2025-05-23
2025-05-22
Biden Was Senile, Had CANCER, And They Knew!
I heard this on Monday and thought, "How dumb can Trump be?"
2025-05-21
2025-05-20
Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KnVTYtSc0
This is an old video. Kurzgesagt eventually took it down because the accuracy was criticized, but I think that it is interesting:
My doctor told me that if I take pain medication for actual pain, I should be fine, but if I take it for fun, then I would be in trouble. I took pain medication after surgery, but got off it as quickly as possible.
2025-05-19
2025-05-18
This galaxy map is hiding a secret about dark energy
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EoVQrsmnKC8
The number of galaxies in the observable universe is estimated to be between 100 billion and 2 trillion. This estimate is based on deep field observations and extrapolations across the sky. Some estimates place the number closer to 200 billion, while others suggest that the real number could be much higher, possibly in the trillions.
Search Labs | AI Overview
2025-05-16
When was the clock radio invented?
In the mid-1970s, while I was a teenager, I was thrilled to get a clock radio. It meant that I could wake to music and news. I don't remember for sure, but I think that I got up between 6:30 to 7:00 to catch a roughly 7:30 to 7:45 bus, which traveled less than 2 miles, and I was in class by 8:00. As I recall, our school got out some time between 3:00 and 3:30.
Elaboration:
Early Inventors:
James F. Reynolds and Paul L. Schroth Sr. are widely credited with the invention of the first radio alarm clock in the 1940s.
Lack of Official Record:
The exact details of the clock radio's invention are not documented in the U.S. Patent Office, leaving some ambiguity about the precise timeline.
Early Models:
While Reynolds and Schroth are credited, the exact models they invented are not widely documented. The Sony Dream Machine, released in 1968, is considered a landmark clock radio.
Evolution:
Early clock radios were large and heavy, but they evolved into more compact and portable models, including those with digital displays and additional features like smartphone charging stations. "
https://www.google.com/search?q=when+was+the+clock+radio+invented&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS1160US1160&oq=when+was+the+clock+radi&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAYQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAcQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAgQABiABBiiBDIKCAkQABiABBiiBNIBCDY3NTBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Gobekli Tepe Discoveries
Gobekli Tepe
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3aZRkztXK5M
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3aZRkztXK5M
Humans only came out of the last period of mass glaciation 12,000 years ago. Apparently, these stone-age people got busy.
2025-05-15
Water Purification and Removing PFAS from Water
I like drinking bottled water, which reportedly may not be much different from tap water—unless it's labeled as purified. To save money and avoid the hassle of buying bottled water, I was planning to get a water purification pitcher.
I spent a lot of time yesterday comparing different brands. I first came across this website:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home-products/g39110423/best-water-filter-pitchers/
It recommends the Brita pitcher, primarily due to its low cost per gallon. Brita filters produce about 120 gallons of filtered water, making them very inexpensive to use.
However, after doing more research, I found that a couple of other brands are significantly better at filtering water, especially when removing PFAS. According to the video I referenced in my previous email below, PFAS are widespread in water supplies and can accumulate in the body over time, potentially posing health risks.
I saw a video comparing the Zerowater pitcher with Brita and Amazon-branded pitchers, and the Zerowater model performed far better, producing nearly pure water.
I initially planned to order the 10-cup version of the Zerowater pitcher from Walmart, but I found the 12-cup version at a lower price, so I ordered that one instead:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JA5H7GK
How much does it cost to use?
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Distilled water costs around $1.33 per gallon.
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Member's Mark purified bottled water from Sam's Club costs about $0.81 per gallon.
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The Zerowater pitcher is more expensive to use than other filter pitchers. Each $15 filter produces only about 15 gallons, roughly $1 per gallon.
You can reduce the cost somewhat by buying filters in bulk, and some compatible generic filters are available for about half the price.
I also mentioned considering a reverse osmosis system for my home, which might be a better long-term solution.
On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM John Coffey wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY&t=1980sBefore seeing this video, I was planning on buying a water purification jug.The video makes me want to get a reverse osmosis system. I already have one, but it is broken.
Achieving Fusion…again! NIF surpass their own record for energy generated
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JXk_GPIXZgg
I don't see this ever becoming a practical fusion. According to one YouTuber, the claim of getting more energy out doesn't include all the energy needed to do the experiment, by a ratio of like 10 to 1.
We might get practical fusion either around the year 2100 or sooner, by necessity, since we will be running out of fossil fuels. But I don't think that it is likely in my lifetime.
According to Google AI, there is enough Uranium to power nuclear (fission) power plants for centuries. So maybe we are looking at the wrong technology. Much of the research is funded by the government, so I can't help but think that there is a mentality where we feel like we have to be the first to achieve it before our enemies do.
2025-05-14
The Biggest Chemical Cover-up in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY&t=1980s
Before seeing this video, I was planning on buying a water purification jug.
The video makes me want to get a reverse osmosis system. I already have one, but it is broken.
2025-05-13
2025-05-12
2025-05-11
The Prehistoric Killer That Nearly Ended Civilization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7u80DyDvDo
Eight thousand years ago, early Egyptian civilization was starting.
2025-05-09
2025-05-07
Windows 10 Is DEAD! What You NEED to Know Now!
In the following comment, I conveniently omit that I purchased the iMac used for $380.
0 seconds ago
I am running a 2020 iMac with a powerful 8-core Intel Core i7-10700K processor. The computer supports Windows 10, which is primarily how I use it. (Mac OS sucks.)
So, five years later, I am supposed to abandon a very good $2300 computer because it is supposedly outdated and the powers that be have decided to no longer support me. There are hundreds of millions of less powerful computers that work just fine, and the company that made the operating system for every one of them has decided to abandon its user base and force people to buy a new computer.
This is criminal.
2025-05-06
America’s Growing Trade Deficit Is Selling the Nation Out From Under Us
America's Growing Trade Deficit Is Selling the Nation Out From Under Us
"We were taught in Economics 101 that countries could not for long sustain large, ever-growing trade deficits. At a point, so it was claimed, the spree of the consumption-happy nation would be braked by currency-rate adjustments and by the unwillingness of creditor countries to accept an endless flow of IOUs from the big spenders. And that's the way it has indeed worked for the rest of the world, as we can see by the abrupt shutoffs of credit that many profligate nations have suffered in recent decades. The U.S., however, enjoys special status. In effect, we can behave today as we wish because our past financial behavior was so exemplary—and because we are so rich. Neither our capacity nor our intention to pay is questioned, and we continue to have a mountain of desirable assets to trade for consumables.
In other words, our national credit card allows us to charge truly breathtaking amounts. But that card's credit line is not limitless. The time to halt this trading of assets for consumables is now..."
2025-05-04
2025-05-03
2025-05-01
2025-04-30
Something insane happened today
Spain, Portugal, and part of France lost power for ten hours.
2025-04-29
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2025-04-23
America’s Silent Inheritance: The Hidden $150 Trillion
I am hearing radio advertisements for this. Maybe they are trying to get people to invest. Maybe it is a scam.
I don't know how accurate this is. If there were natural resources that could be used to pay off the National Debt, then that would be a good thing.
What's Actually Hidden?
According to Rickards, the "silent inheritance" includes an enormous supply of strategic materials—copper, lithium, silver, rare earths—buried beneath government-controlled land across the western United States.
"We have all these essential materials right under our feet," says Rickards. "Incredibly, insanely, however, the United States is the only nation in the world that locks them up."
The sheer value is hard to fathom:
"It's enough to pay off the national debt four-times over… enough to take a 100% stake in every company listed on the NASDAQ… and buy every private home in the United States."'
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