In 1900, less than 10% of families owned a stove, or had access
to electricity or phones.
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Today, at least 90% of
the country has a stove, electricity, car, refrigerator, clothes
washer, air-conditioning, color TV, microwave, and smart phone.
Jun 23, 2018
Inventions By Year
The year some items were invented might be related to why less
than ten percent of people owned them.
1913 The zipper
1916 Electric power drill
1917 Radio tuners
1929 Car radio
1930 Jet engine
1931 Electric razor
1932 Electric can opener
1935 Radar
1939 Helicopter
1940 Color television
1941 Artificial heart
1944 Kidney dialysis machine
1950 Alkaline batteries
1958 Pacemaker
1962 LED.. light-emitting diode
1964 Plasma television
1976 Lithium batteries
1982 IBM PC
1988 Digital mobile phones
1989 World Wide Web (1991 live)
2001 Apple iPod
2003 Blackberry 6210
2004 Samsung OLED TV
2007 Apple iPhone
2009 Twitter
2010 Apple iPad
Pagers were originally designed and built during the 1950's, but did not take hold in terms of popularity until the 1980's. These one-way communication devices were often used by emergency services, doctors, and others who needed to be reachable at all times.
Original mobile phones basically did nothing, but call and send text messages. They are now mostly obsolete. The precursor to the modern smartphone, they were extremely useful in their time and ran for days without requiring a charge.
Fax machines were essentially a modern version of the telegram. For many years, they allowed people and businesses to transmit scanned documents from one phone number to another. They are almost gone now, except for medical and legal offices.
We originally connected to the World Wide Web via analogue and dial-up modems.
1913 The zipper
1916 Electric power drill
1917 Radio tuners
1929 Car radio
1930 Jet engine
1931 Electric razor
1932 Electric can opener
1935 Radar
1939 Helicopter
1940 Color television
1941 Artificial heart
1944 Kidney dialysis machine
1950 Alkaline batteries
1958 Pacemaker
1962 LED.. light-emitting diode
1964 Plasma television
1976 Lithium batteries
1982 IBM PC
1988 Digital mobile phones
1989 World Wide Web (1991 live)
2001 Apple iPod
2003 Blackberry 6210
2004 Samsung OLED TV
2007 Apple iPhone
2009 Twitter
2010 Apple iPad
Pagers were originally designed and built during the 1950's, but did not take hold in terms of popularity until the 1980's. These one-way communication devices were often used by emergency services, doctors, and others who needed to be reachable at all times.
Original mobile phones basically did nothing, but call and send text messages. They are now mostly obsolete. The precursor to the modern smartphone, they were extremely useful in their time and ran for days without requiring a charge.
Fax machines were essentially a modern version of the telegram. For many years, they allowed people and businesses to transmit scanned documents from one phone number to another. They are almost gone now, except for medical and legal offices.
We originally connected to the World Wide Web via analogue and dial-up modems.
Broken Bulb Fix
If your light bulb breaks there is no need to panic. Before
taking action, turn the light switch off. Round the end of the
potato with a knife, put on protective gloves and jam the cut
potato into the broken bulb. Turn the bulb counterclockwise,
then remove.
More Google Search Tips
Asterisk - Use an * (asterisk) in place of
unknown word or words. This is great for song lyrics or quotes
that you may only half remember. Alternatively, ones that are
often misquoted. Example: Play * Sam.
Double Period - Use a double period between two numbers to convey ranges. This is handy for pricing, dates, and measurements. Example: Samsung TV buy $1000..$2000.
Define: - Use define: to learn the meaning of words, including slang. Example, define: mortgage.
Flip a Coin – Example: flip a coin. Google will actually show a coin spinning then land on heads or tails.
Some characters used for searching, such as ~ (tilde) for synonyms no longer works in Google.
Double Period - Use a double period between two numbers to convey ranges. This is handy for pricing, dates, and measurements. Example: Samsung TV buy $1000..$2000.
Define: - Use define: to learn the meaning of words, including slang. Example, define: mortgage.
Flip a Coin – Example: flip a coin. Google will actually show a coin spinning then land on heads or tails.
Some characters used for searching, such as ~ (tilde) for synonyms no longer works in Google.
Veteran Discounts
There is a website that shows 230 businesses that offer
veteran discounts. Many, like Lowes offer up to 30%. LINK
The list includes airlines, home improvement stores, phone
companies, hotels, outdoor stores, clothing, etc. If you need
proof and do not have a small copy of your DD214, you can have
them add the word 'veteran' to your driver's license for free.
When in doubt, just ask the cashier if there is a veteran's
discount available.
Five Factoids
Male horses have 40 permanent teeth,
while females have just 36.
Giraffes Have Black Tongues.
Giant Anteaters Have Two-Foot Tongues.
Tigers Have Striped Skin. It’s not just their fur that bears a distinctive pattern.
