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An Easy Mobility Plan for Stiff Middle-Aged Dudes
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  • An Easy Mobility Plan for Stiff Middle-Aged Dudes – Art of Manliness

  • 21 People Who Work With High Achievers Reveal What Makes Them Different – Ned Hardy

  • One of the best dog harnesses out there, with a reputation for exceptional durability, comfortable padding, a secure fit, and thoughtful features like adjustable straps and multiple leash attachment points. It's consistently recommended by dog owners – Amazon

  • Karl Bushby embraces emotional mother as he completes his 28-year, 31,000-mile walk around world – AP News

  • 10,000 Supportive Strangers Show up To Wedding After Orphaned Groom Makes Online Plea – My Modern Met

  • What Happened When Neuroscientists Started a Mouse Fight Club – Nautilus

  • Voters reject data centers across nation… – CNBC

  • Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers – Ars Technica

  • 25 Memes That Perfectly Capture How Expensive Life Has Become – Ned Hardy

  • These binoculars offer impressively sharp, bright optics, smooth focusing, and performance that rivals much more expensive binoculars for a fraction of the price. – Amazon

  • Why Europe’s supermarket fridges were easy targets – Reuters

  • Battle of the Sexes: the tennis match watched by 90,000,000 people – Dangerousminds

  • Mother and daughter killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm – The Guardian

  • I Have Written About Wellness for a Decade. These 5 Trends Do More Harm than Good. – Outside · paywall

  • A New Dawn For Mathematical Progress – NOEMA

  • McDonald’s plans new value bundles next year after US traffic falls in third quarter – AP News

  • Firefox's New 'Mini Window' Feature Is a Game Changer for Productivity – Life Hacker

Advice Column

“How do I not be jealous of my friend who has everything I want”

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I’m 43, single, no kids, and still renting an apartment. Lately, I’ve been struggling with something I’m not proud of. I’m jealous of one of my closest friends.

We’ve known each other since college, but our lives have gone in completely different directions. He’s married to a wonderful woman, has two kids, a nice house, and a comfortable life. Meanwhile, I’m still living alone, coming home to an empty apartment every night.

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Life Advice

Regret Is the Price of Having More Than One Possible Life

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Every major decision you make closes the door on a life you could have lived.

Marry one person, and you’ll never know what life might have been like with someone else. Move across the country for a job, and you’ll never experience the version of your life where you stayed close to home. Have children, and you’ll never know what you might have done with all that freedom. Don’t have children, and you’ll never know what raising a family might have felt like.

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20 Fascinating Photos Collected From History
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  • 20 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

  • One of the best bang-for-your-buck pocket knives out there, offering smooth button-lock action, a sharp blade, and impressive build quality for around $30. – Amazon

  • Food suppliers in UK hit by cyber-attacks after freezers targeted in Europe – The Guardian

  • Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever explored – BBC

  • Trump says US will end military aid to Israel by the end of this year – The Guardian

  • Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up – TechCrunch

  • Today's Internet Rabbit Hole – Ned Hardy

  • Cheap way to keep moisture away from camera lenses, hard drives, USB sticks, important documents, photographs, jewelry, razor blades, and tools stored in drawers, safes, or storage boxes. – Amazon

  • U.S. military carries out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, U.S. officials say – NBC News

  • Spanish police investigating after soccer player dies following on-field collision – ABC News

  • Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. – NY Times · paywall

  • MLB proposes delaying salary cap until 2028 season – Espn

  • How the NBA Became a Young Man’s Game – The Ringer

  • A Binance engineer thought he was interviewing for a job. Then the hackers pounced – NPR

  • The Year Math Changed Forever – New Yorker · paywall

Advice Column

“Am I selfish for wanting to use my friend’s late baby’s Name?”

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I’m in my mid 30s and about to become a parent for the first time. I’ve had a name picked out for my first child since high school, whether I ended up having a boy or a girl.

Two years ago, a pregnant friend and I were talking about baby names. I told her the name I had always planned to use and how much it meant to me.

When she had her baby, she ended up using that exact name. I was upset, but then something heartbreaking happened. Her baby passed away.

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