Save $164 on a TP-Link mesh WiFi system to power high-speed internet through your home

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Anyone can sign up almost anywhere for fast internet service, but the biggest hurdle to a speedy connection is often in your own home. Signals from a normal wireless router can run into dead spots, even with WiFi extenders. If you discover that your episode of The Umbrella Academy buffers between the living room to your bedroom, then the best blanket solution is a TP-Link mesh WiFi system.

SEE ALSO: 7 of the best WiFi extenders for increasing your wireless range

For 55% off the regular price, you can get a TP-Link Deco M5 mesh WiFi system for $135.99 from Amazon. That’s $165 in savings, and your purchase also includes a free subscription for three years of Trend Micro Antivirus for protection from the latest online threats. On top of that, your order is also backed by a two-year warranty and 24/7 technical support.  Read more…

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Gayborhoods aren’t dead. In fact, there are more of them than you think.

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Open up a travel guide and you’re likely to see multiple passages about where to find the local “gayborhood,” a neighborhood disproportionately populated by LGBTQ people. In San Francisco, there’s the Castro. In Chicago, you have Boystown. And in Mexico City, there’s Zona Rosa.

Walk through any of these neighborhoods, and you’ll discover blocks of rainbow flags and queer clubs pulsing with extremely corny but good ’90s house music. Yet for over a decade, critics have been lamenting the alleged “death” and “demise” of these gayborhoods, accusing them of being “passé” or surrendering to gentrification.  Read more…

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The ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy is returning to theaters for a 70mm IMAX tour

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Time to dust off that Bane impression: The Dark Knight trilogy is headed back to the big screen.

In honor of Batman’s 80th birthday later this month, Director Christopher Nolan is taking his beloved trio of Christian Bale-starring Batman flicks on the road for an anniversary tour/movie marathon. 

Playing in five cities, the special screening will feature all three Dark Knight films, displayed back-to-back in 70mm IMAX. Those attending the March 30 viewing in Los Angeles will also have the chance to participate in a live Q&A with Nolan between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Subsequent showings will play a video recording of the Q&A.  Read more…

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10 children’s books to inspire young people for Women’s History Month

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When it comes to female empowerment, sometimes you just need a role model to inspire your own — or your children’s — path forward.

March is Women’s History Month and National Reading Month, which means it’s the perfect time to curl up with your little one and read books about women’s achievements and contributions in music, politics, science, and more. By learning about these success, they’ll have an easier time envisioning their own. 

Yes, more work needs to be done. There’s still a gender gap in STEM, the Equal Rights Amendment has not been ratified, and Congress is overwhelmingly unbalanced (just 24 percent is women). However, there are still a lot of successes to celebrate — and read about. We’ve come a long way, and from a young age, it’s good to recognize the women who broke boundaries and made history, like NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who calculated how to send the first American into space, and Emily Roebling, who helped build the Brooklyn Bridge.  Read more…

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How to watch college basketball (and other sports) live without cable or a TV

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Let’s be honest, there are few feelings that can match the rush of watching live as your favorite  team catches a pass in the end zone, snags a game winning run in the bottom of the ninth, or gets a sudden KO in the middle of the octagon. Even seeing these major moments an hour later — or worse, catching wind of them on Twitter — is enough to cause despair. 

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But how do you watch live sports if you don’t have cable — or even a TV? The good news is that you don’t have to rely on cable anymore in order to follow your favorite sports teams live, and these services prove that. Read more…

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Best dating sites for seniors: Dating over 60 can actually be fun

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Senior dating: Hard, but not as much as you think. 

Because let’s face it: Dating at any age is kind of a pain in the ass — and being over 60 in the dating world could actually have its perks. There’s a reason why post-retirement age could be the happiest time of your life. Golden years, hello?

Yes, there may be fewer potential partners in the dating pool, but if you think about it, that just makes everything less overwhelming. And now that online dating is hot and heavy for the 60+ crowd, it’s easier than ever to track down that special someone.

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Thanks for restoring her ads, but Elizabeth Warren still wants to break up Facebook

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Elizabeth Warren’s pledge to break up big tech companies has understandably ruffled some feathers.

But her point was somewhat proven on Monday, as per a Politico report, when Facebook briefly took down the senator’s ads promoting her plan to curtail the influence of the social media giant. 

SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg’s former mentor says privacy manifesto is a PR stunt

According to Facebook’s ad database, Warren’s ads ran from Friday, targeting the lobbying efforts of tech giants Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and their dominance over the internet. Each ad had a budget of less than $100 to promote it around the site. Read more…

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Celebrate the birth of the World Wide Web with this Google Doodle

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March 12, 1989 was a big day in the annals of digital history. 

It was on that day that Tim Berners-Lee proposed the idea of what we’ve come to call the World Wide Web. And so Google has decided to celebrate in classic Google style: with a Doodle. 

The Doodle, which at the time of this writing is available to our friends living on the other side of the International Date Line (what up, Mashable Australia), depicts an old-school computer slowly downloading an image of a rotating Earth — dial-up modem and all.  

SEE ALSO: The most addictive Google Doodle games to waste an afternoon at work

Notably, in a blog post announcing the internet’s 30th anniversary, Google makes an effort to head off any possible pedantic ramblings regarding the web versus the internet.  Read more…

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Another reason to fear Facebook: Trump admin considers using social media to deny you benefits

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As if you needed another reason to stop posting on Facebook. 

The Trump administration is reportedly working in collaboration with the Social Security Administration to develop a plan for combing through social media posts for evidence — whatever that means — that those receiving certain types of government benefits should have those benefits denied. That’s right, your ‘gram-worthy vacation pics could soon cause you to lose your disability insurance benefits. 

So reports the New York Times, which cites “administration officials” as confirming that the White House is “actively” working on making this authoritarian fever dream a reality. The idea is not a new one, the Times notes, having been suggested in an earlier Social Security budget request, but this new reporting confirms that it’s moved past the conceptual phase. Read more…

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16 babydoll sheep so adorable you will cry

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Fainting goats and teacup pigs need to move aside so you can make way in your heart for babydoll sheep. 

These adorable farmyard animals are a miniature version of the Southdown breed of sheep from England, and are very popular to show at county fairs. They are known for being a fairly docile sheep and also the cutest lawnmowers you’ve ever seen. 

SEE ALSO: Twitter account asks most important question in video games: Can you pet the dog?

Prepare yourself for the journey you are about to embark on, filled with absolute cuteness and will make you clutch your heart and say “aww.”

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