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MONTREAL - What’s the French word for panic? Canadiens coach Michel Therrien announced Monday morning prior to Game 2 that Price, his starting goaltender and team MVP, is out for the remainder of the Eastern Conference Final due to an injury sustained on a second-period collision with Rangers forward Chris Kreider in Game 1 on Saturday.

The Nook Simple Touch has long since been surpassed by Amazon's hardware and ecosystem, but at $35, I might take a flyer out on this just to root it. You can even install the Kindle app, and get access to Amazon's expansive bookstore.

Nook Simple Touch | $35

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The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard is widely considered the best iPad keyboard on the market, and Best Buy has the iPad Air model today for $50, or $20 under the typical asking price.

Logitech Ultrathin Portfolio Keyboard Case for iPad Air | $50

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Samsung makes some of the best Smart TVs out there, and Woot has a great selection of refurbished models available at various sizes, today only.

Refurb Samsung 1080p LED Smart TVs (Various Sizes)

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The Chromecast drops to $30 with some regularity, but if you’ve been waiting to pick one up, here’s your chance to save $5.

Google Chromecast | $30

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With 99 sockets and three ratchets, this tool set is a solid deal. Add in the three-drawer metal toolbox, and it's an absolute steal.

Craftsman 182 pc. Mechanics Tool Set with 3-Drawer Chest | $116 | Promo Code TOOLS20

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Everyone should own one of these, and at $20, you really have no excuse not to.

First Alert 2013F Fire/Water Chest | $20

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At $300, Home Depot’s deal of the day is still an investment, but softening your water before it gets into your pipes and fixtures can save you a fortune in the long run.

ScaleBlaster Deluxe Electronic Water Conditioner | $300

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If you're about ready to throw your Inkjet printer through a window, try simplifying things with a black and white laser printer. This model from Brother has great reviews, and is only $50 today after a $20 rebate.

Brother EHL-2240 Mono Laser Printer | $50 After $20 Rebate

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Apps

iOS

• FREE ProCam XL 2 | Normally $1
• FREE ProCam 2 | Normally $1
• FREE Mind Organigzer (mind mapping) | Normally $5
• FREE Super Mega Worm Vs Santa | Normally $1
• Pinnacle Studio ($8) | Normally $13
• The Shadow Sun ($3) | Normally $8
• FREE iZip Pro - Zip Unzip Unrar Tool | Normally $7
• FREE Naughty Bricks | Normally $1
• FREE Operation Math - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division for Kids | Normally $3
• FREE Operation Math Pocket - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division for Kids | Normally $3

Android

• FREE Mummy's Treasure Premium | Amazon | Normally $2
• Monki Hide & Seek: English ($1) | Amazon | Normally $3
• Monki Animal Builder: English ($1) | Amazon | Normally $3
• FREE SMS Forwarder Pro | Google
• FREE WWF Rhino Raid | Google

Phones and Tablets

• 16GB Apple iPad Air, Retina with $50 iTunes Gift Card ($499) | Staples
• 32GB Apple iPad Air, Retina with $50 iTunes Gift Card ($599) | Staples
• Logitech Ultrathin Portfolio Keyboard Case for Apple iPad Air ($50) | Best Buy
• refurb Samsung 16GB Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 WiFi Tablet ($339) | eBay
• refurb Dell Venue 11 Pro 2GB 64GB 8MP Windows 8.1 Wi-Fi Tablet ($330) | eBay
• 32GB Gen 1 Google Nexus 7 Tablet ($140) | Staples
• refurb Hisense Sero 7 PRO NVIDIA Tegra 3 7-Inch Android Tablet ($90) | Newegg
• NOOK Simple Touch ($35) | Office Max
• Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy Prevail 2 NoContract Phone Plus $50 Gift Card ($100) | Best Buy
• TRACFONE Samsung Galaxy Centura NoContract Cell Phone Plus $50 Gift Card ($80) | Best Buy
• Jabra Tour Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone ($35) | Groupon
• Kensington AbsolutePower iPhone 5/5s USB/AC Wall 1 Amp Charger & Sync Dock Stand ($18) | eBay
• iLuv MobiAir Smartphone Speaker Dock ($22) | Office Max
• Incipio Nylon Sleeve Designed for Microsoft Surface ($20) | Amazon