The hollow behind your knee is called a hough, pronounced ho.
Giraffes Have Black Tongues.
Giant Anteaters Have Two-Foot Tongues.
Tigers Have Striped Skin. It’s not just their fur that bears a distinctive pattern.
The hollow behind your knee is called a hough, pronounced ho.
Google Reverse Image Search
This is very handy if you want to find the origin
of a photo you have randomly stumbled across on the web. For
example, a plate of delicious looking food that you would love
to know the recipe for.
Reverse image searching is also great for tracking down original photographers, identifying things (celebrities, flora and fauna, unlabelled products you want to buy), discovering where your own work may be getting used, and debunking fake social media posts and profiles.
You can do a reverse image search by going into the ‘images’ tab on Google and clicking on the camera icon in the search bar. You can then either upload an image to look for like images, or insert an image address (right click on an image and hit copy image address). Google will then deliver its best guess about the image. Incidentally, Google was formed during 1998 and Facebook during 2004.
Reverse image searching is also great for tracking down original photographers, identifying things (celebrities, flora and fauna, unlabelled products you want to buy), discovering where your own work may be getting used, and debunking fake social media posts and profiles.
You can do a reverse image search by going into the ‘images’ tab on Google and clicking on the camera icon in the search bar. You can then either upload an image to look for like images, or insert an image address (right click on an image and hit copy image address). Google will then deliver its best guess about the image. Incidentally, Google was formed during 1998 and Facebook during 2004.
Jun 15, 2018
Happy Friday
If you worry about what
Was or what Will Be, you miss what Is.
Get up and decide it Is time to be happy, especially on a Happy Friday!
Get up and decide it Is time to be happy, especially on a Happy Friday!
Google Trends
You can search for any term and check changes over time, or by
region, or by country and see how it is gaining or losing
interest. You can check what parts of the world are interested
currently. Once you enter a search term, you can set a variety
of criteria underneath it.
Use the first box to set the region of search. You can choose Worldwide to see everywhere or drill it down to specific regions of a country. For instance, under United States, you can select a state like Virginia to see only information for that area.
At the top of the results page, click Compare to add another topic. You can compare up to five terms. As you add more, you will see them color-coded throughout the page. The region breakdown shows you which areas search most for what topics, and the breakdown among them. It is an interesting way to see what people think of competing topics.
I tried bacon, then I compared it to Clinton. As you would expect, bacon is still popular and very much more popular than Clinton. Fun diversion. Go to LINK and try it.
Use the first box to set the region of search. You can choose Worldwide to see everywhere or drill it down to specific regions of a country. For instance, under United States, you can select a state like Virginia to see only information for that area.
At the top of the results page, click Compare to add another topic. You can compare up to five terms. As you add more, you will see them color-coded throughout the page. The region breakdown shows you which areas search most for what topics, and the breakdown among them. It is an interesting way to see what people think of competing topics.
I tried bacon, then I compared it to Clinton. As you would expect, bacon is still popular and very much more popular than Clinton. Fun diversion. Go to LINK and try it.
Top Fifteen Passwrods
Passwords are ranked by the number of times they were exposed
in known data breaches. This means do not use any of these, or
if you already are using one of these, change it now. For
instance, The top password, 123456 has been hacked over 20
million times. If your password is easy for you it is also easy
for hackers to find.
1: 123456 - 20,760,336
2: 123456789 - 7,016,669
3: qwerty - 3,599,486
4: password - 3,303,003
5: 111111 - 2,900,049
6: 12345678 - 2,680,521
7: abc123 - 2,670,319
8: password1 - 2,310,111
9: 1234567 - 2,298,084
10: 12345 - 2,088,998
11: 1234567890 - 2,075,018
12: 123123 - 2,048,411
13: 000000 - 1,832,944
14: iloveyou - 1,462,146
15: 1234 - 1,143,408
1: 123456 - 20,760,336
2: 123456789 - 7,016,669
3: qwerty - 3,599,486
4: password - 3,303,003
5: 111111 - 2,900,049
6: 12345678 - 2,680,521
7: abc123 - 2,670,319
8: password1 - 2,310,111
9: 1234567 - 2,298,084
10: 12345 - 2,088,998
11: 1234567890 - 2,075,018
12: 123123 - 2,048,411
13: 000000 - 1,832,944
14: iloveyou - 1,462,146
15: 1234 - 1,143,408
Street Sign Shapes
Street sign have specific meanings, based on the shape. The
first official stop sign appeared in Detroit during 1915, it was
small, white, and square. During 1923, a branch of Mississippi’s
highway department suggested a change, suggesting that a sign’s
shape could denote the kind of hazard ahead. The more sides a
sign has, the more dangerous the upcoming stretch of road is.
