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How Was the Stairs Challenge?

It’s the end of our stairs challenge , so tell us how it went! Did you do a lunge-focused lower body workout ? Try our ladder of increasingly difficult push-ups ? Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2WD2dGZ

Make a Kinder, Gentler 'Negroni' With Avèze

It’s Negroni season. How can I tell? Easy—I just open my inbox and read the many press releases alerting me to the fact. I do love the three-ingredient cocktail; I drink it year-round, but the “season” is really a marketing ploy for the Campari company, which means the grassier, gentian-focused White Negroni gets left… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2IcWL4h

Should You Invest in CDs Before Interest Rates Peak?

After several post-recession seasons of pretty-much-zero interest rates on certificates of deposit, recent years have seen marked improvement. That’s thanks in part to the federal funds rate, which the Federal Reserve has raised nine times between December 2015 and December 2018. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Mm9eZ1

Buy the Do-It-All Ninja Foodi, Get a Second Appliance of Your Choice For Free

The Ninja Foodi , designed in part by friend of the site Justin Warner , wants to be the One True Buzzy Kitchen Appliance. It’s a big, hulking thing, but it can do just about everything, as our researcher Corey Foster wrote in an (upcoming) Inventory post: Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2EL2mhw

How Much Money You Save Buying a Large Pizza Instead of a Small

We’re big fans of math and pizza here at Lifehacker, so you probably already know that it’s always a better deal to buy a large pizza instead of a smaller pie. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2XiU5bQ

How to Survive Sitting on a Long Flight, According to a Physical Therapist

I can never sit comfortably on a flight; I’ve struggled with lower back pain for years. After emerging from a long flight spent in a middle seat, I have been known to collapse on the floor of the airport like an infant that’s learning to walk. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/30UG6es

Rescue a Fallen AirPod With a Juul Charger and Floss

Apple, the world’s biggest seller of expensive, droppable objects, reached their peak with AirPods:  $169 a pair , cordless, and intended for pulling in and out of your ears five times a day. You will eventually drop one into a tight space, behind furniture or even into a sidewalk grate. And that is when you’ll need a… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HLRQs4

Put An Accent Light Anywhere With This Discounted Philips Hue LightStrip

The great thing about Philips Hue is that your fancy lighting profiles aren’t limited to standard bulbs; the Hue LighStrip Plus lets you to stick a rope of color-changing, Wi-Fi connected lights anywhere in your house. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2W6S9BU

How to Cool Your Home Without Cranking the AC

My home is interesting (special?) in that we have central air conditioning on the first floor and window AC units in the upstairs bedrooms. What this means, practically speaking, is that we lose a lot of our cool first floor air up the stairs, where it is immediately swallowed up by a hallway that becomes stifling in… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2YZm8xi

Add Buttermilk to Your Boxed Macaroni and Cheese

When I make macaroni and cheese from the (blue) box, I rarely stray from the instructions. As far as processed foods go, this one is pretty dialed in, and I’m not one to mess with aggressively orange perfection. But the other night, after two martinis and a shot of Fernet, I remembered I had buttermilk in my fridge,… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2InomAb

We Found the Very Best Truly Wireless Earbuds

Deciding which of the many sets of truly wireless earbuds to buy can feel like a daunting task. Unless you’re one of those people who believes the AirPods hype, in which case the decision might seem very easy. Don’t be that person. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2MnElmS

Amazon's Discounting Apple's Latest iPads, Including Best-Ever iPad Pro Prices

Whether you require the raw power, advanced screen, and superior camera, and USB-C connectivity of the latest and greatest iPad Pros, or if the standard 9.7 iPad can fulfill your tablet needs, Amazon’s offering all of Apple’s latest tablets for some of the best prices we’ve seen. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Ip2A14

Use a Book in Place of a Children's Birthday Card

When it comes time to open a birthday gift, kids care about the card as much as they care about the nutritional values on the side of their box of Cap’n Crunch. It usually gets tossed aside, the message lost in a mountain of discarded wrapping paper. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2W4sWId

