Новости за 11.01.2023

I am, as I write this, very cozy. With the weather being what it is (cold), it’s the only way to be. Being cozy is related to being warm, but it’s more about being comforted in a warm way. Soup, for example, is cozy. It warms from the inside out, but it also nurtures, satiates, and fills the home with delicious and…

For decades, video game companies have given players a choice in how to position their consoles. The PS2, Wii, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS4, and more all let you decide whether to position them horizontally or vertically, with some even including a stand. The PS5 doesn’t buck this trend, and Sony encourages you to orient it…

The one drawback to egg white wraps is they’re rather bland. In my very important opinion, a huge reason diets and health food kicks fail is because the meals can lean a little one-note. To avoid searching for flavor in the arms of sausage and ciabatta rolls, blend high-impact roasted red peppers directly into egg…

You don’t need me to tell you that the Ancient Aliens series, which somehow airs on a network called History, is utter bullshit. Its whole gimmick is that it’s silly and “just entertainment,” and yes, probably most viewers watch it that way. But I don’t want to talk about that. I want to talk about what’s layered just…

Long-exposure photography lets you take some truly stunning shots if you want to capture light trails, a starry sky, or exaggerated motion in your pictures. While your iPhone won’t give you the same long-exposure tools a DSLR would, there are multiple ways to take a long-exposure shot with either the Camera app or…

Companies want you to buy their products, Samsung included. Whenever the company drops a new product—like, say, the highly anticipated Galaxy S23—it hopes you’ll ditch your old smartphone and upgrade. And now, aside from offering a device with enticing new features like improved cameras and hardware, Samsung has…

We commonly think of YouTube as a platform for sharing videos with large public audiences, but it can also be a great way to back up or share videos privately, as long as you follow the platform’s copyright rules.

I have been eating a lot of baked potatoes lately, mostly Yukons. Like most things that hang out in the oven for a long time, they are hot hot hot when they come out, which makes them hard to cut. But waiting for a hot potato to cool before you load it up with toppings is a bad strategy—you need that heat to melt the…

Chocolate chip cookies can turn even the most dreary day into a cozy occasion. Regardless of whether you like them crispy, crunchy, chewy, or soft, I think we can all agree that chocolate should be heavily involved. Most recipes recommend a reasonable measurement of chips, but there could be more, right? Instead of…

Everything comes with a price. Pursuing a creative or artistic life often means you can sleep in, dress in weird clothes, and avoid sitting in cubicle like a square. On the other hand, it also means you don’t earn that sweet, sweet cubicle-drone-money. You probably also have to support your fiction…

Many of us rely on customer reviews of products when we’re trying to decide what to buy or choose between similar items from different brands. Hearing from “real people” can feel much more valuable and authentic than believing whatever the professional marketing language is trying to sell you. But what if you could be…

Exercise stresses our bodies, which is the whole point—taking on a little extra stress makes us stronger in the long run. But we also need to be able to recover from that stress to make use of it. So what do you do if it feels like your workouts are beating you up? The first step is to make sure that you have your…

The combination of chest freezer and vacuum sealer is a powerful one. As someone who needs to eat a lot of protein (because of the powerlifting) and hates repeat meals (because I’m a finicky little baby), being able to buy meat in bulk and freeze it has helped me cut down on takeout. Chicken, steak, pork, shrimp—it’s…

A colleague recently said to me, “Unlearning is the new learning.” I laughed and rolled my eyes given it sounded…well…kind of dumb. But then, we got to talking more specifically about how many of us approach improving or advancing our careers. We layer on. We seek to expand and increase our earnings, our title, and…

Giant fluttering petals of prosciutto may look impressive on a charcuterie board, but that is the last time it’ll look quite so majestic. Ten minutes later, your friends are still attempting to tear apart slices with their hands, and you’re left with a shambles of stringy fat. Avoid this and cut the prosciutto first.…

The Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max might not be reason enough to drop $1,000 on a new phone, but it’s a cool feature nonetheless. What’s not cool about it is its presence in all your screen recordings. Unlike the “notch” on older iPhones, the Dynamic Island doesn’t disappear when you make a screen…

In the fast food world, mobile app deals have replaced the newspaper coupon inserts of yore, with each offering their own deals to convince you to download them and, hopefully, use them to order more and more food.

And if you haven’t yet downloaded Wendy’s app, this month might be a good time to do it: The Rewards…

Do you know what I did today? I secured a toasted bagel, hash browns, and a medium iced coffee (with almond milk) for $3.03. Why? Because the coffee shop rewards program I use is the best. There are a lot of lists online of the best coffee rewards programs, but they are often incorrect. Here is the best ranking, with…