Новости за 02.11.2022

If you haven’t had enough of the Wordle-inspired games (I still play Redactle every day) you should know about Flagle. No relation to the antifungal medication with a similar name, this is a flag guessing game—with a twist.

When you have especially stinky clothes, washing and deodorizing them is the bare minimum you ask of your washing machine. That’s why we’ve shared so many tips over the years on how to go about it the right way. But what about when you just want your clothes to come out smelling extra nice?

Taking a screenshot of someone else’s BeReal appears to be a consequence-free affair. There’s zero feedback from the app, which makes it seem the same as taking a screenshot of someone’s latest Instagram post or a tweet. Unbeknownst to many BeReal users, however, the app tells on you whenever you take a screenshot.…

The perfect bowl of mashed potatoes is creamy yet fluffy and well-seasoned throughout, but it’s not enough to add salt and seasonings after, or even during the mashing step. Infusing potatoes with flavor starts at the beginning, at the boiling step.

I don’t think I’ve met a meatball I didn’t like, but once in a while, one has surprised me. Sometimes I’m smitten by an unusual meat blend, or maybe an unexpected spice. Recently, it was a surprise ingredient that got me: For enhanced richness, nuttiness, and pleasant texture in your meatballs, throw in some toasted…

Everyone has moments in their life when they need a lump sum of money right away—when they don’t have the time to make a savings plan and wait until they’ve accumulated the needed funds. Borrowing money can be either a lengthy process full of paperwork, delays, and credit checks—or it can be fast and easy, like with…

Julie Powell, the author of Julie and Julia, tweeted before her recent death at age 49 that she had “something that’s literally Black Hairy Tongue” and that her doctor thought it was “no big deal.” This, of course, spawned rampant speculation that the black hairy tongue was, in fact, a big deal, and possibly related…

The original Super Mario Bros. is a game with stakes. You don’t have the luxury of save states or level passwords. Once you lose all your lives, it’s game over. If you want to play again, you need to start from scratch—on World 1-1, whether you lost your third life on the first level, or on World 8-4. Or so we thought.

This week the long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped to 7.08%, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (aka Freddie Mac). This is a 0.14 percentage point increase from a week earlier, making it the first time in more than two decades that the mortgage rate has been over 7%.

As you age out of being able to dress up and go knocking on strangers’ doors for free candy, the next best thing is the day after Halloween when CVS sells leftover candy bars for 75% off. The good news is that it’s not just discounted leftover chocolate you can get this year, but a free kick-ass survival…

Cooking accidents are the leading cause of house fires in the United States, so as we move into the season of food-centric holidays and staying in at night where it’s cozy, let’s acquaint ourselves with the most effective ways of putting out various types of kitchen fires. Because not all of them are created equal,…

If you’re hosting Thanksgiving for a large group, you’ll need to think of ways to pack in a lot of flavor without making main dishes unapproachable for picky eaters. Garlic is a popular and versatile savory ingredient, but for the garlic averse, heavily loading the turkey or mashed potatoes with hunks of the pungent…

Every year, Apple adds a few new features that make third-party apps redundant. It’s so common that there’s a term for it—Sherlocking—that goes back to the early 2000s when Apple added a native search feature that made the Sherlock app useless.

Colonoscopies are no fun. Prepping for one includes a full day of eating nothing but liquid and laxatives, with the goal of emptying everything out of your bowels in under 24 hours. Then, once your guts are completely empty, you’re sedated so that doctors can stick a flexible camera up your rear to take images of your…

Traditional treasure-hunting is a huge hassle—you have to buy an ancient map in a scary curio shop, hire a ship captain with a hidden agenda, bribe officials in exotic nations, and who knows what else. I’d rather stay home, personally. Luckily, there are a host of treasures, both large and small, you can find while…

Whether you call it stuffing or dressing, the broth-soaked bread dish is a Thanksgiving must-have. Though it’s not advisable to stuff the turkey with anything, it’s commonly agreed upon that “dressing” is always made with cornbread, and “stuffing” is usually made with a white bread of some kind—usually sandwich bread. …

So you’ve just discovered you were scammed out of $1,000. You are feeling emotional and upset, and understandably so. You post about it on Twitter, notifying your friends and family so they don’t become a target of the same scammer. Then, out of the blue, you are contacted by a “recovery agent” claiming they can get…