Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure this isn’t how these programs work. There’s no central database to be hacked. Your passwords are in a very, very tightly encrypted local file, controlled by you. So the only way they could be compromised is to put something in the program used to create this…

1. It does indeed depend on the typeface (monospaced 2, proportional 1), but also don’t use monospaced typefaces unless you know why you’re doing so! Courier New is the only standard one you’ll need to avoid.

I assume by “basic”, they mean “unfussy”. If you were going to a party, and someone said “Hey, I got some dark rum, could you pick up some ginger beer”, you wouldn’t exactly be stumped, would you? As opposed to “I want to make tiki drinks, could you get some orgeat on your way?”

What’s the criteria for a mixed drink here? Because I’m shocked that no one disqualified the Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, and Long Island Iced Tea. In the case of the Sour and the Bloody Mary, it’s a dastardly bait and switch! They’re delicious made right, but they only qualify as mixed drinks if you use a packaged mix,…

I actually ended up sharing my spreadsheet template with a friend who got sick of using the apps/sites to track expenses. One sheet of the workbook is my bank account, one is my credit card (which automatically updates to a payment entry on the first sheet), and then I open up ad hoc sheets to plan individual events…

“Craic” does not mean “How are you?” on its own. “What’s the craic?” does means that, in the sense of “What’s happening?” Craic is fun, social entertainment, good times. So “where’s the craic tonight, then?” would be asking what’s happening this evening worth checking out.

If you’re on a budget, the airlines you are likely to use getting to the UK are not necessarily cheaper round trip than (2x) one way. So you might be able to skip the long bus back to London and instead continue on to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, etc. and actually spend the same money total on travel, assuming you…

Alright Lifehacker, who brought the cool kid?

Pre-war Boston housing is basically guaranteed to have rooms where some lazy jerk of an electrician has put the light switch on the opposite side of the room from the door. This includes my current living room. When I get home, I simple say “Alexa, turn on the Lights”, which is way easier than Dick van Dyke’ing my way…

There’s a center grip you can’t really see. So the cross section looks like a ‘5' on a die. I’ve always wondered about the grip in certain exercises, because the other 4 poles seem like they’d have to get in the way sometimes?

There’s a center grip you can’t really see. So the cross section looks like a ‘5' on a die. I’ve always wondered…

I was a vegetarian for years, and holidays were actually the LEAST difficult meals for me. Given the challenge of simply buying a school lunch if I forgot mine at home, I was pretty happy to load up a plate of mashed potatoes and butternut squash, stuffing, corn and zucchini casserole, carrots, etc. Even the hors…

A lot of the “touristy stuff” in Boston is based on history, art, or education, which is less irritating than the tourist traps in a lot of places. It’s also mostly in the center of where people still (somewhat) live and (mostly) work. My T stop for work is directly under the Old South Meeting House and the Old State…

Tenoch’s original location is in Medford Sq, and they have a place in the North End as well as in Davis Sq. There are also more food trucks just off the Greenway that are listed by the city: https://www.boston.gov/departments/small-business-development/city-boston-food-trucks-schedule#downtown

If I owned my place instead of renting, and had a basement or garage, I would buy a squat rack, barbell and weights, and an adjustable bench. Maybe a set of adjustable dumbbells as well. Does anyone really need any more than that? Since I’m dreaming, it would all be a 10 minute walk from my work, with a great…

Here’s what I don’t understand. Apple put a ton of work into making it so I can pick up my phone, touch a single button, and have the thing unlock based on my fingerprint. The setup of the phone guides me through setting up everything it needs to do exactly that. The default setting? A clunky…

Adidas Team Speed Duffel. I use the medium size as a gym/weekend bag combo, but for just a gym bag, the small is probably big enough: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0058V99M6. As a long distance runner, the key is definitely the shoe tunnel. Mine fits 2 pairs of my size 11s with room for socks, which is awesome for…

Ultramarathoners are notorious for their “fuel” preferences— cans of coke, pizza, and cookies are common. Sports drinks are relatively tame in comparison. And yes, they do carry the gels, chews, and tablets you see advertised. Generally, the fruity/sweet stuff gets balanced by savory things like boiled potatoes dipped…

My GPS running watch cost way more than this, and it still does pretty much nothing my phone can’t do. But if I let my phone do it, I very quickly have none of those capabilities, because my phone battery is dead. Meanwhile, my watch can track my steps, sleep, and inactivity for several days at a time even while also…

My GPS running watch cost way more than this, and it still does pretty much nothing my phone can’t do. But if I let…

People often talk about amounts without considering percentages, or vice versa. It’s important to remember that both are meaningful— if you plan on holding your caloric intake stable, upping protein by definition decreases the calories left for carbs and fats. That may align with your goals, but it doesn’t make sense…

Clueless coaches used to tell everyone to “Look up at the ceiling!” during squats. I don’t know what this was meant to accomplish, but it was definitely a thing.