Toilets, sweat and stains

I must admit, that when I first heard of this, I was as ignorant as some of you must be. The tale goes that some people, pregnant women in particular, can leave stains on the seat of the toilet when they visit the bathroom. What makes this such an intriguing mystery is that some people have reported the staining to be blue. It turns out, the stain is due to a chemical reaction between certain toilet seats and certain fats in our sweat. Newer toilet seats have an...

January 28, 2020

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Wen Ruoy

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

Lev Parnas was not kidding - Updated

In a recent interview, Parnas said that every time Trump claimed he didn't know him, Parnas would release a photo with the two together to prove it. This is not a photo, but actual video of Parnas being invited to the White House a Trump Hotel to dine with the President. The video is lengthy, but at around minute 40, you can hear Trump give the order about Mrs. Yovanovitch. https://youtu.be/SFEWB3oKh5c?t=2521 There are so many things wrong with Trump's presidency that I cannot even get started. But the...

January 25, 2020

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Doug Dlod

Zoho vs GSuite, Email - Part 2

This is part 2 of my comparison between these two suites for families. As such, my focus is on how they help address my particular use-case, family use. Email is ubiquitous, even in a time of Texting, WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook. As of today, most online registrations require an email address. This is the reason email support, in addition to support for groups and aliases is very important. Below is a list of the items I compared and how they faired: Feature GSuite Zoho Comments Webmail X X...

January 23, 2020

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Mario Aigoloncet

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

Magnets are amazing

Magnets are so amazing, they kept Einstein enthralled in their mystery for many years. How can these "things", with no moving parts, generate forces? Why does that even happen? This post is not about how magnets work. It is about how magnets can help make food easier to cook. Cooking rice can be tricky. If you don't cook it well, you end up with raw rice. If you cook it too slowly, you will have burnt rice. Of course, after some trial and error, everyone figures it out....

January 18, 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

The healthcare system in the US is broken - Updated

This article has a follow-up update on the bottom. I realize this is the buzzword of the 2020 election, universal healthcare, but I am here to tell you that we need to do something about it and soon. As you may have read, I returned from Europe about a year ago after a 5-year stint. I have been blessed to have been privately insured through my employment for most of my adult life. Before I left, my run-ins with an insurance representative were minimal with 1 exception. A...

January 17, 2020

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Ro Saiciton

Games, like life, evolve

Board games have been around since humans settled into civilizations. The oldest known game is from 3500 BC. Most of us are familiar with the game of Life. The contemporary version of the game emerged in the 60s and revolves around paydays and cash to help you succeed in the game. The original version, however, was less cheerful. The original version, released a century prior, in 1860, revolved around the impartation of moral principles. The point of the game was to educate players on the various challenges, successes...

January 15, 2020

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Wen Ruoy

Water-based air compressor?

About a month ago I wrote about a motor-less water pump. Moving water from one location to another has always been important, even more so, uphill. Water is an element we have been trying to harness since we grew out of a single-cell organism. Water gives us life, helps us to cultivate life, and feed life. This is why I found this next video fascinating. What if we could convert, and even store, the energy of water for later use. We often covert the energy of water into...

January 14, 2020

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Tiab James