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These are the real reasons you shouldn’t watch YouTube on your TV or smartphone

These are the real reasons you shouldn’t watch YouTube on your TV or smartphone

Published by skeptic

I used to watch YouTube everywhere—on my phone, TV, laptop, and desktop. It all feels the same, right? Wrong. It’s time to ditch your smartphone and TV and watch YouTube on the platform it was designed for: your desktop. TVs Don’t Multitask, and Phones Don’t Do It Well If you’d like to watch YouTube while doing something else on the same device—as I often do—you can’t do it on your TV. And while multitasking is possible on mobile devices, it’s not always convenient. Yes, I can use split-screen or picture-in-picture mode, but the video ends up squashed into a tiny corner of my screen, making it hard to see details. On your desktop or laptop, you can have YouTube open in one tab or window while working in another. I specifically love using picture-in-picture mode so that I can take a glimpse of what’s going on in the video while doing something else. Imprecise Video Controls on TVs and Phones Another major reason I’ve stepped away from watching YouTube on my TV or smartphone is …

Wicked Little Letters true story | The real scandal behind the comedy

Wicked Little Letters true story | The real scandal behind the comedy

Published by Daniella Wilson

Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, and Timothy Spall in a dark comedy that keeps the audience guessing. What’s not to like? Wicked Little Letters, the 2023 film by director Thea Sharrock that is based on the Littlehampton letters scandal from the early 1900s, airs on Channel 4 and is available online from the evening of Saturday 18 July. Buckley stars as Rose Gooding, an Irish migrant who settled into the small seaside town and struck up an unlikely friendship with her neighbour: the sanctimonious and deeply conservative Edith Swan (Colman). The arrival of some obscene letters triggered a series of events that would blow up their friendship and rock both the Littlehampton community and the nation. Intrigued? Read on for everything you need to know about the scandal behind Wicked Little Letters, including what happened to Edith in real life. Timothy Spall as Edward Swan in Wicked Little Letters YouTube/StudioCanal UK Is Wicked Little Letters based on a true story? Yes, while the film does take some artistic license here and there, it is inspired by the …

The real reason you have a ‘clothes chair’ – and it’s not laziness! A psychologist explains

The real reason you have a ‘clothes chair’ – and it’s not laziness! A psychologist explains

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s a scene played out in millions of homes every single day. You walk into the bedroom, glance over at the chair that’s supposed to be for seating – and discover it has completely vanished beneath a mountain of random clothes that are “good for another wear”. While many view this habit as a clear sign of untidiness or laziness or a total lack of organisation, psychology suggests otherwise. In fact, in the vast majority of cases, it likely has absolutely nothing to do with the reasons you might think. This phenomenon is confirmed by psychologist Sara Navarrete, who explains that infamous chair buried under clothes can actually be a sign of a saturated mind.  After a long day packed with decisions, responsibilities, endless messages, to-do lists and worries, our brains simply start to ration energy on anything considered secondary.  At that point, putting away a t-shirt or hanging up a dress in the wardrobe drops right to the bottom of the priority list.  © Getty ImagesThe ‘clothes chair’ isn’t laziness – it’s decision fatigue, …

The Real Reasons Cats Lick One Another

The Real Reasons Cats Lick One Another

Published by Sam Flores

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about the heartwarming reason cats might lick their owners, as well as the pretty cute meaning behind a feline headbutt. So perhaps it’s overdue for us to look at some of the furry friends’ less pure intentions. According to a new study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science, it turns out that cats’ “allogrooming” – including licking one another – isn’t always as wholesome as it looks. Instead, the research, led by Morgane Van Belle, a cat behavioural scientist at Ghent University in Belgium, found the action has “multiple social functions”. Allogrooming should therefore “not be used on its own to infer that the cats are socially bonded,” the study – which involved analysing 106 videos of feline pairs from 53 households – reads. What does it mean when cats lick one another? 1) To show escalating tension Sometimes, cats seem to lick each other as a kind of pre-conflict warning sign – like when one cat is annoyed by another pet stealing their favourite sunbathing spot. …

I tested this backup power station during a real blackout – don’t make my mistakes

I tested this backup power station during a real blackout – don’t make my mistakes

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Adrian Kingsley-Huges/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Blackouts strike with zero warning, so plan ahead. Be aware that heat can throttle your power station. Think about how to get the power to where you’ll need it. I have 11 kWh of battery power sitting in my house — enough to run a small home for days. It weighs almost 300 pounds. I call it the Tower of Power (a Bluetti Apex 300 and three expansion batteries). And when a real blackout hit, it still wasn’t enough to stop me from wasting power, cooking a battery in the heat, and losing my fridge. So, what happened? Also: Installing plug-in solar at home? Watch for these 6 expert-backed safety concerns It turns out I had three issues working against me, along with the fact that I’ve not finished my build yet. 1. Power outages don’t give you any warning They just happen. One minute, everything is powered up, the next it isn’t. And it’s happening a lot. Just this …

