This Bot Can Tell You How Good You Really Are at Wordle

How to use WordleBot First, solve todays puzzle, and then visitthis link. It will guide you through the process. If you want an analysis of an older puzzle or somebody elses puzzle, take a screenshot. (After you solve a puzzle, the Wordle stats screen will pop up. Hit the x and then screenshot the grid. Then, swipe through the result screens. The first one gives you an overall score for skill and for luck....

April 8, 2022 · 2 min · 316 words · Ronald Peters

Razia Sultan: Delhi’s First And Only Female Emperor

Tales of female courage and prudence, power and fortitude run long in the pages of Mughal history. But in a swift battle in 1211, his successor Aram Shah was defeated by Iltutmish. Instead, Iltutmish believed that his one daughter was at par with 20 sons. The teenager was seldom seen in the harem steaming her hair or gossiping with ladies. She did not veil her face. On coming back, the ruler realised the capability of the hands he had left his capital in....

April 7, 2022 · 2 min · 243 words · Jamie Nunez

The Difference Between National Days, Federal Holidays, and Utter Bullshit

Most stores will be open, but many schools will be closed. So, what gives? Is Good Friday a holiday or not? How we determine the holiday-ness of a given day is actually more complicated than you might think. The leader declares October 8 Glorious Celebration of the Peoples Victory Day, and everything moves accordingly. Here in the United States, though, our troublesome freedom makes things messier. These are days that congress and the president determine require people to take a day off work....

April 7, 2022 · 2 min · 323 words · Haley Anderson

The Corpse of Elmer McCurdy

What happens to our bodies when we die? Some are buried with grandeur in oakwood caskets, some cremated on holy pyres of amber flames. Who was Elmer McCurdy? A Career of Infamy in Death Elmer was as alone in death as in life. No kin stood up to claim his body. The corpse lay unattended, until the funeral director Joseph L Johnson decided to take charge. Fate had been hard on Elmer, but destinys betrayal was nothing compared to the incompassion of fellow men....

April 6, 2022 · 2 min · 216 words · Kristen Soto

Smoke an Easter Lamb Shoulder on a Charcoal Grill

I do appreciate Easter food, however, and Passover food, for that matter. I just like food, especially when the food in question is a large piece of meat. I come from a ham family. We ate ham on Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and I liked it. You cannot force lamb into a sterile little unit. (I think thats a good thing.) One advantage lamb has over ham is that it works for both holidays....

April 5, 2022 · 3 min · 459 words · Jessica Wallace

The 1866 Transatlantic Communications Cable

They represent a major technological revolution, but these cables are not a new technology. Wheatstone also performed a similar experiment in Swansea Bay. By September 1851, the first telegraph cable across the English Channel was laid. Maury named it the Telegraph Plateau. It was located approximately between south of Ireland and Newfoundland in Canada. after Field convinced them to extend the line from Newfoundland to Ireland. Field pushed the project ahead with tremendous energy and speed....

April 5, 2022 · 2 min · 313 words · Vanessa Novak

How to Recognize Your Partner's 'Bids for Connection' and Maybe Save Your Relationship

But maybe all it takes is paying a bit more attention to what theGottman Institutecalls bids for connection. The phrasebids for connectionwas coined by Drs. John and Julie Gottman of the Gottman Institute, which takes a science- and research-based approach to relationship counseling. Essentially, they are requests to connect and can be communicated verbally, physically, or sexually. Bids strengthen the relationship by adding value that builds over time. Each time you turn away, however, you essentially make a withdrawal....

April 4, 2022 · 3 min · 557 words · Rebecca Clark

The Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster

Lake Peigneur Before the disaster, the lake was a popular destination for fishing and other outdoor recreational activities. A small island in the middle of the lake was home to a beautiful botanical park. Part of the large salt mine was directly under Lake Peigneur. Realizing that something serious was taking place, the crew was ordered to evacuate. Barges caught in the quarter-mile wide whirlpool in Lake Peigneur. Down below in the mine shaft, electrician Junius Gaddison was the first to notice that something was wrong....

April 4, 2022 · 2 min · 240 words · Jonathan Tate

The Pacific Island Where Prince Philip is God

Once successful in his quest, he was expected to return to his land in Tanna. But various theories have been developed as to why the tribes cherry picked the British monarch in particular. Queen Elizabeth with her husband the duke of Edinburgh. Back then, Vanuatu was called New Hebrides, and was under colonisation as part of the British Commonwealth. It was unlikely, yet very real: the Duke of Edinburgh had officially acknowledged his ancient followers....

April 4, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · David Anderson

These Windows Apps Are Outdated, Risky, or Scammy

Plus,Windows comes with its own bloatware. CCleaner and other cleaning utilities Windows 10 and 11 do a great job of looking after themselves. There is no need for a cleaning app anymoreespecially CCleaner. CCleaner used to be a reliable app for cleaning up Windows. But in 2017, it was bought by Avast, which started to add unnecessary features and data-monitoring tools. Redundant technologies like Flash, Silverlight, Java Adobe Flash is no more....

April 4, 2022 · 2 min · 323 words · David Rose

Don't Waste Money Buying Brand Names for These Products

These are well-known products from an established company that presumably offers top-notch quality when compared to other offerings. But premium brands tend to establish themselves through marketing more than actual performance. Those store brands are big money, and grocery chains are investing heavily in them. For these products, paying extra for a premium brandisa waste of time. Here are the products you should never bother paying a premium for. HDMIcables These days, HDMI cables are as essential to modern life as coffee and oxygen....

April 1, 2022 · 2 min · 400 words · Jennifer Pennington PhD

How Much Privacy Do Your Extremely Online Friends Owe You?

I also have sympathy for the friends of influencers. Like many other (much more successful) creators, I strive for authenticity in everything I put online. I dont film in an unidentifiable studio. I post from my office, my front stoop, my bed. In reality, those glimpses of my room, my neighborhood, and my life arent slip-ups. Theyre a key element of content creation as it currently exists. This sort of cultivated authenticity is seen as key to online success right now....

April 1, 2022 · 2 min · 391 words · Ronald Moss

What Does It Take to Become a Personal Trainer (and Is It Worth It)?

Neither of these view is accurate, in my opinion, but there are grains of truth in each. What is a certification good for? Who will want to see it? Certification is a way to demonstrate your credibility. (For example,weve advised readersto check that their personal trainer is appropriately certified.) And the gym wants you to have a certification because their insurance requires that they employ qualified personal trainers. If you want to operate independently, theres no gym as a middleman....

April 1, 2022 · 2 min · 417 words · Duane Erickson