COVID-19 disinformation is in full force, be careful

Recently, I was talking to an acquaintance about the corona virus, COVID-19, and in talking to them I realized the amount of disinformation being spread is such, that even for someone like me, that tries to stay up to date, can impact you. The reason I found this to be scary was because we're talking about an issue that should have no partisanship or political party. And so, while I know there are incentives behind the curtains for disinformation, you would think they would be caught by people...

February 24, 2020

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Ro Saiciton

MotoGP Pre-Season update

MotoGP is set to begin the 2020 season in Qatar in 2 weeks. So far, the first pre-season test of the year (not counting 2019 post-season tests) has completed, in Singapore. At present, they are in Qatar, at the final pre-season test of the season, before they first race at the same track on March 8. Qatar is a nigh-race, hence the pre-season test is also taking place under the lights. Since the Singapore test, we have learned many things. Quartararo is fast Marc Marquez's shoulder recovery is...

February 22, 2020

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Mario Aigoloncet

What is the most widely used drug in the world?

It is not cocaine, or marijuana, oxycodone or even nicotine. It is caffeine. Yes, that venerable cup of "joe" most adults in the world depend upon is a drug, as mild as it may be. Just like any addictive substance, there are withdrawal symptoms when you stop using it. However, to its credit, when we are feeling the effects of caffeine, they are mild and non-altering (at least not in a negative way). With climate change, the drug most of us have come to love, may soon be...

February 21, 2020

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Wen Ruoy

JRE: Episode #1419 a must

There are times when you learn of a person that completely changes your mind, and view on life. It's like a revelation. It's almost like being born again. I mean it. For me, that was yesterday, 2-11-2020. Yesterday I listened to the JRE podcast, and though I have been a critic of the show, credit should be given when it is due, and it is due. On episode #1419 (below), Joe Rogan had the most amazing person I had never heard of, Mr. Daryl Davis. Mr. Davis is...

February 12, 2020

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Ro Saiciton

MotoGP Pre-Season Update

Many things have taken place in the past 2 weeks in the MotoGP world championship. Somethings we expected, but others we did not. For example, we expected that Young-Gun Quartararo would be fast, and he was. We also expected Ducati had a long-shot in securing the services of Viñales; he renewed with Yamaha as we knew he would. Finally, we expected that Lorenzo would sign-on as Yamaha's test rider; he did. The surprises where many, however. For starters, for the first time since 2002, Rossi is not signed...

February 10, 2020

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Mario Aigoloncet

The power of breaking complex action into steps

We have all seen animal trainers manage to get different animals perform very difficult and complex tasks through training. One of the tools they use to achieve this level of communication with the animals is a clicker (though a short-tone whistle is also used). The point of the clicker is to help the animal map the expected action in their brains when the click is perceived. In a recent episode of Hidden Brain, the origins of this training method, and its potential were explored. At our core, we...

February 7, 2020

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Tiab James

The power of imagination, and how you can practice it

We all know that having an imagination is a powerful gift. We've all had it, and often recall, or even chuckle, those days when we were younger and seemed to have ample reserves of it. Remember thinking you could actually fly like superman, or of unicorns in the forests? Imagination is powerful, it allows us to see things we never thought possible. It breaks those anchors that tend to hold us down to our current reality and lets us think about what it could be, rather than what...

February 4, 2020

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Tiab James

Damning statement about motorcycle racing

Baitfree.news has written before about the difficulty and pressure that is to be a top-level motorcycle racer. It would be naive to imagine that only racers are under such pressures to perform. Of course, all top-level athletes have to perform in order to reach the highest level of their respective sports, and to remain there. And I also know that some do not even make money doing this (think Olympic curling). However, few can argue the relative risks in each sport are proportionately distributed. Even one of the...

January 27, 2020

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A Contributor

Zoho vs GSuite, which is best for families? - Part 1

I realize the title is odd, even weird. In general, those two suites of software have been geared towards the professional and enterprise markets. So why should either of these be considered for a family? That's an excellent question. Let me elaborate. I use my own domain for my email address. I also like to stay away from free services, or free options, because free normally equates to terms of service which result their selling of my data. Facebook and Google are great examples of service providers that...

January 20, 2020

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Mario Aigoloncet

Another win by processed food industry

Today, the Trump administration announced plans to roll back measures that mandated a certain amount of vegetables and fruits in the meals provided by schools to students. According to the Agriculture Secretary, he claims the new proposal will allow schools, "common-sense flexibility" to give students "nutritious and appetizing meals". What is the implication here? That the mandate, to include more vegetables and fruits resulted in less nutritious or appetizing meals? Of course, the changes are veiled under the pretense that "schools and school districts continue to tell us...

January 17, 2020

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Wen Ruoy