Computers

• Lenovo Y40 Haswell Core i7, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Radeon R9 M270, 14-Inch FHD, Win 8.1 Laptop ($1099) | Lenovo | Use promo code USPY4043514
• refurb HP Haswell Core i7, 8GB, 1TB, Win 8.1 Touchscreen 17.3" FHD Laptop ($645) | Woot
• HP Split x2 13.3" Haswell Core i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD, Windows 8 Convertible Laptop ($694) | Amazon
• Kensington WordLock Portable Combination Laptop Computer Lock ($15) | Amazon | Lowest price ever

Displays

• Monoprice 27-Inch WQHD 2560x1440 IPS LED Monitor w/Built in Speakers ($370) | Rakuten | $40 back in SuperPoints with code EARLYBIRD
• refurb BenQ RL2460HT 24-Inch Gaming Monitor ($147) | BenQ | Use promo code Gamer$50
• AOC 19.5-Inch LED HD Monitor ($85) | Best Buy
• HP Pavilion 21.5-Inch IPS LED HD Monitor ($130) | Best Buy
• SAMSUNG 24-Inch HDMI PLS LED LCD Monitor ($160) | Newegg | Use promo code EXLEMC2289
• HP Pavilion 23-Inch IPS LED HD Monitor ($160) | Best Buy

Input

• SteelSeries 4HD Professional Gaming Mouse Pad ($23) | Amazon | Excellent reviews
• Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 with Keyboard and Mouse ($20) | Amazon
• Logitech M560 Wireless Optical Mouse ($18) | Best Buy

Networking

• NETGEAR Centria N900 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router with 3.5" Storage Bay ($70) | Amazon

Printers

• refurb Brother EHL-2240 Mono Laser Printer ($50) | Staples

PC Parts

• Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM ($70) | Amazon
• Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM ($130) | Amazon
• Gigabyte Mini ITX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboard ($75) | Amazon
• GIGABYTE Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 Video Card ($360) | Newegg | Use promo code MOMGIFT9
• MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5 Video Card ($130) | TigerDirect | After rebate
• Intel 335 Series Jay Crest 180GB SSD ($110) | Newegg | Use promo code EXLEMC2292

Storage

• Kingston Digital 8 GB microSD Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card ($6) | Amazon
• Sony 8GB Micro Vault M-Series Flash Drive ($7) | Amazon
• Samsung 64GB SDXC Pro UHS-1 Class 10 Memory Card ($35) | eBay
• PNY Attache 3 64GB USB 2.0 USB Flash Drive ($25) | Staples

Power

• Maxell 48-Pack AA Alkaline Batteries ($10) | Kmart | Today Only

Headphones

• Bose AE2i Audio Headphones ($100) | Staples
• Beyerdynamic CUSTOM ONE PRO Headphones with Variable Bass Response ($150) | eBay
• Creative Labs Sound Blaster Evo Zx Over-Ear Headphones ($120) | Best Buy

Home Theater

TVs and Projectors

• refurb Samsung 1080p LED Smart TVs On Sale from $275 at Woot | Today Only
• Insignia 32-Inch LED HDTV ($180) | Best Buy
• RCA 32-Inch 1080p LED HDTV ($199) | Walmart
• Samsung 39-Inch 1080p LED TV ($300) | Amazon
• BenQ W1070 1080P 3D Home Theater Projector ($749) | Amazon

Media Players

• Google Chromecast ($30) | Amazon

Sound and Accessories

• Samsung HW-H550 Wireless Audio Soundbar ($358) | Amazon | Matches lowest price ever
• refurb Harman Audio AVR 2650 7.1-channel, 95-watt Networked A/V Receiver ($199) | Harman Audio

