Gardening video games are a wonderful way to celebrate spring from the comfort of the great indoors. Sure, I’ll go touch grass every now and then, but it’s entertaining to…
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The Breaking Point Is Here—Again
What I want to pinpoint is a sensation—physical, cognitive, temporal—that is occurring at this fixed point in time, especially this past week, in the days following the twin tragedies in…
How to Clean Your Vinyl Records (Because They’re Filthy!)
Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust; old records have been sitting in boxes in other peoples’…
In Dot’s Home, Your Choices Are Often Illusions
“What are the consequential choices people are faced with that a player could get and understand and lead them to think about it in their own lives or to interrogate…
What Is 32-Bit Float Audio, and Should You Record In It?
For a bit more scale, a person whispering can be around 20 to 30 dB, while a typical conversation is around 60 dB. A motorcycle driving by would be about…
‘Flash Droughts’ Are the Midwest’s Next Big Climate Threat
Flash droughts are also a global problem, with Brazil, India, and multiple countries in Africa facing the worst impacts. In 2010, a flash drought followed by a heat wave in…
How to Switch to Google Fi
If you’re not sure how much data you typically use, don’t fret. There’s a way to check. On Android phones, go to Settings > Network & Internet > SIMs, and…
Finding a PlayStation 5 Is About to Get Easier
If you still haven’t been able to get your paws on a PlayStation 5 (and you are not alone) then get ready to join the party. Sony says it is…
DuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Think
After another week of dismally tragic news and moral failures by the powerful, it’s good to know that you can at least depend on the small things, like “privacy-focused” search…
Quashing Racist Pseudoscience Is Science’s Responsibility
Though these two classes (the mainstream and the fringe) are very different, each contributes to the public confusion that directly or indirectly feeds the racist pseudoscience machine. For example, though…