Make an Automatically Watering Plant Wall With Your Washing Machine

Like many people, I used to kill indoor plants. What is a plant wall? Plant wallsare dense wool felt pockets that hold onto water. You wrap plant roots inthis wool, tuck them into the pockets, and then water the pockets. The water drips through the wool, keeping the roots watered, and then drains out. They have a plastic backing so that the water doesnt touch your wall. How to water your plant wall Plant walls can be installed inside and outside....

August 1, 2023 · 2 min · 347 words · Ryan Freeman MD

Turn Your Overcooked Steak Into Something Better

For me, its a splurge purchase, even when I buy the budget cuts. The damage might be irreparable, but all isnt lost. Overcooked steak can be repurposed and transformed into something delicious. Slice the steak as thinly as possible, against the grain, and at a severe angle. Have your hoagie sliced and ready. Add the sliced steak to a hot pan. Put some easy melting cheese slices over the top, I suggest American or Cheez Whiz....

August 1, 2023 · 2 min · 401 words · Rita Maldonado

11 AI-Powered Apps That Are Actually Useful

But at least some of these new apps use AI in ways that are actually useful. ChatGPT How can you talk about apps using GPT without talking aboutChatGPT? Now a household name, ChatGPT is an essential service for anyone looking to explore what AI can do. ChatGPT wasnt always an app. OpenAI only recently offered those of us on iPhone the ability to chat away in an app interface. (Microsoft is a big investor in OpenAI....

July 31, 2023 · 2 min · 321 words · John Hood

Advice I Wish Someone Had Given Me After Graduating High School

Here are a few pieces of advice I wish someone had passed down to me. High school can be a battle thats tough to survive. Once you graduate, youre left staring back blankly at one of the first major accomplishments in your life. Nows the time when teachers tell you to go for your dream college. Parents are push you toward a medical degree. Friends are urge you to get stoned and tour Europe....

July 31, 2023 · 3 min · 568 words · Gregory Smith

OpenAI’s 'Pay As You Go' Is the Best Way to Use ChatGPT

Instead, opt for OpenAIs pay-as-you-go plan that charges you based on usage rather than a monthly fee. Buy OpenAIs Pay As You Go plan The pay-as-you-go plan isnt just more convenientits also cheap. With the GPT-3.5 Turbo API model, its even less, at $0.002 per 1,000 tokens. Even if you run GPT-4, it takes 12,500 words to rack up a single dollar on your bill. Take a look at theOpenAI pricing pageto see prices for the latest models....

July 31, 2023 · 2 min · 239 words · Diane Robinson

Skeleton Lovers

Who were they and how did they end up six feet under? The discovery was made at a Neolithic tomb in San Giorgio near Mantua, Italy. Carbon dating showed the couple died approximately 6,000 years ago. At first, it was thought that the couple had met a tragic end. Photo credit:Dagmar Hollmann/Wikimedia Commons But that didnt seemed to be the case. There was no evidence of violent death, no fracture, or any other signs of trauma....

July 31, 2023 · 2 min · 369 words · Joshua Thompson

The War Between ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and Google Bard

If youre looking to try out AI for yourself, it seems theres no clear place to start. Everyone is already talking aboutOpenAIs ChatGPT, of course, but thats only one of the available options. Lets take a look at each, and see which one you should be using for what. (you’re free to use workarounds, however.) Its built using the same technology as ChatGPT. Bing Chat is designed to be a co-pilot while youre browsing the web....

July 31, 2023 · 2 min · 218 words · Richard Barber

What's New on Max in August 2023

Max giveth, and Max taketh away: On the same day the streaming servicebriefly the official hub for decades worth of classic modern cartoons that originally aired on Cartoon NetworkwelcomesFiona & Cake(Aug. 31), the long-awaited continuation of the animation cult sensationAdventure Time, its giving the boot toOver the Garden Wall, a beloved slice of creepy hand-drawn horror from one ofAdventure Times original creators. Starring Fiona the Human and Cake the Cat, the gender-swapped versions of Finn and Jake who appeared in a few episodes of the originalAdventure Time,Fiona & Cakeis the third series in the animated franchise, andtargets a slightly older audiencethan did Finn and Jakes funny, fart-filled antics....

July 31, 2023 · 7 min · 1345 words · Alex West

What's New on Prime Video and Freevee in August 2023

Last year, Universal Studios releasedBros, widely touted as the first mainstream queer romantic comedy, and it flopped…hard. Co-writer and star Billy Eichnerblamedstraight audiences in certain parts of the country and homophobic weirdoes for its failure, but I was in neither of those demos (you know what parts of the country he was talking about, and New York City isnt one of them) and I didnt see it because I didnt think it looked very good....

July 31, 2023 · 4 min · 744 words · Jason Jones

20 Peacock Originals That Are Definitely Worth Watching

Heres some of the best stuff thats exclusive to Peacock. Lyonnes self-effacing, no-bullshit persona is perfect here, and shes well-matched with a top-tier array of guest stars. More than that, the show is funny, buoyed by great performances from Vasan and the other leads. A second season was greenlit way back in 2021 and isexpected to dropin 2024. So, yeah, theres a lot going on inMrs. Davissometimes a little too much, if Im being honest....

July 28, 2023 · 2 min · 286 words · Colleen Johnson

Do Bay Leaves Even Do Anything?

Bay leaves are the dryer sheets of the kitchen. Yet I keep buying them, because this what humans that cookdo. They buy bay leaves and put them in things. What does a bay leaf smell like? What does a bay leaf look like? How does a bay leaf behave? To settle the matterand my soulI bought a whole bunch of bay leaves to sniff and taste. (And yet we put themin food....

July 28, 2023 · 2 min · 271 words · Bradley Brown PhD

How to Introduce Role Playing Into Your Sex Life

Introducing the idea of role play in the bedroom could be embarrassing at first. Pretending to be a naughty pilot who wants to join the mile high club with a saucy flight attendant? Well, that can sound a little cheesy. Want to learn more on how to introduce role play into the bedroom? Stone provides her expert tips on how to make role play something fun and exciting, and less embarrassing....

July 28, 2023 · 2 min · 283 words · Zachary Miles

This Kind of Tick Bite Can Cause a Meat Allergy

Ticks and tick-borne diseasesare on the rise, andhave been for years. The CDC recentlyreportedthat a lesser-known condition, alpha-gal syndrome, may affect as many as 450,000 Americans. This condition is triggered by a tick bite, and makes you allergic to red meat. The agency found that 110,000 people had tested positive for the allergy between 2010 and 2022. What are lone star ticks and where do they live? The ticks also piggyback, quite literally, on growing deer populations....

July 28, 2023 · 3 min · 487 words · Elizabeth Willis