It’s not just that we have a lot to think about and manage in our personal lives each day. We’re also inundated with Big Topics like impeachment and climate change and mass shootings on a nearly daily basis. Add in the fact that we’re always trying to multitask in the middle of it—cook dinner, respond to that work…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Quiet Your Mind
Samsung 27-Inch “The Space” WQHD LED Monitor | $250 | Amazon
Source: Gizmodo – Samsung’s Gorgeous “The Space” Monitor Is Down to Its Lowest Price Ever
In mid-September, the Food and Drug Administration warned that a popular heartburn drug, commonly known by the brand name Zantac, could contain small amounts of a cancer-causing chemical. Over the weekend, the chain pharmacy CVS announced it would stop selling all versions of the drug, a move that follows a voluntary…
Source: Gizmodo – CVS Pulls Heartburn Drug Zantac From Shelves Over FDA Carcinogen Warning
Apple already has another iOS 13 update, iOS 13.1.2. The company released the update to the public today. It fixes a bug that affected the progress bar for iCloud Backup, an issue with the Camera and another with the flashlight, glitches with HomePod…
Source: Engadget – Apple’s latest iOS 13 update fixes camera glitch and other issues
If you bought a set of screwdriver bits years ago, and have proceeded to lose them one by one to the point that you’re now using flat heads to turn Philips head screws, do yourself a favor and grab this DEWALT 31-piece kit for just $9. That’s down from the usual $15-$16, and it even includes a magnetic bit holder…
Source: LifeHacker – Grab a New Set of Screwdriver Bits For Just , Because Why Wouldn’t You?
New submitter xack shares a report: Microsoft has annoyed some of its 900 million Windows 10 device users after apparently removing the ‘Use offline account’ as part of its effort to herd users towards its cloud-based Microsoft Account. The offline local account is specific to one device, while the Microsoft Account can be used to log in to multiple devices and comes with the benefit of Microsoft’s recent work on passwordless authentication with Windows Hello. The local account doesn’t require an internet connection or an email address — just a username and password that are stored on the PC. But Windows 10 users are annoyed that Microsoft has hidden the local account option when setting up a new PC or reinstalling Windows 10. A user on a popular Reddit thread notes that the local account option is now invisible if the device is connected to the internet. “Either run the setup without being connected to the internet, or type in a fake phone number a few times and it will give you the prompt to create a local account,” Froggyowns suggested as a solution.
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Source: Slashdot – Windows 10 Users Fume: Microsoft, Where’s Our ‘Local Account’ Option Gone?
2 for $46 Fleece Crewnecks & Hooded Henleys | Jachs | Promo code CZY
Source: Gizmodo – Prep For Fall Weather With Crewnecks and Hooded Henleys, Get 2 For at Jachs
The legal saga between Twitch and the banned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer James “PhantomL0rd” Varga continues. The judge’s latest ruling is a potential mark in the “win” column for Varga, as well as other Twitch streamers who might have grievances with Twitch in the future.
