Comment Reframe Your Brain (Score 1) 86
The book Reframe Your Brain by Scott Adams has some interesting techniques to manipulate your brain. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reframe_Your_Brain/GJqhEAAAQBAJ?hl=en
Comment Toxic? (Score 0) 127
Are these substances really that bad?
What I read seems to be very vague as to what levels of exposure cause what problems (if any). https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas/
My jurisdiction seems fine with putting treated wastewater right back into the drinking water supply. That is a bigger concern to me than Roundup, microplastics, talcum powder, Radon, second hand smoke, Freon, acid rain, or whatever the latest parts per billion threat to my health (and deep pockets to sue) is.
Comment JPEG 2000 (Score 1) 30
Wake me when they add JPEG 2000 support.
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/file-types/image/comparison/jpeg-vs-jpeg-2000.html
Comment Re: "Have you said thank you once?" (Score 1) 364
OK, thanks. It was when President Clinton, not President Obama was in office.
Comment Re: "Have you said thank you once?" (Score 1) 364
Didn't President Obama and his special peace envoy to North Korea, former President Jimmy Carter, have a negotiated agreement such that they had a pledge from North Korea not to develop nuclear weapons?
Comment Re:Biking? (Score 1) 152
Wish I could, but it's just too dangerous. Around here when you get squished by a motorized vehicle, the driver gets a do-over and you get a grave. My government does not take reckless drivers off the road. Read this frightening expose:
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/
Comment CCFL Forever! [Re:OK] (Score 1) 36
My Panasonic TV is the first HDTV (720p ?) I ever bought and it still runs fine, cold cathode fluorescent lamps and all. It was purchased from Circuit City (RIP) so it must be close to 18 years old. I use it a couple times a week.
Comment Bike racing![Re:Yes we have, but you won't fix it] (Score 1) 172
Honestly you're better off with a gym membership than an exercise bike in your house.
Riding a Peloton exercise bike is such a great workout for me as I'm always motivated to compete with the other riders in the class to do my best. Every ride is a race!
Comment walmart.com [Re:WM isn't what it used to be...] (Score 2) 55
IMHO, I'm curious who is shopping from there.
walmart.com has become somewhat of an alternative to amazon.com.
Comment Re:Tesla was a leader (Score 1) 92
You didn't like the Mustang Mach-E? Can you let me know why?
I'm interested in electric autos and want to know if there's a relatively inexpensive way (used?) to get one without getting something I'll regret. Any advice you have would be appreciated.
Comment Pink Floyd "The Wall" sold well in December (Score 1) 7
Pink Floyd released "The Wall" album on 30 November 1979.
Comment Acoustic Surface Technology [Re:Sony is a has been (Score 1) 51
I thought Sony's "Acoustic Surface Technology" that turned the TV screen into speakers was an innovation that set them apart. I only saw this feature available on their OLED TVs, which I'm wary of because of screen burn-in. I'd like to see it on LED/LCD TVs.
I have had a 46" Sony TV for about 10 years and think it is terrific. I've been tentatively in the market for a larger set but want good sound without a lot of hassle. My current TV is on a low cart. So far I just roll it forward a bit towards the couch if I want to see a larger screen.
Comment Breakthrough Technologies We Need (Score 1) 61
- "Gorilla Glass" Automobile Windshields
- Highly wear resistant shoe heels
- Sturdy Umbrellas
Comment It's a simple question of weight ratios [Re:Duh!] (Score 2) 57
Non-instructional staff should not exceed a ratio of more than 1.25 times the number of bona fide instructional staff.
If this is too tight, I don't have a problem increasing the ratio slightly if those extra numbers are students on temporary work-study programs. (Supplemental janitors, library staff, IT staff, dining hall staff, etc.)
The 1.25 number is from eyeballing a bar graph at https://www.aei.org/education/how-many-administrators-do-colleges-have/
Submission + - Astronauts Splash Down To Earth After Medical Evacuation From ISS (bbc.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth after their stay in space was cut short by a month due to a "serious" medical issue. The crew's captain, Nasa astronaut Mike Fincke, exited the spacecraft first, smiling and wobbling slightly on his feet before lying down on a gurney, following normal procedures. Nasa's Zena Cardman, Japan's Kimiya Yui and cosmonaut Oleg Platonov followed, waving and beaming at cameras. "It's so good to be home!", said Cardman.
It is the first time astronauts have been evacuated due to a health issue since the station was put into Earth's orbit in 1998. The team, known as Crew-11, will now receive medical checks before being flown back to land after the splash down off the coast of California. In a news conference after splash-down, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman said the sick astronaut is "fine right now" and in "good spirits." Judging by past Nasa communications about astronauts' health, it is unlikely that the identity of the crew member or details of the health issue will be released to the public.
Control of the ISS has been handed over to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and two other crew members. The astronauts arrived on the ISS on August 1 expecting to complete a standard six and a half month stay. They were due to come home in mid-February. But last week, a scheduled spacewalk by Fincke and Cardman was called off at the last minute. Hours later, Nasa revealed a crew member had become ill.
It is the first time astronauts have been evacuated due to a health issue since the station was put into Earth's orbit in 1998. The team, known as Crew-11, will now receive medical checks before being flown back to land after the splash down off the coast of California. In a news conference after splash-down, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman said the sick astronaut is "fine right now" and in "good spirits." Judging by past Nasa communications about astronauts' health, it is unlikely that the identity of the crew member or details of the health issue will be released to the public.
Control of the ISS has been handed over to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and two other crew members. The astronauts arrived on the ISS on August 1 expecting to complete a standard six and a half month stay. They were due to come home in mid-February. But last week, a scheduled spacewalk by Fincke and Cardman was called off at the last minute. Hours later, Nasa revealed a crew member had become ill.
