progressing? Is she doing okay with transitions? Have you noticed an issue between him and Brayden? You. Better.…

If you’ve always wanted to own a historic artifact, now you can own the next best thing: a 3D printed replica of one.

Baking a loaf of bread from scratch seems like the quintessential winter cooking project. The coziness of a warm kitchen and the smell of freshly-baked bread are so comforting on a cold day that it feels weird to even think about them in summertime. But believe me: if you’re new to bread making and a little…

If you’ve been on Facebook lately, you might have noticed a new notification in your feed explaining how the company uses its facial recognition technology and manages the accompanying data. As part of this, Facebook has rebranded the setting you’ll need to know to turn off its ability to find your face in photos…

If you don’t like karaoke, you will soon. The next time you’re dragged to grown-up singalong, you can bring down the house with one trick: Sing the Weird Al version instead.

During Wednesday’s town hall on the climate crisis, 10 Democratic presidential candidates discussed issues of fossil fuels, fracking, carbon taxes, electric vehicles—and lightbulbs. Earlier that day, the Trump Administration had rolled back rules that set new energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs in the U.S.;…

When we first wrote about Planned Parenthood Direct, it was a niche product that could get you birth control by mail if you lived in California. Now it’s good in 27 states, and its makers announced that it will be available nationwide by the end of 2019. Oh, and it can help you get UTI treatment too.

Hello, you evil bone machines, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you remaster your love life.

If you’ve been hoping for a late summer early fall getaway, Frontier is running a promotion right now that might make that trip a lot more affordable. The discount airline is holding a fare sale right now with flights as low as $15 each way.

I’m on my cell phone too much. I know, it’s a unique problem to have, but I’ve had enough of the mindless scrolling through social media. Anytime I have to wait a minute or two for anything, out comes my phone and I’m tap-tap-tapping out of habit, now looking at the second photos of everyone’s Instagram posts because…

If your investments don’t do as well this month as they have in previous months, don’t worry. It’s just September, and September is historically the worst month for stocks.

This one is the tiniest of tiny hacks, but if you’ve ever been bothered by the run-on stream of text that is your Twitter profile, the company has enabled a little unannounced change that you can use to make it a lot prettier.

Thanks to the Great Protein Obsession of the 90s, my school lunchbox was often packed with string cheese, beef jerky, and (unrelated to the protein thing) SnackWell’s snack bars (the kind with the thin undulating line of icing). I got a little burnt out on dehydrated meat, but—thanks to Paleo, etc.—jerky is having…

If you have a One Plus 7 device, you can now get early access to Android 10.

Pop quiz: you want to lift 185 pounds. How many plates do you put on each side of the barbell, and what sizes? If you didn’t immediately answer “a 45 and a 25, of course,” then perhaps you would like a little primer on plate math.

As a tech writer, I’ve used a lot of laptops. I’ve reviewed laptops, shopped for laptops with my friends, and painstakingly tested laptops for myself every time I’m in the market for a new one. And these days, despite all the great, portable, innovative devices out there, I always find myself drawn to Lenovo’s…

It’s lunch time. (Somewhere.) You’re eating alone, with a phone or computer for company. And you don’t want to go full social-media. You need a nice blog with frequent updates, ideally one that links to fun (and sometimes educational) stuff around the web. Here are the best.

As of Thursday morning, Hurricane Dorian is continuing its path along the southeastern U.S., with Georgia and the Carolinas in its path and mandatory evacuations issued for those living in coastal communities. For real-time alerts, you should download FEMA’s app; the app will provide updates and shelter information.