Chrome has a nasty bug — update immediately if not set on automatic

https://mashable.com/article/google-chrome-update Google Chrome has a nasty bug, and you should update right now And we do mean right now. By Stan Schroeder on August 18, 2022 A Google Chrome bug of the worst variety has been discovered: Not only is it dangerous, but it's actively being exploited by hackers. Google released a fix earlier this week, meaning an update is … Continue reading Chrome has a nasty bug — update immediately if not set on automatic →

OTC hearing aids may be available as soon as October for those with mild to moderate hearing loss

https://katherinebouton.com/category/healthy-hearing/ -- I recommend that anyone with hearing loss follow Ms Bouton's blog Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: Coming to a Store Near You. August 16, 2022 Healthy Hearing, OTC Hearing Aids The FDA today announced its regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids, five years after Congress passed the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, which was signed into law by … Continue reading OTC hearing aids may be available as soon as October for those with mild to moderate hearing loss →

Your friends probably smell like you

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325559-youre-more-likely-to-become-friends-with-someone-who-smells-like-you/? You're more likely to become friends with someone who smells like you We subconsciously sniff people when we first meet them and are more likely to become friends with those who have similar body odours to our own This article has been viewed 590 times in the last 3 hours. HUMANS 24 June 2022 By Alice Klein Do we become … Continue reading Your friends probably smell like you →

Your phone’s location reveals a lot. Here’s how to turn off access to the info

http://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/turning-off-phone-location-access/ Your Phone’s Location Access Reveals a Lot. Here’s How to Turn It Off. PUBLISHED JUNE 29, 2022 Thorin Klosowski Your phone is likely selling your location information to the highest bidder. But there are steps you can take to help prevent that. The issue has been raised in Congress in recent weeks. In mid-June, a … Continue reading Your phone’s location reveals a lot. Here’s how to turn off access to the info →

What net worth is needed to live “comfortably” in NYC

https://apple.news/ALE5Yi7x9SzGFg3neyTqXHg $1.4 Million Average Net Worth Needed To Be ‘Comfortable' in NYC, Survey Finds Published July 7, 2022 • Updated on July 7, 2022 at 10:29 pm Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesJERSEY CITY, NJ – JULY 6: A boat sails in the Hudson River in front of the Empire State Building as the sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan in … Continue reading What net worth is needed to live “comfortably” in NYC →

Locking down the many apps on your smartphone

http://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-about-personal-data-leaks-heres-how-to-lock-down-your-phone-11656799748? Worried About Personal Data Leaks? Here’s How to Lock Down Your Phone Your guide to identifying sketchy apps, revoking their access to your location and other data, limiting ad tracking, and keeping web browsing private PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHAYA HOWELL/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK By Nicole Nguyen July 3, 2022 10:00 am There are always … Continue reading Locking down the many apps on your smartphone →

Rotten tomatoes ranking of all Pixar movies

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-pixar-movies-ranked/ ALL PIXAR MOVIES RANKED BY TOMATOMETER When Disney distributed Pixar’s Toy Story as an autumn alternative to traditional 2D animated features in 1995, could the studio have predicted that it would instead set the gold standard and template for theatrical cartoons for decades to come? After all, the slide from peak Disney Renaissance had only just begun (their … Continue reading Rotten tomatoes ranking of all Pixar movies →

Texas Monthly gives tips for helping your overworked outside AC unit

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/extreme-heat-umbrella-ac-unit-facebook-advice/ No, Shading Your AC Unit With an Umbrella Won’t Help. But We Talked to an Expert About What Will. A viral Facebook post offers some bad advice to Texans about how to stay cool in this summer’s record-breaking heat. By Amanda O'Donnell, July 20, 2022 It’s hot. It’s hot in a way that has seen … Continue reading Texas Monthly gives tips for helping your overworked outside AC unit →

New Zealand to embark on world’s largest feral predator eradication

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/07/new-zealand-to-embark-on-worlds-largest-feral-predator-eradication? New Zealand to embark on world’s largest feral predator eradication Ambitious $2.8m scheme hopes to eliminate damaging species from ecologically significant Rakiura/Stewart Island A native kākāpō on New Zealand’s Rakiura/Stewart Island, one of the species suffering from the presence of introduced predators. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy Eva Corlett in Wellington @evacorlettWed 6 Jul 2022 21.21 EDT … Continue reading New Zealand to embark on world’s largest feral predator eradication →

Six books to guide you through the real American West

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/07/american-west-books-cowboy-myth/670567/ SIX BOOKS TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE REAL AMERICAN WEST These novels remind readers that the story of the region is as vast as its landscape. By Kali Fajardo-Anstine, JULY 20, 2022 In the second half of the 19th century, the figure of the cowboy emerged as the defining feature of American Western literature. Publishers … Continue reading Six books to guide you through the real American West →

What porn does to teen brains — and how to keep it off their devices

https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-porn-does-to-teen-brainsand-how-to-keep-it-off-their-devices-11656718199? What Porn Does to Teen Brains—and How to Keep It Off Their Devices Adolescents have a harder time controlling urges and diverting attention, but psychologists caution parents against telling kids porn will rot their brains ILLUSTRATION BY YOSHI SODEOKA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Julie Jargon July 2, 2022 9:00 am ET In the … Continue reading What porn does to teen brains — and how to keep it off their devices →

France’s Macron says we need to protect deep ocean from being mined to protect its ecosystems

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/01/stop-deep-sea-mining-says-macron-in-call-for-new-laws-to-protect-ecosystems Stop deep-sea mining, says Macron, in call for new laws to protect ecosystems French president, speaking on sidelines of UN ocean conference in Lisbon, urges more investment in science to protect high seas Emmanuel Macron at the Lisbon Oceanarium. The French president called for more research into oceans: ‘We need to better understand in … Continue reading France’s Macron says we need to protect deep ocean from being mined to protect its ecosystems →