Acknowledging those for whom banking institutions are not an answer for their circumstance, this article's method is great for those, like myself, seem incapable of bartering well; it takes one more thing off the table. The last time I purchased a car, I noticed a big change when the dealer saw that I could pay cash,…

More of a Mud Room trick.

Having been involved with various levels of virus and other security in the late 80's and 90's, my skepticism radar is relatively keen, and the few seconds to google anything is worth it (the date filter is great—I did it intuitively but this is a good tip).

@brettwmorris: I agree; no studies linking aspartame to cancer.

I should have clarified. It is the rope hanging down and being wrapped in the cleat that, unless the blind is all the way up and taut, may entangle a child's head, hand, whatever. Believe it or not, this has happened. This article notes a massive IKEA recall of blinds due to strangulation hazard. [www.businessweek.c…

Also good for speeding the melting of butter. I hate microwave popcorn, so use a hot-air popper, and the vegetable peeler ensures the butter is melted by the time the last kernels pop.

1) drop the kg. If they are both kg, just compare the numbers

I use sloppy round up.

Sounds like hedgehogs to me. (ref: Archilochus)

@arttmonkey: I agree with you that communication is a right and should not be arbitrarily impinged upon. Here the word in Article 12 of the UN Declaration is necessary, as it may be contextual, and if there is a cause for the restriction of communication (or Correspondence in UN vernacular), it is for me understood…

I have found after years as a (now former) techie that there are word persons and there are letter persons. I kept DOS menus and used keyboard shortcuts for years after I found my staff didn't have the foggiest clue about working without a mouse. So I had converted from icons to text long ago, recognizing that if…

Expiration dates are very conservative for the same reason McDonald's coffee cups have Warning, Hot Contents on them: it only takes one accident to cause harm or a lawsuit. The Expiration date ensures that it is _your_ choice to consume the item, in case anything goes wrong.

I've used them for a couple decades for blinds cords.. Keep the cleat high enough that the chid cannot stool up and squeeze their head through.

Uncertainty has difficulty getting a foothold, because it goes in the opposite direction of so much project management. I've come to be very wary of the project management style, because in most of the cases I've encountered (or had to work for), the conclusions and scope were rigidly defined, which usually means the…

The right to health. to education. to protection of the self. to assemble. to non-slavery. to presumption of innocence until proven guilty. These are human rights. Access to clean water (read health) is a right.

First Aid, when you have the training, assumes you will take a responsibility and carefullly, in my experience, delineates the limits of that responsibility. I got away from helping people with their computers, but would never dream of not using first aid skills to help someone.

Jung illustrated that we are a combination of predispositions overlain with family, ethnos, and education. I cannot make my kids extroverted—as introverts they can act extroverted, etc.

Everyone should listen to CBC's Spark episode which aired last Sunday and is on this topic.

My organization has blocked WorldBackupDay.net!

Take off your shoes. You will find it quick enough!