Shep's Mom's Favorite Kinja Deals of 2018

Shep's Mom's Favorite Kinja Deals of 2018
Hi everyone! It’s me, Shep’s mom again, back to do another rundown of some of my favorite Kinja deals for the year. Being that Shep wrote most of the posts, I’m going to say everything was awesome. But in fairness, I did not buy one of everything in 2018, so I will stick to reviewing my tried and true. Read more... from...
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Score Some Gr...Uh, Really Good Deals From GREATS' Winter Clearance Sale

Score Some Gr...Uh, Really Good Deals From GREATS' Winter Clearance Sale
You’ve probably seen an ad for GREATS on Facebook or Instagram, and I’m happy to report that they aren’t a scam. I own a pair of Royales, and it almost feels like an insult to call them sneakers, because they’re as well made and sturdy and unapologetically leather as any dress shoes I’ve ever owned. And yet, they are… Read...
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The Best Family Memoirs I Read This Year

The Best Family Memoirs I Read This Year
I am something of a memoir junkie. I don’t exclusively read parenting memoirs (if you haven’t read The Shepherd’s Life or The Night of the Gun yet, I’m sad for you), but 2018 seems to have been The Year of the Parenting/Family Memoir for me. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Vm0ceM http://bit.ly/2TiAq...
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The Best Podcast Episodes of 2018

The Best Podcast Episodes of 2018
I have 470 podcast episodes in my queue right now, after some paring down. There’s just too much good stuff to listen to: fiction, chat shows, history lessons, interviews, reported documentaries, weird semi-fiction. Of the hundreds of podcast episodes I listened to this year, these are the 15 that taught or… Read more... from...
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Make Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions Simpler With These Discounted Adjustable Dumbbells

Make Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions Simpler With These Discounted Adjustable Dumbbells
We don’t all have the motivation to schlep to the gym every day, even during New Year’s resolution season, but you can keep in shape at home with this cleverly designed PowerBlock dumbbell set. Each dumbbell adjusts from 2.5 to 50 pounds in 2.5 pound increments with just the flick of a selector pin. It’s like a… Read...
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The Best Technology Guides of 2018

The Best Technology Guides of 2018
If I had to pick a theme to sum up technology in 2018, it would be “bother me less.” From social networks that collect way too much data to websites that leak your password to the world to the annual circus of hardware updates that feel less and less worthy of your hard-earned cash, it feels like now, more than ever,… Read...
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The Best 3-Ingredient Cocktails of 2018

The Best 3-Ingredient Cocktails of 2018
Congratulations to everyone who made it to the end of 2018, I dare say you deserve a drink (or seven). If you’re still scrambling, trying to figure out how to toast this year into oblivion, calm yourself, and gaze upon the many good three-ingredient cocktails we made and enjoyed this year. There are a lot to choose… Read...
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When Is a 'Small' Purchase Still Not Worth It?

When Is a 'Small' Purchase Still Not Worth It?
When you read a lot of personal finance articles, you inevitably reach a point where you can’t buy a water bottle at the corner deli or buy gas without driving around to find something that’s two cents cheaper a gallon without feeling some sense of shame. Those are unnecessary purchases after all, and everyone knows… Read...
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Deadspin Dan Snyder Doesn’t Get It | The Slot Lawyer Who Filed Complaint Against Brett Kavanaugh Say

Deadspin Dan Snyder Doesn’t Get It | The Slot Lawyer Who Filed Complaint Against Brett Kavanaugh Say
Deadspin Dan Snyder Doesn’t Get It | The Slot Lawyer Who Filed Complaint Against Brett Kavanaugh Says He Was ‘Like a Crazed Conspiracy Theorist’ | Splinter DoubleTree Fires Employees Who Evicted Guest for ‘Calling His Mom While Black’ | TV Club Outlander brings… Read more... from Lifehacker http...
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Tell Us Your Best Cancún Travel Tips

Tell Us Your Best Cancún Travel Tips
Cancún is already pretty well-packaged for tourists. So this week’s Hack Your City is a challenge: what lays undiscovered in this young city? What has sprung up outside the crowded strip of beach resorts? And what tricks help locals get by in this tourist-dominated town? Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/...
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Anker's Latest Power Strip Features Three Types of Connection, Including USB-C Power Delivery

Anker's Latest Power Strip Features Three Types of Connection, Including USB-C Power Delivery
Anker’s newest compact power strip can stick to your wall or the underside of your desk thanks to the included adhesive, and has every power connection you could need. We’re talking two AC outlets, two 12W USB ports with Anker’s PowerIQ tech, and even a USB-C port with 30W Power Delivery for laptops, Nintendo… Read more... from...
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How Chip Makers Are Circumventing Moore's Law to Build Super-Fast CPUs of Tomorrow

How Chip Makers Are Circumventing Moore's Law to Build Super-Fast CPUs of Tomorrow
The elephant in the room has been, for a very long time, Moore’s Law—or really, its eventual end game. Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted in a 1965 paper that the number of transistors on a chip would double each year. More transistors mean more speed, and that steady increase has fueled decades of computer… Read...
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Pre-Order Your Hangover Breakfast Tonight

Pre-Order Your Hangover Breakfast Tonight
If you live in a relatively urban area, before you head out for a late night, order yourself breakfast. Seamless lets you order several days ahead from most restaurants; you could also call. Make a simple hangover order—bacon egg and cheese bagel, or breakfast tacos, or corned beef and hash browns—either takeout or… Read...
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Mount Two Monitors Side By Side For Just $24

Mount Two Monitors Side By Side For Just $24
If you own external monitors and they can be VESA mounted, there’s really no reason not to. It raises them to an ergonomic height, gives you lots of positioning options, and most importantly, clears up some valuable real estate on your desk. This mount can hold two screens up to 32" each, and it’s just $24 today...
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Try These iOS and Android 'Lemmings' Games Instead of Sony's Crappy Port

Try These iOS and Android 'Lemmings' Games Instead of Sony's Crappy Port
iOS / Android: Get excited. The classic Lemmings experience is finally (and officially) available for your smartphone. Having spent many an hour cursing out the stupidity of the these digital creatures, I can’t wait to tackle their many logistical challenges while commuting, standing around, or sitting in bed. Read more... from...
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This Engineer Wants to Turn Your Abandoned Christmas Tree Into Sustainable Household Products

This Engineer Wants to Turn Your Abandoned Christmas Tree Into Sustainable Household Products
Chemical engineer Cynthia Kartey is all about turning biomass—from leftover crop stalks to fallen trees—into something valuable. So Christmas sparked a lightbulb moment for Kartey, a Ph.D. student in the University of Sheffield, when she began to wonder what happens to peoples’ trees after the holiday season. Read...
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