Yoda one for me: You’re scrolling through Facebook Marketplace and bam — you spot Michael, a software engineer putting himself out there in the quest for love. Yup, this dude is buying ads to send ladies to a Google Form loaded with his specs: “6-foot-3, major nerd, not a Joe Rogan fan.” Clever guy.
Before you print a pic
Check the DPI. That’s dots per inch, a measurement of photo resolution. Most web photos are 72 DPI because it’s faster to display. For printing, though, you want 300 DPI or higher. Anything else will look grainy.
- On Windows: Right-click on the file and select Properties. Look for Details, then Dimensions.
- On a Mac: Open your image. While in preview, select Tools and Show Inspector. Ta-da! There’s your image DPI.
- Or use this site: https://image.pi7.org/dpi-checker.
What if you want to print a webpage without the ads and photos? Paste the web address into PrintFriendly to strip out all the extras.
Double-edged search: Researchers at Imperial College London found women with ovarian cancer Googled symptoms like weight loss and bladder problems a year before their diagnoses, hinting at early detection. It’s a breakthrough against the “silent killer.” Remember, you know your body better than anyone. Listen to its signs and see a doc.
Up in smoke: In Oregon, a home camera caught an Elf Bar vape turning into a fireworks show right next to a baby in a high chair. Good news: The kiddo is OK. These lithium battery-powered e-cigs are ticking time bombs if they overcharge or heat up. Check your brand, or, better yet, stop vaping. It’s not good for you.
Keep your tin hat on: The Pentagon’s UFO unit, AARO, says it hasn’t found any evidence of alien tech in the skies, space or desert. Turns out, most unidentified flying objects folks tend to record could be our top-secret tech, not E.T. phoning home.
It’s not him: The internet is filled with scammers pretending to be Elon Musk — everything from tricking a grandpa into buying $1,500 in Apple gift cards to bogus crypto investments linked to the Cybertruck event. If anyone “famous” asks you for money, crypto or gift cards online, run away.
How come it’s OK for Kim K to edit a photo? Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, showed up in a public photo and … what a mess. Eagle-eyed folks pointed out some weirdness in the pic: Strange cuffs, misaligned zippers and twisted fingers. The photo’s metadata revealed it was saved in Photoshop twice. Kate apologized for her bad editing job.