Femte Til Venstre: A Danish Couple’s Thoughtfully Appointed 1927 Townhouse in Copenhagen

I can’t now remember how or when I first stumbled on the feed of @femte.til.venstre (translation, from Danish: “fifth to the left”), probably some early morning or late at night, scrolling through Instagram in search of a little visual serenity. But I’ve returned to the feed countless times since, taken by the snapshots of a 1927 townhouse in Copenhagen where every room, every corner, feels considered: soothing but still colorful, quiet yet warm and unfussy. The house—and Instagram feed—are the ...
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Bike Theft Task Force leader has left PPB; future of unit unclear

A busy Bike Theft Task Force booth at a 2019 Sunday Parkways event. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) “Due to a lack of funds/budget, our unit has been suspended and is currently unable to respond to bike theft needs in the community.”— Dave Sanders, Task Force founder and former PPB officer A vital part of Portland’s fight against the scourge of bicycle theft has been mothballed. Six years ago, as bike theft spun out of control in Portland, we brought people together to do somethin...
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6 Cheap Places to Find Appliances

6 Cheap Places to Find Appliances is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money! Owning a home can be expensive sometimes. This is not only true when it comes to regular home maintenance, but also appliances. After all, appliances are only built to last so long. And when they decide to wheeze their last breath, we know we are going to end up spending some money. I don’t know about you, but I am not a huge fan of spending thousands of dollars on ...
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Create Your Own Cozy Fireplace

Hi, friends! It’s Katie here. In this crazy year of staying home much more than normal, I have been pouring myself into home projects more than ever. I mean, hey, if we’re gonna be here a bunch, I may as well make the best of it, right? My last big project was finishing up my Daisy Table DIY, but I have a new, exciting space in my house that I can’t wait to tell you all about: my bedroom fireplace! Oh my goodness, it just makes me so, so happy! It all started with this beautiful antique mantle I...
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Facebook is reportedly looking to take on TaskRabbit by allowing people to book gig workers for home repair or freelance jobs

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Paley Center on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in New York. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan The Information reported Facebook is building a team that would build a services feature, connecting users to freelancers for home repair jobs and other small tasks. The TaskRabbit-like services tool would live on Facebook Marketplace, a place users can sell or exchange goods to one another, according to the report.  The company introduced Marketplace in 2016 and amassed 800...
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Criminals are reportedly climbing on top of moving vehicles to steal PS5s from delivery drivers, as consumers struggle to buy Sony's new console

Sony Moving vehicles carrying expensive gadgets including PlayStation 5s are being targeted by gangs of criminals in the UK, The Times reported. Thieves are climbing onto car bonnets so they can break into delivery lorries in a stunt known as "the rollover." The rise of e-commerce means companies are turning to casual delivery drivers, who often lack adequate security training. This is just the latest in a long line of distribution problems that have dogged the release of the PS5.  Visit ...
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Amazon PS5 customers who got Nerf guns and air fryers instead of the PS5s they ordered are now being sent replacement consoles

Business Insider Japan / 西田宗千佳 Amazon UK customers who pre-ordered a PlayStation 5 for launch day but never received the in-demand console are now being offered a replacement. Some customers had said their orders never arrived, while others said they instead received cat food, a coffee machine, and a foot massager in place of their console. Some affected buyers have shared screenshots of emails offering them a new console, with delivery within 14 days. Amazon didn't say what happened to t...
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Some PlayStation 5 resellers are getting wild threats from angry buyers on Facebook and Craigslist

Sony's PlayStation 5. Sony Like Tickle Me Elmo and the Furby before it, the PlayStation 5 is this year's big holiday item. The hot new consoles are sold out everywhere. Every retailer, from Amazon to GameStop, can't keep enough in stock to satisfy demand. A robust resale market has sprung up, with the $500 model selling for upwards of $1,000. Resellers with dozens of consoles for sale have gone viral.  But the vast majority of people reselling the PlayStation 5 are selling one or two ...
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5 Legit Best Side Hustles You Can Actually Start Today

Starting a side hustle has been one of the best decisions of my life — right up there with marriage and “splurging” on chips and queso appetizers (you with me?). A side hustle can give you: financial flexibility leverage at your day job A quicker path to the  Rich Life Here’s how it happened for me: After leveraging my side hustle to land two incredible jobs right out of college, I needed a change and, even after following Ramit’s process for asking for a raise,  my boss...
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Best Places to Find Affordable Christmas Decor

Best Places to Find Affordable Christmas Decor is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!One of my favorite things about the holiday season is all the decorations. I love decorating our home and even driving around the neighborhood to look at everyone’s decorations. It just gives me a great feeling especially since winters are so cold where we live and we tend to spend most of this season at home anyway. My husband and I have been trying to ...
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What's The Best Way To Spot A Scam Sale?

