The author of this article uses various methods to find hidden cameras in a hotel/AirBnB rooms and tests the effectiveness. Methods used:
In short, they were all not very good and techniques and searching styles mattered.
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Two buddies go to a truck pull to see if electric beats diesel. The diesel pulled 251 feet and the dual-motor cybertruck didn’t do too bad at 207 feet. The cybertruck definitely didn’t with as a crowd favorite though.
That’s not too bad considering the cybertruck is one of the first commercial electric vehicles and things are likely to get better.
People should pay attention though; because electric motors can potentially put out more torque than an internal combusion engine could ever hope to generate. That’s probably why the diesel engines in a locomotive don’t turn the wheels – they turn a generator that feeds the electric motors that turn the wheels. It makes me wonder if you could Frankenstein locomotive electric motors to a vehicle and see what is possible.
Scientists may have accidentally stumbled upon a potential new treatment for the most common form of baldness. It even works as well as commercial hair loss treatments.
It all started with research on deoxyribose sugar that naturally occurs in the body and helps form DNA.
While studying how these sugars heal the wounds of mice when applied topically, scientists at the University of Sheffield and COMSATS University in Pakistan noticed that the fur around the lesions was growing back faster than in untreated mice.
Together, the team designed a biodegradable, non-toxic gel made from deoxyribose, and applied the treatment to mouse models of male-pattern baldness.
Minoxidil was also tested on balding mouse models, and some of the animals received a dose of both sugar gel and minoxidil for good measure.
Compared to mice that received a gel without any medicine, those that received a gel with deoxyribose sugar began to sprout new hair follicles.
Both minoxidil and the sugar gel promoted 80 to 90 percent hair regrowth in mice with male pattern baldness. Combining the treatments, however, did not make much more of a difference.
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He doesn’t have the energy and runs out of gas at the end of lines (Project Pabst in Portland 2024), but pretty good for a 68 year old.
He’s definitely holding out better than others his age that are touring.
Despite the claims to the contrary, protests, violence, and protest damage is still very much alive in Portland in 2024. Protesters showed up at a local AI meetup in August I attended. In all cases, people trying to get around/past roadblocks are threatened with violence and physical assault.
In January 1/2 – protesters blocked roadways to the Portland Airport causing people to miss flights.
In February and March, protesters blocked the I-405 Fremont bridge and numerous other interstates and major city bridges. Protesters threatened violence to other drivers if they tried to drive around them.
In May, Protesters did almost $1 million in damages to local Portland State Library after a week of protester occupation and mass destruction. It resulted in a mob that attacked police when they cleared the building and arrested protesters still in the building. Many of whom were not Oregon residents.
Far from indicating a reduction in protest violence, city buildings in 2024 are now installing new steel shutters on government buildings.
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The motorcycle race on the Isle of Man is legendary.
Peter Hickman just obliterated the lap record onboard his FHO Racing BMW M 1000 RR and average 136.358 mph. Ride along for the whole 17 minutes of utter madness. You couldn’t pay me enough to even try this at 1/2 the speed – in a car.
Little Bubbly Child has some of the more colorful characters one might meet in rural/Appalachian locations. While I love rural areas and find them full of the wonderful and often well educated people, if you’ve lived in these locations you’ve probably met one or more of these folks that everyone sighs when they interact with them.
Ever see people doing demonstrations in big box stores, fairs, or outdoor markets? They’re usually showing off the latest knifes, miracle cleaning products, heating pads, etc. These are almost always multilevel marketing schemes.
MLM’s are marketing machines that have used the entrepreneur bandwagon and selling the idea of controlling your own destiny/ownership. While some may be legitimate, a great number of them are just thinly veiled pyramid schemes. As you move up, you are called an ‘owner’ but are always working in the pyramid – just with a different title. Many of those in these organizations make little money despite working insanely long hours.
Researchers have found these businesses are increasingly operated with the same methods as cults. Yes, cults. They push endless positivity, promote a step-by-step plans for entrepreneurial ‘salvation’, invent their own terminology, and create in/out dynamics to isolate and keep people from questioning what they’re doing. All techniques cults use.
It’s worth reading about these techniques, because as researchers are finding, these cult-like control techniques are increasingly spreading to social media, business, political groups, and social justice movements. It might be time to move past the word ‘cult’ as people don’t realize that the techniques can be used to ensnare anyone for almost anything – and they pull in even the smartest people.
I’ve written about how startup culture often has this same cult-like atmosphere.
Read more about the truth behind direct marketing here: https://thedevilcorp.wordpress.com
Nissan has made some concept robotic chairs that return to their proper positions when you clap your hands.
I think it could get funny if someone gets applause during a meeting.
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“A person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.”