Thursday, March 14, 2024

How to find hidden cameras in hotels and house rentals: We tested five ways — and one’s the clear winner

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/22/how-to-find-a-hidden-camera-in-a-hotel-room-or-house-we-tested-5-ways-.html

RSS Anything: Transform any old website with a list of links into an RSS Feed

https://rss.diffbot.com/

Tips to help you look better in photos: Photos influence the way we see the world — and ourselves. These tips can help you control the way you look on camera.

 https://archive.is/QtVBf#selection-459.0-465.118

A Knife Forged in Fire: The author wanted a Japanese-style kitchen blade made for him by hand. What he witnessed was a combination of artistry and atomic magic.

https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/january-2024/a-knife-forged-in-fire/

Nursing Home Inspect: Search over 90,000 nursing home inspection reports to look for trends or patterns, evaluate nursing homes near you and compare nursing homes by state.

https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/

17 Small Changes That Will Make Your Writing Irresistible, According to an NYU Writing Professor: Get right to the point, be specific, and make sure to find your own voice.

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/17-small-changes-that-will-make-your-writing-irresistible-according-to-an-nyu-writing-professor.html

Friday, February 23, 2024

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The 27 Best Decluttering Tips of All Time: Once the extra, unnecessary stuff is deleted, only the best is left.

 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-27-greatest-decluttering-tips-of-all-time

The Forgotten Art of Squatting Is a Revelation for Bodies Ruined by Sitting: In much of the world, squatting is as normal a part of life as sitting in a chair.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-forgotten-art-of-squatting-is-a-revelation-for-bodies-ruined-by-sitting

How to Brush Your Teeth Properly, According to a Dentist

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-brush-your-teeth-properly-according-to-a-dentist

Why short-sightedness is on the rise

 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220927-can-you-prevent-short-sightedness-in-kids

Your Section-by-Section Guide to Storing Foods in the Fridge, From the Upper Shelves to the Crisper Drawers: Where you store your food can impact how long it stays fresh and reduce your risk of cross contamination.

 https://www.marthastewart.com/8316531/how-to-organize-foods-in-refrigerator

Tour Amazon's dream home, where every appliance is also a spy: Here's everything Amazon learns about your family, your home and you

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2022/amazon-smart-home/

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

How San Francisco Became a Failed City: And how it could recover

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/how-san-francisco-became-failed-city/661199/

When Scientific Minds Abandon Scientific Principles: The Mystery Behind Why My Grandfather Refused to Talk About Dinosaurs

https://thepulse.one/2022/06/08/when-scientific-minds-abandon-scientific-principles-the-mystery-behind-why-my-grandfather-refused-to-talk-about-dinosaurs/

The greatest enemies of science are scientists who refuse to debate their critics, and the scientists and politicians who use politics to stifle debate. “The science is settled,” they often say as they wave their credentials in your face or make reference to consensus. Of all the crimes against science, the worst is this phrase and these two anti-scientific arguments used to legitimize it. These chilling words extinguish the habit of independent thinking, they teach new generations that some questions are off limits, they tell others that careers and funding may depend on alignment with establishment views, they allow scoundrels to silence their critics, and they elevate scientific knowledge to the realm of faith, exempt from the burden of proof. This contemptible phrase, and the two anti-scientific arguments used to legitimize it, turn the discipline of science into a political exercise, empowering those spouting politically correct proclamations to function as a sort of Ministry of Truth with the power to tell others how to think and what to believe.

Perspective: The church was my escape from misogyny and violence: My childhood left me shot through with fear and shame. Good Latter-day Saints helped me heal

https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/7/23149268/perspective-the-church-was-my-escape-from-misogyny-and-violence-latter-day-saints-healing-trauma

Friday, September 24, 2021

Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story.

I try to post items of interest that are extraordinarily important, thorough and interesting. This one happens to be mind-blowing!