Update PCs Running Older Version of Windows Immediately

Those of you who are still running Windows 7 or earlier need to install critical patches that fix a recently-discovered security bug on older versions of Windows. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2IcCgVk

Deadspin Drake Tries Very Hard To Pretend He Doesn’t Have Steph Curry And Kevin Durant’s Jersey Numb

Deadspin   Drake Tries Very Hard To Pretend He Doesn’t Have Steph Curry And Kevin Durant’s Jersey Numbers Tattooed On His Body | Jezebel   Witness the Decline of LaCroix, a Terrible Beverage That No One Liked | Splinter   Again With the Tariffs | The Root   Greedy Developers Try to Bully 94-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2YXZnKe

Take the No Credit Card Challenge With Us in June

During a recent discussion about credit card rewards, Lifehacker Managing Editor Virginia K. Smith and I found ourselves with a shared lament: We get swipe happy when we know we’re earning credit card rewards. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2YW9Vti

Friday's Best Deals: iPad Pros, Dungeons & Dragons Rulebooks, Nintendo 2DS XL, and More

An Apple iPad Pro , a Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks gifts set , and a few refurb Nintendo 2DS models lead off Friday’s best deals. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Wv1TKv

What Books to Read This Summer

The best format for a summer book is a paperback: readable in bright sunlight, light enough to throw in a bag, cheap enough to destroy with grass and sand and water. But whatever format you read in, here are the books the Lifehacker staff recommends this summer. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Z3xO2j

What to Do If Your iPhone SE Doesn't Support iOS 13

Apple’s big WWDC event is right around the corner, and what better way to kick off the festivities—which we weren’t invited to, as always—then by contemplating all the fun features you might not be able to use on your ancient iPhone. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2EKSfcp

Ask The Salty Waitress: How many free beer samples is too many?

Hey Salty, I hang out pretty regularly at a craft beer bar that offers free, one-ounce-ish samples people can try before ordering a full pour. I’m pretty decisive, but I’ll sometimes sample one beer before I order, especially if it’s a flavor I’m not sure I’ll like. But I see some people ask for two, three, even once … Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HNEVpS

Gain Access to the Vast 3DS Ecosystem Starting at Just $50

Right now, Nintendo’s eBay storefront is discounting a number of refurbished 2DS and 3DS models. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2wuj8Nh

What You're Watching on Netflix This Weekend

We’re officially entering summer blockbuster season, which means a lot of superheroes and sequels in the theaters. You could see Ma or Rocketman, or you could follow our indoor person’s guide to what to watch this weekend. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2I7b1M2

You May Want to Avoid This Anti-Abortion Fertility App

The FEMM Period Ovulation Tracker looks like any other fertility app, asking you to log your menstruation data and promising “cutting edge science that helps you keep track of your health.” But the Guardian found that the app is backed by an anti-abortion activist group. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HLlqxS

Having Your Id Scanned at Bars Sucks For Your Privacy

We’ve all been there—maybe you’ve had a little too much to drink and a bouncer is questioning your balance as they scan your ID. Unfortunately, at least in some cities in the U.S., a simple interaction with a bouncer gone wrong can mean you’re booted from bars all over town; as first reported by OneZero , at least one… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2EH4WVS

Buy the Best Gas Grill, And Amazon Will Pay For Assembly

As far as gas grills go, the Weber Spirit II is the be-all, end-all . Now, you can get it delivered from Amazon, complete with free expert assembly , so you can focus on the rest of your barbecue preparations. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2YUOokH

How to Live in Harmony with Your College Kid This Summer

The first summer I came home from college, I had plans to work, to reconnect with my high school friends and to enjoy the freedom of having zero papers to write. I felt older, wiser and much more independent than I had when I’d left; and yet, my parents still insisted that I adhere to my high school curfew (which, to… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2wt8V3F

The Best Browsers for Ad Blocking (That Aren't Chrome)