Real Winners and Losers 2026 World Cup-fifa-messi-ishowspeed

Real Winners and Losers 2026 World Cup-fifa-messi-ishowspeed

Published by Daniella Wilson

Wait, is Thomas Tuchel hot? That seems to be the key question for thousands of women across the U.K. this past week, with sports journalists happening upon a particular Mumsnet thread reading: “Am I being unreasonable… to find Thomas Tuchel attractive?” Granted, some comments underneath are gloriously maternal — a masterclass in gentle yet scathing smackdowns: “You need to lie down and drink some water. My diagnosis is sunstroke. It’s clearly affected your thought processes.” Others, however, appear euphoric to have had this guilty pleasure publicly validated: “He has a certain wiry, athletic, long-limbed vibe to him,” writes one. “So pretty,” says another. The words “malnourished vagrant” come up, but so does “vampire,” and we all know how magnetic they are. The blushing mums of Mumsnet should get on TikTok: there, hundreds of fancam edits of the England coach have accrued tens of thousands of likes. “Guys, I’m gonna be real, I think I’m attracted to Thomas Tuchel,” says a young woman named Mimi. “It’s just the energy he has.” A chorus below the video sings …

The real reason Claudia Winkleman is stepping away from her BBC show

The real reason Claudia Winkleman is stepping away from her BBC show

Published by Daniella Wilson

Claudia Winkleman is without a doubt one of the UK’s most successful TV personalities; however, her latest project is coming to an end after one series. The Claudia Winkleman Show – which launched earlier this year – saw the TV star interview celebrity guests in front of a studio audience. The 54-year-old has said she was “too nervous to enjoy” her eponymous talk show and will not bring it back for another series. He established herself as a stalwart of the presenting world, putting her unique, quirky stamp on everything she fronts, from The Traitors to Strictly Come Dancing and The Great British Sewing Bee. She said: “I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for giving me the opportunity, to the guests who agreed to come and chat to me, and the production team who were simply excellent. Sometimes you have to try something to see how it fits, and I realised I was just too nervous to enjoy it. “Maybe one day I will give it another try, but for now I already have the best …

AI-powered wildfire tracking system enables satellites to monitor fires in real time

AI-powered wildfire tracking system enables satellites to monitor fires in real time

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Researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) have developed an artificial intelligence framework that could significantly improve wildfire tracking by allowing satellites to detect fires, coordinate with one another, and automatically adjust their observation schedules as conditions change. The new system, known as WildFire-applicable Intelligent and Responsive Ensemble for Detection and Scheduling (WildFIRE-DS), has been designed to enhance satellite-based wildfire monitoring by enabling constellations of spacecraft to respond autonomously to newly detected blazes. The technology aims to provide emergency services with more frequent and accurate updates as fires evolve. Developed by aerospace engineering researchers Brycen Pearl, Joshua Warner, and Hang Woon Lee, the framework combines AI image analysis, statistical validation, and autonomous satellite tasking. Addressing the challenge of rapidly changing wildfires Wildfires can spread at remarkable speeds, with favourable weather conditions allowing flames to travel up to 20 mph while consuming vast areas in a short period. Dense vegetation, steep terrain, changing weather patterns, and shifting wind conditions make these events difficult to predict and even harder to monitor consistently. Traditional monitoring methods such as drones, …

Dads Are Getting Real About Losing Their Identities After Having Kids

Dads Are Getting Real About Losing Their Identities After Having Kids

Published by Sam Flores

We often hear about how becoming a mum can impact identity – just this year, a major survey of 4,000 women by Peanut found nine in 10 mums (93%) said they’d experienced a “meaningful change” in identity after becoming a parent. More than half (59%) said they felt like a completely different person after having a baby. But compared with motherhood, fatherhood and identity seem to receive less research attention and much less public discussion. In online forums, some report a sense of feeling lost or no longer recognising themselves after having children. One dad described feeling “like a husk” of the person he used to be. Another described not having the energy for himself and feeling guilt over letting his “career, hobbies and friends slip”. Taking to Reddit more recently, a dad-of-three opened up about having the “realisation” that he doesn’t seem to have an identity outside of keeping his family running. “Somewhere along the way I became the person who remembers everything. The grocery list. The camp forms. The appointments. The lunches. The …

The Real Reason You Fall Apart Under Pressure

The Real Reason You Fall Apart Under Pressure

Published by Jenni Sidey

You knew the material cold and went blank in the interview anyway. You promised yourself you wouldn’t yell and heard your voice rise on the second sentence. You walked into your boss’s office with three important asks and walked out having asked for… none. We’ve all been there. Most of us draw the same conclusion: I’m just not built for pressure. If that’s your story, a study published this year in Scientific Reports disagrees. Under acute stress (being-shot-at-while-tying-a-tourniquet sort of stress), one group of elite soldiers hit 94.1 percent of their shooting targets. A second group (same job, same skills) hit 51.6 percent. The difference? Fifteen hours of training in something most driven people dismiss as a soft skill: noticing, understanding, and managing emotions, both their own and others’. And it wasn’t just shooting that improved. The trained group also got better at math and memorization! Clearer memory, faster thinking, lower biological stress. Want this too? The Story You’ve Been Telling Yourself About Pressure I believed the trait story for years. I was certain that …