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Netflix hidden categories are the secret to better binging, friends. 

The vast amount of content on Netflix can get pretty unwieldy. Luckily, there's a secret, better way to browse the swaths of mediocre titles on the streaming service to get to what you're really looking for.

Netflix has a master list of hidden categories that go far beyond the usual Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, and the like. First discovered by the blog What's On Netflix, anyone can access them by simply typing specific URLs into a browser. Читать дальше...

Is there anything more annoying than losing a contact lens? A woman in the UK thought hers fell out until doctors found it embedded in her eye decades later. 

Well, this is awkward. 

As Google employees continue to protest their company's no-longer secret plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, one little detail seems to have gone largely unremarked. Namely, that the project shares the name Dragonfly with a mega-yacht reportedly owned by Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

SEE ALSO: Google is developing a censored news app for China

That's right, Google executives gave their project designed to aid Chinese censorship the same name as a $80 million yacht. Читать дальше...

Literal garbage crashed ashore in the Philippines capital's waterfront as a result of heavy rain and flooding from over the weekendOcean Conservancy reports that China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam dump more plastic into the sea than the rest of the world combined. Read more...

BEST DEALS ON CHEAP LAPTOPS THIS WEEK:

• Lenovo L340-17 Laptop — $405.95 (list price $479.99)

• Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series Laptop — $499.99 (list price $599)

• HP 2019 15.6-inch Business Laptop — $480.30 (list price $1,018)

• Lenovo Ideapad S340 15.6 — $399 (list price $489)

So you're in the market to buy a new laptop? We have some advice: Don't let big tech companies with multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns fool... Читать дальше...

BEST DEALS ON CHEAP LAPTOPS THIS WEEK:

• Acer Flagship CB3-532 15.6-inch premium Chromebook — $133.99 (list price $199.99)

• Asus Vivobook 11.6-inch Laptop — $164.90 (list price $259)

• Acer Aspire 5 Laptop — $314.99 (list price $349.99)

• Dell Inspiron 15.6-inch Laptop — $365 (list price $799)

• HP 2019 15.6-inch Business Laptop — $485 (list price $1,499)

So you're in the market to buy a new laptop? We have some advice... Читать дальше...

So you're in the market to buy a new laptop? We have some advice: Don't let big tech companies with multimillion dollar marketing campaigns fool you into thinking you have to pay upwards of $1,000 to get a quality notebook.

Buh-bye, Facebook. It's been real. 

So you've had it with endless scrolling through the News Feed, notifications that wake you up in the middle of the night, memories that remind you how little your life has changed over the years, and groups that are just too big and you don't even know why you joined in the first place. 

In short, you want to delete Facebook from your life. 

It's a big decision, and it can be pretty scary, but we assure you: It can be done. 

Before you start... Читать дальше...

Reebok is releasing a sustainable sneaker made from corn and cotton. The kicks come in unisex sizes and cost $95. Read more...

The Uffizi Galleries partnered with Indiana University to digitize their entire sculpture collectionThe Uffizi Digitization Project currently hosts over 300 interactive 3D scans of the Gallery's masterpieces that you can view in detail from the comfort of your home. Read more...

Alexa, can you wake me up for my 8 a.m. class?

St. Louis University in Missouri is equipping all its dorm rooms — more than 2,300 of them — with Amazon Echo Dots that are customized to SLU-specific questions: sports, concerts, speakers on campus, and other collegiate activities.

SEE ALSO: Alexa and Cortana are finally on speaking terms

This is the first university campus to implement personal smart speakers (other higher education institutions like Arizona State University have put devices in shared student spaces)... Читать дальше...

Nathalie Emmanuel, who plays Daenerys Targaryen's closest confidant, has some counsel for Game of Thrones fans: prepare for a painful goodbye.

At any moment in time, whether you want it to happen or not, someone could take a photo of you, post it online, and turn it into a meme for the internet's enjoyment. (This, I assume, is the price we pay for existing in 2018.)

Once upon a time, Aquaman actor and activist Amber Heard had no social media presence. That fairytale ended last year, when she realized the world was talking about her personal and professional lives and she was missing from the conversation. 

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Bored with your usual digital stomping grounds?

Don't fret, bored friend! There are plenty of sites other than Twitter or Instagram for you to waste countless hours on. Besides, it's not like you could be doing something constructive at work or maybe, I don't know, go outside. That requires like actually moving or interacting with other humans. Boo.

SEE ALSO: 8 people confess why they finally deleted social media

So if you prefer procrastination to productivity, this list... Читать дальше...

Tonal is like a personal trainer mounted to the wall of your home. It trains with you, recommends routines based on your preferences, and will spot you like a gym buddy.  Read more...

On August 11, the Chisago County Sheriff's department in Minnesota stepped in when a rainbow unicorn pool float got stuck in the weeds and left a group of women stranded on a lake. Read more...

Since news of Aretha Franklin's death broke on Thursday morning, the internet has been flooded with memories, condolences, and tributes to the Queen of Soul. 

It’s Summer Lovin’ Week here at Mashable, which means things are getting steamy. In honor of the release of Crazy Rich Asians, we’re celebrating onscreen love and romance, looking at everything from our favorite fictional couples to how Hollywood’s love stories are evolving. Think of it as our love letter to, well, love.

President Trump is having A Day™️.

On Thursday, more than 100 newspapers from across the country joined together to condemn the president's aggressive attacks on the media. 

Instead of ignoring the editorials or responding to them constructively, President Trump did what he does best: plunged himself into chaos.

SEE ALSO: The 10 most unhinged parts of Omarosa's 'Unhinged'

Between the president's attacks on CNN reporter Jim Acosta and the his insistence on calling the... Читать дальше...

MoviePass has made yet another update in the ongoing turbulent saga of its existence: From now on – or maybe until tomorrow, who knows! – subscribers will be able to purchase tickets only to six possible movies, which change on a daily basis. Not only does this restrict users to half a dozen titles, but MoviePass will also limit available showtimes (except for e-ticketing).

Smoke produced by fires thousands of miles away is now choking a storm swirling in the Atlantic Ocean. Welcome to weather in 2018.

Diablo 3 is coming to the Nintendo Switch, making it the first Blizzard game to hit a Nintendo console since StarCraft came to the Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Truly wireless earbuds are great and all, but they're not the easiest things to keep track of. While they're fine to use when you're just chilling at your desk or doing anything sedentary, they tend to fall out when, say, you're working up a sweat or mowing the lawn. Admit it: cutting the cord is not always the best way to go — especially when you're leading an active lifestyle.