Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Examples of abuse claims settled that show a pattern

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/dc-police-lawsuits/2020/12/24/e986472c-2375-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html

Link of sleep to COVID-19

 https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/617454/

Retirement meta study and impact on health

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/retire-or-keep-working-the-healthly-answer-isnt-that-simple/2020/12/18/c65f60d2-33ef-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?outputType=amp

Article on critical race theory

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/12/23/black-pastors-break-southern-baptist-critical-race-theory/

For future reference/reading.

Another example of voter fraud claims being debunked

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/heres-what-happened-when-a-georgia-lawmaker-scrutinized-the-trump-campaigns-list-of-allegedly-illegal-votes/2020/12/10/1400d628-3b06-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html

Evangelical support of election doubts leads to doubts about their faith

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/prominent-evangelicals-are-directing-trumps-sinking-ship-that-feeds-doubts-about-religion/2020/12/07/5ad8eb0c-38c3-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html

McCarthyism, Trumpism comparison

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/joseph-mccarthy-movement-trumpism/2020/12/04/d6e807ee-3460-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html

Pandemic affect on male friendships

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2020/11/30/male-bonding-covid/

CDC's failure early on to create a simple COVID-19 test

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/cdc-covid/2020/12/25/c2b418ae-4206-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html

Korea study shows distant infection beyond 6 ft

 https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/infected-after-5-minutes-from-20-feet-away-south-korea-study-shows-covid-19s-spread-indoors/?amp=1

How I fixed Arlo motion detection, I need to update my rules

 https://kb.arlo.com/42/What-are-modes-and-rules-and-how-does-Arlo-use-them

What probably happened with the Stanford Hospital algorithm

 Probably focused on preventing deaths rather than infections and didn't take into account the changes in exposure due to changed practices.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/21/stanford-covid19-vaccine-algorithm/

Scientific Humor Theory

https://bgr.com/2020/12/22/funniest-joke-ever-study-science/amp/ 

Benign Violation Theory

  • An unsafe violation of a situation
  • A flip of the situation so it feels safe
  • Both simultaneously

Contrasts and resolutions part of the brain

Change in what is "safe" as diversity of jokes.

17 days latency before safe to do a joke about a serious situation


ICU bed availability map

 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-hospitals-near-you.html

PPE shortages and need for on-going funding like defense items

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/health/covid-ppe-shortages.html

Cialdini - use social proof to increase COVID-19 compliance

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/magazine/covid-research-behavior-.html

NIH studying study on allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccine

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-vaccine-allergic-reactions-study/2020/12/21/e01001d2-431a-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html

Russian opposition leader dupes spy into reveal poisoning technique

 https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/21/europe/russia-navalny-poisoning-underpants-ward/index.html

Lawsuit that led to some semi-retractions on certain conservative networks

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/business/media/smartmatic-lawsuit-fox-news-newsmax-oan.html

Latine instead of Latinx

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/latinx-latinos-unpopular-gender-term/2020/12/18/bf177c5c-3b41-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html

Employers can require COVID-19 vaccine shots

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/us/eeoc-employers-coronavirus-mandate.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Story of Trump Administrations response to COVID-19

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-covid-pandemic-dark-winter/

Trail of particles follows a person

 https://scitechdaily.com/safe-social-distancing-alert-long-streams-of-virus-laden-droplets-can-trail-behind-infected-individuals/

Premature birth drop during pandemic

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/health/coronavirus-premature-birth.html

Possible hypotheses raised in the article:

  • Rest, less stress from commuting
  • Avoided infections
  • Air pollution drop
  • Fewer induced labors due to high blood pressure

Woman tackles black kid she accuses of stealing her iphone

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/28/keyon-harrold-racial-profiling-hotel/

Where to stream something

 justwatch.com

Going to try this red sauce recipe

https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/the-food-lab-use-the-oven-to-make-the-best-darned-italian-american-red-sauce-ever-recipe.html

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/09/the-best-slow-cooked-italian-american-tomato-sauce-red-sauce-recipe.html

Saturday, December 26, 2020

Vaccine doubters changing their mind

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/health/covid-vaccine-hesitancy.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Thursday, December 24, 2020

More examples of African Americans getting inferior medical treatment

 So sad.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/24/covid-susan-moore-medical-racism/

Lean Cuisine Ratings

 Buy again

* Spaghetti and meatballs

* Meatloaf with mashed potatoes

* Lasagna with Meat Sauce

* Chicken Parmesan

* Salisbury steak with macaroni and cheese

* French bread pepperoni pizza

* Tortilla crusted fish

Meh

* Spaghetti with meat sauce

Skip

* Glazed Turkey Tenderloins (whipped sweat potatoes were horrible)

