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How AI could explode the economy – VOX

This Is What the Simpsons Would Look like If It Were a K-Drama – Ned Hardy

Once you put rollerblade wheels on your office chair, you are never going back to regular casters anymore. They are so smooth and quiet while rolling around on a hard floor – Amazon

How to Decompress Your Spine to Reduce Back Ache and Pain – Stylist

Inside the Creation of the World’s Most Powerful Open Source AI Model – Wired

The Most Charming Small Town in Every U.S. State – Afar

The Four Tax Myths to Be Aware of in 2024 – Life Hacker

Guy takes cleaning ladies on a free trip to Disneyland for the day – Instagram

Inside the Garrick, the Elite Men-Only London Club Rocked by Criticism – NY Times

All The Scary Airplane Noises You Hear On Every Flight, Explained – Riyadhk

We’re Mostly Trying to Escape This Moment – Zen Habits

23 People Having a Worse Day than You – Ned Hardy

It is an amazing achievement to condense the entire base of human scientific knowledge into 478 pages, in such a way that they can be understood by the layman, but Bill Bryson has done it – Amazon

New Video Shows Trashed House After Diddy Raid – TMZ

Shane Smith Scrambles to Save What’s Left of Vice, the Media Empire He Built – and Blew Up – The Wrap

How Running a Little Bit Every Day for Two Months Changed My Life – GQ

Elon Musk’s improbable path to making X an “everything app” – ARS Technica

Scientists think ‘collective AI’ will resemble Star Trek’s Borg — only nicer (hopefully) – The Next Web

A Map of Global Happiness By Country in 2024 – Visual Capitalist

Former QB Vince Young KO’d in bar fight – Reddit

15 Fascinating Photos You Must See – Ned Hardy

Here’s What Retirement Looks Like for Single Women in America – WSJ

Pro tip – get yourself a paring knife – It’s not something you’ll want to use to cut bones and tough items, but stuff like dicing, peeling and slicing is amazing – Amazon

Plastic chemicals are inescapable—and they’re messing with our hormones – Popular Science

Shards of glass: Inside media’s 12 splintering realities – Axios

The Benefits of Rucking and How It Improves Run Performance – Runner’s World

Screens and teens: How phones broke children’s brains – Independent

The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into it – NPR

How I Learned to Ignore the Worst of the Internet – Life Hacker

Rare Photos Reveal the Vibrant Culture of Cowboy Saloons in the 19th Century – Rare Historical Photos

Anthony Bourdain once picked his 10 favourite movies – Farout

You Can Learn A Lot About People With Tourettes By The Memes They Post Online – Ned Hardy

For anyone experiencing difficulty falling asleep — or staying asleep, this machine is a great investment. It helps reduce outside distractions, mask “inside” distractions and It soothes you by tapping into a very ancient calming reflex that is related to the sound babies hear in the womb – Amazon

Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life – ARS Technica

AI could make better beer. Here’s how – Technology Review

Portraits of gig workers in rare moments off the clock – Rest of World

50 Random Things in Men That Turn Women On – Art of Manliness

Garage Band Forced to Break Up After Parents Buy Second Car – The Hard Times

How to Recognize a Toxic Relationship and Know When It’s Time to Leave – Tiny Buddha

22 Photos To Remind You That Love is Beautiful – Ned Hardy

18 Things My Now 80-Year-Old Dad Was Right About – Marc and Angel

For $40 you can pick up a useful folding knife that will perform like a $150 Benchmade – Amazon

When To Ask For A Raise (& Tips To Make Sure You Get One!) – Teach You To Be Rich

A long-simmering crisis in Haiti reached a critical point this month after armed gangs attacked government buildings and forced the prime minister to resign – Axios

A Guide to Barbershop Etiquette – The Art of Manliness

Mapped: How Much Should You Tip In Each Country? – Visual Capitalist

How Long to Keep Every Important Financial Document – Life Hacker

10 Major Reasons Why a Woman Leaves Her Man: A Brutally Honest Guide – Knowledge For Men

How to Kill Mold and Mildew (and Prevent It From Coming Back) – Better Homes

Online jerks and offline jerks are largely one and the same. Here’s how to keep them from affecting your happiness – The Atlantic

