Distractions Everywhere (NC) With more and more distractions everywhere, it can be hard to keep your eyes on the road. While texting is by far one of the most frequent distractions, there are many other bad habits that need to be avoided. Here are some useful tips to keep you and others around you safe on the road this summer. …
Biggest Risk Factor For Developing Brain Diseases (NC) Scientists know that age is the biggest risk factor for developing brain diseases, like dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Today, about six million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s, including 100,000 Canadians and that number is expected to double by the year 2040 due to an aging population. Common Symptoms of Parkinson’s Many people …
Meme Is Not Slang For “Me, Me!” For purposes respective to this article, brain viruses and memes are used interchangeably. For according to Wikipedia, a ‘meme’ is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme. Meme Me Up Scotty! …
To Meme Or Not To Meme Every mind needs a good cleansing once in awhile. Any memes that accumulate over time needs to be flushed down the toilet. Then a firewall is needed to keep mind viruses away. Negative memes are to be replaced with positive ones. Just don’t settle for things that compromise your integrity. Richard Brodie makes a …
Stupid Shaming Needs To End When did ‘stupid’ become a sin? It sure seems to me that it must of been a long, long time ago, because people have been abusing, oppressing, exploiting and blaming stupid people for a very long time. Oh sure, there’s laws like ‘fraud’ and such to protect them, but let’s be honest, stupid people always …
From Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust And Pedal To Pedal Die hard bicycle riders are rejoicing that when they perish they’re now able to be transported to their final resting place by their preferred mode of transportation instead of inside gas guzzling hearses. And while the cycle-hearse trend has yet to gain a foothold outside of Oregon in the …
An emerging huge economic opportunity is the industry of manufacturing of ‘bricks’ or ‘blocks’. But, not the stereotypical red clay bricks traditionally baked in environmentally disastrous ovens, or, the common hollow concrete blocks used in masonry. The emerging industry is the manufacturing and use of one of the oldest and most reliable building products known to mankind, ‘compressed earth blocks’ …
Mind Viruses On The Increase Back in June of 2020 I wrote an article on mind viruses. Hopefully I don’t repeat myself, as since then the number of viruses has increased. If it isn’t a new strain of Covid-19, it’s killer hornets, rumors of war, weird weather and so on. You can imagine what it does to the collective mindset …
What Could I See If No One Could See Me? Part 5 of Ron Murdock’s posts about what people would do if they were invisible. A friend of mine said he would go to North Korea and see if he could free imprisoned journalists… A woman I know would head for various jungles and forests to see different animals… A …
Great Disconnect Engineering There’s an old expression that says, “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”, and it’s sure enough true. And it would seem both governments and big business want us divided, for they’ve engineered a great many methods to effect The Great Disconnect. For instance: • Government services discourage personal interaction by asking people to call or go online …
Part 24 of Ron Murdock’s random thoughts. Ever notice that when waiting for a washroom to open up how time drags? Then time flies when using it… I used to have a coffee and day old muffin at a local coffee shop. A pigeon used to show up to munch any crumbs that fell on the pavement. After awhile more …
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February 25, 2023
Current World Power Production Today, more than 90% of the world’s electrical power is generated from heat in one way or another. Heat engines are the devices that handle the electrical conversion process. Steam turbines are the most common examples of heat engines. A heat source (usually coal or fuel) is burned to boil water, causing pressurized steam – like …