Home

• New: SodaStream Fountain Jet Home Starter Kit ($52) | Staples | Promo code 88059
• Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker with Glass Carafe ($126) | Amazon | Excellent reviews
• Backyard Grill 4-Burner Gas Grill ($99) | Walmart
• First Alert 2011F Fire Chest ($20) | Amazon | Lowest price ever
• Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum Cleaner ($130) | eBay
• Honeywell WiFi Programmable Thermostat ($82) | eBay
• Farberware Classic Stainless Steel 3-Quart Stack 'N Steam Saucepot and Steamer ($17) | Amazon | Lowest price ever
• Piranha Men's 24-Inch Mindtrick Mountain Bike ($132) | Amazon
• Huffy Olympia 26" Men's Cruiser Bike ($150) | Kmart
• Plano Molding Heavy Duty Shelving with Vents ($51) | Amazon
• Garden Oasis Stone and Glass Gel Burner ($47) | Sears
• ScaleBlaster Deluxe Electronic Water Conditioner ($299) | Home Depot | 40% Off, Today Only

Tools

• Craftsman 182 pc. Mechanics Tool Set with 3-Drawer Chest ($116) | Sears | Use promo code TOOLS20
• Kawasaki 3.5-Amp Variable Speed Jig Saw ($19) | Amazon | Lowest price ever
• Craftsman AirBoss 1.2 Gallon Oil-less Air Compressor and Hose Kit ($115) | Sears | Use promo code SAVE15
• DeWALT Drill and Impact Driver Kit with 2 Batteries ($95) | Woot
• DeWALT 45 pc. Screwdriving Set ($7) | Home Depot
• Craftsman 6PC Damaged Bolt/Nut Remover Set ($10) | Sears
• Compact Expanding 50-ft Garden Hose ($20) | eBay
• YogaDirect Deluxe Yoga Mat Harness Sling ($5) | Amazon

Photography

• Lens Pen Camera Cleaning System ($5) | Amazon | Lowest price ever
• Samsung NX Mini 20.5MP Wi-Fi Camera + 9-27mm Lens ($330) | eBay | Normally $500+

Apparel

• Take 50% Off Merrell Trail-Running Shoes at Amazon Today
• Keen Clearwater CNX Women's Sandals ($50) | REI
• Oakley C Wire Sunglasses ($63) | 6pm
• IZOD Men's Short Sleeve Camp Saltwater Small Plaid Button-Down ($20) | Amazon
• Osprey Farpoint 40 Travel Backpack ($112) | Amazon

Books

• Rosemary's Baby [Kindle] ($2) | Amazon | Was $15, 4.5 Stars, 176 Reviews
• Savages [Audiobook] ($3) | Audible | Was $24, 3.9 Stars, 279 Reviews

Movies and TV

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ($18) | Amazon
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVDs are On Sale Starting at $25 | Amazon
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D ($20) | Best Buy
• ComicArt Steelbook Blu-rays are On Sale Starting at $12 | Best Buy
• Four Brothers, Shooter, The Fighter: Triple Feature ($10) | Best Buy
• 48 Hrs., Trading Places, Norbit: Triple Feature ($10) | Best Buy
• School of Rock, Nacho Libre, Tropic Thunder: Triple Feature ($10) | Best Buy
• Collateral, Days of Thunder, The Firm: Triple Feature ($10) | Best Buy
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery/The Spy Who Shagged Me/Goldmember($10) | Best Buy
• Rocky Heavyweight Collection Remastered ($23) | Best Buy
• Orange Is the New Black ($12) | Kmart
• Predator 3D ($10) | Best Buy
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox ($10) | Amazon
• Cowboys & Aliens - Extended Edition ($11) | Amazon
• Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon Collector's Edition [DVD] ($34) | Amazon
• JAG: The Complete Series Collector's Edition [DVD] ($110) | Amazon

Television

• Weeds: Complete Collection ($49) | Amazon | Today Only
• Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon Collector's Edition [DVD] ($34) | Amazon
• Masters of the Universe - 30th Anniversary Limited Edition [DVD] ($33) | Amazon

Gaming

Inventory

• Gigatent Trail Head 7' x 7' Dome Tent ($20) | Sears
• XL Foldable Tent Cot ($94) | Bargain Outfitters | Free shippping with Code BH495
• Mountainsmith Cooler Cube Bag ($30) | Amazon
• Mountain House 18-Pack Freeze Dried Meals ($85) | Woot
• Alpine XPower 650W Class D Digital Multichannel Car Audio Amplifier ($150) | Best Buy | Lowest price ever
• RoomMates Marvel Heroes Peel & Stick Wall Decals ($11) | Amazon | Excellent reviews
• Lionel O-Gauge North Pole Express Train Set ($205) | Amazon | Lowest price ever

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Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs famously vowed to destroy Android because it is a stolen product. "I don't want your money," Jobs is said to have told Google's Eric Schmidt during a meeting. "If you offer me $5 billion, I won't want it. I've got plenty of money. I want you to stop using our ideas in Android, that's all I want."