* Fettuccini Alfredo

* Creamy Basil Chicken



Wednesday, December 9, 2020

COVID-19 death toll compared to other historical events

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/19/ranking-covid-deaths-american-history/

https://time.com/5815367/coronavirus-deaths-comparison/

Monday, December 7, 2020

Possible approach to PSAs for C19

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/opinion/covid-public-health-messaging.html

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Yet another missed expectation

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/05/operation-warp-speed-coronavirus-vaccine-shortfall/

Friday, December 4, 2020

Phrases to avoid

 https://www.rd.com/article/phrases-to-avoid-in-conversations-about-race/

Monday, November 30, 2020

Missle interceptor worked

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-missile-defense-test/2020/11/17/3778f050-28fe-11eb-b847-66c66ace1afb_story.html

Sunday, November 29, 2020

How to cut a bob haircut

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4pUj9XqHAk&feature=emb_logo

Why mRNA vaccines need to be kept at such low temperatures

 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/17/935563377/why-does-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-need-to-be-kept-colder-than-antarctica

Why fighting disinformation is hard

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/20/affidavit-giuliani-vote-fraud/

Combine with This American Life episode

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/724/transcript

There's a belief that there are so many cases of election fraud that even if one example is proven to be false, that there must be some truth there since there are so many accusations.

Add to that that many more people are getting their news not from news stories, but from editorials and you can see how we end up to where we are today.

How to clean an office chair

 https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/how-to-clean-office-chair/

Schools not spreading COVID-19?

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/20/covid-19-schools-data-reopening-safety/?arc404=true

More Republicans distrust outcome than Democrats in 2016

 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-republicans-distrust-this-years-election-results-than-democrats-after-2016/

Minneapolis violence as police officers leave

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/minneapolis-police-shortage-violence-floyd/2020/11/12/642f741a-1a1d-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html

Cytokine storm may not be what it was first thought for COVID-19

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/health/covid-cytokine-storm.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

How to remove arsenic in rice

 https://phys.org/news/2020-11-cooking-rice-arsenic-retains-mineral.amp

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Wow, really?

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-dakota-er-nurse-recalls-151800579.html

People not wanting to believe they have COVID-19.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/16/south-dakota-nurse-coronavirus-deniers/

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Oakland's attempt to defund the police stalled

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/oakland-defund-police-debate/2020/10/07/105f9a28-dcb4-11ea-9887-4984a6f51eb7_story.html

State election timing

 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-results-timing/

Garlic and diarrhea

https://www.livestrong.com/article/13727693-questions-ask-doctor-age-65/

Less focus on COVID-19 and wipe down of surfaces

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/surface-wipes-contamination-covid/2020/10/22/41c77e28-13c3-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html?outputType=amp

Translating molecular motion into energy graphene

 https://phys.org/news/2020-10-physicists-circuit-limitless-power-graphene.amp

Intermittent Fasting may reduce muscle

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/well/eat/a-potential-downside-of-intermittent-fasting.html

Vitamin D may help with COVID-19

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/marlamilling/2020/09/26/adequate-vitamin-d-levels-cuts-risk-of-dying-from-covid-19-in-half-study-finds/amp/

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Confluence HTML Macro, weird caching bug

No matter what I did I was getting JS errors. I finally deleted the HTML Macro and reinserted the same code. Bam it worked. Really?!

Monday, October 5, 2020

Confluence, HTML Macros and CSS

Because Confluence pages already have a Header and Body tags, including them in your HTML Macro section will only cause you lots of frustration.

To use CSS just take what you would have put in the Head section and just put in the body of your Macro window.

You can also add files as attachments, get the absolute URL, and then reference them from within the HTML Macro and it works.

How to add inline CSS – not as intuitive as I would have thought

https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_howto.asp

 <h1 style="color:blue;text-align:center;">This is a heading</h1>


Monday, September 14, 2020

Trump saying that global warming may just go away

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/14/president-who-says-coronavirus-will-go-away-makes-same-prediction-about-global-warming/

Friday, September 11, 2020

Italian study, many people still aren't fully better

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/09/08/bergamo-italy-covid-longterm/?arc404=true

Combined air quality map, Purple Air, Government

 https://www.kqed.org/science/1969271/making-sense-of-purple-air-vs-airnow-and-a-new-map-to-rule-them-all

Voting twice article

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vote-twice-wilmington/2020/09/02/d5633260-ed73-11ea-ab4e-581edb849379_story.html?hpid=hp_convention-tt-1_trumpvote-845p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

Steroids proven effective COVID-19 treatment

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/09/02/steroids-covid-19-coronavirus/

Don't rush vaccines

 https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/01/past-vaccine-disasters-show-why-rushing-a-coronavirus-vaccine-now-would-be-colossally-stupid/

Why Purple Air and government readings differ

 https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Why-PurpleAir-and-AirNow-show-different-AQI-15514576.php

