Archive for décembre 2020

The Best Things We Paid Real Money for in 2020

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The Best Things We Paid Real Money for in 2020
For better or for worse, in many ways, 2020 was defined by capitalism, a system unprepared to provide as many hospital beds as there are sick people during a pandemic. Or PPE gear to health care workers exposed to those sick people. Or even face masks to those ordinary people just trying to shop for groceries who are… Read...
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The Books That Broke Through the Noise of 2020

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The Books That Broke Through the Noise of 2020
In the early days of the pandemic, my social media feeds were filled with people boasting about all the reading they were getting done during quarantine, which only made me wonder when they were finding time to nurse their anxieties and care for their suddenly omnipresent children. Certainly for as many of us who … Read...
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This Pet Food Is Being Recalled After the Deaths of at Least 28 Dogs That Ate It

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This Pet Food Is Being Recalled After the Deaths of at Least 28 Dogs That Ate It
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for some Sportmix pet food products, following the deaths of at least 28 dogs after eating the food. So far, there are concerns over the safety of nine total lots of cat and dog foods manufactured by Midwest Pet Food, Inc. for potentially fatal levels of a… Read...
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Your TV Speakers Are Terrible. Amplify Your Audio With the Best Soundbars, According to Gizmodo

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Your TV Speakers Are Terrible. Amplify Your Audio With the Best Soundbars, According to Gizmodo
Even a cheap TV will give you pretty great picture quality these days, but as sets have gotten thinner and better, the speakers have become tiny and awful. Want explosions that put a boom in your room? Your TV won’t cut it; those speakers can barely deliver solidly intelligible dialogue. Given all that, a soundbar is… Read...
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How to Open a Champagne Bottle Like a Boss

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How to Open a Champagne Bottle Like a Boss
Champagne is a fancy yet dangerous way to ring in the new year. Popping open a bottle is invigorating. It’s like trying to pop a balloon: you know it will happen, but it still shocks you when it actually explodes. A champagne bottle holds up to 90 pounds of pressure per square inch, more than the average car tire. A… Read...
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A Timeline of the Coronavirus in 2020

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A Timeline of the Coronavirus in 2020
Even though the virus that causes COVID-19 was discovered in late 2019 (hence the name), it dominated 2020. Here at Lifehacker, we’ve been covering it since January, so let’s take a trip down memory lane and discuss what we’ve learned so far, month by month. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2JugbGy http...
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Roast Your Garlic Upside Down

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Roast Your Garlic Upside Down
Roasting garlic is not hard. You cut off the top, drizzle some olive oil on the exposed cloves, and wrap it all up in foil. Easy enough—but roasting it upside down in a ramekin is even easier. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/3rG7Ror https://ift.tt/3o1HH...
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When to Expect Your Second Relief Check

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When to Expect Your Second Relief Check
COVID relief checks totaling up to $600 per individual will be mailed today, while payments via direct deposit began yesterday, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who made the announcement in a couple of tweets yesterday. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2KR5XRc https://ift.tt/2KMGT...
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How to Ask Someone If They Received Your Gift Without It Being Awkward

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How to Ask Someone If They Received Your Gift Without It Being Awkward
Christmas is behind us, the new year is mercifully just ahead, and you may now find yourself wondering: Did my friend ever receive my gift or what? It was a thoughtful gift; you’re sure she’d like it, and she always thanks you, so it’s unusual that you haven’t heard from her yet. Should you ask if she received it?… Read...
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The TV Episodes That Helped Us Escape 2020

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The TV Episodes That Helped Us Escape 2020
In a year when the outside world became a literal threat, television provided more of an escape—or, perhaps, an essential outlet for emotional release—than ever before. Even as everything from church services to first dates moved online, we still couldn’t escape our screens, because binging one more episode of … Read...
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Our 9 Weirdest Pieces of Parenting Advice This Year (That We Still Stand By)

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Our 9 Weirdest Pieces of Parenting Advice This Year (That We Still Stand By)
There are many words one could choose to describe this shit show of a year (oh look, I just chose a couple), but I’m sure we can all agree that it was...weird. Just epically strange and bizarre. As I reflect back on some of the parenting hacks I wrote this year, I realized they, too, were—at times—weird. Read more... from...
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Our Best Household Hacks of 2020

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Our Best Household Hacks of 2020
Our homes have been through a lot in 2020. From constant sanitizing, to higher energy bills, to all the dirty dishes, we’ve spent so much more time cleaning, maintaining, and improving everything around us. To help with all the time spent at home, here are our best household hacks of 2020—the tips that made cleaning… Read...
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Celebrate the Demise of 2020 With These Virtual New Year's Eve Events

