January 30, 2020
Don't Bother Recycling Your CVS Receipts
Back in 2018, Vox reporter Rachel Sugar investigated the reasoning behind those annoying long receipts you receive at CVS stores. As it turns out, it’s not an accident; according to a statement, the drugstore intentionally prints out long receipts to show customers “rewards they’ve earned or what savings they can take advantage of,” which apparently, takes a few feet of explanation on paper.
Dose of Reality
How You Parent Probably Doesn't Matter as Much as You Think
As someone who writes about parenting a lot and with the exact goal of helping to make all aspects of this monstrous, daunting task a little easier, I did a little double-take when I saw this headline in Today’s Parent: Does Parenting Even Matter? It better matter! Otherwise, why am...
Banking
Calculate How Soon Your Investments Will Double Using the 'Rule of 72'
How do you know if you’ve got your money in the right savings or investment vehicle? You might want to ask yourself how long it will take your money to double, based on the interest rates you’re currently receiving—and there’s a formula that makes this calculation really easy.
Working Out
How to Make Sure a Gym Is Right for You
If you’re having second thoughts about your gym lately, maybe because of the recent swarm of resolution-havers, it might be time to call it quits—and find a new gym.
Entertaining
Invite MSG to Your Super Bowl Party
I have ceased to give a single damn about the game of football, but it would be dishonest to deny that Super Bowl Sunday is among the holiest of food Holidays. All the greats—wings, pizza, nachos—are in attendance (sometimes in one hot dish!). It’s a delicious day, but there’s one...
Windows
Grab Windows 10's Latest Update to Fix This File Explorer Bug
Microsoft’s November update for Windows 10 (version 1909) added a new quick-search bar to File Explorer that was meant to help users find files on their PC. The only issue is that it didn’t work very well at launch. Numerous bugs made using the search bar much more difficult than...
Apple
Update iOS to Block More Location Tracking on the iPhone 11
iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1 both dropped yesterday, adding some convenient features and fixing a number of bugs (which we’ve listed below). iPhone and iPad owners can start the update by going to Settings > General > Software Update on their devices, though users who have enabled auto-updates likely already...
2019
Get Ready to File Your 2019 Taxes With This Checklist
Now that tax season is officially underway, you may think you’re ready to sit down and get the task done. But the odds are high that you’ll find out you’re missing a crucial piece of information, which will leave you scrambling around the house to find that one form that...
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Top Streamers Are Leaving Twitch Amidst Big Money And Shady Deals
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Jalopnik
The Reborn GMC Hummer EV Truck Will Have 1,000 HP, 11,500 Lb-Ft Of Torque
Hummer is dead no more. It will be officially reborn as the GMC Hummer EV, GMC’s first all-electric truck, to be built at General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. And its numbers are unreal.
Gizmodo
Jack Ma Donates $14 Million For Coronavirus Vaccine, Like Average U.S. Family Donating $33
Tech billionaire Jack Ma has donated $14.5 million to help develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed at least 170 people and sickened over 7,700. Ma is China’s wealthiest person with an estimated $41.8 billion, which means that his donation is roughly equivalent to the average American...
Kotaku
Damn, The Nintendo Switch Is Doing Well
Today, Nintendo released its financials for April to December 2019. One thing that sticks out is just how much of the company’s coffers are filled by the Switch. It’s not surprising considering a revamped Switch console, the Switch’s China launch and the Pokémon Sword and Shield juggernaut.
Gizmodo
This Is the Most Accurate Baby Yoda Replica You Can Buy
So far, 2020 hasn’t exactly gotten off to a great start, what with a terrifying virus quickly spreading across the planet. It’s not all doomsday news, however, this year also promises to bring us mountains of Baby Yoda merchandise, and Sideshow Collectibles is leading the charge with this life-size and...
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