8 Online Subscriptions That Don't Actually Suck

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August 13, 2018 8 Online Subscriptions That Don't Actually Suck Remember a time when you paid for your music, and your movies, and your software with a one-off payment rather than a recurring subscription fee debited from your bank account each month? Those times are fading into history for most of us. Subscriptions are now king and practically inescapable. FACEBOOK The Vigilantes on Facebook Who Stream To Catch a Predator-Style Ambushes of Alleged Pedophiles The texts would come at all hours of the night, numbering in the thousands. “Have you been with an older guy?” “You’re really hot, so it’s worth the risk of getting in trouble.” REVIEW AMD's 16-Core Beast Creams Intel, but You Might Be Better Off Without It I won’t lie, when AMD’s new 16-core monster CPU, the Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, arrived, I ran around the office showing off it and its accompanying air cooler to anyone who would make eye contact with me. iO9 REVIEWS Voltron's Penultimate Season Triumphantly Heads Home—But Not Without Some Bumps Along the Way Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender's newly-released seventh season—its penultimate installment—deftly narrows the series’ focus to a more personal level as the Paladins return to Earth, but it occasionally slips up. HEALTH Veterinarians Say Pet Owners Are Hurting Animals to Get Opioids A recent survey suggests that some people struggling with opioid addiction might be turning to a tragically desperate method to get more prescription painkillers: Hurting their own pets. GOOGLE That New Android Update Broke a Key Perk of the Pixel XL It seems Google may have more immediate concerns after the release of Android 9 Pie created issues with charging speeds on the original Pixel XL. EXTREME WEATHER Glacier National Park Is on Fire Weeks after Yosemite Valley closed due to wildfires for the first time in decades, parts of Glacier National Park in Montana have been evacuated thanks to an explosive fire. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE DEADSPIN Old Man Wayne Rooney Produced One Of The Best MLS Highlights You'll Ever See D.C. United sent their keeper up for a corner kick with a minute left in stoppage time of a tied game. It backfired, spectacularly. Then it didn't, spectacularly, and it was all thanks to good ol' Wayne Rooney. DEADSPIN Tiger Woods Is Back Tiger Woods didn't win, which is how I'll remember this year's PGA Championship. But he was close, which is what made it to me the most exciting and memorable PGA Championship in a decade. Because I don't care about golf, don't find it interesting as a sport. (Complaints can be... THE SLOT A Reminder That Kellyanne Conway Is Not Good at Her Job, Whatever That Is Kellyanne Conway is allegedly the Counselor to the President, but it appears her job primarily consists of going on television and saying dumb shit. Take, for instance, her Sunday appearance on ABC's The Week, in which she decided it was a good idea to admit that handing out hush money... THE GRAPEVINE Stephanie Mills Snatches Sam Smith by His Widow's Peak For Talking Crap About Michael Jackson As Michael Jackson's 60th birthday approaches, mediocre British singer Sam Smith had the audacity to come for the King of Pop. While vacationing with fellow singer Adam Lambert, a video was posted of Smith saying that he doesn't like Michael Jackson. You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! Visit Gizmodo Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe © 2018 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011