Before you get rid of contaminated debris, be sure to put on your respirator and other protective gear. Jeff Bishop, former director on the board of the IICRC, recommends using shovels or rakes to remove wet silt and debris from your home, and depositing it a safe distance away from your house. Just make sure…
SPF—or sun protection factor—is a measure of how well a sunscreen guards against sunburn. The SPF number is usually explained as the amount of time it takes for skin to turn red while wearing sunscreen. For instance, if you burn in 15 minutes, an SPF 30 would theoretically give you 450 minutes of protection from…
Regardless of shell color, one large egg has about 70 calories, 6 grams of protein, 2 grams of saturated fat, about 185 milligrams of cholesterol, and a long list of other nutrients. These include lecithin, an important component of cell membranes, and high levels of choline, a nutrient that aids brain development. Egg yolks also…
“Mosquitoes’ larvae develop in water,” Gangloff-Kaufmann says, “and they can do it in even the small amount of water that would fit in a bottle cap.” So to get rid of mosquitoes in your yard, it’s imperative to empty outdoor water toys and remove wheelbarrows and other outdoor gear that can catch water after a…
During a news conference on Wednesday, NASA officials for the first time publicly discussed divisions within the agency about whether the Starliner spacecraft is really reliable enough to return two veteran astronauts—Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams—back to Earth from the International Space Station. The space agency also confirmed key elements exclusively reported by Ars over…
Even though my hunt for a plastic rotisserie bag was a flop, I wasn’t foolish enough to leave Costco without at least one rotisserie chicken, which cost me $4.99 and could feed two hungry people. My chicken was packaged in its traditional hard-plastic shell and tray (others come in clamshell packaging). I shook it like…
Before kids and other responsibilities, when I regularly gamed into the wee hours, playing management sims was one of my favorite things to do. I spent countless days building in Sim Tower, SimCity, and Theme Park. I ran a studio in The Movies, managed a menagerie in Zoo Tycoon, and constructed the pyramids in Pharaoh….
President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday following a nearly monthlong pressure campaign mounted by Democratic leaders and donors to oust him. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to X on Sunday. “And while it has been…
Mullvad offers apps for every major platform, as well as routers. The applications are all open source, and you can check the code on GitHub. The service has been independently audited as well. Advanced users can download configuration files and use them directly with OpenVPN or Wireguard. In my testing, speeds were very good. I…
Summer is winding down, which means it’s time for the annual REI Labor Day Sale. This year’s event kicked off on August 23, and ends on Labor Day, September 2. Many items are up to 40 percent off, and REI Co-op members save up to 20 percent on any REI Outlet item. To get the…