Tuesday 8/13/24
Celebrate:
International Left-Handers Day
National Filet Mignon Day
National Prosecco Day
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The U.S. and China ended up tied with 40 gold medals each. But we won the overall medal count 126 to 91, and we had more silver and bronze medals than anyone else.
Why is H.E.R. not a bigger star??
The real winner of the Olympics...Snoop Dogg.
The Winter Games are in Italy in 2026. Then Los Angeles will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028.
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AARP . . . the American Association of Retired Persons . . . sent out an email on "19 Things You Didn't Know Your Smartphone Could Do." And if you didn't already know your phone had these, you're officially old.
1. A flashlight. If you're still carrying one around, no need.
2. The weather. There's an app for that.
3. A calculator. Quote, "You can perform basic math functions when holding the phone vertically. [Or] rotate the phone on its side to summon a scientific calculator that can give you [more] advanced actions."
4. Directions. They say the most popular GPS apps are called Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps.
5. Kitchen timer. Or "egg timer" . . . as they called it in your day.
6. QR code reader. They posted a big explanation of what that means, but basically . . . point your camera at those weird things that look like barcodes from the future. (Bonus tip: Your phone has a camera.)
7. Video camera. Fun fact . . . your phone shoots video too.
They also included a few tips that might be helpful to people younger than 100: You can use your phone to measure things without a ruler . . . to translate foreign languages . . . and to listen to the radio.
(get our app...myhometowntoday)
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Researchers say they've developed a new bandage that can heal wounds 30% faster . . . using a water-powered "electric field."
They describe it as "electrical stimulation," but there aren't any actual electronics. They're disposable bandages with electrodes on one side, and a small, biocompatible "battery" on the other . . . that's activated by water.
The best part is that they're being described as "inexpensive."
the goal was to find relief for people with chronic wounds, which are slow to heal (if they heal at all) . . . like sores that occur in some diabetes patients.
(no word if they work on wounds on your ear)
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Research has now found that the vast majority of data stored in the cloud is “dark data”, meaning it is used once then never visited again. That means that all the memes and jokes and films that we love to share with friends and family are out there somewhere, sitting in a datacentre, using up energy. By 2030, the National Grid anticipates that datacentres will account for just under 6% of the UK’s total electricity consumption, so tackling junk data is an important part of tackling the climate crisis.
“So when we’re storing things in the cloud, we think about the white fluffy cloud, but the reality is, these datacentres are incredibly hot, incredibly noisy, they consume a large amount of energy.”
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Today's Back-To-School Useless Fact of the Day - Di-dask-ale-ino-phobia is the acute fear of going to school, which affects about 2.4% of all children.
But the good news is that approximately two-thirds of all children (66.7%) like school.
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