Source: Kotaku – Judge Rules That Twitch’s Contract With Banned Streamer Includes ‘Unconscionable’ Language
The existence of the Pixel 4 is Google’s worst-kept secret, as far as Google products go. Previous Pixel phones were leaked early, but the Pixel 4 might as well have already had its official announcement considering how much has been outed about Google’s next flagship smartphone. And now, you can get an early look at…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Install Pixel 4’s Live Wallpapers on Other Android Phones
You wouldn’t normally think of Google as a maker of clothing, but the company has been working on a platform for connected apparel and accessories for awhile now. Four years ago, it teased Jacquard, a platform involving touch-sensitive threads that c…
Source: Engadget – Google and Levis’ second jacket is smarter, but still a novelty
Corteza is open source software often used as an alternative to Salesforce. In addition to its customer relationship management (CRM) application, one of its most popular and empowering features is its low-code development environment, which helps users create custom Corteza apps that give them exactly what they need.read more
Source: LXer – Getting started with Corteza Low Code for your CRM: How to build an application
I had it all planned out. On the subway ride home, I’d been futzing around in the Jacquard app, assigning actions to my Levi’s Trucker Jacket with Jacquard by Google. A simple double-tap to the wrist cuff as I neared my apartment, and when I walked through the door, I’d strut in to “Touch the Sky” by Kanye West.…
Source: Gizmodo – The Google Jacket Is Smarter Than Ever (But Still Pretty Dumb)
Raspbian 2019-09-26 is out as the latest version of this Debian-based Linux distribution that leads the default OS experience for Raspberry Pi devices…
Source: Phoronix – Raspbian 2019-09-26 Has Raspberry Pi SPI EEPROM Updater, NTFS-3G Added
From the perspective of the early 21st century, it’s safe to say that computer have been a privacy nightmare. Our world is so interconnected by machines, that corporations, governments, and almost anyone can find out almost anything they want about an average citizen thanks to our digital footprints. But the late…
Source: Gizmodo – Watch Steve Jobs Assure Americans in 1981 That Computers Wouldn’t Be a Privacy Nightmare
Want to watch the American League Championship Series in the best possible quality? You’ll need to stream it. Fox Sports is keeping up its recent habits by streaming 2019 ALCS games in 4K HDR through its namesake app and Fox Now. The same caveats…
Source: Engadget – Fox Sports will stream ALCS games in 4K HDR for the first time
The chilly relation between Google and Amazon continues to thaw, as both are giants in the video streaming field. Earlier this year, the two companies buried the hatchet with the return of YouTube to the Amazon Fire TV, and the reciprocal appearance of Prime Video on the Google Chromecast.
This frenemies relationship is taking another positive
Source: Hot Hardware – Google And Amazon Ease Frenemies Tension As YouTube TV Heads To Fire TV
New research shows that psilocybin—the psychoactive compound that puts the magic in magic mushrooms—can be made by bioengineered bacteria, highlighting a potential new way of mass-producing the valued chemical.
Source: Gizmodo – ‘Magic Mushroom’ Chemical Harvested From Bacteria For the First Time
Because Wu-Tang is for the children, and children love pizza, this is a video of Youtuber Graz Makes fabricating a Wu-Tang ‘W’ symbol (designed by Wu-Tang DJ and producer Mathematics) pizza cutter out of an old table saw blade. It basically involves cutting out a rough Wu-tang W with a metal bandsaw, then fine-tuning that shape and sharpening and polishing it (in the video he sharpens it enough to shave his arm hair off). Pretty simple provided you have all the necessary tools and know how to use them without losing any fingers. You should *slipping on cool guy shades* probably also– “Protect ya neck.” I hate you, that was mine. FUN FACT: The original Wu-Tang logo was actually going to be an arm holding a severed head in reference to protect ya neck, but after Mathematics drew it up they decided it might be a bit much and went with the stylized W instead. What can I say, I know a lot of stuff. “You probably just read it on Wikipedia.” No, I just watched a Youtube video, ding-a-ling.
Keep going for the video.
Source: Geekologie – Man Makes Wu-Tang ‘W’ Pizza Cutter From Saw Blade
With the release of the new iPhones, it’s high time to go shopping for new cases to protect and accessorize your obscenely expensive new pocket computer. But between Apple’s ever-expanding lines cases, the hundreds you could find at any mall kiosk, or the thousands you can buy online, it’s tough to know where to even…
Source: LifeHacker – What’s Your Favorite iPhone Case?
Two comedians plumb the seedier side of sports with the subtlety of AM talk radio and none of the FCC oversight. The nearly three-hour episode somehow ratchets up the energy the longer it runs, even as its subject mellows with age and religion. A large man even by contemporary NFL standards, Nate Newton was…
Source: Kotaku – For the last time, Napoleon was not that short: You’re Dead To Me explores history with humor