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Here is a tear-jerker video that shows how bad malignant skin cancer can be, and what you can do to address the problem: The obvious question you will have after watching the video is, “how do I do a self-exam?” here is a nice guide to the process: See also: A Guide To Checking For [...]
Let’s imagine the following scenario: You are talking on the phone with your elderly parent or grandparent in another state. Suddenly you hear the sound of gasping, and then the line goes silent. You call out and get no response. Now what? Or even worse, imagine being caught in this situation: Boyfriend watches on webcam [...]
We know that CPR works on people. It works on dogs too, and when it does it can be amazing: From the video description: Canyon Crest K9 Training Center owner, Ron Pace, saves the life of a boxer with CPR during a regular training session. During the session, the dog suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing. [...]
Facebook has announced new availability of personal information in apps. The announcement is on this page: Platform Updates: New User Object fields, Edge.remove Event and More User Address and Mobile Phone Number We are now making a user’s address and mobile phone number accessible as part of the User Graph object. Because this is sensitive [...]
According to this article, half of all Americans could have diabetes in 10 years, if current trends continue: Half of Americans Could Be Diabetic by 2020 Ten years from now, more than half of the U.S. population could have diabetes or prediabetes, according to a newly released analysis by UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Reform & [...]
Up until 2010, it was generally assumed that if you were looking at something “live”, you were seeing reality. Yes, photos could be photoshopped into non-reality, and movies bend reality all the time with special effects. But a live feed was thought to be an accurate view of reality. No more: It is called Diminished [...]
Public Service Announcement – Exercise is even more valuable than we thought
by Marshall Brain | November 19, 2010
You always hear that it is good to exercise. But why? And how good is it? A new study shows that exercise is incredibly valuable to human beings: Regular Exercise Reduces Large Number of Health Risks Including Dementia and Some Cancers, Study Finds People who take regular exercise could reduce their risk of developing around [...]
A story out of France this week makes this safety tip an important consideration. Buildings need to have awnings in order to save lives. Just look at this example: Paris girl ‘survives six-storey fall unharmed’ French media are describing as a “miracle” the unscathed survival of an 18-month-old girl who fell from a sixth-floor apartment. [...]
A couple months ago we talked about the vulnerability of WiFi passwords:
How WPA Password Cracking Works – Boring title, but important if you have a wireless router
Snagging the encrypted password isn’t the problem, because the encryption protects the password. The weakness comes in the password you choose. If you choose a simple password, a person who snags the password can run what’s called a dictionary attack on the encrypted password to discover the unencrypted password.
The problem is that the “time consuming” part is breaking down. Computers and GPUs are getting so fast that “Right now we can confidently say that a seven-character password is hopelessly inadequate – and as GPU power continues to go up every year, the threat will increase…”
Public Service Announcement – It may be time to stockpile coffee beans
by Marshall Brain | September 9, 2010
The Wall Street Journal is warning that it may be time to start buying coffee beans ahead of a coming shortage:
Is It Time to Start Hoarding Coffee Beans?
The problem: “A pound of Arabica sold for as little as $1.30 earlier this year. The latest price: around $1.80.” The reason is because of poor harvests in many parts of the coffee-growing world. So if you make coffee at home, you may want to consider stocking up.
The only difficulty is that…
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