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Growing up making friends on AIM and in chatrooms, I know the internet can foster human connection. Here are some tips that translate to teaching online classes.

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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. For many of us, especially in rural areas, broadband speeds over cable or DSL (or heaven forbid, satellite) arent as reliable or as fast as we would like—if theyre even available at all. But the increase in speed and capacity of 4G LTE (and now 5G) networks has opened up another option. Traditional hurdles that made this less than an ideal solution—data caps, expense, bandwidth, coverage, compatible hardware—are slowly be...

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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. For the umpteenth time in the past year, a wave of sadness hangs over my family’s group chat. This time it’s not about a fraught election or the woes of the ongoing pandemic. It’s because Fry’s Electronics, the West Coast’s premier suburban electronics superstore, has announced it will soon close all of its locations. I took the news hard, as if a major chapter of my life had latched shut. But when I tr...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Youve probably heard that expensive HDMI cables arent worth the money, because all cables provide the same digital signal. And while part of that is true—expensive cables arent necessarily better than cheap ones—its not quite as simple as "any cable will do," particularly when it comes to modern game systems. What Happens When You Use the Wrong Cable "The whole scenario about all cables are the same is not completely accura...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED I quickly stumped the clerk who helped me find groceries at the Indian market in Issaquah, Washington. She looked at the length of the shopping list on my clipboard, then at me, and said, "Let me find the manager." He and I sped through the first 10 or 15 ingredients, stuff like black chickpeas, Kashmiri chili powder, jaggery, nigel...

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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Were you able to buy a PlayStation 5? If so, good for you. If not, well, join the club. Sony’s newest game console has been very difficult to purchase since it was released in November—so much so that folks have resorted to using sniper bots, inside sources, and other shady practices to sidestep the scrum and snag that PS5. This week, we’re joined by Alan Henry and Saira Mueller from the WIRED video games team an...