Новости за 21.04.2023

When I was in high school, the only times we thought about goats was when we planned to steal them because they were a rival high school’s mascot, or when we needed a sacrifice to the Great Old Ones. Seems kids today are taking a different tack, and posing for prom pictures with them. They’re also redefining the…

There’s no doubt AI, specifically ChatGPT, is all the rage right now. It’s never been easier to try out AI technology without paying a dime. However, there’s still a barrier to entry, however small, that might keep some from dipping their toes in the next big thing in tech. Snapchat might’ve just changed that, …

There’s a tiny bit of good news in the American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report: Only 36% of us live in places that get an F grade for ozone and fine particle pollution. That’s too many, of course, but it’s a smaller number than in years past.

Gardening season is finally upon us, which is reason for celebration—even though the first time you head out to work in your yard or garden, you’ll quickly be reminded how physically demanding it can be. Tending the soil involves a variety of movements and body positions—a lot of bending, lifting, and carrying heavy…

This summer is gearing up to be a doozy for travel. With nearly 85% of Americans planning to travel this summer, according to The Vacationer, and summer travel costs expected to increase due to inflation, low seat supplies because of pandemic layoffs, lack of pilots and airport staff, and retired planes, the last…

Thanks to a recent tweet by the FBI, you may have recently encountered the term “juice jacking” somewhere on the internet. Juice jacking refers to the act of infecting unsuspecting devices with malware through a public charging port like the ones you might see at the airport. While there aren’t any stats on how…

More than two years after we first heard about the “Benadryl Challenge” on TikTok, it is unfortunately back in the news—this time because of the death a 13-year-old Ohio boy who overdosed after taking more than a dozen Benadryl pills as part of the challenge. His friends recorded him attempting the challenge until his…

AI is great at summarizing text, which can save you a lot of time you would’ve spent reading. But we can do better: Rather than receive a simple summary of any given text, what if we could chat with the AI about it, answering specific questions and diving deeper into the material? It just so happens we have such a…

Do you ever feel like crap when your period starts, or perhaps in the week or so before your period? Social media has dubbed this the “period flu,” and places like TikTok are full of tips about why it happens and how to deal with it. Unfortunately, a lot of those posts are full of misinformation, so let’s straighten…

When you leave a company–whether or not it’s on your own terms—you might panic about what happens to your employer-sponsored retirement account. While you have a few options for handling an old 401(k), some strategies are better than others.

The crows started it. I noticed that they often played in the puddle that formed in a rock garden next door when it rained. I like the crows; they’ve rewarded my frequent conversation attempts with keeping my roof moss and twig free, and when they’re feeling really social, they bring me dead things.

Occasionally, I’ll flee the warm embrace of Pacific Northwest rain to visit friends in the desert and hang poolside (and be a boastful dick about it on Instagram). Most people are about the sights when they visit another town–the vistas, the museums, the restaurants—and then there are those annoying people who go…

Though it’s unlikely we’ll soon truly be seeing the last of the Guardians of the Galaxy, trailers for the third film in the franchise are promising us “one last ride” with the band of spacefaring misfits—a conclusion, perhaps, to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s quirkiest side hustle. The 2014 original remains a…

Twitter ain’t what it used to be. If you’re tired of seeing your “For you” feed fall apart, and you want to get away from the latest blue check drama, Twitter clones await your membership. One of those clones, however, is actually a bit like Twitter’s cousin: Bluesky, created by co-founder and former CEO of Twitter,…