Apple Mac and Terminal Mode

Whitson Gordon shows how to expedite some Apple Mac tasks by using terminal (keyboard-only) mode .

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Finding Hidden Files on Your Device

David Nield shares how to find the hidden files on your Windows, Apple, or Android device .

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Artificial Intellengence (AI) and Individual Privacy

David Pierce explains how varioius Artificial Intelligence software packages are crawling and harvesting documents from corporate websites. The documents are then incorporated into AI databases without compensation to the originating corporation or individual authors.

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Decorating Your Bookshelves

Jessica Ritz shares ideas for decorating your bookshelf .

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Lead Inspections

u.s. Environmental Protection Agency offers advice about when a lead inspection makes sense.

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Frequent Bailers

Vivian Manning-Schaffel advises about coping with friends who frequently cancel appointments giving notice at the last moment (or no advance notice at all).

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Washington's Farewell Address

George Washington wrote and had published his Farewell Address September 19, 1796. In this the President announced his decision not to seek a third term. He also warned about the danger to the Union posed both by internal factions and engaging in foreign conflicts.

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Transforming Food Deserts

Fola Akinnibi makes a case for establishing grocery stores in urban food deserts. Such stores in poverty areas require governmental assistance to remain open.

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Energy Conserving Architecture

Kriston Capps reviews the architecture of a new Boston University Data Science building which uses geothermal energy.

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Folding Jeans

Kelly Corbett writes about the one way to fold jeans . The Martha Stewart site favors a different folding pattern, which is shown on the video below.

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Exercises for Memory

Korin Miller and Kayla Blanton discuss exercise that enhances memory .

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Starting With an Incomplete Home

Ariana Zilliacus writes about the architectual firm Elemental , which builds incomplete homes based on the concept of John F.C. Turner. Contractors build the hard half of the house, installing plumbing and electric. These homes are then finished by the their residents

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Heart and Brain Health

Toni Hope suggests ways to pamper your heart and brain .

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The Brain's Default Network

Nora Bradford explains what is known about the brain's default network . The default netword is a subsystem of various portions of the brain which remains active when a person is 'mind-wandering.'

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Washing Jeans

Sarah Schreiber and Alexandra Kelly give tips for caring for jeans .

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Year of the Dragon

Catherine Duncan reports why the year of the dragon is considered lucky by the Chinese.

As I write this, I seem to hear fireworks in the distance. A celebration for the year of the dragon? Perhaps....

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Ancient Multiplication

Caroline Delbert describes an ancient Asian method for multiplying numbers .

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Faster Multiplication

David Grossman posts discusses David Harvey's proof of the Schönhage and Strassen conjecture : this conjector offered a proof of a faster way for computers to multiply large numbers.

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Scottish Tartans

Lisa Hix reviews the history of the Scottish tartans and the kilt.

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The Silk Dress Cryptogram

Tim Nwcomb gives the solution to the silk dress cryptogram .

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Head Injuries Mar Children for Life

The Daily podcast explains how young students acquire head injuries which haunt them for the rest of their life.

Based on this report, I am cocerned that some small children who intentionally bang their heads when distressed may in later life be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (C.T.E.).

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Oil Sands and Pollution

Nicola Jones reports on Canadian oil sands spewing polluting gases into the atmosphere.

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Daily Exercise

Peter Walker wrote a compelling article about the need for exercise to maintain life quality.

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