Use CryoUtilities to Make Your Steam Deck Run Better

Improving performance on your Steam Deck ultimately comes down to figuring out what parameters work best for different games. By default, you do not have a Sudo Password set up. On your Steam Deck, press theSTEAMbutton to pull up the menu. This will take the Steam Deck out of Gaming Mode and allow you to change things in the OS. Once your desktop has loaded, open SystemSettings>Users. From here, set the email for your user account and then clickChangePassword....

February 1, 2024 · 2 min · 366 words · Monica Mills

Bedford Level Experiment: The 19th Century Experiment That Laid The Foundation of The Flat Earth Society

A “flat-Earth” map drawn by Orlando Ferguson in 1893. He published his observations in 1849 in a pamphlet titledZetetic Astronomy, writing under the pseudonym “Parallax”. A figure from Rowbothams 1849 pamphlet Zetetic Astronomy. The naturalist and surveyor Alfred Russel Wallace thought that was easy money and accepted the wager. In spite of the available evidence, Hampden adamantly refused to acknowledge the demonstration. Hampden then started publishing insulting letters accusing Wallace of cheating....

January 31, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Brian Long

How to Record Audio on Your iPhone

First, tap on theAll Recordingsoption at the top. Tap theRecordicon to start a new recording. Youll see a live waveform to tell you that the audio is being recorded. When youre done, tap theRecordbutton again. The recording will show up at the top, titled New Recording. Tap on the title to give it a more recognizable name. First, you’re able to speed up the audio, or slow it down. you could also enable theEnhance Recordingfeature, which will do wonders for the audio quality....

January 31, 2024 · 2 min · 250 words · Theresa Smith

Leftover Rice Won't Kill You Like Social Media Says

Do you like to eat rice? Do you sometimes put it in the fridge to eat later? Those are very common, relatable things about us. The warnings are overblown, but there is a grain (ha!) of truth to them. Your rice is then good for several days, just like your other leftovers. Then, yeah, you should throwthatrice away. Like any bacteria,B. cereuscan exist as bacterial cells, living off the nutrients and moisture in your food....

January 31, 2024 · 2 min · 406 words · Christine Munoz

LG's Smart Washer and Dryer Uses AI to Make Laundry Less of a Chore

Ive always been sure there were easier ways to get the laundry done. They have sleek, beautifully simple faces on the brushed metal frame. These machines are on the taller side, each standing almost 40 inches tall. Once stacked, they’re tall enough you might strain to reach the top dial. Rather than buzzing when a cycle is complete, the machines offer a selection of classical tunes. Once a month or so, youre sent new tunes and graphics to choose from....

January 31, 2024 · 2 min · 328 words · Dr. Robert Wilson PhD

The Best Way to Make a Truly Creamy Cream Sauce

And maybe some broccoli. They hug every morsel rather than puddle up on the bottom of the plate. Theres a simple trick to getting your cream sauces extra creamy: add acid. Extra acid from the vinegar or lemon juice causes the proteins in the dairy to cling and clump together. Its the same reasonlemon possetsets into a pudding even though its only three ingredients. I first stumbled acrossthis idea from Milk Street....

January 31, 2024 · 3 min · 428 words · Gary Guerrero

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Wednesday, January 31, 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 - Alongside a venue and photographer, perhaps. Blue category - Maybe this one will be down to the …wire....

January 31, 2024 · 2 min · 411 words · Jeremiah Quinn

Use This Homemade Seasoning Mix for Better Popcorn

The next time you make popcorn, treat yourself to some flavor. Pop a big bowl of the crunchy stuff and dust your favorite bespoke popcorn seasoning over the whole thing. Im not talking about that silly bottled powder at the grocery store. It’s so easy and quick there’s really no reason not to try it. Here are two ways to do it. I always start by adding the largest ingredients first....

January 31, 2024 · 2 min · 265 words · Jessica Garcia

Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The culprit may be the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which passed in 2017. With taxmisinformationabounding online, it’s important to understand what really changed. What is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? The TCJA was the biggest tax code overhaul in 30 years. One major change of the TCJA was an increase in the standard deduction. This means fewer taxpayers now choose to itemize. For many itemizers, losing these write-offs meant owing more to Uncle Sam....

January 31, 2024 · 2 min · 243 words · Stephanie King

Cozy Up With a Different Kind of Dumpling

Some of the greatest comfort foods involve carbs, cheese, and cream. Id like to bring dumplings into the spotlight. If youve never heard of these leaf-enrobed, cream-bathed parcels, youre in for a treat. The verdant morsels are draped in a cream sauce and baked with a foil lid. The steam from the small pool of cream builds in the dish and gently cooks the dumpling. Theyre served with the cream sauce, topped with cheese, and eaten hot....

January 30, 2024 · 3 min · 564 words · Suzanne Hood

How to Choose the Best Internet Speed for Your Home

To choose the perfect home internet speed, you’re going to want to look at two main factors. How many devices do you want to connect? What do you plan to do with your home internet? The first factor there is obviously going to change if you add more devices to your home over time. But generally, you usually want to estimate anywhere from three to five devices per person in your home....

January 30, 2024 · 2 min · 330 words · Eric Doyle

Today's NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, January 30, 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! A note to regular readers: last week we experimented with putting spoilers higher up in the page. We got plenty of feedback letting us know you preferred the spoiler-free hints!...

January 30, 2024 · 3 min · 432 words · Tamara Rhodes

Every Type of Smart Home Sensor (and How to Use Them)

Smart home automationisthe ultimate life hack, in my humble opinion. In a lot of cases,the smart home tech you need above all is a sensor. In some cases, like the Nest thermostat, they only measure temperature. But consider using them as triggers for more passive things, like bathroom lights. Add a vibration sensor to a backyard fence to test whether a pet is trying to break out. see to it your pet ate their food by attaching one to the underside of the food bowl....

January 29, 2024 · 3 min · 536 words · Thomas Huynh