As Jalopnik’s resident car buying expert and professional car shopper, I get emails. Lots of emails. I’ve decided to pick a few questions and try to help out. This week we are discussing spotting online car scams and buying a car at the end of the lease.Read more...
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Sonia’s Side Table Makeover: before, during, and after

Earlier this summer, I poked around Facebook Marketplace to find a small table for Sonia. There was an old black dresser there (from Mr. FG’s bachelor days!) and she wanted something smaller and more beautiful to replace it. So, I found this table. It wasn’t bad as-is, but the finish was kind of worn.Brought to you by: Frugal Focus
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REVIEW: The $25,000 Honda Civic Si is the perfect compromise for drivers who want a sports car but need a practical one

The 2020 Honda Civic Si. Alanis King The 2020 Honda Civic Si is the most recent iteration of a car that's been around for decades. It's a sporty vehicle with all of the practicality of a compact car.The Si comes in a sedan and a coupe, and starts at $25,200. It doesn't have many optional add-ons to up the price much further.Only one powertrain is available on the Si: a 205-horsepower engine and a six-speed manual transmission. The Si is a great car, both in how enjoyable it is to drive and ...
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5 Easy Ways to Save $100 This Month

5 Easy Ways to Save $100 This Month is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - Its all about Money!Who couldn’t use an extra $100? With so much uncertainty during these times and in the future, I know more people are looking to save what they can. Traditional personal finance advice does not always apply when we’re being faced with a global pandemic. We want to focus on how you can save $100 this month.Saving 15% or even 10% of your income may be more difficult ...
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Facebook is bringing a Shop section to its app, while Instagram expands Live Shopping

Facebook is announcing a number of new e-commerce features both within the main Facebook app and on Instagram. The pandemic has forced many businesses to shift online, and Facebook made a big announcement in May around the ability of merchants to create Facebook Shops that are viewable on both Facebook and Instagram. More recently, Instagram launched a redesigned Shop section, where users can browse products from their favorite brands and creators. Now the company is bringing a similar exp...
Tags: Social, Mobile, Facebook, Ecommerce, Apps, Instagram, Tech, United States, Bigcommerce, Shopify, Facebook Shop, Vishal Shah, George Lee, Facebook Marketplace, Instagram Shop, Instagram More

An Introduction to Facebook Shops

Earlier this year, Facebook introduced Facebook Shops to make it easy for businesses to set up an online store for customers where you can display and sell items. Anyone who visits your shop will see your items and can browse them. Stores are accessible via both Facebook and Instagram and are free to create. Businesses can choose the products they want to feature and customize the look of their shop with a cover image and accent colors that match their brand. Shoppers can find Fac...
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New report reveals people are selling Glocks and semi-automatic guns on Facebook Marketplace by disguising them as 'stickers' (FB)

Facebook's commerce policy prohibits private individuals selling guns, ammunition, and explosives on the platform. But sellers have found a new workaround, according to The Wall Street Journal: disguising listings for firearms by selling them as "stickers" and then offering guns to prospective buyers via direct message.  Facebook Marketplace, where users can list classified ads for furniture, real estate, and more, has struggled to regulate unscrupulous sellers and illegal goods since its laun...
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Elsie’s Basement Living Room Tour

Hello hello! Today, I’m here to share our basement living room. I had so much fun dreaming up this record display as well as painting the fireplace by hand. Little projects like this are what truly makes the moving process fulfilling for me. There are so many elements that are both stressful and overwhelming, but these little weekend projects make it fun and satisfying. Tennessee is super rocky, so homes with true basements are pretty rare. But homes with walkout basements, like this, are pretty...
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Stolen Mountain Bike Recovered, Auburn Man On Post Release Supervision Arrested

NORTH AUBURN (CBS13) — A man on post release community supervision has been arrested after a stolen mountain bike was found in his hotel room. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says, just after 1 a.m. Monday, deputies contacted 30-year-old Neal Roose during a traffic stop in North Auburn. Somehow, deputies soon learned about some stolen items that were possibly in the hotel room where Roose was staying. Deputies soon discovered a mountain bike that had been spray painted black inside the room. ...
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Need a New Wardrobe? 8 Ideas to Fund Your Next Overhaul

If you want a new wardrobe but lack the necessary funds, you might need to take action. Firstly, have a positive mindset. Secondly, make a commitment to earn some extra money. Here are a few ways to fund your next wardrobe overhaul. Sell Your Unwanted Clothes For starters, you can sell your gently used clothes on eBay or Amazon. In addition to this, try sending a bag full of clothing to ThredUp to obtain some pocket money. Facebook Marketplace and Preloved are useful for making sales lo...
Tags: Amazon, Fashion, Etsy, Asos, Facebook Marketplace, Eye 4 Style, ProBlogger MediaBistro

eBay will manage its own payments now that its 5-year agreement with PayPal has expired, and its head of payments is eyeing $2 billion in new revenue

