Sunday, January 30, 2022

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Sometimes there’s nothing better than an indulgent breakfast. Monday to Friday I tend to eat fruit for breakfast because easy prep means extra shut-eye in the morning. But come Saturday, I’m looking to kickstart the weekend fun with a tasty treat - and for me, that means French Toast. There’s nothing better than soft, fluffy bread soaked in a sweet, eggy liquid - or if I’m feeling super special,



J. Mitchell Young Spotify•
1KTechCrunch / 12h
Spotify’s Joe Rogan headache is about to get a lot worse. Earlier this week, musician Neil Young announced that he would pull his music from the streaming service to protest Spotify’s relationship with Joe Rogan , who the company brought under its wing in an exclusive $100 million deal two years ago . In a post to her website on Friday, Joni Mitchell announced that she would “stand with Neil Youn



J. Mitchell Young Spotify•
1KMashable / 13h
Joni Mitchell is riding her "Big Yellow Taxi" far, far away from Spotify. The famed Canadian singer-songwriter who's been turning out hits we all know — like "The Circle Game" — since the '60s has officially joined Neil Young in calling for her music's removal from the streaming service. Like the "Heart of Gold" writer and singer, Mitchell is fed up with Spotify's willingness to support podcaster




With so many cooking functions, it seems there’s no end to the delicious meals that can be created in one of the best Instant Pots . They’re great for slow-cooked tender meat or fast pressure-cooked curries, but more often than not, we tend to dream of mouthwatering savory foods when thinking about what to cook next in this clever kitchen gadget. An Instant Pot is one of the most versatile kitche



Mashable / 46min
The purple and red flash of a Dyson probably comes to mind when someone thinks of the dream cordless stick vacuum. Those aren't the only stick vacuums on the market, of course, but it'd take some really unique features for a brand to get their own " Girls don't want a boyfriend, they want a Dyson stick vacuum " tweets. LG's All-in-One cordless vacuum (as well as Samsung's Jet Stick ) is gunning f



The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



Medvedev Australian•
Daniil Medvedev is history's gatekeeper once more, with Rafael Nadal three sets away from the title that will make him statistically the most successful male player of all time. The Spaniard has the upper hand in their head-to-head, but does he still have the stamina to cope with the towering Russian's power? Here's how to watch a Nadal vs Medvedev live stream wherever you are - including ways to



SAVE 90%: Ivacy VPN is a cheap service that can unblock leading streaming sites from around the world. A two-year subscription to Ivacy VPN is on sale for £36.03 and includes a free password manager — 81% off list price for a limited time. ExpressVPN is the top choice for streaming-friendly VPNs, but it's also one of the priciest options out there. If you're looking for something cheaper that can



SAVE 58%: TunnelBear provides users with unlimited data, five connected devices, and 256-bit AES encryption. A two-year subscription to TunnelBear is on sale for £74 — 58% off list price for a limited time. Have you ever tried to fully understand what's going on with a VPN? It's complicated, but it doesn't need to be. If you're looking for something that's beginner-friendly and easy to use, consi



TL;DR: The Ultimate Cybersecurity and IT Career Certification Pathway Training Bundle is on sale for £26.07, saving you 97% on list price. If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that the internet needs some regulation. While most people have good intentions, there’s plenty who don’t. Cybercriminals are ruthless and are only interested in profits. Little do they know, cybersecurity profess



TL;DR: The 2022 Masters in Cyber Security Certification Bundle is on sale for £29.80, saving you 97% on list price. Hacking doesn't have to be a bad word. In fact, there is such a thing as ethical hacking, which basically means you outsmart the criminals before they outsmart you or the business you work for. Hackers are needed nowadays for all types of businesses, and there's high demand for peop



SAVE 86%: ZenMate VPN is a cheap service that can reliably unblock top streaming sites like Netflix and Prime Video. A three-year subscription to ZenMate VPN is on sale for £51.84 — 85% off list price. ZenMate VPN offers the sort of features you would expect to get with the most expensive services, just without the price tag. Users get plenty of advanced security features, with access to servers



500+Gizmodo / 4h
Days after veteran rocker Neil Young decided to take down his music from Spotify over covid-19 misinformation on The Joe Rogan Experience , musician Joni Mitchell has joined him, saying she will also pull her work from the streaming platform. Read more...



