A three-decade study has found that men who have advanced prostate cancer can gain up to an extra three years of life by having their prostates removed (versus those who are simply monitored during that period). The conclusion does not apply to men who are the early stages of the slow-moving, but life-threatening, cancer. I … Continue reading Prostate cancer research reaches a useful conclusion
Month: December 2018
Why pay if you can get it for free?
Attempting to live a more environmentally friendly life inevitably leads to efforts to be more frugal. One of the ways to spend less is not to pay for things that you can get for free. Here's a handy list of a few ways of saving by not spending in the first place. 17 things you're … Continue reading Why pay if you can get it for free?
The label “Amazon Choice” means zip
A caution as you do your last minute shopping for the season -- the label "Amazon Choice" is something you should ignore. The bottom line is that the label measures no more than popularity and often within a very narrowly defined group of items for sale. If you'd like more details, this article will give … Continue reading The label “Amazon Choice” means zip
Cheerios, Quaker Oats and Snack Bars samples test positive for glyphosate (Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer)
The test results showing Roundup traces in samples of commonly eaten foods will undoubtedly get more publicity than is warranted for a limited test. This weed killer has also been implicated in the massive die-off of the bees that pollinate our feed. Please do read the second article as well tho, which points out that … Continue reading Cheerios, Quaker Oats and Snack Bars samples test positive for glyphosate (Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer)
Facial recognition — a surveillance technology with huge abuse potential
Amazon has been increasingly involved with the development of facial recognition technology for its own use and for sale to others. Recently, the popular press has begun to pay attention to the possible misuses and abuses of the technology. With Amazon (as with a similar matter with Google technology in China), there have been internal … Continue reading Facial recognition — a surveillance technology with huge abuse potential
Six free audiobooks read by celebrity authors in Apple Books (formerly iBooks)
Don't know how long this offer will be available. If you like these classics, you may already have them in either print or audio but they deserve multiple versions. Why not? https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/17/apple-books-releases-six-free-audiobooks-read-by-celebrity-narrators/
10% Bonus up to $20 for adding to your iTunes account before December 21
Here's the link to get you you to the correct place. This is called free money folks -- and that's rare from Apple. https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/17/apple-app-store-promo/
Genius rats causing fits in DC
Maybe the world is finally going to belong to rodents rather than mammals. https://gizmodo.com/genius-rats-are-flooding-dc-and-adapting-too-fast-to-co-1831062999/amp
Is it legal to record police activity even from hiding? YES
Civil rights activists in Massachusetts have a habit of recording police activity without regard to whether or not something questionable is happening. Police in that state have routinely attempted to stop the recordings and have even either confiscated the cameras/phones or arrested those operating them. To avoid this, many civilians have taken to recording from … Continue reading Is it legal to record police activity even from hiding? YES
We’re already well into a mass extinction of everything BUT humans
When talking about extinctions of life, many think first of the large mammals, many of which are already either extinct or very close to. Anyone who enjoys eating fish is well aware of the attempts to control the overfishing of marine food sources thru limited seasons or limited takes. The more thoughtful person might also … Continue reading We’re already well into a mass extinction of everything BUT humans
An AMAZING conclusion about Apple Watch buyers
This type of article makes me guffaw. The primary operational changes to the Apple Watch Series 4 related to falls (only available if you're 65 or older) and atrial fibulation (test can't be run if you're 22 or younger). With those constraints in mind, here's the earth shattering article title that got me laughing: https://www.appleworld.today/blog/2018/12/13/health-features-in-smartwatches-like-the-apple-watch-series-4-appeal-to-older-americans … Continue reading An AMAZING conclusion about Apple Watch buyers
Buy a Kindle for less
If you trade in a Kindle to Amazon, the value of that device may not be much, but it gives you a 25% discount on the Kindle you're buying. Paperwhites are occasionally on sale but the Kindle Oasis has yet to be marked down. So trading in an old Kindle is the only way to … Continue reading Buy a Kindle for less
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