When eBay spun off PayPal in 2015, the two companies entered into a five-year operating agreement, whereby PayPal would continue to process all of eBay's payments and was limited with how it could interact with some of the marketplace's biggest competitors.  On July 18, the agreement ended, allowing both companies to operate without any restrictions. As a result, eBay will bring its payments in-house.   eBay's VP of global payments, Alyssa Cutright, says that eBay could unlock as much as $2 bi...
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A five-year truce between eBay and PayPal has come to an end, and now the digital marketplace is eyeing a $2 billion revenue opportunity from bringing payments in-house

When eBay spun off PayPal in 2015, the two companies entered into a five-year operating agreement, whereby PayPal would continue to process all of eBay's payments and was limited with how it could interact with some of the marketplace's biggest competitors.  On July 18, the agreement ended, allowing both companies to operate without any restrictions. As a result, eBay will bring its payments in-house.   eBay's VP of global payments, Alyssa Cutright, says that eBay could unlock as much as $2 bi...
Tags: Apple, Google, UK, Australia, Ebay, Germany, US, Trends, Walmart, Paypal, Adyen, Facebook Marketplace, Cutright, Australia Canada Germany, PayPal Square, Alyssa Cutright

A five-year agreement between eBay and PayPal has come to an end, and now the digital marketplace is eyeing a $2 billion revenue opportunity from bringing payments in-house

When eBay spun off PayPal in 2015, the two companies entered into a five-year operating agreement, whereby PayPal would continue to process all of eBay's payments and was limited with how it could interact with some of the marketplace's biggest competitors.  On July 18, the agreement ended, allowing both companies to operate without any restrictions. As a result, eBay will bring its payments in-house.   eBay's VP of global payments, Alyssa Cutright, says that eBay could unlock as much as $2 bi...
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Staying In With Vienna Shorts

Cooped up inside like the rest of the world, I found myself doing the same things everyone else was doing: puzzles, books, listening to music, and watching loads of TV and film. As I juggled streaming options, old black and white films, and monster movies I was pretty excited to get an online pass for Vienna Shorts 2020. Held from May 28th to June 2 and featuring over 280 short films from around the world, there was a lot to dig into. One of the things I love about short films is that th...
Tags: John Lennon, Stimuli, Vienna, West, Marvin, Mick Jagger, Guillermo Del Toro, Brazil, Ibm, Mars, Charles, Alex, Kiev, Academia, Simon, Jo

40qt Spiral Mixer Recommendation Needed!

40qt Spiral Mixer Recommendation Needed! Submitted by TRF Bread on June 3, 2020 - 8:30am. Looking to purchase a spiral mixer that can accommodate around 90-100lbs of dough. It will be in a single phase home, but I'm open to getting a converter from American Rotary. Obviously, Hobart is the gold standard, but at $23,000 it's not even a consideration. Pleasant Hill sells the Famag IM-40 which looks like a good option, but have only seen reviews for their smaller models. I'm open to a ...
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How to list and sell items on Facebook Marketplace, Facebook's version of Craigslist

You can sell items on Facebook Marketplace for free, and the process to list your items should only take a few moments. To sell on Facebook Marketplace, you'll need to describe what kind of item you're listing, how much you want for it, and who you want to see the listing. You'll also need to include at least one photo with anything you want to sell on Facebook Marketplace. Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. While garage sales and flea markets are still great wa...
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Facebook and Instagram rolls out Shops, turning business profiles into storefronts

Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile. Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of ecommerce — for example, Facebook has its and will likely make a bigger push through its Libra cryptocurrency initiative, while Instagram allows users to buy products featured in posts and ads. But the company’s new tools go further, enabling businesses that to create a full-fledged Facebook Shop. After all, the ...
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Facebook and Instagram roll out Shops, turning business profiles into storefronts

Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile. Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of e-commerce — for example, Facebook has its and will likely make a bigger push through its Libra cryptocurrency initiative, while Instagram allows users to buy products featured in posts and ads. But the company’s new tools go further, enabling businesses to create a full-fledged Facebook Shop. After all, the pand...
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Facebook upgrades its AI to better tackle COVID-19 misinformation and hate speech

Facebook’s AI tools are the only thing standing between its users and the growing onslaught of hate and misinformation the platform is experiencing. The company’s researchers have cooked up a few new capabilities for the systems that keep the adversary at bay, identifying COVID-19-related misinformation and hateful speech disguised as memes. Detecting and removing misinformation relating to the virus is obviously a priority right now, as Facebook and other social media become breeding grounds...
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A craigslist Ethan Allen nightstand rehab

Attention: If you are the type of person whose heart breaks when someone paints old furniture, today’s post is not for you. You should probably go visit another blog just for today. I’ve been on the lookout for a paintable nightstand for Zoe’s room, so when this one popped up on Facebook Marketplace for $25, I picked it up.Brought to you by: Frugal Focus
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