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Every three years, the U.S. Government hears arguments from private citizens, small businesses, tech experts, and major corporations on what kinds of repairs or modifications users should legally be allowed to perform on the tech they own. The most recent of these hearings was held earlier in 2018, and the U.S.…Read more...

Two-factor authentication is a quick, easy way to add extra security to your accounts (or password managers). For even more security and peace of mind, consider buying a hardware token like the YubiKey or Google Titan. They’re incredibly easy to set up, and as long as you keep the USB accessory on or near you—on your…Read more...

The A.V. Club A split-second decision prepares to change The Walking Dead forever | Deadspin Steve Pearce Had A Long, Strange Trip To World Series MVP | Splinter What Meet the Press Did Today Was Inexcusable | The Root ‘I’m White! I Got You, Girl!’: #SouthParkSusan Narrowly Escapes Mollywhopping | Jezebel Some…Read more...

You no longer need to be a Harvard student or Princeton grad to benefit from instruction at these exclusive institutions. You can access some of their most popular classes online via MOOCs.Read more...

This week, Hack Your City does it Gangnam style. We need your tips for visiting and living in the South Korean capital of Seoul. Right now, all we really know is that it’s a megacity that’s swallowed up its suburbs and neighboring towns, and that it’s the birthplace of K-pop. Well, we also know that one dance. Let’s…Read more...

Don’t let Halloween on Wednesday stop your scary movie stream-a-thon—Netflix is dropping Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Cape Fear, Scary Movies 2 & 3, and the truly terrifying Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo all on Thursday, November 1.

Apple is expected to announce a ton of new stuff this Tuesday, including a new iPad Pro with Face ID, a new MacBook Air, and maybe an iPad or Mac Mini. The event is going down in Brooklyn, and is invite only. If you didn’t make it to the guest list you can still follow along with all the action online.

If you’re still trying to figure out what to be for Halloween, Google can help. Google Assistant currently is loaded with a quiz to help you determine what the perfect Halloween costume for you is. To access it, ask a Google Assistant device “What Should I Be For Halloween?” You’ll then be taken through a short quiz…Read more...

Another great Red Dead Redemption 2 bundle, the best prices ever on Samsung’s speedy microSD cards, and big discounts on Amazon’s menswear brands lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

Amazon is continuing a recent run of private label apparel sales, this time focusing on the Goodthreads and 28 Palms menswear brands. Goodthreads is full of everyday men’s essentials like chambray shirts, hoodies, and boxer briefs, while 28 Palms looks like stuff you’d buy from Tommy Bahama. I’m not sure the 28 Palms…Read more...

By the end of this year I will have spent more than half of it traveling, most often staying in hotel rooms. So, I’ve developed a bit of a… routine. One of the first things I do when I check into a hotel room, after I immediately drink all the free water bottles (flight dehydration is real!), is fill out the door…Read more...

If you spend a lot of your day working in Google Drive, creating new documents, slides, sheets, and forms just got a lot easier. This week Google introduced a bunch of new shortcuts for Google Docs that allow you to create new files without having to go to Google Drive proper in order to do so.

Preorder savings on Anker’s new portable projector, a wireless controller for your NES Classic, and the biggest microSD card down to its smallest price lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

While it doesn’t have the best picture quality out there, it’s tough to complain about a 65" 4K TV for $550, a 55" for $320, or a 49" model for $250. Both include HDR, though with a distinct lack of specs on the page, I’m going to assume that’s not Dolby Vision. And while they doesn’t have apps onboard—pretty typical…Read more...

If you’re a fan of Snapchat’s filters, now you can use them places like Skype and Google Hangouts on your desktop computer. The company released a dedicated desktop app called Snap Camera this week which allows you to use the company’s augmented reality selfie lenses inside other desktop apps like Skype, Google…Read more...

I’m a tremendous fan of night or “dark” modes for websites and apps. A darker background uses less battery power and is easier on your eyes than a bright white one. It’s a win-win. I’ve written before about a few Chrome extensions that will let you turn on a dark mode for everything you do. This week I came across a…Read more...

The A.V. Club Fox News takes a hard pass on Megyn Kelly | Jezebel These 10 Scary Stories Have Truly Fucked Me Up | Splinter What We Know About Mail Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Jr. | Deadspin Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Has Sports Takes | Very Smart Brothas Yeah, I’m Just Glad Cesar Sayoc Ain’t Black |Read more...

Evil Week is winding down, but that doesn’t mean your evil deeds need come to an end. To paraphrase Tracy Jordan, you can live every week like it’s Evil Week.

In birth month clubs, a modern phenomenon in which pregnant strangers convene in online groups based on the month of their due dates, something always happens. After nearly a year of commiserating through posts about baby name quandaries and clueless partners and weird shit that happens to your body, you’ll start to…Read more...

A Texas man needed a liver transplant after taking green tea extract, and his case isn’t the first of its kind. Green tea supplements (but not actual green tea) have been linked to liver damage in the past, too.

We are, as a society, having much less sex than we used to, according to Time. Reporter Belinda Luscombe delved into research that indicates people everywhere are just not entertaining themselves by fornicating anymore. For example, the National Opinion Research Council at the University of Chicago claimed that the…Read more...

Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Claire is busily filming exciting Thanksgiving video content, so this week is a guest post—written by me, A.A. Newton—dedicated to a true classic: the Negroni.Read more...

If you really need to max out the storage on your Switch, GoPro, or tablet, this massive 400GB microSD card is down to $100 on Amazon right now, a match for the best price we’ve ever seen. You’re still paying a premium per-gigabyte price compared to smaller cards, which is typical for bleeding edge flash storage…Read more...

