by Kristin Wong on Two Cents, shared by Andy Orin to Lifehacker
If you have a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you can deduct the money you save in that account from your taxable income. And tax procrastinators, there’s still time to do it for last year’s taxes.
by Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Andy Orin to Lifehacker
Hello everyone, and welcome to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple, yet delicious libations. We’ll be kicking things off with the sweet, tart, and slightly bitter Italian Greyhound, which just happens to be the beverage that turned me into a gin drinker.
Do you go to the store for “cupcakes, vanilla, and chocolate” or “cupcakes, vanilla and chocolate”? There’s a long-running debate over whether it’s proper to include that last comma in a list. Well, forget proper. The comma makes things clearer, and a recent lawsuit proves that.
by Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Andy Orin to Lifehacker
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and welcome to a particularly on-theme installment of Will It Sous Vide?, the weekly column where I make whatever you want me to with my immersion circulator.
Chances are, you probably already have a bottle opener (or six) on you once you're all geared up. Bottle openers are so popular in EDC gear thanks to their simple design that makes them easy to add in. But because of how common they may be, they don't get as much attention they deserve. The truth is, there are so many interesting and fun ways to integrate a bottle opener into your everyday carry. Even if you don't drink often, they're great to have at parties (you'll make friends quick if you can help open beers for everyone). So, why not carry one? If you don't EDC one already, or feel like upgrading what you've been cracking open cold ones with, we've rounded up 20 of our favorite bottle openers below.
Pangea Designs PiCO Titanium Micro Bottle Opener
This is an extremely minimalist take on the standard bottle opener that you might have on your keychain. With a bit of help from a split ring, this tiny bit of titanium does the work of larger keychain bottle openers at a fraction of the size and weight.
The Leatherman Brewzer is a slightly larger bottle opener, but its added length provides leverage and makes it easier to use. The beer-shaped hole isn't just for show, it's a wrench as well as a place for you to attach it to your keys or lanyard.
The small cylindrical design of this minimalist bottle opener saves you space and discomfort in your pockets. It's also made of brass, which will add a timeless element to your everyday carry once it develops an attractive patina.
The SnakeBite is a small keychain version of the traditional churchkey bottle opener. It isn't just handy for opening bottles, you can use it to open cans, too.
The Shard is one of the most popular bottle opener tools available, because it packs a ton of functionality in a tiny footprint. Aside from the bottle opener, you also get a Phillips-head screwdriver, pry bar, and wire stripper.
With the Waiter in your pockets, you'll have everything you need to open bottles. That includes wine bottles, too. That's because it has a knife for the foil and a corkscrew as well.
This bottle opener multitool adds a bit of fun by including a ball bearing spinner. Open a beer and occupy some time fidgeting with it on your next outing.
This combination comb and bottle opener is designed to fit in your standard credit card wallet slot. While it's made for beards, nothing is really stopping you from combing your hair and then opening a cold one.
The design of the Bottlehook allows you to quite literally hook it and your keys to the belt loop on your pants. With a lifetime warranty against breakage, you can feel confident in using the Bottlehook whenever you need for a long time to come.
This Voxnaes-designed tool might look like a snail, but its clip action allows you to get to your keys in a flash. The bottle opener is at the mouth of the snail, and its eye doubles as a lanyard hole.
The one piece design of this pry tool/bottle opener allows it to clip to your pants pocket, much like a pocket knife. Drinks aren't the only thing it can open, either. Its flathead edge also rips packing tape, making it a handy everyday tool.
If you're looking for a full-fledged EDC knife that includes a bottle opener, the Shuffle II is the best. You'll find the bottle opener in the handle, and it works on either side.
Your wallet carries the ID you need to get a beer. Why shouldn't it also include the tool you need to get that beer open? With the Trayvax Element you have exactly that.
The DoohicKey has a larger carabiner-style clip to go with the bottle opener and the other handy features present in this multitool. You can use the tip to open boxes as well as unscrew flatheads and the side has a ruler for small measuring tasks.
Minimize your carry and consolidate your bottle opener and utility knife into one small tool with the Porter Key Knife. Its shape lets it run discreet with the rest of your keys.
If you like the idea of a key-shaped bottle opening tool but you don't want it to have a sharp edge, the Epsilon EKO is for you. It's a single piece of titanium with a bottle opener and a squared-off edge that can be used to open boxes if the need arises.
