Archive for mai 2017

How Many More Women Will Suffer at the Hands of New York's Outdated Abortion Law?

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How Many More Women Will Suffer at the Hands of New York's Outdated Abortion Law?
Two weeks into May, on a record-breaking 91-degree day, a handful of men and women gathered in a windowless conference room in a Planned Parenthood center in lower Manhattan; they were there to learn about a little-known state abortion law that forces women in New York to give birth to babies who will die in their… Read...
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I'm Eric O'Neill, National Security Strategist and Former Counterterrorism Operative, and This Is How I Work 

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I'm Eric O'Neill, National Security Strategist and Former Counterterrorism Operative, and This Is How I Work 
Eric O’Neill was once a counterterrorism operative for the FBI, where he played a major role in capturing the spy Robert Hanssen (his boss at the FBI, whom he was hired to spy on—for more on that, check out his Wikipedia page). His role in capturing Hanssen became the subject of the movie Breach (2007), starring Ryan… Read...
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Give Home Automation a Try With TP-Link's Alexa-Compatible Smart Plug, Now Just $21

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Give Home Automation a Try With TP-Link's Alexa-Compatible Smart Plug, Now Just $21
Like the idea of a Belkin WeMo Switch, but not willing to spend $40-$50 to try one out? This a rel="nofollow" data-amazonasin="B0178IC734" data-amazonsubtag="[p|1795699065[a|B0178IC734[au|5727177402741770316[b|lifehacker" onclick="window.ga('send', 'event', 'Commerce', 'lifehacker - Give Home Automation a Try With TP-Link's...
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How to Clean Up Your Morels

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How to Clean Up Your Morels
You can keep your asparagus, and your peas, and whatever other green spring thing you’re excited about right now, as I am pretty much only here for morels: the frilly, tasty little mushroom morsels that appear when the weather starts to warm. Though we’re getting towards the end of the season, I’m still finding them… Read...
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Use These Apps to Learn How to Speed Read 

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Use These Apps to Learn How to Speed Read 
Reading is dope, so if you want to do more of it you should probably get better at it. The average human meat sack can inhale words through their eyes at a prodigious 250 words per minute, but speed-reading software can supposedly up your intake to close to 1000 words per minute if you’re dedicated. Be warned: various… Read...
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Uptalk Actually Serves a Powerful Purpose

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Uptalk Actually Serves a Powerful Purpose
Uptalk used to seem like a bad thing. The “Valley girl” speech pattern, wherein a speaker’s statements end with an upward inflection that makes them sound like questions, was first recognized by linguists in the 1970s and was long mocked as a sign of unseriousness. In 1993, New York Times writer James Gorman admitted… Read...
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The Smartest Food Storage Containers You've Ever Seen Have Never Been Cheaper

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The Smartest Food Storage Containers You've Ever Seen Have Never Been Cheaper
You have a lot of options when it comes to airtight food storage containers, but Progressive’s Prepworks models are unique in that they each include a special tool designed for a specific purpose. For example, the flour container has a built-in leveling bar, and the brown sugar container has a terra cotta disc built… Read...
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This Robot Tells You When You'll Lose Your Job

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This Robot Tells You When You'll Lose Your Job
It’s safe to assume you’re working a job that would be pretty difficult for your laptop to handle on its own, whether you’re lopping down (excuse me, felling) trees or writing a hot take for millennials. I mean, it used to be safe to assume before these damn robots started getting smarter, and now do everything from… Read...
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How to Be an Adult with Author Andy Boyle 

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How to Be an Adult with Author Andy Boyle 
This week on The Upgrade we spoke with Andy Boyle, author of Adulthood for Beginners: All the Life Secrets Nobody Bothered to Tell You. Adulthood for Beginners is a funny book filled with life advice on everything from dating to job seeking to “generally not looking like a dumbass.” Andy is also a comedian, web… Read...
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Why Now Is the Time to Buy a Used Car

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Why Now Is the Time to Buy a Used Car
If you’re looking for an awesome deal on a car, buying used is generally the way to go. A gently used vehicle that’s only a few years old will have already taken a depreciation hit, but it should still be in decent condition. And thanks to a flood of off-lease vehicles, now is a great time to get an even better deal… Read...
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Stop Mowing Your Lawn

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Stop Mowing Your Lawn
I grew up mowing a giant, mangy lawn. My family lived on an acre of hilltop land, which we kept shaggily mowed, too spiky to walk on in our bare feet. On one side was a cornfield. On the other side was our neighbor, Mr. Howland, the Ned Flanders of lawn care. He seeded his lawn with fine golf-course-grade grass, mowed… Read...
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How to Not Be Totally Clueless About Ramadan 

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How to Not Be Totally Clueless About Ramadan 
Ramadan started on Friday, so today you might start to notice your Muslim co-workers and friends skipping lunch. The month of fasting commemorates God’s revelation of the Quran to Muhammad, and believers use this time to practice reflection and self control. So if you’re not Muslim, how can you be more considerate of… Read...
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How to Self-Publish a Book

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How to Self-Publish a Book
So you want to self-publish your book? You’re in good company. Plenty of authors have gone ahead of you, working to prove that high-quality books can hold their own in the marketplace without the support of a traditional publisher. Amazon, of course, has changed the entire publishing landscape, but authors have been… Read...
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How to Revive Dead Flowers

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How to Revive Dead Flowers
You are walking home from work when you pass the loveliest hydrangeas. At $6 for two stems at the local bodega they are a steal and impossible to pass up. You bring them home, plunk them in a vase with some water and forget about them for a couple of hours. Next thing you know, the perfect little blue petals are… Read...
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Turn Toothbrush Time Into Story Time

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Turn Toothbrush Time Into Story Time
I hate going more than ten seconds with nothing but my own thoughts to entertain me. When I walk three blocks, I listen to a podcast. I read Twitter while I pee. What I hate the most is brushing and flossing. I can’t hold my phone, I can’t talk, I can’t admire myself in the mirror because I’m foaming at the mouth. I… Read...
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Ditch Apple's Generic Keyboard With These Apps

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Ditch Apple's Generic Keyboard With These Apps
In terms of functionality, Apple’s generic, preloaded keyboard has certainly improved, but even after adding its own App Store, complete with stickers and apps, it’s still a little bland. What I do love about Apple is its support for third-party keyboards. You can ditch the generic offering and download enough… Read...
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Here’s How Much Sex Everybody Is Having

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Here’s How Much Sex Everybody Is Having
We’re kicking off Sex Ed for Grown-Ups with a reality check on what’s normal, sex-wise. Take a minute to think about when you had sex for the first time, how much sex you have, and whether you think other people are doing it more or less than you. Chances are, you’re more normal than you think. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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3-Ingredient Happy Hour: A Summer Wasted

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3-Ingredient Happy Hour: A Summer Wasted
Happy weekend, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. I’ve been enjoying the charms of a little South American brandy known as “pisco” recently, so I thought we’d try a summery, but still strong, pisco cocktail. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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