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Remains of the Day: Amazon Adds More Alexa Voice...

17 May 2016

When I’m watching my favorite shows I don’t want to talk to anyone—it’s me time—but I’ll make one exception: I’ll talk to a robot. Fire TV is getting some more voice recognition features with Alexa so you can more easily navigate the streaming box with just your voice.

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Dislodge a Fish Bone Caught In Your Throat With a Milkshake

17 May 2016

The best way to avoid swallowing fish bones is to pick them out before cooking , but sometimes you’ll miss one. If it gets stuck in your throat, this sweet trick will help it move along.

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Labeley Makes Good-Looking Custom Labels for Anything,...

17 May 2016

The last time we mentioned Labeley , it was best at making custom labels for homebrewed beer, without forcing you into a complicated image editor. It’s still great for that, but the webapp can do much more now, make more labels for more occasions, and can even professionally print them for you if you want.

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Career Spotlight: What I Do as Peet's Coffee Roastmaster

17 May 2016

I appreciate a good cup of coffee. I’m no connoisseur—I don’t fuss over my brewing method , but that I have a “method” at all says something. The pursuit of a perfect cup of coffee has become increasingly common outside of coffee shops, with people carefully selecting their beans and brewing methodology to make their morning coffee bloom with flavor. That’s all fine on a kitchen counter, but how do you bring that same sort of dedication to a large scale operation?

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