Amazon Will Give You Gift Cards For Your Old Tech and Textbooks

Amazon Will Give You Gift Cards For Your Old Tech and Textbooks
Growing up, my dad instilled in me the mantra: “If it’s still useful, you don’t throw it away.” That means that if you get something new, you probably should keep the old thing as well “just in case.” That just in case might be because your new thing breaks, or because your friend just happens to need it - but if it’s… Read...
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Make Flying Slightly Less Terrible With Our Readers' Favorite Travel Pillow

Make Flying Slightly Less Terrible With Our Readers' Favorite Travel Pillow
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Never Start a Story With the Weather, and Other Rules for Better Storytelling

Never Start a Story With the Weather, and Other Rules for Better Storytelling
Being a good storyteller can improve your presentations at work, boost your social skills, and make you more likable in general. But it’s not an ability that comes naturally to everyone. If you’re not sure how to go about telling stories that captivate an audience, these simple dos and don’ts will give you a good… Read...
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How to Make Chuck Roast Taste Like Prime Rib

How to Make Chuck Roast Taste Like Prime Rib
Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Will It Sous Vide?, the column where I usually make whatever you want me to with my immersion circulator. This week we’re using our precisely controlled water bath to transform something somewhat pedestrian into something quite special. Read more... from Lifehacker https://if...
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How to Make Puns Without Making Enemies

How to Make Puns Without Making Enemies
Puns have long been the ugly stepchildren of comedy, derided for generations as the dull weapon of choice of trying-too-hard dads and uncles. But what was once considered the lowest form of humor has quietly risen in the ranks, and in recent years, the pun has gotten a makeover. Thanks to the rise of competitive… Read...
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Make Sure Your Money Advisor is a 'Fiduciary'

Make Sure Your Money Advisor is a 'Fiduciary'
If you care about your money, you should memorize the word “fiduciary.” It’s critical if you hire someone to help with your finances. And with the Fiduciary Rule on the chopping block, it’s up to you to make sure your financial advisor acts in your best interest. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2pTmRQZ...
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This April, We're Doing Planks

This April, We're Doing Planks
Dear readers, I’m sorry. When I asked Lifehacker staffers what’s been missing from our monthly fitness challenges, the resounding answer was that we all need to spend a month working on our plank game. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2IdxZj1 https://ift.tt/2pO5p...
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Bacon is great, but candied bacon is better

Bacon is great, but candied bacon is better
I’m a pretty pro-bacon person: I make BLTs on the reg, and would never kick it out of any salad, sandwich, or pasta. Using the beloved cured meat slab as dessert, though, I may have an issue with: Candied bacon? What the hell is that about? It’s like putting bacon with ice cream and/or chocolate: Maybe some wonderful… Read...
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How to Stop Severe Bleeding in an Emergency

How to Stop Severe Bleeding in an Emergency
When somebody gets a traumatic injury like a gunshot, it’s often not the trauma itself that kills them, but blood loss. In honor of Stop the Bleed Day (March 31), hospitals and schools across the country are holding free classes in stopping blood loss in an emergency. Look for one near you, or read on for the basics… Read...
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Learn Pixel Art With These 566 Tutorials

Learn Pixel Art With These 566 Tutorials
Making pixel art is like writing kids’ books: Shockingly nuanced, and way harder than it looks. But pixel art site Lospec has collected a gobsmacking 566 tutorials on how to draw at micro-size. Each tutorial is tagged and categorized by medium (such as videos or slideshows). To get specific tips and lessons, search… Read...
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Earther This Rusty Old Shipyard Might Be the Greenest Place in Europe | News Lindsay Lohan loses leg

Earther This Rusty Old Shipyard Might Be the Greenest Place in Europe | News Lindsay Lohan loses leg
Earther This Rusty Old Shipyard Might Be the Greenest Place in Europe | News Lindsay Lohan loses legal battle over Grand Theft Auto character | The Takeout World’s hardest rapper Drake now endorsed by Canadian salad chain | Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2J3r50S https://ift.tt/eA8V...
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Your Owner’s Manual Can Teach You Everything You Need To Know About How To Drive Stick

Your Owner’s Manual Can Teach You Everything You Need To Know About How To Drive Stick
Learning how to drive a stick shift is hard. There’s a little shifter knob with a weird pattern, some numbers and an “R,” along with three—yes, three—pedals. That’s a lot to pay attention to. But if you’re sitting on a dealership lot in your brand-new car and no one is there to teach you, check out your owner’s manual. Read...
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What to Do When Your Spouse Is Bad With Money

What to Do When Your Spouse Is Bad With Money
Thank you all for sending in your questions about family and finance this week. Talking to spouses about their money habits, curbing impulse spending and budgeting were common threads throughout the emails sent and comments posted. There’s a lot to discuss, and I’ll get to more in future weeks. Read more... from Lifehacker...
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Why Parents Need a 'Date Morning'

Why Parents Need a 'Date Morning'
When you have babies and small kids, people give you so much advice—breast-feed, bottle-feed, co-sleep, use an infant straightjacket, get an electric swing that achieves as much noise and velocity as a rocket—that you can’t even remember it all. But one thing I do remember is that everyone insisted we make time for a… Read...
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How to Buy Tickets to a 'Sold Out' Concert

How to Buy Tickets to a 'Sold Out' Concert
Imagine for a second that you’re trying to score the hottest ticket in town, and the concert sells out. Or maybe it’s a band you’re only kind of into but don’t want to drop $79 plus service fees to see. Ticketmaster is near-impossible to beat without a playbook of tips, and StubHub can often be even pricier than the… Read...
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Chrome/Firefox Extension of the Week: Grammarly

Chrome/Firefox Extension of the Week: Grammarly
Even if you’re the next Stephen King or George R. R. Martin—and if you’re the latter, please try to write faster—everyone needs a helping hand with writing. That’s why the world has editors, and copy editors, grammar coaches, ten million books on writing, and most importantly, browser extensions that can help you… Read...
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How to Make Your Pre-Cooked Ham Taste Amazing

How to Make Your Pre-Cooked Ham Taste Amazing
Besides mini chocolate eggs, pre-cooked spiral cut hams—also known as “city hams”—have always been my favorite part of Easter. Since there is no danger of undercooking, we’re free to focus flavor. Heating and serving may seem simple enough, but you can overdo it in the oven. This leads to a dry, chewy pork product,… Read...
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This Might Help You Get Into Harvard 

This Might Help You Get Into Harvard 
It’s college-acceptance-letter season, so if you have a kid in high school, you know that students across the country are anxiously waiting to find out whether they got into Dream U or will have to settle for something less. If you’ve got a high-school junior (or are a high-school junior), you might be thinking ahead… Read...
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How to Satisfy Your Tetris Cravings on macOS

How to Satisfy Your Tetris Cravings on macOS
Apple journalist John Gruber recently lamented that there just aren’t any Tetris games for macOS. And he wasn’t suggesting that there aren’t any good games. According to Gruber, there aren’t any Tetris games, period. He couldn’t find a single official Tetris game on the Mac App Store, nor any Tetris clone, to satisfy… Read...
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