Will Windows 11’s Visual Effects Impact Performance?
When you first see Windows 11, the main thing that catches your attention is the visual changes. Naturally, the immediate question that comes to mind is...
How to Monitor the Resource Usage of Docker Containers
While Docker is much lighter weight than traditional VMs, too many containers can quickly consume your host’s resources. Here’s how to check hardware utilization and monitor...
Why Is There a Colored Block on My Toothpaste Tube?
There’s a curious little detail on your toothpaste: a colored block right at the top seam. Given that it’s truly just a small, colored square, does...
How to Choose the Best VPN Service for Your Needs
If you’re looking for the best VPN for torrenting, privacy, bypassing censorship, staying anonymous online, getting around geographic restrictions, or just location shifting, you’ve got a...
40 Years Later: What Was it Like to Use an IBM PC in 1981?
Forty years ago today—on August 12, 1981—IBM introduced the very first IBM Personal Computer, also known as the IBM PC (Model 5150). It sold well and...
How to Use lsof in Linux (With a Practical Example)
Ever wondered how to discover what files are currently open and in use on your system? The Linux lsof command lists open files and provides plenty...
An Indian Muslim Family Is Torn Apart by Religion, Homophobia, and Politics
Nawaaz Ahmed has a particular talent for fiction that captures the spaces in between distant bodies. When we were both MFA students at the University of...
White Audiences Are Obsessed With Black Martyrdom
You might be fooled from the opening of Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor (2020) that this is a Black woman’s story. The film opens on the immaculately laid...
The Most Popular Children’s Books From Every Country In The World
If you read in English, chances are that there are a few countries that take up the vast majority of your reading. Only 2–4% of books published in...
Back-To-School Boost on DonorsChoose Today
Want to help make back-to-school a little bit easier for teachers and students in 2021? Amid a year promising to be anything but normal, one small...