As soon as Rue relapsed at the end of Euphoria's first season we knew it could only be a downward spiral from there. Now equipped with a suitcase of narcotics from Laurie, keep reading as we explain where to watch Euphoria season 2 episode 4 online where you are. Watch Euphoria season 2 episode 4 online When?: Sunday, January 30 Time: 9pm ET/PT on HBO Stream options: HBO Max (US) | Sky (UK) | Cra



Editor’s note: Some readers have said they are having trouble registering. If you are still having trouble after following the below directions, contact Marriott directly. Marriott told TPG: “One explanation could be that these members are trying to access a Points promotion and are a miles-earner, so they need to switch their earning preference to Points. If that’s not the case, it may just be a



WWE Royal Rumble 2022•
There are three belts on the line at the 2022 WWE Royal Rumble. Hulking man-mountains Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley go toe-to-toe, old pals Roman Reigns and Seth "Freakin" Rollins renew acquaintances, and Becky Lynch faces a reckoning from Doudrop. Oh, and there's also the small matter of two 30-body Royal Rumble matches! Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Royal Rumble live stream, wherev



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. It’s that time of the year again: Deep winter in the northern hemisphere when major airports face disruptions from snow, sleet and extreme weather. If you flew through New York-JFK in 2018, you might still have bad memories of the bomb cyclone that shut down the biggest gateway to the United States. If you transit through Chicago O’H



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clawmarks : Motifs decoratifs - Jules Habert-Dys - 1900 - via Internet Archive



Mobile Corporate April 2nd•
T-Mobile will fire corporate employees who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2nd, reports Bloomberg . The carrier confirmed the deadline after the outlet obtained an internal email in which Deeanne King, T-Mobile’s chief human resources officer, said the company will put employees who have gone out and only gotten one dose as of February 21st on unpaid leave. “T-Mobile’s badge-con



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modernizor : Animal tamer Captain Jack Bonavita sitting down with some of his cats, at Coney Island in 1904. via www.mardecortesbaja.com



Engadget / 10h
If you're the sort to leave web browser tabs open on your phone (you know who you are), you've probably had a sinking feeling when you close every tab and realize you just lost a must-have site link. You won't have quite so many panic-inducing moments going forward, at least. Techdows and Android Police have noticed the Canary channel version of Chrome 100 for Android adds a settings flag ("close




Hopper Airbnb Rentals•
If your travel style favors short-term home rentals like Airbnb over hotels (or you plan to go that way once you get back on the road) you now have more options. About 2 million of them. They are all now bookable on the Hopper travel app, which you may already be using to book flights, hotels, and rental cars. Launched this week, Hopper Homes has about 2 million global properties listing availabl



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huariqueje : Beauty - Frank Galuszka , 2013. American , b. 1947 - Oil, 47 x 43 in.



ID.me Treasury IRS•
Engadget / 10h
The Treasury Department is reconsidering the Internal Revenue Service’s use of ID.me for access to its website, according to Bloomberg . A department official said the agencies are exploring alternatives to the controversial facial recognition software, though that official didn’t specifically cite the privacy concerns around ID.me for the decision. “The IRS is consistently looking for ways to ma



200+Mashable / 10h
As any career-minded person will tell you, if you work long enough and hard enough, you'll inevitably forget about a few things along the way. Lin-Manuel Miranda had exactly that experience during a Friday appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon . Fallon challenged the Hamilton creator to a Disney-themed game of "One Second Songs," a late show game in which — you've probably figured this



I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m down in frigid Florida, where the local news would have you believe you’re in the Arctic Circle. To those actually dealing with bad weather, please stay safe. I’m hoping to take my first international trip of the year in the coming week or so, and am just monitoring award availability for some good opportunities. On the points & travel front, t



allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : From Johns Hopkins University’s 1981 yearbook. They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy



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Mashable / 11h
I'm not really a huge chocolate person, but even I can admit it's difficult for chocolate to be bad. To that end, MrBeast — the incredibly popular YouTuber — is channeling his inner Willy Wonka to launch a line of tasty, if not world-changing, treats: chocolate bars. Real name Jimmy Donaldson, MrBeast has 89 million subscribers on YouTube, where he often launches stunts and massive giveaways. He'



Even though it’s been some time since The Office stopped airing (aka, way too long), it’s still a show that pretty much everyone enjoys watching. And now, we can keep the show’s fun antics alive with The Office: Somehow We Manage, its new mobile game. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Nobel Prize Krugman•
500+Futurism / 11h
Educated Guess Paul Krugman knows a thing or two about the economy, and his opinion about who is losing money in crypto is pretty alarming. “Crypto doesn’t threaten the financial system — the numbers aren’t big enough to do that,” Krugman wrote in his latest op-ed for the New York Times . “But there’s growing evidence that the risks of crypto are falling disproportionately on people who don’t kno



400+The Points Guy / 11h
The landmark Queen Mary ocean liner, owned by the City of Long Beach and a popular tourist attraction and hotel, will be closed to the public for much of 2022 as it undergoes $5 million in “critical repairs.” This is good news for fans of the historic ship. After the city took control of the rundown vessel from a financially strapped leaseholder last year, one option under consideration was sinki



paolo-streito-1264 : Dieter Krehbiel.



aiiaiiiyo : A kitty basking in the beard of a lighthouse keeper, 1919 [500x712] Check this blog!