As if we didn’t have enough reasons to move away from Chrome , Google has doubled down on changes that negatively affect how content-blocking browser extensions —including ad blockers—work in Chrome. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2MeVwH1

How to Prepare for a Big Race Without Losing Your Mind

The last few weeks before a marathon are a special kind of hell. For months, your top priority has been training consistently. Now, all of a sudden, your runs are getting shorter. Some of them drop off your calendar altogether. It’s new territory, both mentally and physically, and it’s totally normal to kind of freak… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2EJlkoP

Give Your Kid Some 'Text My Parent' Cards Before School Ends

School is almost out, which means your kids are about to lose their built-in weekday social life for a long, hot stretch. As a working mom, I admittedly haven’t connected with the parents of every child my six-year-old daughter hangs out with on the playground. But I’m sure these little buddies will miss each other… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2MjmY6z

This Discounted Hoover Vacuum Can Do It All

Furniture? Staircases? Hard floors? Carpets? Crevices? The disgustingly dusty top of your ceiling fan? This discounted Hoover vacuum isn’t exactly sexy (it still plugs into the wall, in 2019!), but it’ll do a great job of cleaning all of them. The entire vacuum even pops off of its wheeled base for added handheld… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Df3wQB

How to Get Excited About Cooking For Yourself

“Cooking for one” has an undeserved reputation as the saddest kind of cooking, but have you ever tried cooking for someone that hates tomatoes? No matter your relationship status, you have to eat, and a simple shift in how you view the activity can turn the act of self-preservation into something truly nourishing and… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HNuylT

Dropbox Boosts Storage, Features, and Price for 'Plus' Users

We’ll start with the semi-bad news: Dropbox is kicking up the price of its Plus plan from $10 to $12 per month. You’ll have to go for one fewer coffee if you want to stay on budget with your wild cloud-storage spending. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HPaPSV

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Is There Any Point In Dating When The World Is On Fire?

Hello all you frightening nipplybeasts, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove , the only dating advice column to help you speed run through the worst parts of dating and start the New Game Plus of your love life. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2wtjPX0

This Overseas Power Adapter Includes USB-C Power Delivery

Anyone who ever travels overseas or would like to travel overseas should have a universal power adapter at the ready, and in 2019, you should probably go ahead and get one with USB-C . Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2XijFOe

How to Check for Speed Traps, Speed Limits, and Traffic Accidents in Google Maps

Starting today, Google Maps is expanding its traffic features to more regions. The app will now display the speed limit for roads you’re currently on, as well as the location of various key pieces of traffic information—such as accidents, mobile speed trackers, and traffic cameras—in over 40 countries. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2wuoMiw

A Parent’s Guide to Setting Boundaries

While trying to write this article, I’ve had to shuffle a toddler off my lap about 57 times. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2QyALF3

Work-Related Burnout Now Has an Official Definition

Most of us have experienced a vague sense of feeling “burned out” by work, but now there’s a specific definition for what that actually means. The World Health Organization recently updated their International Classification of Disease codes (ICD-11) to define burnout as a syndrome with three dimensions. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2XoMNTK

Get Modern-Day Myst Successor 'Obduction' for Free Now

Get ready for the weekend by picking a cool video game for the low, low price of... nothing. GOG.com , the site formerly known as Good Ol’ Games, is giving away 2016 puzzle game Obduction for free as part of its “Summer Sale Festival.” The game is only available today, May 30, 2019, and tomorrow, May 31, 2019, so I… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2W42nmy

Use This Webtool to Rip Videos from Tweets and Embed Them in Your Own

Reaction videos are a cultural currency these days—they can punch up your social media posts and have evolved into their own genre of comedy. They’re especially popular on Twitter, but since Twitter doesn’t have a way to save or copy videos from another person’s Tweets, it’s hard to reuse a reaction video you found in… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2KcHXFz

