Month: May 2019

You may be bleeding cash with forgotten monthly subscriptions — time to check

Stop Wasting Money on Unnecessary Monthly Subscriptions That $10-a-month service you signed up for five years ago and rarely use? It’s already cost you $600 Subscriptions Everywhere! Clean Up Those Forgotten Monthly Fees Everything from your toilet paper to your newspaper now has a subscription. With the help of a money-sucking vacuum cleaner, WSJ's Joanna … Continue reading You may be bleeding cash with forgotten monthly subscriptions — time to check →

Two useful articles from Scott McCarthy for those who still have to fly

The Noisiest Parts of the Plane Taking a decibel meter onto several different jets finds a difference between the front and the back, and even the window and aisle How to Find the Quietest Spot on an Airplane The amount of noise you hear on a flight depends on the plane, your seat and how … Continue reading Two useful articles from Scott McCarthy for those who still have to fly →

A new view of a woman’s body goes viral

You'd think, with breast feeding proven to be beneficial when possible, that the diagram of a woman's milk ducts would be familiar from our biology classes. Since I've never seen this before, I'd guess some of you haven't either. No wonder mothers who can nurse can supply a growing baby with all the nutrition they … Continue reading A new view of a woman’s body goes viral →

Reminder if you enjoy audiobooks and never have enough of them

As mentioned in my post of April 28, 2019, http://www.audiobooksync.com is offering two free books (yours for good) each week for 14 weeks. The program is on its third week. Nominally they're chosen for teens 13 and over but I often find young adult books offer great pleasure. All you need to do is download … Continue reading Reminder if you enjoy audiobooks and never have enough of them →

Glyphosate (in Roundup weedkiller) linked again to health issues in honeybees needed for human food

Am puzzled by the title to this article being framed as a question given the many studies that have made this linkage clear. Roundup is amazingly effective even for the individual with a small yard clearing the edge of a sidewalk. Apply those results to crops and Roundup shows up everywhere and is a major … Continue reading Glyphosate (in Roundup weedkiller) linked again to health issues in honeybees needed for human food →

Can and will humans save ourselves from self-destruction?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/07/can-we-humans-save-ourselves-from-self-destruction? Can we humans save ourselves from self-destruction? Richard Middleton, Robin Russell-Jones, Judith Wright,Tom Fyans, Richard Aldwinckle, John Nissen, and Mayer Hillman respond to the latest dire warnings from scientists and policymakers on biodiversity and climate change Letters Tue 7 May 2019 12.59 EDTLast modified on Tue 7 May 2019 13.01 EDT  ‘The increase of CO2 in the atmosphere and the retreat of Arctic sea … Continue reading Can and will humans save ourselves from self-destruction? →

Is social media changing our emotional expectations?

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/2/18510958/social-media-addiction-boredom-loneliness-society-technology-smart-phones Bored and lonely? Blame your phone. Our emotions today are radically different from what 19th-century Americans felt. That’s partly due to technology. By Sean Illing@seanillingsean.illing@vox.com  Updated May 5, 2019, 10:24am EDT SHARE Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. Most people assume social media is making us more narcissistic, more compulsive, … Continue reading Is social media changing our emotional expectations? →

Apple device out of warranty — you may not be out of luck

  https://www.zdnet.com/article/got-a-problem-with-an-iphone-mac-or-other-apple-device-thats-out-of-warranty-you-might-be-eligible-for-a-free-repair Got a problem with an iPhone, Mac, or other Apple device that's out of warranty? You might be eligible for a free repair Apple has 15 repair and extension programs covering iPhones, Mac, and much more, that are ongoing which mean you could be entitled to a free repair if you own an … Continue reading Apple device out of warranty — you may not be out of luck →

Triclosan in antibacterial soaps impairs muscle function

Maybe it's time to go back to the basics? Anti-bacterial ingredients are not always necessary for all the purposes when it's used. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/triclosan-a-chemical-used-in-antibacterial-soaps-is-found-to-impair-muscle-function-22127536/

How to manage tabs in Chrome

I'm continually (and unintentionally) pulling one Chrome tab out into a separate window. Since I've yet to figure out precisely out to drop it back into place, other than by accident, I researched a bit this afternoon. Didn't find my answer but found this old, but useful, article to share. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-manage-tabs-in-chrome-2014-3 5 Tips For Organizing … Continue reading How to manage tabs in Chrome →

Humans creating the sixth extinction of life – one million species

These deadlines are so horrendous that it's hard to put them in an understandable scale. So think of bananas. Cavendish is the only variety of bananas eaten under the world. In many parts of Africa, they are a major portion of the food eaten. A fungus is spreading across the planet and will wipe them … Continue reading Humans creating the sixth extinction of life – one million species →