Category: Lifehacks

What is page refresh on a Kindle? The Kindle includes a mechanism for dealing with ghosting called “Page Refresh”, but the feature comes at an energy cost. It essentially double loads every page so that if there is ghosting, the ghost will be undetectable because it will be the ghost of the page you’re currently […]

Is Little Miss Sunshine Based on a true story? Directed by the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine is based on a screenplay written by first-time writer Michael Arndt. Filmed over 30 days in Arizona and Southern California during the summer of 2005, Little Miss Sunshine is not based on […]

Can you play bocce on the grass? Bocce can be played on most surfaces (grass or sand) as long as they are fairly smooth and flat. Court is 60 feet long by 12 feet wide; however, the court size can be accommodated to fit the playing space available. Playing Bocce: Once the pallino is in […]

Has a hurricane ever hit Quebec? August 28, 2011: Hurricane Irene crossed into Canada as an extratropical storm bringing heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Quebec and New Brunswick. How did Hurricane Sandy affect Canada? Around 49,000 homes and businesses lost power in Quebec during the storm, with nearly 40,000 of those in […]

What is PLUSMiles card? PLUSMiles is a rewards program by PLUS Berhad to reward PLUS customers for using our highways. All members get to collect 1 PLUSMiles Point for every kilometer travelled for Class I vehicles on *PLUS highways, by registering any PLUSMiles/Touch ‘n Go card in PLUSMiles. How do I claim my PLUSMiles rebate? […]

¿Qué significa ser sensibles al arte? Ser sensibles al Arte significa entender un lenguaje abstracto que reúne todas las disciplinas. El Arte tiene siempre que ver con la búsqueda de la belleza y de la armonía. Adquirimos y cultivamos nuestra sensibilidad artística de muchas formas, visitando museos, leyendo libros, mirando películas y incluso escuchando música. […]

Who created deontology? Immanuel Kant The first great philosopher to define deontological principles was Immanuel Kant, the 18th-century German founder of critical philosophy (see Kantianism). Who created teleological ethics? History. In Western philosophy, the term and concept of teleology originated in the writings of Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle’s ‘four causes’ give special place to the […]

What is the Desensitivity factor? Desensitivity: Desensitivity is defined as the reciprocal of sensitivity. It indicates the factor by which the voltage gain has been reduced due to feedback network. Desensitivity factor (D) = 1+A β. How do you find the feedback factor? We see that the effect of the negative feedback is to reduce […]

How old are Shaggy Velma Fred and Daphne? In Ruby and Spears’ original series bible, Fred and Shaggy are each 17 years old, Daphne is 16, and Velma is 15. For the purposes of this series, the kids were made roughly the same age: 16-17 in season 1, and 17-18 in season 2. How did […]

How do I optimize my photos for LinkedIn? Technical tips to remember when uploading your LinkedIn profile photo: Make sure the photo is in full focus. Opt for a square image, although this can be cropped at time of upload. The image should be about 400px x 400px. The file size limit is about 8MB. […]