Use Ritz Crackers to Make Extra-Buttery No-Bake Pie Crusts

Graham cracker crusts fill a very important dessert niche: a quick, simple crust for when you want pie, but can’t be moved to turn on your oven. As someone who hates sweating and literally always wants pie, I wish I could get more excited about them. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2XfPLdt

Hit the Sack With 50% Savings on This Marmot Sleeping Bag [Exclusive]

The money you spend on this Marmot Women’s Trestles Elite 30 Sleeping Bag won’t keep you up at night. Through June 2, you can crawl into this comfy cocoon of a sleeping bag for just $70 —that’s half off its usual price—using promo code KINJA50 . With an external pocket, HL-ElixR insulation, and a fold-down second zipper… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Xf25KR

Freedom's New Chrome Extension Forces You to Pause Before Opening a Distracting Site

If you end up on distracting sites “accidentally,” download the Pause extension for Chrome . Instead of blocking distracting sites, Pause throws up a blank green screen for five seconds, forcing you to pause. Then you can click to go to the actual site. (You can also click to disable pausing on that site for the next… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Z0YUHo

Can I Recycle My Old, Dusty Inhalers?

If you’re an asthma sufferer, you might have a stash of used inhalers lying around . You might also be unclear on how exactly to dispose of them—they contain medicine after all and are usually considered hazardous waste when thrown into landfills. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2XbCMti

Owning a Home Costs Way More Than Just the Mortgage

The hidden costs of homebuying aren’t secrets , per se—they’re expenses that are hard to predict if you’re in the process of shopping for a home. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/314sdKW

I'm Musician Dan Boeckner of Operators and Wolf Parade, and This Is How I Eat

If you keep up with new music, you probably know Dan Boeckner from Operators , the dark and dance-y synth pop band that consists of him, electro-wiz Devojka, and drummer Sam Brown. (Check out their new album, Radiant Dawn , here and here , and their tour schedule here .) If that doesn’t ring any bells, you’re more likely… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2Xiuujk

These $30 Bluetooth Headphones Are Designed For Sweating, or Even Swimming

Anker’s SoundCore Spirit X headphones are the sportiest member of the SoundBuds family, and are designed with active users in mind. Their ear wings ensure they stay put while you exercise, and an internal hydrophobic coating means your sweat won’t fry them. Hell, you could even swim with them. Their best spec though? … Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2E48t0c

Check Your Parking Job Using the iPhone's Measure App

If you keep your car on the street instead of in a garage, making sure you’re not parked too close to a fire hydrant will likely be one of your most frequent headaches. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HJmCBX

Deadspin Foul Ball Appears To Injure Young Child At Cubs-Astros Game [Update] | The Root The 10 Bigg

Deadspin   Foul Ball Appears To Injure Young Child At Cubs-Astros Game [Update] | The Root   The 10 Biggest Cultural Thefts in Black History | Jezebel   Moby’s Book Tour Is Officially Canceled | Splinter   Trump Makes Rare Foray Into Accidental Intelligence | News   Dark Phoenix reshot its… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2WFjorH

Start Teaching Your Kids to Swim at Age 1, According to the AAP

The American Academy of Pediatrics wants parents of kids of all ages to be vigilant about water safety, particularly toddlers and teenagers, who are at the greatest risk for drowning. But it may have also identified the sweet spot for when parents should begin swimming lessons for their kids—right at the child’s first… Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2EKPgka

Sit Your Ass Down When Your Flight Is About to Depart, You Absolute Reprobates

You travesties of flesh and bone. You absolute cretins. You horrible, terrible excuses for humanity. Sit the hell down when your plane is about to take off. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/30NyBWC

Thursday's Best Deals: Anker Electric Lawn Tools, Monopoly for Millennials, Instant Pot, and More

An Anker electric lawn tools sale, Monopoly for Millennials , and a discounted Instant Pot lead off Thursday’s best deals. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2HIIDki

If You Want to Build New Habits, Build Fewer Habits

The more habits you try to create, the harder it is to keep them all going. Read more... from Lifehacker http://bit.ly/2WpzeGL