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Life Advice

Never Give Out Personal or Financial Information On a Call You Did Not Initiate

never give out personal information on phone call

It happens often, and it seems like common sense. But, how often have you been called by your loan company, or your phone company, or your insurance company, or internet company, and that call has started with something like:

“Hello, this is Sandra from Comcast calling about your account. Before going any further, for your security, please verify the last four digits of your social security number.”

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One Extremely Human Quality May Help Explain Why Neanderthals Went Extinct – Inverse

15 Wholesome Facts About Dogs That Will Show You Why They Are Man’s Best Friend – Ned Hardy

This thing is under $30 and will save you countless trips to the gas station to fill your tires with air – Amazon

How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation – WSJ

How an iPhone Powered by Google’s Gemini AI Might Work – Wired

The Lone Prospectors Keeping the Legacy of the Gold Rush Alive – Mel Magazine

Homebuyers’ Biggest Mistake: Waiting for Mortgage Rates to Fall – Business Insider

What It Means if You Have Borderline High Cholesterol—And What to Do About It – DNYUZ

Half a million California workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting today – NPR

Wholesome: Woman Lights Up Every Time Her Boyfriend Picks Her Up From Train Station – Inspire More

The One Carbohydrate You Should Be Eating for Gut Health – HUM Nutrition

34 Times Cinematography Took Our Breath Away – Ned Hardy

Laser levels save time on design projects by quickly and accurately providing horizontal and vertical reference lines to help you with a variety of tasks, from hanging art to installing wall paneling – Amazon

The Story Behind Mariah Carey’s Secret ’90s Alt-Rock Album – Pitchfork

The harrowing “Quiet on Set” allegations, explained – VOX

OpenAI’s voice cloning AI model only needs a 15-second sample to work – The Verge

How to Instantly Recognize a Stroke – The Art of Manliness

This AI exoskeleton is designed to help you hike easier and faster – Mashable

$69,000 Fisker Ocean Depreciated 69 Percent In Just Two Months – Jalopnik

How To Know Who You Can Trust – Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Confessions

Confession of the Day

My gf and I have been together for 6 years. She keeps hinting at wanting to get married and talking about what her wedding will be like someday.

So I’ve decided to take the hint. I bought an engagement ring a week ago and am planning to pop the question sometime soon.

Well, over the weekend she had a work function. This was the first time she’s invited me along. I’m not super outgoing, but I was kind of looking forward to meeting all these coworkers she talks about so much.

For some reason, every time we talked to someone, she introduced me as her “cousin”. I thought it was a joke at first, but she kept at the whole day.

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Life Advice

The Relationship Game-Changer: Asking “Do You Want to Vent or Do You Need Advice?”

Vent or Advice

When it comes to relationships, communication is key. However, not all communication is the same, and it’s essential to understand the difference between venting and seeking advice.

One timeless piece of wisdom is to ask your partner, friend, or family member whether they want to vent or if they are asking for help.

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Life Advice

Men Embrace the Pain of Growth, Boys Pursue Comfort

In our modern world, comfort has become the ultimate goal for many individuals. We live in a society where instant gratification is just a click away, and the pursuit of ease and convenience has become a way of life.

From endless entertainment options to same-day shipping and meal delivery services, we have access to a constant stream of unearned dopamine. While these comforts and vices are not inherently wrong, the problem arises when our lives are engineered in such a way that discomfort can be largely avoided.

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16 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

What Sam Bankman-Fried’s Long Stretch in Prison Might Look Like – WSJ

Using a regular sponge on your cast iron cookware can ruin that layer of seasoning you’ve built up — instead, use this chainmail scrubber. It gently removes all that baked-on crud, yet won’t scrape away the seasoning – Amazon

The Best Ages for Kids to Learn to Read, Speak New Languages, and Other Skills – Popular Science

How to Drive One of the World’s Most Savage Road Courses – The Drive

The psychology behind over- (and under-) packing – VOX

The Most Accessible National Parks in the U.S. – Traveler

The 10 Best ’90s Indie Movies, Ranked – Collider

OpenAI shows off Sora AI video generator to Hollywood execs – ARS Technica

Life Inside Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, One Of The Most Polluted Areas In The United States – All That’s Interesting

This is What A Dragon Ball Z Movie Should Actually Look Like – Ned Hardy

If you travel a lot, here’s a phone holder that attaches to your plane’s tray table – Amazon

Old dude was dangerously overconfident in this fight – Reddit

15 Games That Invented New Genres – Den of Geek

The 50 Best Whisky Bars in the World – Inside Hook

Don’t Trust These ‘Reset Password’ Pop-ups on Your Apple Devices – Life Hacker

If you are into credit card churning, this Amex card gives you 90,000 points after 6k in purchases in the first 6 months – Amex

Elon Musk announces Grok-1.5, nearing GPT-4 level performance – Venture Beat

The Audacious MGM Hack That Brought Chaos to Las Vegas – WSJ