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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:20 am Mon, Dec 7, 2020
    Protect your identity with fake profile photos

    The Anonymizer is an AI that generates photos for the purpose of protecting your identity.  All of the faces pictured above do not exist and were generated after I uploaded… Read the rest of the article: Protect your identity with fake profile photos

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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:00 am Sun, Dec 6, 2020
    Just 11 minutes of exercise can reverse the effects of sitting all day

    A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that even a tiny amount of moderate exercise, as short as 11 minutes, can help to offset the… Read the rest of the article: Just 11 minutes of exercise can reverse the effects of sitting all day

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:08 am Sun, Nov 22, 2020
    Call this phone number to scream

    If you never got to send your scream to Iceland, add this number to your contacts: 561-567-8431 — and the next time you need to scream just call, wait for… Read the rest of the article: Call this phone number to scream

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  • Claudia Dawson
    8:09 am Sat, Nov 21, 2020
    Find out the age of actors in a movie at the time it was shot

    How Old Were They Then? is one of those single-purpose websites for those moments when you're watching something on TV and really need to know how old the actor was… Read the rest of the article: Find out the age of actors in a movie at the time it was shot

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  • Claudia Dawson
    5:40 am Wed, Nov 11, 2020
    How to find anything on the internet

    My new favorite word: dorking — the use of search engines to find very specific data. This blog post on alec.fyi outlines all the ways to use advanced Google Search to… Read the rest of the article: How to find anything on the internet

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  • Claudia Dawson
    5:00 am Wed, Nov 11, 2020
    Livestreams with nobody watching

    No one is watching these streamers right now. They are at war in Call of Duty or building their blocky homes in Minecraft, and still no one is watching. You… Read the rest of the article: Livestreams with nobody watching

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  • Claudia Dawson
    8:30 am Thu, Oct 29, 2020
    Look inside a haunted-tour guide's bag

    In the most recent issue of What's in my bag? Magician Gordon Meyer shares what he carries in his bag while guiding walking tours of haunted Chicago.  Gordon Meyer is… Read the rest of the article: Look inside a haunted-tour guide's bag

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  • Claudia Dawson
    8:00 am Thu, Oct 29, 2020
    Short, but beautifully designed motivational quotes

    Designer Tessa Forrest recycles inspiring quotes from poets, philosophers and other leaders and turns them into new and fresh graphics using bold and decorative typefaces. Here are my favorites from… Read the rest of the article: Short, but beautifully designed motivational quotes

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:32 am Thu, Oct 29, 2020
    New age bullshit generator

    This New Age Bullshit Generator created by Seb Pearce will put you on the fast track to becoming the next best-selling self-help guru. Just click on the "Reionize electrons" button… Read the rest of the article: New age bullshit generator

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:44 am Mon, Oct 26, 2020
    Eat in silence as a sub for meditating

    In this NY Times article — "Shh. It's Breakfast Time." — Hillary Richard demystifies the ancient practice of eating in silence. "The concept for silent breakfast is simple enough: Focus… Read the rest of the article: Eat in silence as a sub for meditating

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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:30 am Sat, Oct 24, 2020
    Find comfort in choosing your own death

    In this BBC Ideas video, philosopher Nigel Warburton imagines a future world where "Good Death" centers exist on the outskirts of all towns, a place where we all get to… Read the rest of the article: Find comfort in choosing your own death

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  • Claudia Dawson
    4:29 am Thu, Oct 22, 2020
    Colorize your old black & white photos for free

    This web app on Playback.fm will let you upload your black & white photos to colorize and download for free. Any image you upload will be temporarily hosted on their… Read the rest of the article: Colorize your old black & white photos for free

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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:36 am Sat, Oct 17, 2020
    Ask yourself these 4 questions to figure out if you should trust someone

    Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, shared the 4-question test she uses to help her figure out whose advice to trust.  From Oprah.com Do I trust this… Read the rest of the article: Ask yourself these 4 questions to figure out if you should trust someone

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  • Claudia Dawson
    9:34 am Sat, Oct 17, 2020
    This website will generate 90s music festivals for you

    With every refresh, Monkeon's 90s Festival Generator creates random music festival lineups and posters. Every artist name links to archive footage of a live performance (if they played live in… Read the rest of the article: This website will generate 90s music festivals for you

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