Federal Judge Rules President Trump Can't Block Users From Seeing His Shitty, Shitty Tweets
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Trump cannot block users from seeing his tweets. His shitty, shitty tweets.
Nordstrom's Half-Yearly Sale Is Upon Us - Save On Thousands of Styles From Hundreds of Brands
Nordstrom has two large sales each year: The Anniversary Sale and The Half-Yearly Sale. Well, today is about halfway through the year, so Nordstrom is taking up to 40% off a boatload of styles.
Password Formulas Donāt Fool Hackers
Every time we write about passwords on Lifehacker, a few readers share their secret formula for creating passwords. According to Ryan Merchant, senior manager at the password manager Dashlane, those formulas are easy to hack.
The Handmaid's TaleĀ Heads to the Past to Reflect on Our Horror-Show Present
Imagine walking around on a daily basis with dolls moving on their own, clowns with sharp teeth on every corner, and zombies managing you at work. All the horror you can imagine from that and more is what itās like watching Huluās The Handmaidās Tale.
Pterodactyls Probably Didnāt Fly Like We Think They Did
The popular conception of pterodactyl flight shows them in a pose with wings and legs spread far apart similar to the way bats do it. But as new research shows, itās very unlikely that flying lizards were able to move their joints and hind legs in such a mannerāa finding that could influence the way scientists studyā¦
A Recent Hurricane Shot a Bolt of Antimatter Toward Earth
When you think of an alien world, you might think of a strange, stormy place with an inhospitable environment, frequent lightning strikes, and extreme radiation. But who needs an imagination when the storms here on Earth already beam radiation, including antimatter, down toward the ground?
Facebook Won't Force You to Use a Phone Number for Two-Factor Authentication AnymoreĀ Ā
Facebook users who want extra account security but donāt want to share their phone number with the company can now lock down their accounts with alternative two-factor authentication methods like code-generating apps, Facebook announced today.
Facebookās Tool to Fight Revenge Porn is HereāDo You Trust Facebook Enough to Use It?
Facebook is partnering with civil rights organizations to combat revenge porn on its platforms. The company announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a hashing system in the US, Canada, and the UK to block explicit photos from being shared on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram, including in private group chats. Theā¦
Wednesday's Best Deals: OLED TVs, Cheap Kindles, Discounted Dremel, and More
A $15 bonus at Loweās, discounted OLED TVs, a Dremel 3000, and more lead todayās best deals.
Detroit Man Who Sold Diseased Body Parts Gets Nine Years in Prison
A Detroit body broker was sentenced to nine years in federal prison on Tuesday for hustling diseased organs.
Shuttered Experiment Shares New View of Ghostly Neutrinoās Shape-Shifting Behavior
Can we take a minute to appreciate just how weird neutrinos are? The second most abundant known particle in the universe passes right through most regular matter like a ghostāyou get hit with around a quadrillion of them from the Sun every second. Not only that, but neutrinos can even change between three differentā¦
'Stop This BLATANT CENSORSHIP': The Poor, Confused Souls Sending Their YouTube Complaints to the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees telecommunications like radio, TV, and the internet in the U.S., doesnāt regulate content on online platforms like YouTube. But that hasnāt stopped people from sending complaints about the video site to the federal agencyāand theyāre every bit as unhinged asā¦
This Gadget Told Me How Wimpy My Punches Are, Please Don't Fight Me
You ever get in a fight? No, not on Twitter. I mean a real fight, you know, with your fists? If not, then Hyksoās $150 FightCamp punch trackers probably arenāt your bag. The wearable is designed to provide the hard-hitting boxer within you valuable insight about your performance, and show you how you stack up comparedā¦
FBI Used Fake Statistics to Sell Its Need for Encryption Backdoors
For years, the FBI has claimed it needs a backdoor for encrypted devices because too much evidence is being lost in our brave new world. At the end of 2017, law enforcement began a new push, claiming there were 7,800 devices waiting to be cracked. Now it says there was a programming error and that number was totallyā¦
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Disney's Plans to Buy Fox Just Hit a Major Snag and Its Name Is Comcast
Marvel Studiosā parent company Disney would very much like to get its hands on all of the sweet, juicy, profitable comic book IP that Fox smartly secured back in the ā90s, but the House of Mouseās tentative $52.4 billion offer might no longer be enough to seal the deal.
Save $100 On Nest's Excellent Home Security System
Nest threw out all of the old assumptions about home security systems, and built something pretty great with the new Nest Secure, and you can save $100 on the usual price of the starter bundle today at Home Depot.
How to Message All Your Friends Without Resorting to a Bad Group Chat
You know the scenario. You need to get a message out to a lot of peopleāthe babyās here, bring your own beer, that sort of thingābut you donāt want to drag dozens of contacts into a spammy, reply-all messaging nightmare at the same time. No matter what your preferred communication app of choice, hereās how itās done.