Whether or not you agree with Jobs in a broad sense, there is simply no denying that these two mobile platforms are very different in a number of key areas. And according to one mobile expert, a single screenshot shows that Android is years ahead of the iPhone and iOS when it comes to usability.

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If you love small things, and Pantone colour cards, Tiny PMS Match is the Tumblr you’ve been waiting for.

"PMS" stands for Pantone Matching System, which for the uninitiated is a standardized color reproduction system used by designers to ensure colours will look correct when printed.

When not designing things, Inka colour matches tiny objects she finds, like this Goldfish Cracker.

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And this tiny elephant.

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Or something her kids brought home on Valentine's Day.

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For the museum’s designers and curators, that tension led to a ­tangle of quandaries: How can you present a lasting memorial to an event whose impact is still unspooling through developments such as the Edward Snowden leaks and the Senate’s torture report? How can you speak to 9/11’s polarizing effects, such as the ­bungled search for WMD, without alienating some significant portion of your audience?

If you've been holding out for FiOS as an alternative to your current Internet provider, it might be time to start working on a new strategy. DSLReports has shared a quote from Verizon CFO Fran Shammo that appears to suggest that the dream of widespread FiOS expansion is dead.

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Rangers coach Alain Vigneault turns 53 years old on Wednesday, but it’s likely he won’t have much energy to celebrate give Tuesday night’s exhausting and rewarding 2-1 Game 7 win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants' pick of Syracuse defensive tackle Jay Bromley in the third round felt weird even to Bromley, who was pulling a "Gravity" DVD out of a Redbox machine at his local grocery store when he got the call. "Honestly, I didn't expect a call at all tonight," said a giddy Bromley, who grew up a Giants fan and played college football with two of the players the Giants drafted last year. So why, then, did the Giants spend the No.

The pick: Weston Richburg, center, Colorado State My take: It's good that they took an offensive lineman. It would have been irresponsible and negligent for them not to do so. They should have taken one in the first round and chose not to, and with Richburg, they get a center with whom they spent a great deal of time prior to the draft and whom they likely think can start for them early in his career, possibly right away. As we discussed Thursday, the Giants lock in on a player they like and they take him.

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I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The pick: Odell Beckham Jr., wide receiver, LSU My take: I don't like it, honestly. And this is nothing against the player, who's superfast and might well turn out to be a star. This isn't about predicting how these guys will play, because we can't. It's about assessing what kind of job the team did in maximizing the value of its pick. And in a draft like this, with so much talent at wide receiver, I don't see why a wide receiver under 6 feet tall is worth the No.

The Giants spent the 12th pick in the 2014 NFL draft on receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who will serve as a complement to Victor Cruz and a deep threat for Eli Manning. Could he be more? Here are Ebenezer Samuel's thoughts.

Following a few substantial additions to Google Now, Google announced on Tuesday that Google Maps for iOS and Android would be receiving a major update. There's plenty to explore in the updated Google Maps, but we've picked out five that stand out the most.

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Latest Painting In Progress - “Luminous Beings” (Star Wars / Doctor Who - Acrylic on canvas)

Jumping back on this one, hope to get it finished today :) I’ll be launching my new Goonies “Never Say Die" print this afternoon, too - I’ll post the link right here. Love!

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How hard can it be to match differently colored squares so that they blend perfectly? Pretty hard, it turns out. That’s the premise behind Blendoku, the game that’s a mish-mash of color-blending and sudoku that will challenge you through 475 free levels. It might sound a little odd, but give it a shot,and you’re bound to be addicted. What Do You Mean Sudoku With Colors? Sudoku is a popular game to mix with – take Drop7 for example, one of last year’s most addictive games that mixed Tetris with Sudoku – but Blendoku takes this in a completely different direction. Whereas you would...