33 Nostalgic Photos That Will Bring Up Memories of the Good Ol’ Days – Ned Hardy

Best $15 you will spend on a bathroom gadget. It guides you to the toilet without blinding me in the middle of the night – Amazon

How To Confront A Friend About Worrisome Behavior – Fatherly

10 Bizarre Facts You Didn’t Know About the Soviet Union – Linkiest

My Lexus Land Cruiser Is Already the Best Car I’ve Owned – Road and Track

Grandma, 60, Finds Love With a 21-Year-Old Man – Brigth Side

The 10 Best Places in the U.S. to See Wildlife – Afar

Make Your Life Better by Saying Thank You in These 7 Situations – James Clear

How to Stay Sane at a Culty Tech Company – Life Hacker

15 Reminders That Someone Is Having A Worse Day Than You – Ned Hardy

Best kitchen gadget ever. This tool is specially made to cut open an avocado, pit it, and section out the avocado from the skin and does a damn fine job of it – Amazon

Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface – Wired

Pitchfork exploded as the music industry changed, then was cut down to size by another wave of technological change. Was that it? – The Verge

GPT-5 might arrive this summer as a “materially better” update to ChatGPT – ARS Technica

30 Years On, the ‘Worst Car Ever Built’ Has a Fervent Fan Club – Atlas Obscura

‘This motherfucker ordered $300 worth of tacos and didn’t get Taco Bell no heads up’: Customers in the drive-thru line flame a customer’s order for holding up the line – Daily Dot

Why does vaginas smell fishy? Gyno’s explain the most likely causes – Insider

The Real Difference Between a Cheap Bike and an Expensive One – Popular Science

This Forgotten Predator Game Was the Peak of NES Weirdness – Den of Geek

The Artwork of Mark Maggiori Is on Another Level! – Ned Hardy

This expanding garden hose will make your life easier, its super lightweight, it never tangles or twists and is super easy to store – Amazon

DOJ sues Apple over iPhone monopoly – CNBC

My dad is billionaire Steve Ballmer. Here’s what it was like growing up rich — and being kind of ashamed of it – Insider

World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into Living Recipient Performed – Mass General

A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares – DNYUZ

Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library – Popular Science

Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment: It can ruin your relationships – The Atlantic

15 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

This book should be mandatory reading. It helps organize what’s truly important in life and maximize happiness in the time we have left – Amazon

7 Useful Apps Every Traveler Should Know About – Traveler

The Best Bread Box Is Your Freezer – Life Hacker

Customer who drove 8k miles with the oil light on, blames Carmax – Reddit

A wave of drugs dreamed up by AI is on its way – Technology Review

9 Ways to Apply Minimalism to Your Social Media Habits (and Reclaim Your Time) – Becoming Minimalist

10 Things We Often Wait Too Long to Let Go of in Life – Marc and Angel

How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain – Wired

Finland is world’s happiest country for seventh year: study – Yahoo

Banksy’s New Tree Mural Dramatically ‘Greenwashes’ the Side of a London Building – Colossal

22 Parents And Grandparents Failing At Technology So Terribly It’s Hard Not To Laugh – Ned Hardy

This $20 gadget will make your long flights in economy a little bit more bearable – Amazon

The Oral History of “I’m the Juggernaut, Bitch!” – The Ringer

Girlfriend Has Many Guy Friends: When Should You Really Be Concerned? – Knowledge For Men

How to Answer “What is Your Expected Salary?” and Get the Salary You Want – Ladders

This 3-Ingredient Marinade Works for Meat, Fish, and Veg – Bon Appetit

The Most Overlooked Zelda Game Was Actually Just Ahead of Its Time – Inverse

The 8 Signs You’re Too Nice and Why It’s Impacting Your Wellbeing – Stylist

17 Fascinating Photos You Must See – Ned Hardy

This New iPhone iOS 17.3 Feature Makes It Much Harder for Thieves to Ruin Your Life – NY Times

