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The world is accelerating fast and we — the consumers — are playing catch-up. New gadgets and software updates promise to make our lives better, so we follow the latest innovations with anticipation, hoping to find a way to integrate them into our daily routine.But as the trends march onward, some people choose the opposite approach and reject them, opting for things they have already been using for years. So when a thread emerged on Reddit, asking everyone to share the "obsolete" piece of technology they refuse to…

Valve has just introduced a beta for its new Steam Families plan, which replaces both Steam Family and Steam Family View. Steam Families takes some elements of Family and Family View and merges them into one system. With Families, people will be able to link up to six accounts, with those marked as adults able to set limits on the playtime and which games children have access to. As well as parental control, all accounts will have access to everyone else’s game library. As long as the game you want to play isn’t…

As ​Voltaire, an 18th-century writer, historian, and philosopher, said in one of his most popular quotes: “Common sense is not so common.” Although the meaning behind the saying seems fairly simple, each person’s common knowledge is uniquely their own, making it less shared than we might imagine.This was perfectly illustrated in a popular Reddit thread, where user Relation-Major731 asked fellow netizens to share some obvious things that they had only just realized. From finding out that pickles are pickled cucumbers to…

Nobody is exempt from having a brain fart. People are far from perfect. And the subreddit 'Woooosh' is an excellent example of this.This online community with 1.1 million members shares pictures of folks missing the joke so badly that they sort of became one with the bit, adding to the hilarity of the moment.Sometimes our gears turn slower than others fire their wit. But in the end, it's all part of the fun. Nobody is exempt from having a brain fart. People are far from perfect. And the subreddit 'Woooosh' is an…

While these days most people might use the term thrift store, the original name, from the UK, is a charity shop. While this really did fit its intended purpose at the time, to raise money for the blind, it’s not, perhaps, the best name one can envision. While we all love low, low prices, shopping at a “charity store” might feel wrong.Interestingly, most of the first thrift stores were specifically run by charities at the time, as a means to raise money. While this is certainly a good cause, one might not be able to find…

While Sydney Sweeney started collecting TV-centric attention years back for roles in shows like The Handmaid’s Tale, Sharp Objects and Euphoria, her film profile has gotten a major boost thanks in recent months thanks to the rom-com Anyone But You… and then there’s also Madame Web, but she’s already reacted to it bombing at the box office and roasted the Spider-Man spinoff. The point being, Sweeney has been receiving a lot more attention lately, which, as it often goes with celebrities, results in people commenting on…

The details of a group of Silicon Valley titans’ secretive land grab in Solano County, California are starting to come into focus, even as residents say a lot is still up in the air.VC giant Marc Andreessen, LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, and Laurene Powell Jobs are among the tech giants who banded together to purchase over 60,000 acres of land about 60 miles northeast of San Francisco. California Forever, as the group calls itself, revealed last year that it hopes to create a whole new city in the middle of the…

Why People Aged 65 and Older Should Get a Spring COVID VaccineOlder people are particularly vulnerable to COVID and should get another vaccine against the disease this spring, doctors sayBy Laurie Archbald-Pannone & The Conversation USEven if you got a COVID-19 shot last fall, the spring shot is still essential for the 65 and up age group. Credit: Jasmin Merdan/Getty ImagesThe following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.In my mind, the spring…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Around one in five British people of working age (16-64) are now outside the labor market. Neither in work nor looking for work, they are officially labeled as "economically inactive." Some of those 9.2 million people are in education, with many students not active in the labor market because they are studying…

1. Apple iPad 9th Generation The Apple iPad 9th Generation features a stunning 10.2-inch Retina display, A13 Bionic chip, and support for the Apple Pencil (1st generation). With all-day battery life, it's perfect for work, school, or entertainment. Specifications of Apple iPad 9th Generation 10.2-inch Retina displayA13 Bionic chipSupports Apple Pencil (1st generation)All-day battery life64GB or 256GB storage…