Here’s How to Delete 99% of Your Digital Footprint and Why You Might Not Want To
There’s a lot of worry and fear floating around about all of the information about you that could (and probably is) stored in all of the Internet’s dusty corners. We’ve been spending more and more time online for the past 15 years, and all of that time, nothing has been deleted. The internet is forever,...
How Long Will That Food Keep In Your Fridge? These 12 Websites Are Totally Worth Your Time
There are millions of websites in the world, and we all only have so much time on our hands to mine the internet for the good stuff. Unless your friends tell you about an awesome site or one catches the eye of the mainstream media (or the Twitterverse) there’s a good chance some gems are...
12 People Share the Most Embarrassing Thing Someone Has Accidentally Seen on Their Phone or Laptop
No matter how careful you are to browse in “incognito” mode and close all your tabs, it’s inevitable that someone will see something embarrassing on your phone or computer at some point. It happens to the best of us! On AskReddit, people shared some of the most mortifying tales of this kind. Read for the...
What Die-Hard Gamers Might Look Like in 20 Years
As someone who spends hours a day hunched in front of a computer screen, this information is relevant – and a bit worrisome. I may not game, but I can’t see how my lifestyle is going to fare much better, just because what we’re looking at on our screens is different. This model, created by...
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Agave Might Just Be the Next Big Biofuel
It seems like the search for alternative biofuels has been going on for years. I remember people talking about using grease and all kinds of other products over the past 15 years. Well, here’s a new one you can now throw into the ring: agave. That’s right, the plant is being touted by scientists in...
Why Teleportation Probably Isn’t Ever Going to Happen
As one science fiction nerd to another, I can’t tell you how sorry I am to write this article. So many of our favorite imagined future worlds involve the ability to simply zap ourselves from place to place without the hassle of, you know, actually getting there. And while that would have been awesome for...
iPhone Screen Time Reports Are Sparking Some Hilarious Twitter Jokes
If you’re an iPhone user, you’re all too familiar with the Weekly Screen Time Report tool. Just when you’re feeling pretty good about your week, you’ll get a friendly reminder that you probably wasted a ton of time on Twitter, Instagram and other apps. Of course, with people stuck inside scrolling and double-tapping away, that’s...
Blue Light Isn’t Damaging to Your Eyesight. Here’s Why It’s a Myth.
The rapid advent of cell phones and tablets and other screens that emit blue light has sent health experts scrambling to figure out whether or not it’s damaging our bodies or making it hard for us to turn off and sleep – and while the latter may be true, it turns out the former is...