Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Saturday, August 17, 2024

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for August 17, 2024 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

August 17, 2024 · 3 min · 479 words · Melanie Miller

'Fridgescaping,' TikTok's Latest Trend, Isn't All Bad (But It's Mostly Bad)

One of TikToks latest transgressions (theyre starting to feel like personal affronts) is “fridgescaping.” What is fridgescaping? Fridgescapingis a portmanteau of fridge and landscaping. It reminds me of tablescape, a termSandra Leepopularized (at least for me) during her Semi-Homemade days. ThisHobbit fridgescapeis one of my favorites to shake my head at. Here is another with the text, “Where’s my food?” Which at first I thought was a person seeking help after losing food behind the collection of objects....

August 16, 2024 · 2 min · 313 words · Shelby Solomon

24 of the Best Niche Streaming Services For Every Kind of Viewer

Content is sorted by decade and subject matter, from Nightmare Material to Remastered and Restored." It’s a newer service that launched as a place to find forgotten gems and deep cuts. If youre looking for the marriage of niche and nostalgia, RetroCrush might be just what you need. The primary difference is that you arent liable to spot nearly as many movies you recognize on Screambox. )Cost:$14.99/month or $119.99/year, 7-day free trialIndieFlixHey, waitaminute!...

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 168 words · Jake Kane

How to Quit Using a Barbell Pad for Squats (and Why You Should)

At most gyms, theres a cylindrical pad on the floor somewhere near the squat rack. (If its not there, check the Smith machine.) When I first started squatting, I needed that pad on the baror thought I did. How else would I protect my bony neck? But the truth is, you dont need that pad. What is a bar pad, anyway? The pad I’m talking about looks like the one below....

August 16, 2024 · 2 min · 306 words · Jack Farrell

This Read-Later App Lets You Highlight and Take Notes

There’s a world of read-later apps, and then there’s a world of note-taking apps. And there’s rarely any overlap. GoodLinksfinds the sweet spot. It’s a natively-designed read-later and link collection app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It syncs securely using iCloud and can easily add and show articles from anywhere. But the best part is that it comes with convenient research aids usually reserved for note-taking apps. It’s like you’re using Apple Books, or a Kindle....

August 16, 2024 · 2 min · 381 words · Russell Ayala

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, August 16, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - Shortened place names. Blue category - They were made for walking. Purple category - These things all share a similar pop in of motion....

August 16, 2024 · 2 min · 396 words · Austin Shannon

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Friday, August 16, 2024

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle A word for having a lot to choose from. BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!...

August 16, 2024 · 2 min · 255 words · Jamie Lynch

Today’s Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Friday, August 16, 2024

If youre looking for theWordleanswer for August 16, 2024 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. How to play Wordle Wordle liveshere on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time. Start by guessing a five-letter word. For more, check outour guide to playing Wordle here, andmy strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers....

August 16, 2024 · 3 min · 468 words · Sherry Stephens

10 Useful ‘Middle Click’ Shortcuts in Windows

If you only use the mouse wheel for scrolling, you’re missing out. Add a middle mouse button to your trackpad Not everyone uses a dedicated mouse with their computer. Plenty of people use Windows laptops, and modern trackpads usually doesn’t ship with a middle mouse button. If that sounds like you, Windows has an easy fix. Go toSettings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad > Three-finger gesturesand go for the drop-down menu next toTaps....

August 15, 2024 · 2 min · 306 words · Christina Parker

Elon Musk's AI Image Generator Is a Deepfaker's Dream

Do they hold up under scrutiny? But theyre enough to make someone who’s perhaps a little less tech literate ask Is that real? Pepper the web with enough junk, and someones bound to believe at least some of it. If you have X Premium, you cantry out Groks unhinged image generator for yourselfright now.

August 15, 2024 · 1 min · 54 words · Daniel Norman

Six Ways to Get to Know Your Neighbors, Even If You’re Awkward

There are lots of reasons you may not be on a first-name basis with your neighbors. Or maybe you just have a hard time initiating contact with people under any circumstances. Ive lived in my current home for 11 years, and have very few connections to show for it. Its not that I dont want to know my neighbors; Im just excellent at awkwardly keeping to myself. Here are a few neighborly strategies for the rest of us....

August 15, 2024 · 2 min · 372 words · Bryan Montoya

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, August 15, 2024

If you want an easy way to come back to our Connections hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! Green category - How you might refer to a spouse. Blue category - Crack open a cold one of these. Purple category - A fill-in-the-blank, with a word referring to exchanging money for a product or service....

August 15, 2024 · 3 min · 460 words · Patricia Freeman

Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, August 15, 2024

For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day,bookmark this page. Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers. And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need! BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle! Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle. What is the spangram in todays Strands?...

August 15, 2024 · 2 min · 270 words · Tina York