Chester (or Shasta?), a Red Labrador, has figured out a way to deal with the Roomba that's more efficient than barking at it or biting it: turning it off. [Thanks, Heather!]
Chester doesn't like Roomba
Twitter is broken – worldwide outage
[UPDATE: 3:41pm PT: Twitter says "We have no evidence this outage is caused by a security breach or hack. We're currently investigating internal root causes and will share more soon."] People going to Twitter to ask what's wrong with Twitter are learning that they can't use Twitter to complain about the massive tech meltdown on… READ THE REST
Trump cuts 2020 census early: deadline is October 15 (that's today!)
I got a chill when I learned, just this afternoon, that the Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to stop the census early. The deadline is now today, Thursday, October 15. If you haven't yet filled out yours, get on it STAT: 2020census.gov. It takes 10 minutes to complete. And, spread the word! Alameda… READ THE REST
Recomendo videos of things the Cool Tools editor like
In addition to the free weekly Recomendo newsletter (which has almost 50,000 subscribers), the editors of Cool Tools (I'm one) have started making short videos of things we like. Please subscribe to the Cool Tools YouTube channel so you don't miss them. READ THE REST
This adjustable height standing desk can save you from a brutal killer: inactivity.
Scientists have found there's a danger just as impactful on your health as killers that everyone talks about like obesity or smoking. This one, though, is a lot more subtle. Researchers say that the threat posed by sitting for eight hours a day with little physical activity is just as harmful as some of the… READ THE REST
Wanna know if your brain is as fit as it can be? CogniFit Brain Training can tell you.
Your brain really is every bit the supercomputer that you think it is. Scientists found that over the course of your life, your modest human brain will hold up to 1 quadrillion pieces of information. You also have an average of 70,000 thoughts per day. Considering that, it's really no surprise that we can all… READ THE REST
This sale on multi-tools, wallets, and other cool everyday carry items rival anything Amazon is selling
Prime Day week is here, but before you start rifling through page after page of Amazon deals, you should know Amazon isn't the only fish in the sea. In fact, many companies are combating Amazon's Prime Day dominance with some fairly impressive sales of their own. That includes the Boing Boing Store and a full… READ THE REST
