How to Handle Romantic Rejection

Heres how to begin. Hearing no is far more common than hearing yes, so we mostly get used to it. Being rejected romantically, however, is a whole other can of worms. Its normal to feel sad about it the way you would about any loss. Take some time to feel your feelings; theres no rush to get back out there. It will gradually get better, though there will be good days and bad days....

February 11, 2019 · 2 min · 320 words · Justin Hale

How to Make More Money in 2019

None of us has enough money. On Two Cents we often focus on maximizing your money: Leveling up investments or employing new savings hacks. But what do you do when just need tomake more? Lifehacker talked with five people, including a familiar face (hi, Kristin! ), to get a sense of how people across the country are planning to increase their income. Heres how real people are planning to level up their income this year....

February 11, 2019 · 7 min · 1322 words · Monica Gonzales

How to Send Back Food and Drinks

But being entitled to something doesnt mean you get to be a jerk about it. Foreign objects are fair game The most clear-cut and indisputable reason for sending food back is safety. If I was the one who cooked that plate, Id completely understand. If the food is under- or overcooked, it depends. Ill only send something back if it would pose a health risk, like undercooked chicken. Not slightly-pink-near-the-bone-on-a-thigh undercooked, but more like like, ice-cold-center-of-a-breast undercooked....

February 11, 2019 · 2 min · 416 words · Dawn Wagner

How Australia Remembers The World’s Biggest Gold Nugget

The nugget measured two feet in length and almost a feet in width. Miners and their wives posing with the finders of the worlds biggest gold nugget, Welcome Stranger . Deason and Oates discussed the find excitedly, but in hushed tones. The nugget had to be safely put away before word got out. The nugget was fired all weekend, and on Monday morning, about 70 lbs. Sixty-six kilograms were sold to the bank, and the rest Deason and Oates kept for themselves....

February 8, 2019 · 2 min · 242 words · Derek Moran

How to Knock Out a Quick Business Logo

We tried several and found three that work well enough to recommend. The site charges 50 euro (about $57) for high-quality copies of a logo. Honestly, this seems fair, because MBNL is both slick and highly customizable. Tell MBNL your business name and slogan, and give it some tags so it can choose clip art. Then pick a layoutsome are way better than othersand customize. The site will randomly present you 20 options, but you’ve got the option to load more....

February 8, 2019 · 2 min · 388 words · Mr. Gary Coleman

The Statue of Liberty of Lake Mendota

This is what will happen when the polar ice melts and sea level rises. Well, not really. Its just a continuation of a prank that started forty years ago. In 1978, a student party named Pail and Shovel swept the students election at the University of Wisconsin. None of these ever materialized, of course. One of their promises they did make good on was bringing the Statue of Liberty to Wisconsin....

February 8, 2019 · 1 min · 185 words · Ashley Jones

Globsters: When Sea Monsters Wash Ashore

Dr. Webb visited the carcass the next day, and discovered that it was not a whale. But he couldnt say what the mass of badly decomposed flesh was. There was no defining feature, no bones, no eyes, and no appendages that he could identify. Dr. Webb noted that the carcass was very pale pink, almost white, and had a rubbery consistency. After many hours of inspection, Dr. Webb conjectured that the carcass was that of a giant octopus....

February 7, 2019 · 2 min · 310 words · Karen Simpson

I'm Pandora Music Analyst Hannah Glass, and This Is How I Work

As a Senior Music Analyst, Hannah Glass is deciding what you listen to next. I grew up in a musical family. Music followed me to UC Berkeley where I studied music and rhetoric. After graduating I worked at Rasputin Music off of Telegraph Avenue near campus. All of these experiences helped me get to my current role as a Music Analyst for Pandora. Take us through a recent workday. I usually work from home, so I cut out the prep and commute time....

February 6, 2019 · 4 min · 643 words · Michael Mclaughlin

Try Reddit's Best Tips for Reading More Books

You have to get into the habit of reading before you’re free to challenge yourself further. Read short story compilations! Like you, I cant commit to novels. On the other end, u/kikellea sticks to fiction series. I cant do short stories, and one-off books usually make me disappointed that theyre over so quickly. (Ive recently realized that I have a hard time plodding through a book that never once lightens up....

February 6, 2019 · 3 min · 500 words · Amanda Jarvis

Gyrobus: The Flywheel-Powered Public Transportation

But rails restricted movement and running overhead wires over new routes were prohibitively expensive. Battery technology too left a lot to be desired, just like today. The flywheel was spun at charging stations using three booms mounted on the vehicle’s roof. One installation at Yverdon-les-Bains sometimes saw vehicles travelling as far as 10 km on one charge. The higher the voltage, the lesser was the charging time. For instance, the 4....

February 5, 2019 · 1 min · 159 words · Charles Romero

How to Submit a Bug Report to Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and More

You might not know how or where to submit a bug report when you encounter an issue. If youre experiencing frequent crashes, and this option is available, take advantage of it. Often times these auto-reports will include information youd otherwise have to manually include, making the process much easier. Write down (or take screenshots of) any pop-up boxes or error codes, if possible. VisitAdobes bug submission and feature request form....

February 5, 2019 · 4 min · 655 words · Wayne Jones

James Hiram Bedford: The First Person To Be Cryogenically Preserved

Will humans ever posses the technology to revive a dead person back to life? Dr. James Hiram Bedford certainly hopes so. James Hiram Bedford was an American psychology professor at the University of California. Bedford was suffering from kidney cancer that had metastasized into his lungs. Death, he knew, was imminent. He quickly willed $100,000 for the preservation of his body. When the old man finally kicked the bucket on January 12, 1967, everyone was caught off guard....

February 5, 2019 · 2 min · 234 words · David Bonilla

February Money Challenge: Level Up Your Investments

With so little to look forward to, why not take the time to get your money right? For February, were tackling one of the most fruitful aspects of personal finance: Investing. It is, as I said, to invest for retirement. There are two types of IRAs: A traditional IRA and a Roth IRA. Determine which account works for you, and find a broker if you gotta. Sites like NerdWalletoffer comparisons....

February 4, 2019 · 3 min · 434 words · Angela Williamson