Read the full article: What Happens When You Mix Colors With Sudoku? Blendoku

Dimple is an upcoming accessory that caught our eye. It’s a sticker that’s about half a millimeter thick that you stick onto almost any NFC-enabled Android device to add four customizable buttons to your device. Each button is individually programmable to do almost any task, whether it’s to turn on the flashlight (which sounds incredibly useful) to calling a certain phone number.

The Dimple will be getting its own IndieGogo campaign on May 6th, where you can score one of these little accessories for only $15. Later, they’ll be $29 at retail, which seems a bit high. The device will launch within 60 days of the end of the campaign, so around August of this year. They already have 250 prototypes made, as well has having finished and posted the Android app to use them.

The creators claim that the buttons will withstand 2 million clicks and 100,000 reprograms before going out on you, meaning they’ll last a long time. And they’ll work on any Android device that has NFC except for the HTC One M7 and M8, along with other devices that are made of metal. What do you guys think of this accessory? Would you actually use it, or is it too much of an eyesore? I’m personally very interested in it. Tell us what you think in the comments!

The Moto 360 is by far one of the most interesting smartwatches that will hit stores this year, not only because it’ll be running Google’s Android Wear OS optimized for wearable devices, but because of its gorgeous design. Visiting the new Motorola headquarters in Chicago, The Verge got a chance to see the Moto 360 in person once again, with a functional unit sitting nicely on Motorola’s chief designer Jim Wicks' wrist.

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The slow descent into madness has accelerated.

Breakdown: Well, opening on "Monday Night Football" on the road isn't awesome, if for no other reason than it makes your fans wait extra-long to start the season (and for the first home game). I would say the early part of the Giants' schedule looks tough, with road games in Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia and Dallas and a couple of potentially tough home games against the Cardinals and Falcons. But that's nothing compared to their schedule immediately after the bye, which includes three straight games against 2013 playoff teams, one of which is the Super Bowl champion.

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Android: Google's finally released an Android counterpart to its Chrome-based remote desktop application. Install the Chrome Remote Desktop extension for Chrome and now you can log in to your computer remotely from Android.

The app is free and requires surprisingly minimal setup. In our brief tests, the connection was incredibly smooth both over Wi-Fi and LTE (though your mileage may vary). The app is just now rolling out to the Play Store so it may take a bit for it to propagate to your device. If it hasn't shown up for you, Android Police has a handy APK download at the via link below.

Chrome Remote Desktop | Google Play Store via Android Police

Nintendo reportedly turned down a deal that would have launched Activision's highly successful toys-come-to-life series Skylanders exclusively for the Wii. A report from Polygon on the Toys for Bob franchise notes that, despite Activision's...

 Aereo is about to present its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but first it wants to present its case to you. Today, the startup launched ProtectMyAntenna.org, a website designed to inform its users about Aereo’s tech, which uses freely offered over-the-air HDTV signals to provide its customers with live and DVR digital TV viewing options. Basically, Aereo maintains that each of its… Read More

The Onion just confirmed it:

“That potential for threats made it an evolutionary imperative for the primate god to develop omnipotence,” Kamen continued. “As well as sharp claws and pointed incisors.”

Though its smaller brain limited its cognitive abilities, the chimpanzee deity is believed to have possessed not only self-awareness, but also spatial intelligence, object permanence, and a rudimentary capacity for knowing all that is, all that has been, and all that ever will be.

Hilarious

Somewhere, a Charisma writer is generating enough outrage to write an article about how this is proof that Christians are being persecuted.

National Garlic Day is April 19th! Yum. Yum.

Garlic Butter Mushroom & Provone Melt

Get the recipe here.

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Garlic Parmesan Salad Dressing

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Roasted Garlic Baby Potatoes

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Baked Ricotta Garlic Dip

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In 2006, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin and his team discovered fossil remains of a genus they called Tiktaalik. While anti-evolutionists constantly declare there are no “transitional fossils,” Tiktaalik beautifully represented the shift from fish to amphibians, containing traits of both and countering those Creationist claims.

