There’s an idea that parallel universes exist simultaneously, and every possible outcome of every event in history is happening within them. If this is right, then somewhere in time and space, Dez Bryant made that catch
, baby Donald Trump died of SIDS, 9/11 wasn’t an inside job and Rougned Odor still punched the shit out of Jose Bautista
, but this time they were bipedal saber-toothed tigers.
If you need money, the natural inclination for most of us is to figure out how to earn more money. Writing for Scientific American, behavioral economist Dan Ariely
, Kristen Berman, and Wendy De La Rosa take a look at why that is and how that’s not always a good option.
iOS: Paper is easily one of the best drawing apps on iOS
, and recent updates have added in the ability to write to-do lists and other notes. Those new features were welcome, but made it a little tough to navigate the app. Thankfully, a new and improved sidebar fixes that.
Productivity may be about getting things done, but it turns out that not doing things is just as important.
The iDevices Switch is a smartphone-connected outlet switch and energy tracker in the same spirit as the WeMo Insight ($50) or TP-Link Smart Switch ($30), but with one key difference: It works with Siri! Today’s $35 deal is the best price Amazon’s ever listed.
Chrome: Flatbook (formerly Facebook Flat) has been around for a while, but when the dev tipped us off to some changes he was making to it, we took another look. Sure enough, it looks great, and strips Facebook of a lot of the cruft that makes it difficult to navigate.
The days of hot, sweaty workouts are upon us. It’s time to upgrade your after-exercise snack from a boring protein bar and a swig of lukewarm water to one of these refreshing protein popsicles. The formula is simple: blend, freeze, enjoy.
When opening up to someone in person about mental health issues is tough, one alternative is to use Crisis Text Line, a 24-hour counseling service based around texting. It provides texters with a safe, anonymized, and confidential medium to talk things out with trained volunteer counselors.
A discounted Chromebook, $30 car vacuum, and the ever-popular Eneloop Power Pack lead off today’s best deals.
One way to think about work-life balance issues is with a concept known as The Four Burners Theory. Here’s how it was first explained to me: Imagine that your life is represented by a stove with four burners on it. Each burner symbolizes one major quadrant of your life.
Sig Nordal 