You can find just about anything on Reddit, for better or worse. It’s one of the reasons why the site remains so universally popular, as it’s an easy way for newbies to have near-unlimited access to everything that used to be a little harder to find: day-of downloads for new movies, streams of their favorite sporting…Read more...

I hope everybody’s having fun in the deadlift challenge, but if you’re not, is it because you don’t have a barbell to lift? We covered some dumbbell and bodyweight alternatives last week (the trick is to do the deadlifts on one leg), but here are some more options for when you still want to lift something heavy, but…Read more...

Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absurdly big game, full of secrets, systems, and hidden surprises. It’s possible to just learn how it all works by playing, but its first few hours can be overwhelming and a little confusing. I’m here to help.

Maybe I have face blindness. Maybe I’m just a dick. But I frequently run into acquaintances and can’t remember their names. If I’m with my wife, she knows what to do: she immediately introduces herself, so they can say their name back. I might look slightly rude for not jumping to it, but at least my secret’s safe.…Read more...

When it comes to airports in the United States, there are definite winners and losers. Some offer amazing places to eat and flights that are almost always on time, while others have tons of delays and one Hudson News where you can grab an overpriced bag of Chex Mix to ride out that 8-hour layover.

Most of us go through life with only a vague idea of how much caffeine is in what we eat and drink. That coffee should wake us up; this soda is probably caffeine-free. But if you want to use caffeine effectively, you really need to know the amount in your favorite sources. You can’t properly time your caffeine…Read more...

Unless you’re one of those lucky few parents whose young kids live to sleep, you’re probably in the same boat as the rest of us—staggering through your days in a fog of fatigue, yet dreading sunset when the clock starts ticking closer and closer toward [cue ominous music] bedtime. Even if your kids don’t have trouble…Read more...

A little less than one-third of employers who employ background checks on job applicants check their credit as part of their research, according to a survey from Career Builder.

If you’ve ever gotten a job or a gig because someone “thought of you,” you’ve benefited from networking. Good networking doesn’t require anything slimy or selfish. It requires that you define yourself. And that means paying more attention to how you act when you meet or catch up with people.

As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are discussing the best place to list your used car, getting a used Lexus vs a new Toyota, and warranties on salvage cars.

Deadspin Bucks Owner Wes Edens Is Being Subpoenaed In The Wall Street Sex Dungeon Lawsuit [Update] | The Root How Will the New FICO Scoring System Affect Blacks and People With Lower Incomes? | The A.V. Club Tiffany Haddish deploys her Lady Of Rage to trounce Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show | Splinter Trump Considers…Read more...

It’s time to tackle yet another perplexing problem in this week’s Tech 911 column—which runs almost entirely on the questions you supply us via email. Keep ‘em coming!Read more...

My five-year-old daughter has declared that ketchup is “spicy.” She prefers foods in shades of beige. Her ideal dinner rotation would be something like dino nuggets and peas, cheese pizza and peas, plain udon noodles and peas, tater tots and peas, and ice cream and peas. As a mom who was once a food writer, one who…Read more...

I’m usually a Google Calendar user, but since moving more and more to my MacBook Air, I’ve started incorporating Apple Calendar into my routine, as well. I like the layout, and I like the new dark mode that came with MacOS Mojave.

The library can be overwhelming when you’re just trying to pick up a light weekend read. Unless you know exactly what you want, you might need a nudge in the right direction. Luckily, the library’s got you.Read more...

Have your hands full making dinner but itching to sell some stocks at the same time? Now you can ask Alexa to do it for you.

Online privacy enthusiasts can get all kinds of disposable tools these days to keep their actual information safe. Disposable email addresses to keep their real address from being revealed, and disposable phone numbers to make it easier to not give your real number out.

When you need to go to a fancy event, or just want to look nice on a regular day, it’s always a challenge to find a quick hairstyle to do yourself. Luckily, our creative producer, Heather, showed us this great trick for a reverse French braid.Read more...

I think we all can agree that the 2018 midterm elections are critical. This means that our votes matter more now than ever. But what happens when you’ve registered and are ready to participate in this good ol’ democracy but can’t?Read more...

You’ve got a week before Christmas music starts seeping into every crevice of the ambient soundscape. So let’s throw one last hurrah of Halloween music. With the help of my colleagues throughout Gizmodo Media, some YouTube recommendations, and old episodes of Dr. Demento, I’ve built a playlist (embedded above) of 52…Read more...

Life is precarious, and nothing makes you appreciate that fact quite like a Reddit-generated list of potential death traps. On the upside, one person’s anxiety-provoking tip might be another person’s life-saving knowledge.Read more...

Apple likes to describe its press conferences as celebratory events. And while, admittedly, the traffic they draw may elicit some cheers from tech sites, they’re merely blips on the average person’s radar.

Air travel is stressful, and one of the easiest ways to alleviate stress is to get slightly blitzed. Plane drinks are, however, a little overpriced: Therefore, we feel okay about offering a few sneaky ways to get free libations while you’re flying.Read more...

Last week, I sent an email in which “Sorry about that!” was my automatic reply—I had forgotten something, and the person’s curt message made clear that they were less than pleased with me. But after a minute of consideration, I took out the “sorry” and told them I’d do what they were requesting ASAP. I did, the task…Read more...

Raising your children to be bilingual is easy if you’re fluent in a second language. For English-only parents, it requires more conscientious work—though it’s not impossible.

As we get older, Halloween gets a bit more sinister—just look at the current crop of jump scares in multiplexes right now. But for kids, Halloween remains more purely fun than scary, and the only thing that edges the year-end holidays ahead of the spooky season is the presents. So with the big day less than a week…Read more...