Earlier this week, Snapchat’s AI chatbot, My AI, seems to have gone rogue. With no explanation, it posted a story to all Snapchat users consisting of a one-second video of what looked like a wall and ceiling. This is not what My AI is supposed to do, and there is no explanation for why it did it.
Source: LifeHacker – Delete Your Snapchat to Escape Its Rogue AI
Woot! is having a big “Warehouse Cleanout” sale where you can find many products highly discounted, with some more than 50% off. The sale goes on until Aug. 22, and Amazon Prime members can get free next day delivery for certain products.
Source: LifeHacker – These Are the Best Tech Deals From the Woot! ‘Warehouse Cleanout’ Sale
You want to look your best in professional headshots for your company website or LinkedIn profile. (A bathroom selfie is not recommended.) But serious photographic portraits can cost hundreds of dollars, not to mention the time and effort. But maybe you can skip all that hassle with artificial intelligence.
Source: LifeHacker – Here’s What Happens When You Use AI for Professional Headshots
Gmail has matured a lot over the years, so much so that you no longer need a third-party add-on for power-user features, such as scheduling emails. However, there is always room for more bells and whistles, particularly if your inbox serves as too much of a distraction, long email threads annoy you to no end, or you…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Gmail Extensions Everyone Should Be Using
You can get two licenses of Microsoft Office for Mac or Windows for $79.99 (reg. $439.98). The purchase comes with immediate download links and software license keys to install the complete app suite on up to two computers. Mac and Windows users get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote, while those…
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Two Microsoft Office Licenses for
In the wake of a bust on an illegal medical lab in California involving a dozen government agencies, the Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use at-home pregnancy tests made by Universal Meditech, Inc. (UMI), which were distributed under multiple names and sold on multiple online platforms
Source: LifeHacker – Throw Out These Illegally Produced Home Pregnancy Tests, FDA Says
The commonly-held belief is that there’s a correlation between your happiness at work and your productivity. And while this assertion has been borne out in decades of research studies focusing on how happiness can make you more productive, those studies are lacking important context. It turns out you can be both…
Source: LifeHacker – You Need to Know Where You Fall on the Happy-Productive Worker Scale
Between the time you pack a lunchbox in the morning, and the moment your kid opens it up in the cafeteria, several hours have passed. Perishable foods shouldn’t be in the “danger zone” for more than two hours, so it’s worth paying attention to time and temperature as you’re packing that meal.
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Ways to Pack a School Lunch so It Actually Stays Fresh
When you’re jumping into a complex project, it can be hard to know where to begin—but not if you’re using the “action method,” a productivity technique that requires you to view everything you do as a project. A “project” could entail cleaning your house, presenting in a meeting, or answering all of your lingering…
Source: LifeHacker – Use the ‘Action Method’ to Get More Done
It’s often said that painting is the home project that gives you the most bang for the buck. A fresh coat of paint can make a room feel brighter, bigger (or more intimate) or give your exterior an entirely different character, and you don’t need a ton of skills or special equipment to accomplish it.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Make Sure Your Paint Job Doesn’t Peel, Bubble, or Discolor
Summertime is the three-month period in New York City when buying an entire melon is the same price (and sometimes cheaper) than buying a pint container of cut fruit. I don’t have a car, so you’ll see me walking home with two bags of innocent-looking groceries, and a very weighed-down looking backpack. I love melon.…
Source: LifeHacker – Turn Your Melon Into Agua Fresca
Remember scrapbooks? Maybe some of us still make them, but these days, most keep our photos on our phones. That, of course, has plenty of its own advantages, but you do lose a bit of the personal aspects to photo curation. Your important photos of friends and family mix in with screenshots of coupons and webpages, as…
Source: LifeHacker – Google Photos Has a New Way to View Your Memories
If you’re a soon-to-be-father working for a company that offers you paid paternity leave, you should take it. According to one study, only five percent of employed fathers took more than two weeks off after their youngest child was born. Yet there are tremendous benefits for dads (and their children) who take…
Source: LifeHacker – Nine Things You Should Do During Paternity Leave
Dollar Flight Club and Matt’s Flights both offer the same basic service and have lifetime subscriptions, and they’re both on sale at the moment.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Get Dollar Flight Club or Matt’s Flights for Cheap Right Now
It’s seldom that I’m stunned by a food hack. I’m often wowed, sure—but this scallion pancake trick had me sit-down-shook. It’s relievingly simple, uncannily identical in flavor to the “real” thing, and completely takes out the trouble and doubt that comes with dough making. This one is for the time-crunched scallion…
Source: LifeHacker – You Should Make Scallion Pancakes With Dumpling Wrappers
The white tiles in the living area of my home are an abomination: I track in dirt from the garden constantly, my dog is forever bursting through the doggie door with muddy glee, and I seem to cook with the spirit of Ratatouille, absentmindedly splashing food all about. I find myself in constant pursuit of cleaning…
Source: LifeHacker – The Ryobi Telescoping Power Scrubber Is the Best at Keeping My Tile Floors Clean
When you call someone and it goes to voicemail, it’s disappointing, but you can always leave a message so they know what you were calling about. When someone doesn’t pick up your FaceTime call, however, that’s it: The call ends, leaving you to stare at your phone with no one to talk to.
Source: LifeHacker – You Can Now Leave Video Messages on FaceTime
If you’re in a part of the world where the temperature is currently Hell + 23 degrees, I see you. It may be hard to believe that fall is just around the corner, but I promise that someday soon, the leaves will fall because of the change of seasons (not a lack of will to participate in global warming).
Source: LifeHacker – Do These Tasks This Month to Prepare Your Garden for Fall
The cameras on current-generation smartphones are extremely high quality. The iPhone 14 Pro has a 48MP main camera sensor, four lenses, and software that’s so sophisticated it can seem like magic. It’s more than enough camera for a quick selfie—but is it all the camera you’ll ever need? It depends. As good as phone…
Source: LifeHacker – When You Need a DSLR Camera Instead of a Phone
“Be able to do a pullup” is a common fitness goal, and if you work hard—with negative pullups, inverted rows, and more—someday you’ll get there. Go ahead, take a minute to celebrate. But don’t drop the workouts that you were doing pre-pullup.
Source: LifeHacker – What to Do After Your First Pullup