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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you live in the United States and are of a certain age, you're probably feeling pretty good about yourself when you separate out your recyclables. But, as much as it was drilled into us as kids that recycled plastic, glass, and cardboard would save the planet, it's pretty apparent that we need to do more. Based on this 2010 study from the USDA Americans generate, on average, 219 pounds of food waste per person, per year. That number hasn't improved in the 13 years since, with some reports tipping the scales at 242 pounds. That's over 200 lbs. of uneaten, expired, and leftover food per person that ends up in landfills, generating methane. Not to mention all the trash bags that you end up tossing. How many times a month do you end up tossing a half-full trash bag out because food scraps generate a toxic cloud that escapes from the can whenever you open the lid? Composting is one of the easiest options to do … [Read more...] about One Month With Lomi—Turn Food Waste Into Something Useful

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission. The company, headquartered in Long Beach, California, will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Earlier this month Virgin Orbit said that it was pausing all operations amid reports of possible job cuts. At the time the company confirmed that it was putting all work on hold, but didn’t say for how long. In January, a mission by Virgin Orbit to launch the first satellites into orbit from Europe failed after a rocket’s upper stage prematurely shut down. It was a setback in the United Kingdom which had hoped that the launch from Cornwall in southwest England would mark the beginning of more commercial opportunities for the U.K. space industry. The company said in February that an investigation … [Read more...] about Virgin Orbit collapse: Mass layoffs at Richard Branson’s satellite launch company after failed mission

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What is the best way to keep the brain healthy and live a long life over 100? originally appeared on Quora : the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Lawrence Kosick, President and Co-Founder at GetSetUp, on Quora : Living a long and healthy life is something that many of us aspire to, and research has shown that keeping our brains healthy is one of the keys to reaching this goal. There are many factors that play into brain health and making sure your brain is as healthy as possible as you age. According to research , “Education and learning have been known to enhance cognitive reserves, making an individual less susceptible to the effects of age or disease-related brain changes.” However, these aren’t the only factors. There are many different things we can do in addition to continuing to learn throughout our … [Read more...] about Daily Tips To Maintain Brain Health As You Age

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What do individual therapy retreats look like? originally appeared on Quora : the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Ron N. Gad, PhD, LMFT, Founder & CEO at Beverly Hills Therapy Group, on Quora : Therapy retreats allow for the client to indulge in a focused and streamlined fashion towards their personal and internal goals. Retreats and intensives can look very different based on the needs of the individual client through a catered approach designed by the therapists and clinicians. Many people seek out individual therapy retreats to isolate emotional experiences that have affected their quality of life. For instance, many individuals who are working through trauma, grief, loss, or depression may benefit from a weekend to separate themselves from their responsibilities outside of their mental health. … [Read more...] about What To Expect On An Individual Therapy Retreat

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin WhatsApp is ever-evolving, and the company is working on rolling out a bunch of new features in the coming months. These updates come from WAbetainfo , which tracks all the latest developments of WhatsApp . In a bid to make things more immersive, and feature-rich the messaging app will soon allow you to edit messages, pin a specific message on the chat, and more. While some of these features are already available on apps like Telegram, they’ll be a welcome addition for WhatsApp users. Edit messages You’ll soon be able to easily correct mistakes or add more info to specific messages without deleting them. The company is expected to provide you a 15-second window to edit sent messages. If you edit a message, it will be marked with an "edited" label within its bubble. As someone who makes a lot of typos, I’m looking forward to WhatsApp allowing me to edit messages after sending them. Pin messages This is … [Read more...] about New WhatsApp Features In 2023: Faster Windows App, Edit Messages, Pin Messages And More

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The popular AI image generator Midjourney halted free trials late Wednesday, leading many news outlets to blame fake photos of Donald Trump getting arrested and Pope Francis wearing a white coat , two images that recently went viral. But that’s not the reason Midjourney says it’s stopping free trials of the service. Midjourney CEO David Holz broke the news about the end of free trials on the company’s Discord channel, citing “extraordinary demand and trial abuse,” but that term “abuse” apparently confused a lot of news outlets, which assumed it had something to do with all the fakes that have recently gone viral. Holz, who tried to clarify things on Thursday, told The Verge that it was a “ misunderstanding .” The abuse Holz referenced was people creating multiple accounts in order to get around the free trial limits for the number of images that people could create. Specifically, a large influx of new users from … [Read more...] about AI Image Creator Midjourney Halts Free Trials But It Has Nothing To Do With The Pope’s Jacket

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Samsung has issued a new camera update featuring a total of nine important camera and gallery upgrades for the Galaxy S23 range. The March update, announced today, brings improved image quality, faster image capture, and several bug fixes to the camera as well as a quality-of-life improvement to the gallery app. The list of improvements is as follows (paraphrased): Photos can now be deleted from the gallery app while they are still being processed. The camera will now default to prioritizing shooting speed rather than waiting for the autofocus system to achieve a perfect lock. Clarity and flicker have been improved when shooting video in Super Steady mode, and a guidance message has been added to warn users when there’s not enough light available for good-quality results. Fixes an issue where a green line occasionally appeared when shooting with the rear camera. Improves image stabilization when shooting in … [Read more...] about New Samsung Galaxy S23 Update Brings Nine Big Improvements