February 19, 2020
Get Your Real ID Driver's License Now
Got your driver’s license nearby? Check to see if it has either a gold or black star in the upper-right-hand corner (if you’re in California, your star will be inside the outline of a bear). Mine does, because I got my most recent driver’s license in 2017; if yours does not, get a new driver’s license as soon as possible.
Food
Is Brown Rice Really That Much Healthier Than White Rice?
My girlfriend and I do not see eye-to-eye when it comes to rice: She likes brown rice for health reasons and I like white rice for yummy reasons. I know brown rice is supposed to be “healthier” than white rice, but is it so much healthier that I need to...
Lifthacker
How Much Recovery Do You Need Between Workouts?
If you work out hard on a Monday, you’ll be a bit fatigued on Tuesday. You can still go to the gym, but your performance may suffer a little. That prospect may leave you wondering if you should stay out of the gym until you’re fully recovered, or how pro...
Credit Cards
You Really Need to Set Up Automatic Credit Card Payments
Hey, you paid your credit card bill for the month, right?
Windows
How to Check Your USB Devices for Unsafe Firmware
Your USB peripherals may be making your PC vulnerable to hackers. The data security firm Eclypsium reports that the majority of Windows and Linux-based peripherals use “unsigned” firmware that leaves them open to all manner of attack—ransomware, spyware, and even full-on device takeovers.
Travel
What to Take on a Cruise in Case of Emergency
I’ve been on something like six cruises at this point in my life, and at least two of them have included what you might call “emergency medical situations.” There was one sailing in which the ship detoured to the nearest port of call to drop off a passenger who needed...
Instant Pot
How to Turn Any Instant Pot Cooking Liquid Into a Gravy
The Instant Pot is good for a lot of things, but I mostly use mine to cook large pieces of tough meats with lot of connective tissue. The device renders them fall-off-the bone tender but, since it’s a sealed cooking environment, this inevitably results in a good amount of flavorful,...
Tiny Hacks
This Is the Easiest Way to Crush Whole Tomatoes
Most recipes featuring canned tomatoes will have you squash them with a wooden spoon against the side of your pot. It’s a simple enough motion, but depending on the curvature of your spoon and the stubbornness of your tomato, it can send the whole fruit flying up out of the...
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Jalopnik
This Trade Advice Is One Of The Worst Tactics Dealers Use To Get Buyers Into A New Car
It’s all-too-often that people end up in a situation where their car is worth a lot less than their loan balance. This is called being “underwater” and there’s no easy solution for it. Some dealers are offering what seems to be a quick way out by telling these buyers simply...
Jezebel
Hayden Panettiere's Alleged Abuse Isn't Just Gossip
Built on a foundation of feel-good gossip, the entertainment media is not equipped to handle stories at the intersection of celebrity and intimate partner violence, largely because those stories always draw high traffic. Even here at Jezebel, these stories draw readers and are often some of our highest trafficked blogs...
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The first free No Man’s Sky update of 2020 is here, giving players an all-new way to explore the universe. The “Living Ship” update gives players the ability to discover, nurture, and eventually fly their own procedurally generated living vessels, navigating the spaceways inside unique sentient creatures. It doesn’t...
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Marbula One Outshines F1 To Become The Pinnacle Of Motorsport
Formula One likes to market itself as the pinnacle of motorsport, but I’m going to be honest: it’s not. It can’t be, not when the beauty of Marbula One exists in this world.
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