Новости за 09.10.2023

You’ve seen the trend on TikTok or Instagram: Your friends, family, and favorite influencers sharing yearbook photos from the ‘90s. Only it’s not really photos of them—it’s an AI-generated set of images.

After years of threatening to do so, I have finally joined the Costco community. I did it mostly for the reasonably priced dog food and Diet Coke, but I would be lying if I said the prospect of $5 rotisserie chickens had nothing to do with my decision. I love that chicken, and always have. I get four meals out of that…

You’ve heard of “long COVID,” but COVID isn’t the only illness that can cause lasting symptoms. Other respiratory infections, including colds, flu, and pneumonia, seem to sometimes trigger a “long” version as well.

Switching to grayscale mode is one of the most effective ways to reduce your screen time. It’s easy to enable on your smartphone, and when all the bright colors are gone, you’ll notice that it’s much easier to put your phone away. I’ve found this hack to be very effective, but I’ve always ended up disabling grayscale…

The concept of declaring inbox “bankruptcy” isn’t new. The act of simply deleting or archiving all your old emails and starting fresh has been a welcome one for many of us for years. Personally, I advocate for archiving, never deleting, but even doing that can make a bit of a mess—you’ll have to sort through all your…

Lenovo is offering a significant deal on their newest ThinkPad P14s 4th generation laptop. It’s currently going for $1,279 (down from the list price of $2,199), but right now, you can get it for $989 when you use the promo code “WSDEAL13" at checkout.

Apple’s 2020 M1 MacBook Air is currently $250 off on Amazon ahead of the online marketplace’s huge Prime Big Deal Days savings event. The 13-inch laptop normally retails for $999, but you can get it for just $750 right now. And while three-year-old tech might seem like nothing to get excited about, the M1 Air remains…

Like most carbs, rice freezes extremely well. When stored correctly and reheated with care, it’s as if you just steamed a fresh batch in a fraction of the time. But if you’ve been smashing all of your leftover rice into a storage container, you may have noticed that reheating is a struggle. You’ve been making life…

Existence is precarious. There are so many ways the universe can ruin your day that it’s actually incredible any of us make it from morning to bedtime in one piece. At least we have agency and sentience, the ability to identify threats and take steps to avoid problems. Our houses, being inanimate collections of…

The streets in my neighborhood are dotted with piles of wood chips every few houses, as everyone prepares for “the wintering.” Me, too—I always try to make sure I get a Chip Drop this time of year; four yards of fresh maple were dropped last week in a giant pile in front of my house. Now is the perfect time to get a…

When you have a lot of work to do, a short attention span can be disastrous to your productivity. So instead of fighting it, you can use it to your advantage by working in “sprints” rather than trying for a marathon session. Like the Pomodoro technique, the sprints method has you work in a series of shorter bursts, so…

Woot is having a sale on several ergonomic office chairs until Oct. 16, going for up to 66% off. All of these chairs are new items, not refurbished. Woot only ships to the 48 contiguous states in the U.S. If you have Amazon Prime, you get free shipping; otherwise, it’ll be $6 to ship. Woot products come with an…

Imagine, if you will, a time of wild economic inequality, global conflict, and Donald Trump every time you turn on your TV. But all of that in neon, and with a way cooler soundtrack. I’m talking, of course, about the ‘80s: the decade that gave us Spike Lee, Hayao Miyazaki, Tim Burton, John Hughes, and serious-actress…

iPhone accessibility features are designed people who live with disabilities, but they can make the smartphones better for everyone. With iOS 17, Apple has brought several accessibility enhancements to iOS, including creating a voice that sounds just like yours, phonetic corrections for Voice Control, and speeding up…

If you plan to ride your e-bike during the winter months, or if you plan to store it when it gets cold, there are some simple maintenance tasks you should check off your list to keep your e-bike running smoothly. While it might not be obvious, a little bit of TLC as the seasons change will improve the performance of…

It’s no secret that healthcare in the U.S. is difficult to afford, even for those who have insurance. In fact, roughly 20% of U.S. households have some amount of medical debt—and in 2021, more than half of all bills in collections were medical.

Have you ever wanted to share a song or a playlist with a friend or a group online, only to find that they subscribe to Apple Music and you subscribe to Spotify? Earbuds, an iPhone and Android app, breaks down those walls so music nerds can share whatever they’d like.

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, October 9, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for October 9, NYT Connections #120! Read on if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s…