Probably the biggest financial mistake I ever made was not signing up for a student credit card when I was in college.  I was amazed when the same credit card issuers who set up booths on my college campus and begged me to apply for their cards lost any interest in me the moment I graduated. 

Tell it to my bank.  They only offer SMS authentication.

Please do.  I was surprised to hear that granite only needs to be resealed once every 4 years--I was told to do it annually, but haven’t bothered for the last 3 years because I’ve had dental procedures that were less unpleasant--but other than that, the article generally comports with my experience as an unhappy…

It is.  I’ve had granite in two homes now (pre-installed).  I can’t stand it.  It’s way too high maintenance.

I grew up in an upper middle class household. As a financially sheltered, academically talented nerd, I dreamed of interesting but probably low-paying careers like those in science, academia, or government.

National Review certainly belongs near the toilet.

>The list is organized by zip code, state, city, and address.

I agree that it’s not great for people who want to, say, take a trip every other weekend. I think this is designed for people who want to take 2 or 3 weeks off and move from place to place every few days. Like the article said, it’s intended to be like a road trip with trains.

This has been part 1628 of LifeHacker’s ongoing series, “Stop doing things you never started doing to begin with.”

That’s great.  Is Firefox ever going to add native tab grouping?

“Green cardamom” and “black cardamom” are two different spices from two different plants. Black cardamom is cheaper but less common, and has a smoky taste that makes it a poor choice for sweet dishes. When a recipe calls for “cardamom” without specifying which, it usually means “green cardamom.”

I thought we learned this lesson when “Friends” left Netflix (streaming) and people freaked out. I still remember my boss asking, “So buy or rent the DVDs. What’s the big deal?”

If you’re honestly afraid of dropping your phone into the toilet (or urinal) during the length of an average pee, then you have bigger things to worry about than standing vs. sitting.

Huh.  All of my Wordle-obsessed friends have quit.  I’d honestly thought we’d seen the last of these posts.

So wait...Alconox isn’t really telling you to rinse it three times, they’re telling you to fill the glass with water, dump it out, and then repeat two more times, right? What about the rim and the outside?

Exactly. My former federal employer made it very clear during “new hire orientation” that we had to inform them in advance of any second job, even if it was an unpaid position like an officer of a college alumni association. To be fair, they were usually good about approving such second jobs, but they wanted to make…

I gained about 20 pounds early in the pandemic, in part because my gym closed. When I saw a review online of an $800 “slim fold” treadmill that, the review stated, was whisper quiet, could be easily stowed under your bed when not in use, and even came with an app that gamefied using the treadmill, I went ahead and…

I actually want to hear more about this laser distance-finder. Is there a specific brand/model you’d recommend?

Sure, Lindsey.  I’ll get right on that.

Thirded. I tried two different CVS locations. None of the masks were even individually wrapped. I don’t know where those things have been, and they want me to stick them on my face and trust them to protect me from Covid? I’d rather wear a two year old fabric mask that has made a few dozen passes through my washing…