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Celebrate the Demise of 2020 With These Virtual New Year's Eve Events
Pandemic or not, people have mixed feelings about celebrating New Year’s Eve. It’s one of those nights when there’s so much pressure to have fun, do something memorable, and “set the tone” for the rest of the year (whatever that means), but sometimes—like right now—a certain year coming to a close is reason enough to… Read...
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The Coolest Star Wars Collectibles of 2020

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The Coolest Star Wars Collectibles of 2020
Look, considering the “Skywalker Saga” (to be clear, you’re absolutely a narc if you call it that) came to a close last December, 2020 was still a banner year when it comes to Star Wars merchandise. Between The Mandalorian merch finally hitting in full force after a slight delay, a whole bunch of killer releases to… Read...
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The Coolest Gadgets of 2020

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The Coolest Gadgets of 2020
It didn’t feel like it, what with a major pandemic and massive financial crisis, but 2020 was actually an incredible year for gadgets. For companies like Apple and Microsoft, this could have been a landmark year were it not for everything else going on. While the competition for our attention this year was steep,… Read...
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How to Set Up Your New MacBook

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How to Set Up Your New MacBook
Can you remember the last time you wiped your MacBook and reinstalled everything? I’d guess somewhere around “never,” but there are plenty of reasons you might want to Exterminatus your system, ranging from the serious (a major error with macOS) to the so-so (your system feels sluggish after all the crap you’ve put on… Read...
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How to Socialize an Adult Dog

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How to Socialize an Adult Dog
Dogs who are past their puppy years may be set in their ways—but that doesn’t mean that training them is a lost cause. Whether you adopt or foster an adult dog, depending on their background, socializing them might be difficult, but it’s not impossible. Signs that your dog is not socialized can be over-excitement… Read...
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Quick and Easy Financial Resolutions for 2021

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Quick and Easy Financial Resolutions for 2021
New Year’s resolutions typically fail when they’re sweepingly ambitious—which can really hurt you when you’re focused on managing your money. Instead, focus on quick, easy-to-manage personal finance tasks that will put you in good shape for 2021—like the ones you’ll find below. Read more... from Lifehacker ht...
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What's the Point of Non-Essential Work?

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What's the Point of Non-Essential Work?
A few weeks ago, stuck in the waiting room at the emergency vet (the cat is fine!), I watched the 2001 movie Monsters, Inc. from beginning to end. The movie is very technically about two monsters who work at a factory where they scare small children in the night in order to power the monster-only city they live in. In… Read...
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The Apps That Helped Us Manage 2020

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The Apps That Helped Us Manage 2020
The stress and upheaval of 2020 has sent all of us searching for different ways to cope. And while there is merit in seeking therapy, or striving to get outside more, or taking up a new hobby, many of have also turned to our devices to help ease the pressure. While recognizing the enormous privilege involved in… Read...
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Should You Eat Ramen on Toast?

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Should You Eat Ramen on Toast?
I don’t know when it happened, but at some point we—as a society—decided that it was indecent to consume a carbohydrate on or in another carbohydrate. There are some exceptions, such as Taco Bell’s now retired spicy potato soft taco and the UK’s chip butty, but in most circles, carb-on-carb is a fairly rare… Read more... from...
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Don't Recycle Your Holiday Ribbons and Bows

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Don't Recycle Your Holiday Ribbons and Bows
Some holiday waste can be recycled, but others are actually harmful to the recycling process. For the most part, wrapping paper is recyclable; paper with glitter, foil, or plastics is unfortunately not recyclable and would need to go out with the garbage. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/37WB9Hs https:/...
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The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: So Many Internet Controversies

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The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: So Many Internet Controversies
This week’s look at kidz’ pop-culture features an overload of useless web-celebs, a fight over Wonder Woman, and even a talking dog. So dig in—I promise I won’t mention COVID-19 at all! (Except there, where I just did.) Thank Odin the holidays are over and our lives can go back to normal, eh? Read more... from Lifehacker...
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7 Ways to Store an Overwhelming Amount of Toys

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7 Ways to Store an Overwhelming Amount of Toys
I wish I had a way of quantifying the sheer volume of LEGO bricks that have taken up residence in my home the past several years. After each and every birthday or holiday, I think to myself that we can’t possibly absorb the weight of one more set. The sets cover my son’s dresser, bookshelf, and LEGO table; they live… Read...
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Why You Should Write a Letter to Future You

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Why You Should Write a Letter to Future You
I received a hand-addressed letter in the mail last week—pretty rare these days. The return address was my church’s, so I assumed Brooklyn’s Unitarians were trying to drum up some end-of-year contributions, but what floated out of the envelope instead was a single sheet of crisply folded typing paper bearing a message… Read...
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