Sometimes, you don't want it to be so obvious that you've got a bottle opener on you. The Scout Hook's discreet design looks like a classic key hook on your belt loop, but it doubles as a sturdy bottle opener too.
If you prefer the HK clip style of keeping your keys together while still having a discreet bottle opener involved, this is the pick for you. It's not too obvious that it even has an opener but if you look closely you'll see it built into the strap.
Okay, so this is more flashy than it is practical, but you can definitely make a splash whipping this out amongst friends when opening a beer. It's a balisong butterfly knife except with a bottle opener instead of a blade. Play with this and practice your skills without the danger of arrest or injury next time you're out and about.
Exactly one year ago today Ryan Collins—one of the hackers involved in the celebrity iCloud nude photo leaks known as “the Fappening”—was charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Today, more alleged intimate photos of actresses are being circulated online, and this time Emma Watson and Amanda…
Enlarge / Early versions of the Machines from The Animatrix. (credit: The Animatrix)
Blade Runner and Mad Max are back, so why not The Matrix? The Hollywood Reporter says sources have confirmed that Warner Bros is starting work on a reboot of The Matrix, and it even has a star in mind: Michael B. Jordan, who recently broke out as the star of Creed. Zak Penn (Alphas, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk) is currently writing a treatment.
The Matrix was not expected to be a blockbuster when Warners released it in March 1999. At the time, writer/director siblings the Wachowskis were best known for an indie film noir called Bound about lesbian lovers plotting the ultimate crime. But the innovative camera effects (bullet time!) and futuristic originality of The Matrix blew audiences away, rocketing it to the fourth-highest box office on Earth that year. Who could forget badass Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, offering the blue and red pills, or Carrie Ann Moss as Trinity, using nmap when she wasn't doing gun ballet. And then there was Keanu Reeves as Neo, downloading data over his brain port and intoning gravely, "I know kung-fu."
Though the sequels never lived up to the promise of the first film, the franchise was a game changer, influencing science fiction to this day. Everything from Inception to Mr. Robot owes something to the style and themes that the Wachowskis popularized. Plus, bullet time has forever left its mark on action scenes, both technologically and stylistically. Any time you see a fight scene that moves between fast and slow motion, viewed in 360 degrees, you are looking at a special effect that the Wachowskis invented.
by Tingting Miao, Zi-You Tian, Yan-Mei He, Fei Chen, Ya Chen, Zhi-Xiang Yu, Qing-Hua Fan
Abstract
The first asymmetric hydrogenation of in situ generated isochromenylium derivatives is enabled by tandem catalysis with a binary system consisting of Cu(OTf)2 and a chiral cationic ruthenium–diamine complex. A range of chiral 1H-isochromenes were obtained in high yields with good to excellent enantioselectivity. These chiral 1H-isochromenes could be easily transformed into isochromanes, which represent an important structural motif in natural products and biologically active compounds. The chiral induction was rationalized by density functional theory calculations.
Two metal catalysts: The title reaction is catalyzed by a binary system based on Cu(OTf)2 and a chiral ruthenium–diamine complex. A range of chiral 1H-isochromenes were obtained in high yields with good to excellent enantioselectivities, and were easily transformed into isochromanes.
There are known both many 360-degree cameras and action cameras with 4K resolution on the market, but cameras that combines the two properties in a compact format’s a bit more rare commodity. Such a product has now appeared on Kickstarter .
The camera units Cameo360 and is a square little thing not unlike GoPro Session when it comes to outward appearance. The camera weighs only 96 grams and measures 45 mm x 46 mm, which also makes it quite pocket friendly.
Two fishing islands
The camera is equipped with two Fisheye, one on each side, and can thus stitching together these images into a single 360-degree image. The product supports 4K resolution with a frame rate of up to 24 frames per second, which corresponds to what you find in other action cameras.
Still images are recorded with a resolution of 24 megapixels, and other specifications, the camera has an overwrap to be waterproof down to approximately 10 meters and stereo microphone.
Cameo360 is meant to be used with mobile and comes with a mobile application and a Selfie rod with a fixing device. The app is compatible with both iOS and Android and allows you to, among other easily share videos on social platforms. The camera is also capable of sanntidsstrømming and timelapse videos.
The final retail price to Cameo360 should be at $ 269, but you can secure a copy from Kickstarter whether laws away at least $ 175. Mailers is scheduled to start in June this year. The project of writing collected $ 5,000 for a target of 30, 000, with 36 days left, so there’s none to finish.
