January 31, 2020
Install 'Desktop Goose' to Have the Horrible Goose Mess With Your PC
I love a good geeky prank, and the new Desktop Goose utility from 18-year-old Sam Chiet is the perfect app to bring around on a flash drive. Your friends will hate you. Your school’s IT department will really hate you. But little is more fun, and silly, than watching the star animal of Untitled Goose Game wander around your Windows desktop, honking and stealing your mouse cursor (among other annoyances).
Tiny Hacks
Requesting 'More Butter' Is a Brilliant First Date Move
A lot of restaurants bring out bread “for the table,” but most of those restaurants do not bring enough butter for the amount of bread that is brought. Like only serving appetizers with an odd number of edible items, it’s unclear if they skimp on butter to create strife, or...
Environment
How to Ditch Single-Use Plastic Bags Forever
On March 1, New York will join states like California in the fight against plastic bags by banning most carryout plastic bags from grocery stores and other retailers.
Babies
How to Parent Like the Mandalorian
The Mandalorian has delighted viewers with its fresh storyline, catchy soundtrack, some droids and a few funky weapons. But all of that was nothing compared to The Child, who we are all calling Baby Yoda even though we know it’s not really Yoda. The Mandalorian, it turns out, is not...
Lifehacker Fitness Challenge
February's Fitness Challenge is: Grip!
We spend a lot of time working our arms, legs, heart, lungs—but maybe not our hands. Which is a shame, because grip strength is helpful for other exercises, and can be a goal in itself. We’re going to start with the most popular, but paradoxically least useful, hand exercise: grippers.
Snacks
This Soyrizo Frito Pie Will Please the Whole Team
As a general rule, I’m not a fan of meat substitutes that try too hard to emulate the “real” thing. Vegetables are not meat and they never will be, and that’s OK. With that said, I would like to immediately contradict myself by singing the praises of the ultimate in...
Tech 911
Help! I Bumped My PC and Now It Won't Turn On
Your laptop computer is a delicate beast. It can take a pounding, perhaps even a dropping, up to a certain point. It might survive a fall from the desk without a scratch, but bumping it with something heavy in just the right way, at just the right time, could end...
Apple
You Might Have Less Than 24 Hours to Get a Free Year of Apple TV+
If you bought an iPhone 11—or any other new Apple hardware—between September 10 and November 1, January 31st is the last day to get a free one year trial of Apple TV+. It’s an easy process, but not something you’ll want to forget to do.
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YouTuber Gives Fake Award to Far-Right Activist Who Calls Greta Thunberg an 'Autistic Fucking Wench'
YouTuber Josh Pieters has revealed that he pranked far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins by flying her to Prague and presenting her with a fake award. Hopkins, who is frequently retweeted by President Trump and was recently suspended on Twitter, was awarded with the Campaign to Unify the Nation Trophy, abbreviated...
The Inventory
Friday's Best Deals: Jach's Sweaters, Cole Haan, Tactical Sporks, and More
An Anker wall adapter, LG monitor, an itty-bitty lighter, and New Balance shoes lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web.
Kotaku
Chun-Li Cosplayer Now Treating Coronavirus Patients
Previously, Kotaku introduced Yuan Herong. She’s a bodybuilder who works as a physician in Shandong Province, China.
Gizmodo
How to Measure Almost Anything Using Your Phone
Your phone can do it all. It’s a portable music player, diary, digital camera, communication device, calculator, and just about everything else. But you might not have considered that it can also replace your measuring tape. With the right sensors on board and the right apps installed, you can measure...
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