Have you ever wondered why plumbing only works in one direction?
Think about it: water comes out of your sink; water comes out of your shower; water comes out of your garden hose. But can you send anything back through the plumbing to wherever it came from? No! And where did it come from, in the first place, anyways?
The reason for this setup is very simple. Municipal water supplies are poisoned. But they aren’t poisoned with something simple and direct, like cyanide or E. coli. The government doesn’t want to kill you. No, the poisons in the water supply are not dangerous to your physical health. They are more… psychological. Read the rest of this entry…
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One of the fastest growing technology sectors today is the “Smart” cell phone, or “smartphone,” market. Popular examples of smartphones include the various Blackberry devices and Apple’s iPhone. They are essentially miniature computers, complete with custom-designed operating systems like “Windows Mobile,” “Symbian OS,” “iPhone OS,” and Google’s “Android.” Smartphones are designed for not only making phone calls but also reading and writing email, browsing the internet, viewing and editing documents, listening to music, playing games, and more.
For anyone who has been following Half the Battle, the words “and more” in the last sentence immediately raise alarm bells. Email, web-browsing, and games are all great, but what else are these smartphones capable of?!
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The most important skill you will ever develop is knowing when to ask questions. As an astute reader, you will no doubt be asking, “How often should I be asking questions?”
The answer, of course, is always. The world is a complex and dangerous place, and you need to be on your toes. Assume nothing; question everything. Some of the answers you get will surprise you. For example, I recently uncovered a Truth that is going to greatly affect my driving habits for the foreseeable future.
It all started with a question: Why, when the driver of a car engages the turn signal, does the car make a ticking noise? Read the rest of this entry…
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