When I was a little kid, nuclear reactors were a relatively new, futuristic technology. “Our energy future.”

But in my teen years, I remember thinking, “Waste from nuclear reactors will be dangerously radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years. How can anyone possibly claim to be able to store it safely for that long?” It seemed extraordinarily foolish and [more...]

It’s just a small tweak that takes only a few minutes to do.

And it hardly makes any difference at all.

But if you’re tired of having a large city that’s [more...]

I’ve always been fascinated by optical illusions, and have linked to several different collections of them here in the past.

One of the oldest ones I remember is the old woman/young woman illusion.

Some people look at it and see [more...]

Anyone who knows me, knows that I research the heck out of something before I finally open my wallet and buy it.

I usually start my research by finding and reading as much as I can about all of my possible choices. Then, once I have a list of products or services whose features [more...]

I left my DSL modem turned off all day yesterday (nearly 12 hours), to make sure that its connection to Verizon would expire before I connected my new D-Link DSL-2540B ADSL2/2+ Modem with 4-Port Ethernet Router to my DSL line.

Right on schedule, my new DSL modem/router arrived last night by UPS. [more...]