Kind stranger gifts kid an adorable parking spot specifically for his little bike

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Landing a guaranteed parking spot is the holy grail of city living. This little kid was gifted on in the most adorable way. 

Writer Christie Dietz tweeted a photo of her son’s new parking spot. The little boy has locked his tiny green bike to a local lamppost almost every day this year. On Monday, they discovered that the lamppost was graced with a designated parking sticker specifically for him. 

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“Absolutely made our day,” Dietz tweeted. “People can be so brilliant. Thank you, whoever did it.”

My son has parked his bike by this lamppost just about every day for the last year. This morning, this sticker had appeared. Absolutely made our day. People can be so brilliant. Thank you, whoever did it ? pic.twitter.com/rYC8jCTD5L

— Christie Dietz (@asausagehastwo) September 24, 2018 Read more…

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Shane Dawson’s Jake Paul docuseries is already a wild ride

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The first part of Shane Dawson’s Jake Paul documentary officially dropped on Tuesday.

There are few YouTubers more controversial than Jake Paul. Though his subscribers are almost all children, the 21-year-old vlogger is known for posting overly sexual videos that borders on softcore porn, peddling his merch, and being related to the guy who filmed the body of someone who died by suicide. 

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In addition to all of that, Paul and his vlogger friend group/mansion roommates (who call themselves Team 10) have been criticized for subjecting their neighbors to their wild on-camera stunts.  Read more…

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A Seattle start-up is aiming to reduce head injuries with its flexible helmets

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Seattle start-up Vicis is on a mission with its Zero1 helmet to decrease the severity of head injuries in football. The company, whose product is being used in almost every NFL team, has also been awarded a contract from the army to improve combat helmets

The helmets cost $950 and the company is reportedly in the process of developing a version for youth.  Read more…

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Instagram co-founders reportedly stepping down

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Instagram’s two co-founders are stepping down from the company, according to a report by The New York Times.

Chief executive Kevin Systrom and chief technical officer Mike Krieger, who founded the social media platform in 2010, have reportedly resigned, with the publisher noting that “people with direct knowledge of the matter” have confirmed the pair will leave Instagram in a matter of weeks.

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Notifying Instagram’s senior team and its parent company, Facebook, on Monday, Systrom and Krieger have not publicly given a reason for their departure, according to the TimesFacebook bought Instagram in 2012 for roughly $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock. Read more…

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The future of Google search looks a lot like social media

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For all its behind-the-scenes innovation, Google Search has looked more or less the same for the last 20 years: You type some words in a search box and get back a list of links. 

The company’s added lots of bells and whistles over the years, but the core concept has remained the same and the experience has pretty much looked the same.

But that will soon be changing.

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At an event marking the 20th anniversary of search, Google revealed a suite of updates that are meant to fundamentally change the way we search, and how search results look and feel. You’ll still see lists of links but, increasingly you’ll also see features typically thought of as being squarely in the territory of social media companies: news feeds, vertical video, photo-centric content, and, yes, Stories. Read more…

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A video of a very polite lizard is the cutest new meme

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Let’s get back to the internet’s roots: cute animals. 

A video of a grinning lizard went viral for being adorably relatable. The reptile, whose owner posts under the handle @modokinatu, lurks toward the camera with a huge smile on its little lizard face. 

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“It is a man who is going to see rice,” @modokinatu said in a comment translated from Japanese in the thread. 

ご飯見るとわろてしまうマンです?

— なつ (@modokinatu) September 21, 2018

Soon, people started tweeting the clip with super relatable scenarios. From your significant other sliding over to grab some fries to asking a parent for a favor, let’s be honest: we’ve all been this lizard.  Read more…

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Supermarket hummus is garbage. Instead, make your own.

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This is You Won’t Regret It, a new weekly column featuring recommendations, tips, and unsolicited advice from the Mashable culture team.

People nowadays are under tremendous pressure to do everything themselves, whether it’s designing our own clothes, building our own internet or — good God — making our own lunch for work.

It’s too damn much. But forgive me if I add another task to the pile: You need to make your own hummus. No store-bought version, no matter how fancy the label is, can stand up to homemade.

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The best Ryan Reynolds memes to ever grace our eyeballs

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Ryan Reynolds has been anointed the “King of Twitter” time and time again. Thanks to his expert trolling abilities, and his acerbic and irreverent jabs and jokes he’s constantly winning us over. 

But, Reynolds has also proved to be the perfect target. The actor, and his many film characters have been adapted to perfectly suite the internet’s needs for sarcastic reactions and silly memes. 

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So, here’s a round-up of the some of the best Ryan Reynolds memes, that we believe the Twitter luminary himself would approve of, despite how unflattering or absurd some of them may be.  Read more…

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Best 4K TV deals this week: Save on Sony, Samsung, LG, VIZIO, and more

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Now that the weekend’s over, you should really consider upgrading your old HD TV for a new 4K one — especially if you’re a football fan. We’ve gathered the best deals on 4K smart TVs from Amazon, Walmart, Target, and the Samsung Store, so you can dazzle your friends when you watch the Cleveland Browns take on the Oakland Raiders next Sunday.

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If you’re looking to upgrade a TV in a bedroom or guest room, we recommend these deals on 4K TVs that are 40+ inches, such as Samsung’s Flat 49-inch 4K UHD 8 Series Smart TV, which is priced at just $697.99, and VIZIO’s 43-inch Class D-Series 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart LED TV, which is going for $348.00. Read more…

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