The quietest, lightest, and most powerful generator that even exceeded its listed capabilities. A life saver in case of an outage – Amazon

Don’t Let the Boeing Headlines Fool You. Air Travel Is Really Very Safe – Wired

10 Countries With the Best Work-Life Balance – Traveler

11 Things Your Cleaning Person Wants to Tell You—But Won’t – Domino

How the Weirdest (and Best) Video Game Soundtrack of the Century Came to Be – Inverse

The drug pilots take to stay awake – BBC

George Lucas Backs Disney and Bob Iger in Proxy Fight: “Creating Magic Is Not for Amateurs” – Hollywood Reporter

Dude with zero street smarts gets robbed on stream at 3am in Los Angeles – Reddit

The Crow’s Original Director Denounces Upcoming Remake – Consequence

This Is What It Would Look like If Historical Figures Took Selfies – Ned Hardy

This is a basic laser printer that connects to Wi-Fi, works reliably, and lasts ages on a single toner cartridge. It’s a printer that just prints without all the hassles – Amazon

The Billionaire Taking on Disney Just Wants Some Respect – DNYUZ

 I Tried Scraping My Tongue for Two Weeks And My Breath Has Never Been – HUM Nutrition

Willem Dafoe Makes The Internet Fall In Love With Him All Over Again During A Street Style Check – TikTok

This Tech May Stop High Beams From Blinding You at Night – Daily Beast

They panic-bought bidets during the pandemic. It changed their lives – Washington Post

Beijing says Evergrande and its tycoon founder committed a $78 billion fraud. That would rank it as one of the biggest financial frauds ever – Insider

Inside The Lurid History Of Ortolan, The French Delicacy That’s So Tasty It’s Illegal – All That’s Interesting

Why Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Failed – The Atlantic

Bruno Mars Allegedly Has $50 Million Gambling Debt With MGM Casino – NME

There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Argue With – Ned Hardy

These drinking glasses are touted as being virtually unbreakable, and this is a perfect description – Amazon

From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up – NPR

A Hole in the Head: A History of Trepanation: the oldest surgical procedure known to humanity – MIT

The 16 worst-paying college majors, five years after graduation – Make It

How (and Why) to Get Better at Active Listening – Life Hacker

AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine – Wired

The top 5 astronomical discoveries of all time (so far) – ARS Technica

17 astounding scientific mysteries that researchers can’t yet solve – VOX

Gwendal Poullennec: the Michelin man with the power to make or break restaurants – France 24

20 Spine-Chilling Stories in Just Two Sentences – Ned Hardy

Get yourself some silicone resealable bags if you are tired of buying and discarding zip-loc bags – Amazon

Miraculous Survival: Family, Including 2-Year-Old, Escapes Unharmed After Plane Crash – Sunny Skyz

15 Worst Sega Genesis Games Ever – Den of Geek

Single Hottest Trait In A Man That Any Guy Can Have – Wing Girl Method

Visualized: Top 15 Global Tank Fleets – Visual Capitalist

I’ve studied 100-year-olds and longevity habits for 20 years: What I eat every day – CNBC

24 Childhood Memories We Can All Relate To – Ned Hardy

James Crumbley, father of school shooter, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter – NPR

This is a great kitchen gadget. It can be used on any pot and is good for draining just about everything – Amazon

Phony Billionaires on Facebook Are Scamming Americans Out of Their Life Savings – WSJ

10 Financial Decisions You’ll Regret 10 Years From Now – Becoming Minimalist

15 Hardest Levels In NES Games – Den of Geek

Use the ‘5 Whys’ to Get to the Root of Your Productivity Problems – Life Hacker

Why People in Sweden Do Nature Right – Outside

The Stages of Grief Are Unique to Everyone, but They Can Help us Cope – Discover

A Staggering New 1.3-Gigapixel Image Shows an Enormous Star That Exploded Nearly 11,000 Years Ago – Colossal