Circles (which were considered to have infinite sides) designated the riskiest hazards, like railroad crossings. Octagons denoted the second most perilous hazards, like intersections. Diamonds signaled less-tricky stretches, and rectangles were strictly informational.
Circles (which were considered to have infinite sides) designated the riskiest hazards, like railroad crossings. Octagons denoted the second most perilous hazards, like intersections. Diamonds signaled less-tricky stretches, and rectangles were strictly informational.
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
A recent study from researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and
the University of Toronto suggests the most commonly
consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent
health benefit or harm.
Published May 28, 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the systematic review of existing data and single randomized control trials published in English from January 2012 to October 2017 found that multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and vitamin C, the most common supplements showed no advantage or added risk in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke or premature death.
"We were surprised to find so few positive effects of the most common supplements that people consume," said Dr. David Jenkins, the study's lead author. "Our review found that if you want to use multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium or vitamin C, it does no harm, but there is no apparent advantage either."
The study found folic acid alone and B-vitamins with folic acid may reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.
His team reviewed supplement data that included A, B1, B2, B3 (niacin), B6, B9 (folic acid), C, D, E; and beta-carotene; calcium; iron; zinc; magnesium; and selenium. The term 'multivitamin' describes supplements that include most vitamins and minerals, rather than a select few.
Bottom line is that food should provide the vitamins and minerals our bodies need, unless your doctor tells you to take something specific.
Published May 28, 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the systematic review of existing data and single randomized control trials published in English from January 2012 to October 2017 found that multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and vitamin C, the most common supplements showed no advantage or added risk in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke or premature death.
"We were surprised to find so few positive effects of the most common supplements that people consume," said Dr. David Jenkins, the study's lead author. "Our review found that if you want to use multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium or vitamin C, it does no harm, but there is no apparent advantage either."
The study found folic acid alone and B-vitamins with folic acid may reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.
His team reviewed supplement data that included A, B1, B2, B3 (niacin), B6, B9 (folic acid), C, D, E; and beta-carotene; calcium; iron; zinc; magnesium; and selenium. The term 'multivitamin' describes supplements that include most vitamins and minerals, rather than a select few.
Bottom line is that food should provide the vitamins and minerals our bodies need, unless your doctor tells you to take something specific.
Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality
Augmented reality (AR) is
the result of using technology to superimpose information, such
as sounds, images, and text on the world we see. It adds to what
we see. An example is Google glasses. It displays videos and
sounds onto the screen. The
heads-up displays in many fighter aircraft shows information
about the attitude, direction, and speed of the plane, and can
show which objects in the field of view are targets. Some cars
have begun showing a digital display on the windshield so
drivers do not need to look down at the dash.
Phones and tablets offer AR, such as the Star Walk app, which allows a user to point the camera at the sky and see the names of stars and planets superimposed on the image. Another app called Layar uses the smartphone's GPS and its camera to collect information about the user's surroundings and displays information about nearby restaurants, stores, and points of interest. Another example is an app that allows translation of signs into a user's own language.
Virtual reality (VR) means computer-generated environments for you to interact with, and be immersed in. It replaces what we see by using a head set to block out the real world. As you move your head, the picture or video moves in the same direction, allowing a person to view a 360 degree virtual scene.
Researchers are developing holograms, which can take VR and AR a step further, since holograms can be seen and heard without a headset.
Phones and tablets offer AR, such as the Star Walk app, which allows a user to point the camera at the sky and see the names of stars and planets superimposed on the image. Another app called Layar uses the smartphone's GPS and its camera to collect information about the user's surroundings and displays information about nearby restaurants, stores, and points of interest. Another example is an app that allows translation of signs into a user's own language.
Virtual reality (VR) means computer-generated environments for you to interact with, and be immersed in. It replaces what we see by using a head set to block out the real world. As you move your head, the picture or video moves in the same direction, allowing a person to view a 360 degree virtual scene.
Researchers are developing holograms, which can take VR and AR a step further, since holograms can be seen and heard without a headset.
Six Fun Factoids
Antarctica contains about 70 percent of Earth's fresh water
and 90 percent of its ice.
Humans have explored just five percent of the oceans.
Earth's magnetic north pole is moving northward at a rate of ten miles per year.
A teaspoon of honey is equivalent to the life work of twelve bees.
Those strips with pin holes that you tear off from a dot matrix printer are called printer bacon.
"All the stuff Americans throw away for the next 1,000 years would fit into one-tenth of one percent of land available for grazing." ~John Tierney, NY Times
Humans have explored just five percent of the oceans.
Earth's magnetic north pole is moving northward at a rate of ten miles per year.
A teaspoon of honey is equivalent to the life work of twelve bees.
Those strips with pin holes that you tear off from a dot matrix printer are called printer bacon.
"All the stuff Americans throw away for the next 1,000 years would fit into one-tenth of one percent of land available for grazing." ~John Tierney, NY Times
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