Sunday, September 6, 2020

To delete all LastPass passwords

 Open in IE/Microsoft Edge

List view

Shift click

Spot removal, skin

 About 7 months after treatment for it to mostly go away.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Austin Healthmate comparison chart

 https://www.iallergy.com/pages/compare-austin-air-purifiers

Convert ppm and mg/m3

    To convert from ppm to mg/m3, the equation is as follows:

    • Concentration (mg/m3 ) = 0.0409 x concentration (ppm) x molecular weight 

    To convert from mg/m3 to ppm, the equation is as follows:

    • Concentration (ppm) = 24.45 x concentration (mg/m3 ) ÷ molecular weight

    From - https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.files/fileid/14285#:~:text=If%20the%20concentration%20of%20benzene,per%20cubic%20meter%20(m3).

    For formaldehyde:
    Molecular weight - 30.031 g/mol 

    Sunday, August 30, 2020

    Kenosha police chief quotes

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/28/kenosha-sheriff-aclu-protests-rittenhouse/

    Santa Clara University asked to prove she lived there

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/24/santa-clara-campus-police-professor/

    Wildfire evaluation checklist

     https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/22/california-wildfire-evacuations-checklist-what-you-need-to-pack-before-you-must-evacuate/

    SJ police won't release body cam video for a year

     https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/19/san-jose-police-withholding-body-cam-footage-from-george-floyd-protests/

    Herd immunity article, is it closer than we think?

     https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/health/coronavirus-herd-immunity.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

    USPS letters on possible delivery issue

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/u-s-postal-service-letters-to-states/b50799f2-25ad-40ed-ba1e-9d648b1814ad/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_6&_gl=1*1vea9s9*_ga*YW1wLWcyU2hsZk1zSHhPQ2VNVFlQZE41dXc.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/usps-states-delayed-mail-in-ballots/2020/08/14/64bf3c3c-dcc7-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html?outputType=amp


    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/opinion/usps-vote-by-mail.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

    COVID-19 long term heart damage risk, another not fully recover

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/08/athletes-coronavirus-heart-complications/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-just-look-at-covid-19-fatality-rates-look-at-people-who-survive--but-dont-entirely-recover/2020/08/14/3b3de170-de6a-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html

    Wednesday, August 12, 2020

    When the Roku Ultra LT headphones start to crackle, or have static

    That means the batteries are running low. Replace them and you're good to go. 

    Tuesday, August 11, 2020

    How to disable the microphone for Sony WF-1000XM3 in Win 10

     Go to Settings, Sound, then click on Manage sound devices.

    Then in Output devices disable the Headset entry for WF-1000XM3. Got rid of the static for me.


    Sunday, July 19, 2020

    How to install extended license plug-ins

    Dang, I needed to go to Appearance->Install Plugins arg.
    https://documentation.laborator.co/kb/general/installing-and-updating-premium-plugins/

    Support website for Kalium WP theme

    https://documentation.laborator.co/item/kalium/

    Target PHP.ini values for template

    https://documentation.laborator.co/kb/general/how-to-upgrade-php-version-and-increase-server-limits/

    Updated link in justhost.com for creating and editing php.ini file

    https://cpanel-justxxxx.justhost.com/cpsessxxxxxxxxxx/frontend/justhost/multiphp_ini_editor/index.html#/basic

    x's are account specific.
    To get there:

    • Login to control panel
    • Click on Advanced
    • Got to Software area
    • Click on MultiPHP INI editor

    Sunday, July 12, 2020

    How to pronounce names

    https://www.pronouncenames.com/

    Sprinkler assignments


    1 - Front lawn
    2 - Side lawn, exterior 
    3 - Side lawn, interior
    4 - Side yard trees and plants
    5 - Front small plants, front left bushes
    6 - Rose line
    7 - Rear bush line, far
    8 - Rear bush line, near

    Back
    1 - side lawn rear
    2 - rear bush line
    3 - 

    Thursday, June 25, 2020

    File encryption on the Mac

    Create a blank disk image using the Disk Utility. Set to read/write.

    Wednesday, June 24, 2020

    Coupon codes that actually worked

    https://couponfollow.com/

    From Bert

    * Dealz.com for book preview
    * Google books preview (this was the one that worked best for me)
    ** Also bestcommentaries.com
    * About section in Poland online site for preface
    * Libby app for library access as well

    Sunday, June 14, 2020

    Matt 22:23-24

    “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!

    Sunday, June 7, 2020

    To uninstall NDI Virtual Input on the Mac

    To uninstall NDI Virtual Input for MacOS please follow the following steps:

    1. Delete /Applications/NDI Virtual Input.app
    2. Delete /Libraries/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/NDIVirtualCamera.plugin
    3. Delete /Libraries/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/NDIAudio.driver

    Future geared tripod head purchase

    https://www.amazon.com/Benro-3-Way-Geared-Head-GD3WH/dp/B07C326563/ref=sr_1_3?crid=38P3LGSRPUZZ6&dchild=1&keywords=benro+geared+head&qid=1591586846&sprefix=benro+geared%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-3

    Make sure to checkout Ebay too for some deals.