Shubin later wrote about his discovery and how our own bodies give us clues to our evolutionary past in Your Inner Fish, and that book is now being turned into a three-part PBS documentary series that begins airing this week.

In “Your Inner Fish,” a three-part spinoff of his best-selling book that begins Wednesday night on PBS (check local listings), Mr. Shubin mashes 3.5 billion years of history into scientific experiments, animation and fun facts that explain how we evolved from fish with fins to people with arms and legs. He also recreates his journey to the Canadian Arctic for the most important discovery of his life: fossilized evidence of the intrepid missing link that dared to exit Earth’s primordial soup and explore land.

Mr. Shubin reveals what happens to the gill arches evident in human embryos, why some gonads travel and others do not, and how a gene called “sonic hedgehog” determines the shape of fingers and fins. After all, he says, “we are — every one of us — just a jerry-rigged fish.”

Between this and Cosmos, science proponents are doing pretty well on television right now.

We may be losing the movie battle, but at least we got the small screen covered!

(via Canadian Atheist)

Bacon is delicious, and keeping it from shrinking when cooking is a popular topic. However, Instructables user craftclarity wanted a more scientific, rigorous approach to keeping bacon from shrinking while cooking, so he put a number of popular tricks—including the one we mentioned—to the test.

Craftclarity tested the rinsing method before baking and frying, complete with some control bacon that wasn't rinsed at all. He also tested whether or not you'd get maximum flavor from your bacon by only baking it for 10 minutes at 365 degrees F (185 degrees C), as all of the tips suggest. It turns out that the water rinse isn't quite as effective as everyone who published it would have you believe—it certainly helped, but claims that it'll keep shrinkage down by up to 50% are more than exaggerated.

For one thing, the experiment (rather predictably) discovered that the 10 minute/365 degree cooking time was way too short, and resulted in practically raw bacon. That makes sense, regardless of what the tips say. From there, they bumped up the cooking time to a more reasonable 30 minutes in the oven, versus the package instructions of 8-10 minutes in a skillet (where shorter cooking times make more sense. The control bacon for each experiment went in, followed by the bacon that had been rinsed and then patted dry.

The result? No significant change in bacon shrinkage regardless of cooking method. In fact, if the experiment proved anything, it's that to minimize bacon shrinkage, you should cook your bacon in the oven. There was little difference between the rinsed oven bacon and the unrinsed oven bacon. Flavor-wise though, some of the testers noted the rinsed bacon tasted "drier," which makes sense since you wash some of the delicious, flavor-transferring fat off of the bacon before cooking, which makes it crunchier, but not necessarily better. Hit the link below to see the entire experiment; it's worth a look.

Preventing Bacon Shrinkage: An Experiment | Instructables

I discovered ustwo a while back when they launched Whale Trail. Today, they launch their new game, Monument Valley. This has been pretty hyped for a while now. Ustwo even uploaded a behind the scenes video for it. Monument Valley is not just a game. It is inspired by the likes of Windosill, Sword & Sworcery and Fez with an MC Esher twist thrown in.

The objective of the game is to guide a silent princess named Ida through monument puzzles. These puzzles are inspired by typography, real world architecture diagrams and Japanese culture. The puzzles involve you moving certain elements around the structure and playing with the perspective to reveal new paths for Ida. Every level introduces a newer mechanic and the game reacts to your touch with music. While many puzzle games rely on a mostly similar visual style throughout, Monument Valley manages making every level worthy of printing out and framing. Ustwo care about your iOS device and have provided a screenshot feature in the pause menu that can be accessed in any level. Your power and home buttons would probably need replacing by the time you finish playing the game without the screenshot feature. You can save screenshots to your camera roll or post them to Instagram with their square crop feature. Describing the different monuments will not do them justice. Ustwo have set the bar really high for any new iPad game when it comes to style.

Monument Valley isn’t very long though. You can probably finish it in a few hours if you really put your mind to it. While the first few puzzles are very simple, they still give you that sense of accomplishment when you reach the goal. As such the game lacks replay value but it is well worth the price. It feels underpriced for how good it looks and feels when you experience it. Monument Valley is available for iPad and iPhone as a Universal game, but it is best experienced on an iPad with Retina display and headphones. It is available on the App Store for $3.99.

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