https://www.salon.com/2021/04/26/gun-crazy-for-too-many-americans-guns-are-tied-to-masculinity-patriotism-and-white-power/ Gun crazy: For too many Americans, guns are tied to masculinity, patriotism and white power New research suggests that for many white men, owning a gun is a mark of "good citizenship" — and racial conflict By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA APRIL 26, 2021 10:00AM (UTC) Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) uses imagees of … Continue reading Why is it so difficult to reduce gun ownership and violence in the U.S.?
Month: April 2021
Caffeine helps your brain work if you didn’t get enough sleep
This statement may sound intuitively true but someone has performed a study that confirms that caffeine is a good idea if you haven't had enough sleep. Unfortunately the study used far too small and too homogeneous population to be statistically valid even for the age group of the participants. Guess we'll just have to assume … Continue reading Caffeine helps your brain work if you didn’t get enough sleep
Many Oscars’ women’s fashion unique and unlikely to reappear
And because I've been asked "why?" when saying this, take a look at the women's dresses. Many of them are entirely too full at either the hem or the shoulders to fit in ordinary auditorium seats. I suggest you take a look at the article for all of the fashions that were seen during the … Continue reading Many Oscars’ women’s fashion unique and unlikely to reappear
If you have the room, keep your photos in JPG instead of HEIC using these methods
How To Convert HEIC To JPG On Mac 295.0K views5 min read Get a universal media converter Permute quickly converts files in a required format.Try free Since our culture is getting more and more visual, lots of companies pay more attention to the technical aspect of images and videos. Which formats are they using? How … Continue reading If you have the room, keep your photos in JPG instead of HEIC using these methods
Vaccines working almost perfectly at their intended purpose
It's not yet clear what unintended side effects may have been produced by this life-saving vaccine, but there's one thing already clear -- the vaccine works amazingly well. 99.992% of fully vaccinated people have dodged COVID, CDC data shows No vaccine is 100% effective. But the COVID vaccines seem pretty darn good. BETH MOLE - 4/15/2021, 5:46 … Continue reading Vaccines working almost perfectly at their intended purpose
The cicadas are coming, the cicadas are coming
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/04/15/what-expect-when-cicadas-emerge-spring/ What to Expect When the Cicadas Emerge This Spring April 15th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Abigail Eisenstadt When eight inches below the ground warms to 64 degrees, the invasion of the Washington metropolitan region will begin. Countless young cicadas will erupt from the soil, molting into adults who will then buzz nonstop at a decibel level close … Continue reading The cicadas are coming, the cicadas are coming
New Apple TV 4K Siri remote won’t work as a gaming controller
Since the new Siri remote is a vast improvement on prior Apple TV remotes, it's worth noting that the remote can be purchased separately from the updated Apple TV 4K. For that info and a confirmation that AppleCare+ is now available for longer periods, I owe: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/here-are-the-updates-that-didnt-make-it-in-apples-livestream-yesterday/ But the article below is from https://www.macrumors.com New … Continue reading New Apple TV 4K Siri remote won’t work as a gaming controller
Medical mask under cloth mask works well curbing COVID spread
Please note that the photo shows how NOT to layer masks as the medical mask should be closest to the skin. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/04/16/coronavirus-double-masking-study-COVID-19/7151618578609/ APRIL 16, 2021 / 11:00 AM Study shows double-masking -- medical mask under cloth -- cuts COVID-19 spread By Brian P. DunleavyPedestrians wear face masks to protect from and to prevent the spread … Continue reading Medical mask under cloth mask works well curbing COVID spread
New Magic Keyboard has its limits, including its pricing
If you have already watched Apple's April 20th event (available on Apple's website or on YouTube), you might be forgiven for thinking that the new version of the Magic Keyboard adds Touch ID to all M1-based Apple device to which it can be attached. As so often happens, the devil is in the details. The … Continue reading New Magic Keyboard has its limits, including its pricing
“Keeping clean” in a pandemic
With fresh water becoming more and more of a luxury around the world, maybe it's a good thing that many have discovered constant bathing isn't actually a necessity. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/21/i-wash-my-hands-and-genitals-the-rest-i-gave-up-how-the-pandemic-changed-our-hygiene-habits ‘I wash my hands and genitals – the rest I gave up’: how the pandemic changed our hygiene habits Lockdown affected all our routines when it … Continue reading “Keeping clean” in a pandemic
Distressing food allergy (not nuts)
https://www.eatthis.com/news-study-milk-allergy/ This Food Is Becoming a Bigger Allergy Threat Than Nuts, Data Says Pediatric medical data show this is "the most distressing of the food allergies," as noted by an M.D. BY KRISSY GASBARRE APRIL 18, 2021 Many parents know how seriously American schools have taken nut allergies in recent years. Today, medical experts report there's a new … Continue reading Distressing food allergy (not nuts)
Sensible revision of the 4% withdrawal guideline
This is an article worth saving. Please note that even this revision of the traditional withdrawal plan during retirement only works if you have Social Security and some other source of income that's regular (such as a pension). One point the article doesn't focus on is how the nest egg is invested. My view is … Continue reading Sensible revision of the 4% withdrawal guideline
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