Monthly Archives: February 2021
'Mass Effect: Legendary Edition' comes out in May — here's where to preorder a copy
PREORDER: As of Feb. 8, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is up for preorder with a May 14 release date — get a copy from Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Steam, the Playstation Store, or the Microsoft Store for $59.99. The next game in BioWare’s beloved Mass Effect series may still be a long way away — […]
As Amazon union vote starts, AFL-CIO's tech think tank considers future of labor
Amazon revealed on its latest earnings call that it controls the fates of 1.3 million employees, not counting temporary workers. On Monday in Alabama, more than 5,800 of them will be able to vote on whether to become the first Amazon warehouse in the United States to unionize. “Now it’s our turn to be a […]
9 cheap website hosting services to help you claim your corner of the web
We’re feeling a little philosophical, so riddle us this: If a tree falls in the woods, does anyone hear it? And if you don’t have your own website in the ever-crowded wilderness of the world wide web, do you really even exist? Well, yeah. The answer is obviously yes to both. But, just like that […]
Phoebe Bridgers, rock star, smashed her guitar on 'SNL' and Twitter has thoughts
On Saturday night, Phoebe Bridgers made the most of her rock star moment. In her first Saturday Night Live appearance, Bridgers capped off her two-song performance with an appropriately epic finish. As she and her band barreled through “I Know the End,” off the 2020 album Punisher, the American singer-songwriter smashed the shit out of […]
This HD webcam puts your MacBook’s to shame
TL;DR: Boost your zoom video quality with the EssentialTech Workspace HD Webcam. As of Feb. 7, get it for only $58.99 — a 26% savings. You’d think that in 2020 our computers would come with top of the line webcams that show off our beautiful faces in high definition. But, no — even the brand-new MacBook […]
Charging your EV at home is super slow. That's finally changing.
Sixty-four hours. That’s how long a completely depleted Chevy Bolt EV takes to fully charge if you plug the electric vehicle into the same outlet you use to charge your cellphone. Even if most EVs have increasingly longer range (the Bolt has enough juice for 259 miles, while the Tesla Model 3 is up to […]
Learn how to draw comic book characters with a $20 training bundle
TL;DR: Boost your artistic abilities with this Learn to Draw Comic Book Characters Bundle, on sale for 97% off. As of Feb. 6, get the full bundle for only $19.99. There are tons of classes available that will help beginners become solid artists — and this Learn to Draw course bundle is a great option. […]
8 ingenious things you didn't know you could do on Instagram
Instagram is a fun social networking platform that’s super-easy to simply open and use. But if you’re up for a little bit of tinkering under the hood, there are some really nifty tips, tricks, hints, and hacks you can take advantage of to get even more out of the free service. From stopping another Instagram […]
Starlink already has 10,000 users, according to a SpaceX FCC filing
Elon Musk’s satellite internet experiment Starlink is still in the primordial stages of development, but apparently people are already using it. That’s the claim in SpaceX’s latest FCC filing anyway. According to SpaceX, the user count in the United States and elsewhere totals more than 10,000 right now. That’s obviously not a massive number, but […]
7 films to know from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival
For obvious reasons, the Sundance Film Festival looked a little different this year. Instead of Park City theaters crowded with snow boots and puffer jackets, the films played in front of audiences of one or two on the couch at home. Q&As took place over YouTube, post-screening chatter via tweets and texts. But as always, […]