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rikelmens··on Turmeric’s unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh
1. The Water Test: Take a glass of warm water and add a teaspoon of your turmeric powder to it. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. If the turmeric powder settles down, it is pure. If it doesn’t settle to the bottom and leaves a dark yellow colour, it is adulterated.

2. The Palm Test: Take a pinch of your turmeric powder and rub it into the palm of your hand for a few seconds, then turn your palm over. Pure turmeric will stick to your palm and leave a yellow stain, whereas adulterated turmeric will mostly fall off.

rikelmens··on Ask HN: What is the most barebone back end solution?
Take a look at firebase storage, very easy to use: https://firebase.google.com/docs/storage/web/upload-files#we...

You can leave the bucket fully redable / writable by anyone, or limit who can do what.

Player A would upload the JSON to it and get the shareable URL: ================================================================== import { getStorage, ref, uploadString } from "firebase/storage"; const storage = getStorage(); const storageRef = ref(storage, 'some-child');

const state = '{foo:bar}'; uploadString(storageRef, state) .then((snapshot) => { console.log('Uploaded the state!'); return snapshot.ref.getDownloadURL(); }) .then((url) => { console.log(`Shareable state url: + ${url}`); }) ====================================================

And Player B would simply HTTP GET the shared URL.

rikelmens··on Ask HN: I'm 40 and feel my mental ability declining. Programming seems harder.
first do these: zone 2 & 3 aerobic exercise, meditation than add these: lions mane, rosemary, common sage tea if adventurous these too: semax, pigs / lamb brains
rikelmens··on Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan
Real benefits start after the body starts feeling uncomfortable. Don't push it too much after that. Cool down, repeat 2-3 times.
rikelmens··on I learned Hungarian late in life (2011)
An inspiration that I just needed.
rikelmens··on A Minimum Viable Computer, or Linux for $15
Where can one outside from Chime buy these phones (in bulk) ?
rikelmens··on Show HN: I built a website builder on top of Notion
... that sock over the mic :)
rikelmens··on Why is standing more tiring than walking? [audio]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p58Iy6u7M
rikelmens··on Ask HN: Moving to US from Argentina for college. Any advice for a newcomer?
Better study in EU for free and then come to the US (or not).
rikelmens··on MS treatment a step closer after drug shown to repair nerve coating
L-carnosine is VERY promising for MS treatment. It's been found that carnosine levels are significantly decreased in both animal MS models and humans with MS. [1]

This [2] completed (results pending) small study will try to verify if supplementing with carnosine will help slow down the progress of or even reverse MS.

Unofficially, I've heard it was a great success. But let's wait.

Edit: Just found another completed study [3]

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29454153/ [2] https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03995810 [3] https://www.jns-journal.com/article/S0022-510X(19)32236-1/fu...

rikelmens··on Reiki can’t possibly work, so why does it?
Yeah, but how does placebo actually work? :D

If it works, why don't we use it for our benefit?

rikelmens··on Zotero: Personal Research Assistant
It's an open source project. Feel free to fork it and remove parts you dislike.
rikelmens··on Twice as High Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After Breakfast vs. Dinner
I'm lazy to dig it up, but there was a study comparing people skipping breakfast and skipping dinner. The conclusion was the insulin sensitivity was higher from AM - to early PM (breakfast + lunch), than from early PM - evening (lunch + dinner).
rikelmens··on Twice as High Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After Breakfast vs. Dinner
Aligns with many recent studies on better insulin sensitivity in the AM, and showing how early meals help sync internal circadian clocks (there is one central and many peripheral).

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."

P.S.: If you practice time-restricted eating (intermittent fasting), it's better to skip dinner than to skip breakfast.

rikelmens··on Cambridge University Press make their books free until May
https://repl.it/repls/LongHungryFolders

you are welcome!

rikelmens··on Cambridge University Press make their books free until May
And... not free to download for everyone anymore.
rikelmens··on U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
It appears to be 70, rather than 30.
rikelmens··on PsyToolkit: Create and run cognitive psychological experiments in the browser
Check this out: http://cognitivefun.net/
rikelmens··on Gum bacteria implicated in Alzheimer's and other diseases
Use chamomile + sage tea (or oil) as mouth wash.
rikelmens··on Georgia Tech Creates Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Online for Less Than $10k
Thanks for the list. Any chance for sharing the textbooks / recommended readings for each?
rikelmens··on Georgia Tech Creates Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Online for Less Than $10k
It would be great if you could share a list of recommended readings for each of the things you posted. Thanks in advance.
rikelmens··on Solving dynamic programming interview problems
A blog post Peter Norvig commented. Nice.
rikelmens··on Why I’m Digging Deep Into Alzheimer’s
Prevention, prevention, prevention.
rikelmens··on GM to buy LIDAR sensor-tech firm Strobe
This guy seems to be the master mind behind GM's explosive growth in this area: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ostojic/
rikelmens··on What have been the greatest intellectual achievements?
How about Tesla?!
rikelmens··on Deep learning algorithm diagnoses skin cancer as well as seasoned dermatologists
sci-hub.cc is your friend.
rikelmens··on Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizophrenia
Full article: http://sci-hub.cc/10.1038/nm.4274
rikelmens··on Nicotine Normalizes Brain Activity Deficits That Are Key to Schizophrenia
Try TrueOG.
rikelmens··on Ask HN: When you feel stuck in life
- What else is there to life?

Read Tao Te Ching and if you really understand what Tao is - you will know the answer to your question.

With love I wish you good luck!

rikelmens··on The Adulteration of Italian Olive Oil
Superior EVOO qualities:

1) high (≥76%) oleic acid content (for oxidative stability); olives from different cultivars and regions can vary from 55-83% oleic acid)

2) low peroxide value (<9, and preferably <6 meq/kg)

3) high (≥350 mg/kg) total phenolics, assayed using caffeic acid equivalents, and

4) harvested not more than 12 months ago

This one is a great candidate: http://amphoranueva.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=182 Veronica Foods - highly trusted (and my only) source of EVOO.

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