She Played ‘Rose’ On Two and a Half Men. See Melanie Lynskey Now At 46 – Ned Hardy

A major settlement could spell an end to 6% realtor commissions – NPR

Whether you need a few night lights for your kids or you’re tired of stubbing your toe as you stumble around in the darkness. Plug one into any wall outlet and you’re done — it’ll automatically turn on in the dark and off again in the light – Amazon

Pornhub blocks all of Texas to protest state law—Paxton says “good riddance” – ARS Technica

9 Things a True Friend Would Never Do – Marc and Angel

The 6 Best Supplements to Take in Winter for Immunity, Dry Skin, and More – HUM Nutrition

Drug Dealer’s 1000th Customer Wins Free Explanation of How the Government Really Works – The Hard Times

Road rage quickly escalates into brawl – Reddit

Zero. That’s how much 28% of the country has saved for retirement – Market Watch

Inside the Pain Cave – Courtney Dauwalter, the world’s greatest ultrarunner, has a visualization method that helps her conquer hundreds of miles at a time – The Ringer

A Collection Of Useful Advice To Help You On Your Travels Through Life – Ned Hardy

Whenever I visit someone’s house and they just have a dinky little shower head, I wonder how the fuck they live like this – Amazon

The billionaire’s guide to doing taxes: How the very rich lose money, overvalue art, buy very expensive life insurance, and somehow profit – VOX

Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired – Wired

The Price of a Live Band in 1969 – Neatorama

The World’s Most Valuable Sports Teams in 2024 – Visual Capitalist

How Embracing Uncertainty Can Improve Your Life – Greater Good

Feeling ragey? Don’t bury your anger, process it. Here’s how – NPR

TikTok Turns to Creators to Fight Possible Ban – DNYUZ

Trivia Question of the Day – Ned Hardy

If you like to work on your laptop while sitting on the couch or on the bed, this thing can fit up to a 17 inch laptop. It has a slot to perch your phone, a handle to carry it around or hang it up, and an elastic strap for storing index cards or a pen – Amazon

Electric-Vehicle Startup Fisker Prepares for Possible Bankruptcy Filing – WSJ

How Many Books Will You Read Before You Die? – LitHub

The 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time – Rolling Stone

Ever wonder what happens when you press play on your favorite song? We look how artists get paid from streaming music – The Pudding

How A Big Expensive House Can Ruin Your Life And Path To FIRE – Financial Samurai

8 great martial arts fights in movies – Linkiest

Inside Smashmallow, Silicon Valley’s Failed Marshmallow Startup – Business Insider

15 Fascinating Photos You Must See – Ned Hardy

House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell – AP News

A million times better than any other cream or lotions. Hands went from being so dry and cracked to almost complete relief in like 2-4 days – Amazon

Why Is It So Hard to Make Good Clothes in America? – GQ

What’s the Price of a Childhood Turned Into Content? – Cosmo

As colon cancer spreads in younger adults, new research identifies earliest symptoms – NBC

5 ways to help your kids be more successful than most—including one ‘many parents fail to teach,’ expert says – CNBC

This Is the Most Affordable Frank Lloyd Wright Home on the Market – AD

The Homes Your Real-Estate Agent Doesn’t Want You To See – Insider

How OpenAI’s text-to-video tool Sora could change science – and society – Nature

Star Wars Child Actor Jake Lloyd in Mental Health Rehab Facility Following Psychotic Break Last Year, Mom Says – People

Reading Between The Lines – ‘The Road’ – Ned Hardy

If you’re tired of your shower curtain getting black and moldly and completely spent within 3 months, these shower curtains are your answer – Amazon

Tapeworm Larvae Found in Brain of Man Who Ate Undercooked Pork – USA Today

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander intentionally fouls Andrew Nembhard in order to get the ball back and score 30 points – Streamable

If you use any of these 4 phrases you have higher emotional intelligence than most – Make It

Two inmates throw down on the prison yard – Reddit

Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse – Thrillist