I’m a UX researcher, yoga teacher, dog parent, and Jersey Girl living in Brooklyn. Hopefully without it being too cringy, ...

Multi-charger Options for European Plugs. Four years ago I mentioned these travel extension cords with multiple plugs that I use when taking a checked bag to Europe, but this time ...

Artist Olivia Tai wants to know how people really use AI, so she sets up stations in public areas where anyone can write a confession on a slip of paper and drop it in a box. Her website, What We Tell ...

Weird Love by Joe Gill (author) and various artists IDW 2015, 160 pages, 7.6 x 9.9 x 0.9 inches ...

It has been a decade+ since I’ve bought a single-use plastic water bottle while traveling on my own, but I’ve also not gotten sick even once. That’s because I always carry a refillable bottle and a ...

What a rare gem: a how-to book that changed my mind. Or at least my hearing. Audio recordist Bernie Krause has captured the sounds of ants eating, of sand dunes shifting, of frogs croaking in duets ...

This scientific calculator is very cool for two main reasons. First, it is a new open-source project driven by a small team of people who clearly love HP (Hewlett-Packard) scientific calculators.

I have used several borrowed models of both electric and gas powered trimmers. The electric plug-in Stihl FSE 60 is my favorite by far. It is quiet and strong. The only concern is that when used ...

In the modern world we measure things a lot. Even betterment is given a number so we can measure quality and progress. For instance we can designate our water tank as 90% full after a rain, or a ...

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Marco Polo app. So much fun to share good morning videos with my granddaughter far away. No intrusive ads, no bs, feels secure—I don’t believe in putting kids’ images out in the inter-world. Ladder ...

Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday after that I added more bits of advice for them until I ...