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How Can I Take Sick Day Without Falling Behind? [Ask Lifehacker]
Dear Lifehacker, I can feel a cold coming on, and I'm worried about getting behind at work and with all my other errands. How can I take a couple days off without getting behind on my life? Sincerely,...
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What to Do if You're Arrested in a Foreign Country [Know Your Rights]
When traveling abroad, it's easy enough to break a law you don't know exists. For example, traveling without identification in Russia is one way to get detained. So what do you do if the police take...
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Create an Xbox Dual Display by Using Both Component and Composite Cables [Video]
YouTube user jeremytodd1 shares that older xBox 360s can output their display to two televisions without a splitter by utilizing both the composite and component cables—both outputs will be standard...
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How to Fix Movies that Are Really Quiet, Then REALLY LOUD—Redux [Video]
We've all been there: You're sitting at home, watching The Matrix, and the dialogue is so quiet that you turn up the volume to hear it, when BAM! An action scene comes in, shakes your floor and wakes...
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Convert a Mason Jar Into a Spill Proof Cup [Clever Uses]
Mason jars are sturdy, cheap, and make interesting glassware if you're going for a country or hipster aesthetic. By drilling a hole in a jar lid and adding a rubber grommet you can also convert one...
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DIY Computer-In-a-Coffee-Table Takes the Living Room to New Levels of Awesome...
If using your laptop on the couch just isn't hardcore enough for you, Redditor hankmarkdukas shows us how to build a flip-top computer built into a coffee table. Not only does it look awesome, but the...
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How to Train Yourself to Identify Seasonings, Spices, and Flavors [Crowdhacker]
There are five basic tastes—six if you count "metallic." But there are thousands of flavors and even more when you mix and match. So how can you tell what spice arrived in your stew or what herb is in...
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This Week’s Most Popular Posts: October 6th to 12th [Highlights]
This week we made ourselves smarter, bought two computers for the price of one, motivated ourselves into exercising, and more. Here's a look back. Top 10 Ways to Make Yourself Look (and Be) Smarter...
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Identify Hard-to-Reach (and See) Screws with a Push of Your Finger [Macgyver...
Need to unscrew a screw? Can't see what it looks like and don't know the type? Redditor spacewolf46 suggests pushing your finger into the screw for a few seconds to find out: When you need to unscrew...
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Have you physically modified a computer component to get it to work?...
Great discussions are nothing new here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may...
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"Your Career Is Not a Sprint; It's a Marathon" [Quotables]
We want to work hard, do a great job, and prove our capabilities, but this quote from designer Jason Santa Maria serves as a reminder that pushing ourselves too far and too fast can lead to burnout....
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Upgrade Your Smartphone's Music and Podcast Abilities This Weekend...
Smartphones are the go-to music player for most of us nowadays, but the built-in options aren't necessarily the best. This weekend, upgrade your listening experience with some new apps, tricks, and...
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DIY Stevia Syrup [DIY]
Do you enjoy powdered Stevia as a sweetener? Well not only can you grow the no-calorie sweetener yourself you can easily process those leaves into a syrup that's easily used in yogurt, pancakes, and...
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Top 10 Ways to Deal with the Internet's Biggest Morons [Lifehacker Top 10]
Anyone who's spent a few minutes on the internet can tell you its full of unsavory folk. Some are jerks that incite arguments and hate, while others could be our best friends that just don't know how...
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Make a Thumb-Controlled Watering Can [Gardening]
If you have many plants in your garden that need watering you can of course simply pour water from any container but building a thumb-controlled watering can gives your plants a gentle distributed flow...
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Clean Your Car's Cloth Upholstery with a Water Extraction Carpet Cleaner...
If you're already renting a steam or water extraction carpet cleaner for your home once a year or so you should also use the cleaner on your cloth car seats and floor mats rather than chemical...
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Answer the "Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years" Question with Specific...
"Where do you see yourself in five years" is often an annoying and lazy question asked by potential employers on the same level as "what's your greatest weakness" and "how do you deal with a difficult...
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Make Cheeses Easier to Melt with Sodium Citrate [Video]
Most cheeses aren't very good at melting and you have to resort to a processed cheese food product like Velveeta for your nachos, cheesesteak sandwiches, etc. Culinary weblog Chow reports that adding...
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Replace Hated Words and Acronyms in Chrome with In My Words [Chrome Extensions]
Do acronyms such as YOLO, LOL, and OMG drive you crazy? Perhaps you'd rather not see a particular slur in your internet browsing? If you're a Chrome user the extension In My Words has you covered; it...
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Modify a Wok Ring to Better Fit a Gas Range [Woks]
If you're a wok enthusiast who rents your home or apartment you won't have a lot of say in what kind of range is in your kitchen. If you have a gas range your wok ring will usually slide off the burner...
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