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How to Talk to Your Kid About a Loved One's Illness 

My father-in-law was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease nearly 10 years ago. His tremor is noticeable and my daughter has known there is something that makes her Papa’s hands shake. For years, my wife and I chose to leave it at that because no other symptoms have been apparent to her, and she has not asked. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2FjX7mn

Seriously, It's Time to Drop Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo just can’t get it together. Last week, the bank was fined $1 billion by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for “unfair” insurance practices. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that the Labor Department is investigating whether the banking giant has been pushing 401(k) enrollees from low-cost plans… Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2HxTBL1

Make Asparagus Soufflés Out of the Tough Ends

Tender, sweet asparagus stalks are about as springy as it gets, but their tough, fibrous ends have to be removed before they can take their place at the table. These are usually tossed (or composted), but they can actually be used to make little green soufflés. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2Kf2mr8

Toss Your Dirty Detergent Cap in With the Laundry

After you do a few loads of laundry, the measuring cap for your detergent can get all gunked up and sticky. If you’re tired of that, you can give it a thorough cleaning with your next load of laundry. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2r218r8

Anker Upgraded Our Readers' Favorite Bluetooth Earbuds, and They're Just $22 Today

Our readers voted Anker’s SoundBuds Slims as their favorite affordable Bluetooth headphones, but we may need a recount, as Anker recently released the upgraded SoundBuds Slim+ , on sale for just $22 today with promo code ANKER411. Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2J0J0oV

Inside AMD's Quest to Build Chips That Can Beat Intel

There are few gambles in the tech world as big as spending billions to build a new computer processor from scratch.   Former AMD board member Robert Palmer supposedly compared it to Russian roulette: “You put a gun to your head, pull the trigger, and find out four years later if you blew your brains out.” Six years ago… Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2KhwiD5

Is This an Innocent OK Sign or a White Power Symbol?

This post is about Kanye West’s week of MAGA . Sorry. As you probably heard, Kanye is back on Twitter, this time with a bizarre and escalating series of tweets that seem to endorse weirdo conservatives and even Donald Trump. Every tweet inspires an explainer . Yesterday Kanye tweeted a picture of himself in a MAGA hat,… Read more... from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/2I13FcD