“Systems!” My friends and Marie Kondo’s internet shout. “All you need is a system. As long as you always put your things down in the same place, you’ll never lose anything again,” they say, as I stagger in the door carrying children’s backpacks, a bag of dirty laundry, my fanny pack, and dog food.Like Elizabeth…
DetailsSmack dab between eastern Canada’s Misery Point and Greenland’s Cape Desolation is a place where the thrashing of the Atlantic Ocean’s churn sounds about as friendly as the nearby place names. This stretch of water, the Labrador Sea, has long been considered a critical junction in the global circulatory system of the world’s oceans. By…
DetailsOn a recent morning in Santa Monica, California, Sergio Avedian pulled into the parking lot of a Vons supermarket, signed into the Uber driver app, and waited.At 7:07 am, a ride request came in for a trip to LAX that the app promised would earn Avedian between $9 and $12. He declined it. Another request,…
DetailsAer Cable KitThe Law of Cables is clear: Place them next to each other and they will become tangled. Aer’s ballistic nylon case has two compartments with a bevy of pockets, pouches, and elastic strips to eliminate cord chaos. When it’s time to travel, toss it in your carry-on.$50Oxo Good Grips Sweep & Swipe Laptop…
DetailsThe King is dead. Long live the King!Last week, EVE Online developers CCP said that Project Nova, their long-in-development shooter based on the same universe as their famous space MMO, was being thrown in the bin. “This decision was taken because Project Nova’s gameplay experience as presented at EVE Vegas ‘18 would not have achieved…
DetailsWe’ve asked Samsung for comment. iFixit is planning to publish a full teardown in the early hours of February 19th that might shed more light. The Z Flip does have water-resistant circuitboards, at least, so it’s less likely to die if you’re unfortunate enough to spill water on your $1,380 pride and joy.This isn’t a…
DetailsThe latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare playlist update has arrived, and one of the most notable additions is a new 1v1 playlist on a fan-favorite map.A new playlist called 1v1 Rust is now available as part of the “1v1 Me Bro!” game mode where two players enter the arena to duke it out for…
DetailsThis story originally appeared on The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Two scientific studies of the number of insects splattered by cars have revealed a huge decline in abundance at European sites in two decades.The research adds to growing evidence of what some scientists have called an “insect apocalypse,” which is threatening…
DetailsTo celebrate his wife’s birthday last year, Canadian photographer Larry Louie took her to a sulfur mine. That wasn’t the plan—their original itinerary was in Bali. But after a couple of days in that tourist-plagued paradise, they began looking for something a little less commercialized. A bit of online research led Louie to the sulfur…
DetailsHello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup. Today might be a holiday in the US, but that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty of news to get through, including some updates on Stranger Things and The Batman. Let’s get going.Here’s the First Stranger Things Season 4 TrailerThe first trailer for…
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