Engadget / 11h
Many exoplanets are completely uninhabitable , but they can still be useful in the search for more hospitable worlds . Scientists at Lund University have created a 3D map of ultra-hot gas giant WASP-189b's atmosphere that could provide insights into other distant planets' skies. The team used a high-resolution spectrograph to study the host star's light as it passed through the planet's atmospher



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postcardtimemachine : What’s Knittin’, Kitten? by Cardboard America Collection Via Flickr: What’s Knitten, Kitten?



100+Mashable / 12h
Spotify Premium sure makes life easy, but it's still a paid subscription, and those can add up. If you're looking to save a little on monthly subscriptions and don't listen to a lot of music, canceling Spotify Premium even temporarily could be a smart move. Spotify offers multiple payment plans, starting at $9.99/month ($4.99/month with the Hulu and Showtime bundle for students) to enjoy its enti



500+Mashable / 12h
The vast majesty of one galaxy is amazing to contemplate. Now, try wrapping your noodle around the enormous beauty of three galaxies side by side. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured one such stunning scene in an image shared with the public on Saturday. NGC 7764A, as the galaxies are collectively known, is roughly 425 million light-years away from Earth in the Phoenix constellation. We can se



SEC New Exchange BSTX•
Engadget / 12h
This week, America’s first blockchain-based stock exchange obtained regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange. In a filing the SEC uploaded to its website on late Thursday evening, it said the Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) could use the nascent technology to offer faster trade settlements. Compared to a traditional exchange where it typically takes two days to settle a trade, B




300+Futurism / 12h
Marti-Ent Is it a tree… or the last march of the Martian Ents … or just a giant hole? Don’t let the latest pictures of the Martian surface fool you — the concentric rings, circular shape and wooden-looking edges in a photo taken by ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, or the TGO, are actually of a crater on the Red Planet’s surface that scientists are excited to study. Just me, or does this impact crater l



21Gizmodo / 12h
As The Batman gets ever closer to release, some of the conversation surrounding Matt Reeves’ upcoming film is what the movie almost ended up being. Namely, that it was originally meant to star and be directed by Ben Affleck , the Dark Knight of the DCEU prior to Robert Pattinson’s casting . Read more...



100+The Points Guy / 12h
The Norwegian government has dropped its quarantine requirement as of Jan. 26 following a recommendation from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Prior to ending the quarantine mandate, people visiting Norway from an area that had high COVID-19 infection rates had to quarantine for 10 days if they did not have a valid COVID-19 certificate or had not recovered from the virus. They were only



At the risk of sticking my neck out, I'm going to say this - I'm cautiously optimistic for graphics card prices in 2022. Yes, things are bleak. Yes, things can only get better. But, there are glimmers of hope on the horizon this year. Like many of our readers, I'm a long-suffering PC gamer trying to make last-gen's cards stretch just that little bit further. I've been running an AMD RX 480 since



Pinterest boards are a great way to organize your pins, but you don’t have to keep these boards forever. You can get rid of the ones that you don’t want anymore, and we’ll show you how to do just that. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



upennmanuscripts : Today’s #ManuscriptOfTheDay is Ms. Codex 71, a 16th c. Venetian collection of oaths, duties, obligations, details of fees, periods of service, etc., of the four Advocati Rivoalti. The front cover is decorated with lion of St. Mark. #renaissance #manuscript #illumination #medallion #lion #law #historyoflaw #bookhistory #bookstagram #librariesofinstagram https://instagr.am/p/CZKc



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Mashable / 12h
When I think of Hamilton , I think of Ben Schwartz. The comedy actor has never been in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, but during its Broadway heyday — when Miranda was still in the cast — Schwartz appeared on an episode of Comedy Bang Bang! and could not. Stop. Singing. Having not seen Hamilton and consistently failing to procure tickets via purchase or lottery, I'll admit that I did not care for



Spotify COVID Joe Rogan•
Engadget / 12h
When Spotify started removing Neil Young's playlist from its service, it defended its practices against misinformation and said that it had already pulled over 20,000 COVID-related podcast episodes. Young threatened to remove his catalog from the service over allegations that Joe Rogan is spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation through his podcast. Despite what Spotify said, The Joe Rogan Exper



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Editor’s note: This post has been updated. Nobody likes a delayed flight . But since the airlines can’t control the weather, they are a necessary evil that passengers must put up with. As snowstorms hit across the East Coast, it’s not inconceivable that you’ll experience a flight delay if you’re traveling right now. On Jan. 28, there were more than 11,000 flights delays and more than 2,500 cancel



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allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : From Our Cats and All About Them by Harrison Weir, 1889. They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy



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