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Dear Cloud Support: "I'm a white person, and despite there being a range of skin tones available for emoji these days, I still just choose the original Simpsons-esque yellow. Is this insensitive to people of color?" -True Colors

I realize, True Colors, that this discussion has probably only complicated the dilemma you posed, rather than simplified it.

Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 7: Maximum Performance

Intel's Core HX revs up a mobile powerhouse of a gaming PC

If You Have a Uterus, Don't Buy an Apple Watch

New women's health and reproductive features in the Apple Watch 8 and Ultra have the potential to cause harm following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Apple iPhone 14 Plus: For Big Screen Fans

Apple brings a big screen and stellar battery life to a more affordable price

SimpliSafe Home Security System: Affordable Ease of Use

Affordable security with a focus on flexibility

HOW TO IMPROVE WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION

Your mode of communication is just as important as the message. Rethinking how you communicate at work can lead fo vastly beffer results.

We Must Save Streaming Video Before It’s Too Late

A generation of art risks extinction if the companies that own streaming services don’t believe their vast libraries are worth preserving. We have to act now to save it.

HP Envy 16: An All-Round Performer

A slightly hefty but superb content-creation station

Which Company Has the Worst Online Privacy Policy?

Most people don’t read privacy policies and have no idea what they agree to when signing up for tech services. But fo be fair, most policies are written to obfuscate and confuse.

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR ONLINE STORAGE

Sort out your messy files and folders with this foolproof strategy.

HOW TO TAKE BETTER BREAKS

Taking breaks is necessary, but when you’re working from home, there’s a fine line between productivity-boosting rests and procrastination. Here’s what you need to know to recharge the right way.

Honda Unveils First All-Electric SUV, Built on GM's Battery Platform

The Honda Prologue battery-electric SUV arrives in 2024 and will use the Ultium battery technology developed by General Motors.

If You Want to Get High in Space

After SpaceX founder Elon Musk smoked a blunt on Joe Rogan's podcast in 2018, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was happy to cut him some slack. "Let the man get high if he wants to get high," Tyson told TMZ. "He's the best thing we've had since Thomas Edison."

The Case for Space Billionaires

What critics of the private space race get wrong

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The search for a pill that can help dogs, and eventually humans, live longer.

This MiG Super Fighter Terrified NATO. - THEN A SOVIET PILOT STOLE ONE.

One jet was clocked at 2,400 mph and the U.S. didn't have a single aircraft that could catch it.

JAPAN'S BIG BOY DEEP-SEA TURBINE HARNESSING OCEAN CURRENTS

The 330-ton subsea generator will be up-and-running sometime in the 2030s.

Save Time-and Your Back-With an Ergonomic Snow Shovel

Our testing has shown us there is a lot more to choosing the right snow shovel than you think.

Canon's Pro-Grade EOS R3 and Its High-Speed Prowess

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How the World's Largest Freshwater Fish Grew So Huge

But how did the new record-holder become so enormous in the first place?

What Happens When a Black Hole Dies

This issue only compounded in the mid-1970s when Hawking took the principles of quantum physics and applied them to the edge of black holes.

How to Drift in a Production Car

Contrary to other forms of motorsport, drifting doesn't require all that much equipment, or even space, to get started.

Install the Perfect Wood Trim

Now, before you commit to cutting the wood trim itself, make a trial run and adjust the saw, change the blade, or simply practice your technique.

The Air Force's Bat-Winged Tanker Transport

The result is a plane that, at least in concept art, often looks like a cross between a wide-bodied passenger jet and the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber.

Whether Objective Reality Even Exists

Scientists from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in the São Paulo metropolitan area in Brazil believe that reality might be \"in the eye of the observer.\"

ULTRA-HOT NUCLEAR FUSION REACTORS

Korea's Fusion Reactor had Ran 7 Times Hotter

Building the Perfect Campfire With Math and Science

To build a good bonfire, you should stack your wood structure just as high as it is wide, like a pyramid.

WHO REALLY KILLED SHARITA RIVERA?

Bad science may have sent Quincy Amerson to prison for life. New crime scene tech could set him free.

CAN I PICK YOUR BRAIN?

As PopMech staffers, we consider ourselves to be knowledgeable and capable enthusiasts, if not part-time pros, in our respective fields. But we'd be foolish to think we have all the answers, which is why if we had the chance, we'd fire off endless questions to these long-gone experts who first primed our passions and continue to pique our curiosities. Here are some of the editors' intellectual idols. Who are yours?