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Did You Know? Only two U.S. states have elevation points below sea level, California (lowest elevation, -279 feet/-85 meters) and Louisiana (lowest elevation, -8 feet/-2.4 meters). Geek Trivia The Iconic Opening Music In 2001: A Space Odyssey Is From Which Of These Classical Compositions? Lux Aeterna → Also Sprach Zerathustra → Atmosphères → The Blue Danube → Advertisement Download Cloud Platform for Business Learn how using the proper platform for your business not only enables you to scale and grow efficiently, but also to pivot and adapt to changing conditions quicker than your competitors. This paper will show you how the intersections of business processes, cash management, and product/service innovation provide opportunities to differentiate your company and take advantage of changing business conditions. Click here to download Want to Change Your Email Preferences? 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[Inverse] The psychology of Soylent and the prison of first-world food choices Why are some repulsed by Soylent, but others desperate to receive their orders? [ArsTechnica] Rental Camera Gear Destroyed by the Solar Eclipse of 2017 Not everyone listens to warnings, and the photos of these poor cameras are proof of that [Lens Rentals] How to Remove Someone From Your Facebook Group Facebook Groups are meant to be communities for people with something in common to come together. Sadly, they can also draw the attention of trolls. Read This Article → No Bars? Here’s Everything That Can Affect Your Cellular Signal Strength Cell signal is weird. One moment you could have five bars, but walk a few feet and it drops to two. In my house, the signal downstairs is awful, but it's perfect upstairs. There's a lot going on with cell reception, so let's look at some of the main factors that affect it. Read This Article → Why Does Every PC Game Install Its Own Copy of DirectX? DirectX is part of the Windows operating system. So why does it seem like every PC game you install from Steam, Origin, or elsewhere installs its own copy of DirectX? Read This Article → Which Files Should You Back Up On Your Windows PC? Your PC’s hard drive could fail tomorrow, or a software bug could erase your files, so backups are critical. But you don’t need to back up all the files on your PC. That would just waste space and make your backups take longer to complete. Read This Article → How to Play Music on Multiple Amazon Echo Speakers (like a Sonos) Amazon is a little late to the whole-house audio party. Ecosystems like AirPlay and Sonos had them beat for a while, but Amazon has finally added the ability to play music on multiple Echos at once. Read on as we show you how to configure a whole-house system using your Echo speakers. Read This Article → Nest Thermostat E vs. Nest Thermostat: What’s the Difference? Nest has unveiled it’s latest addition to its smart thermostat lineup, known as the Nest Thermostat E. The original Nest Thermostat is still available and will continue to sell alongside the new model, but what does the Nest Thermostat E bring to the table? Here’s what you need to know. Read This Article → How to Change the Appearance of Netflix’s Subtitles Netflix has decent subtitles, but sometimes they can be hard to read if they appear over a light background, or if your eyesight isn’t what it used to be. Fortunately, you can customize those subtitles to make them look however you want. Here’s how to change their size, font, color, background, and more. Read This Article → Former Galaxy Note 7 Owners Can Get a Great Deal On a Note 8 The Galaxy Note 7 (no, I’m not going to call it the “Note7” no matter how many times the brand managers email me) was something of a disaster for Samsung. Those fans who put down the better part of a thousand bucks for the flagship phone a year ago were disheartened to learn that their top-of-the-line gadgets had an unusually high chance of melting through their pockets. It was, to put it lightly, a bummer. Read This Article → How to Take a Screenshot on Almost Any Device You’re a grownup. You know how to use a computer and a phone. So when it’s time to show off some portion of your screen, don’t try to take a photo of it—that’s kid’s stuff, and it looks like junk anyway. Just about every modern operating system has some method of saving what’s on your screen, and most of them make it pretty easy. Keep this simple guide bookmarked for every method you’ll ever need. Read This Article → Tips for Horizon Zero Dawn I Learned from My First Playthrough Horizon Zero Dawn is the best PlayStation game of 2017. I recently finished my first playthrough and have spent a lot of time just thinking about what an incredible game it really is. Let’s talk about it. Read This Article → How to Remove a Post from a Facebook Group If someone is posting abusive messages in a Facebook Group you manage, you'll want to remove it. It's quick and simple to do, so here's how. Read This Article → How to Check Your iPhone’s Battery Health iOS includes several useful tools for displaying how much battery life your iPhone has left, as well as which apps are consuming the most of your battery. However, none of these tools actually tell you anything about your battery's long-term health, which is just as important. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Cloud Platform for Business Learn how using the proper platform for your business not only enables you to scale and grow efficiently, but also to pivot and adapt to changing conditions quicker than your competitors. This paper will show you how the intersections of business processes, cash management, and product/service innovation provide opportunities to differentiate your company and take advantage of changing business conditions. Click here to download