    Wednesday, May 6, 2020

    Button image generator

    https://www.clickminded.com/button-generator/'
    Font - open sans
    Bold
    Size 11
    Horz padding 9
    Vert padding 6
    Corner radius 4
    Color #1057fb

    Saturday, April 25, 2020

    COVID-19 complexity

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html?algo=als1&fellback=false&imp_id=108174060&action=click&module=moreIn&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&action=click&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Opinion

    https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN2240HI

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/24/strokes-coronavirus-young-patients/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/22/coronavirus-blood-clots/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-destroys-lungs-but-doctors-are-finding-its-damage-in-kidneys-hearts-and-elsewhere/2020/04/14/7ff71ee0-7db1-11ea-a3ee-13e1ae0a3571_story.html

    https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200401/mild-covid-19-often-appears-with-only-gastro-symptoms-study#2

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/wondering-if-you-have-covid-19-diarrhea-may-be-a-symptom

    Hydroxychloroquine study, didn't work

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/21/anti-malarial-drug-trump-touted-is-linked-higher-rates-death-va-coronavirus-patients-study-says/

    https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/22/fox-news-falls-out-of-love-with-hydroxychloroquine/

    https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/04/24/fda-issues-warnings-on-chloroquine-and-hydroxychloroquine-after-serious-poisoning-and-death-reported.html

    Slow carbs instead of fast carbs

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/why-starchy-processed-food-causes-us-to-overeat-gain-weight-and-become-ill/2020/04/10/b6eaea88-78ea-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html

    How to open mobile browser tabs on my desktop

    https://www.addictivetips.com/web/open-chrome-mobile-tabs-on-your-desktop/

    Thursday, April 23, 2020

    Favorite hymns

    This is my father's world
    Eternal father strong to save
    It is well with my soul
    Abide with me

    Tuesday, April 14, 2020

    How to confirm legit e-commerce site

    Google Safe Browsing
    Google has developed a quick tool to check if the website you’re visiting is unsafe. Sometimes even legitimate sites have been comprised by hackers. You can visit the following link and enter the website you’re visiting to see if there are any issues with it:

    Contact details
    A legitimate store will have contact details on its site. If it is just a web contact form, without an address, email, and phone number you should probably be wary. All genuine online stores will be happy to help with any query you have so, if you are buying for the first time, do get in touch to see if they are real.


    Monday, April 13, 2020

    Way to remove rust from knives?

    • Remove any small rust spots by soaking your knifes in pure vinegar for 5–10 minutes, then use a sponge to carefully scrub the rust off.

    African-American illustrations free for use

    https://www.blackillustrations.com/

    Tuesday, April 7, 2020

    How to fix Cisco AnyConnect constantly resetting when connected to AT&T Wireless Internet hotspot

    How to fix Cisco AnyConnect constantly resetting when connected to AT&T Wireless Internet hotspot:
    https://forums.att.com/conversations/other-phones-devices/att-lte-hotspot-periodically-keeps-disconnection-laptop-vpn/5df022d4bad5f2f60669927d?page=5
    Basically change the MTU to 1320. What are we, back in the 1990s?

    How to turn off DEX notifications on Samsung phone when plugging into USB


    go to settings, apps, three dots and select display system apps, go to Dex for PC , storage, clear cache, back one screen, force stop, disable, notifications, off. Goodbye Nag.
    https://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-s10-plus/981794-turn-off-dex-notification.html

    Saturday, April 4, 2020

    Lamp shade dimensions

    Top diameter 14"
    Bottom diameter 15"
    Slant/total height 9"
    3/4" drop from top edge to spider
    1/2 washer hole in the middle

    Hydroxychloroquine study with control

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/health/hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus-malaria.html

    Saturday, February 22, 2020

    Thursday, February 20, 2020

    Bert recommendations for online resources

    In priority order:

    • www.studylight.org
    • www.blueletterbible.org
    • ----
    • www.biblestudytools.com
    • www.biblegateway.com
    • ----
    • biblehub.com

    Saturday, January 25, 2020

    Saturday, January 11, 2020

    Magsafe usb c cable

    https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/the-ultimate-macbook-usb-c-accessory-just-got-better/
    Magnetic power cable.

    Thursday, January 2, 2020

    Surface Pro 7 external monitor not being recognized - solution

    After talking with Microsoft on the phone and some trial and error on my part, I think there are two key fixes:

    How to remove Dell Display Manager

    You have to make sure to quit that app first (either via Task Manager or the task bar menu). Totally wasn't clear from the uninstaller error message given.