Category: Lifehacks

How long does it take for the liver to regenerate after years of drinking? Healing can begin as early as a few days to weeks after you stop drinking, but if the damage is severe, healing can take several months. In some cases, “if the damage to the liver has been long-term, it may not…

How much would it cost to climb Mount Kenya? Currently the entrance costs are $150 per adult for a three day package, $220 per adult for four days or $300 per adult for 5 days. This covers the entrance fee plus camping fees. So for a typical 5 day Sirimon Naro-moru route Nairobi, you’ll need…

Can we invest in ELSS through SIP? ELSS is an investment vehicle in itself while SIP is not, it is instead a way of investing not only in ELSS but also in any other mutual fund. Therefore, ELSS cannot be compared with SIP as it’s not an apple to apple comparison. How do I invest…

Is Phoenix production ready? Production ready It ships with built-in instrumentation and a live dashboard that gives you insight into the Erlang VM ability to handle millions of connections alongside Elixir’s tooling for building robust systems. Is Phoenix better than Rails? There is no winner in the Rails vs. Phoenix battle when it comes to…

What to say when someone tells you their pronouns? Some people go by ‘they’ and ‘them’ pronouns or another set of pronouns or another way of being referred to. However, for most people in this room you’d simply say something like ‘Hi, I’m Lesley and I go by “he” pronouns’ or ‘Hi, I’m Jamie and…

Can we move Venus into the habitable zone? Getting Venus into a habitable zone orbit at this point is unlikely to do much to Venus’ climate. Venus has already gone into a runaway greenhouse effect, which is a very stable climatic configuration, meaning Venus will likely stay in a runaway greenhouse even if it was…

How do narcissists make you feel? A narcissist feels and believes that they are better, more important than others, or otherwise unique; therefore they feel entitled to special treatment. So when they feel the need to regulate their shaky self-esteem, they tend to act entitled to make others feel worse. How do narcissists communicate their…

Can a private company build a nuclear reactor? In the US, virtually all the nuclear power plants are privately built and operated. They are regulated by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but private companies raise the cash, issue contracts, build, and operate the plants. It cannot be done without government approval, of course. What is…

Does anxiety affect IQ test? The relations of the three test anxiety factors to scores on intelligence tests for measuring verbal ability, reasoning, and spatial ability were examined. The results indicated that test anxiety appears to be transitory: the negative relation between test anxiety and test performance promptly fades away. Can you underperform on an…

What was the purpose of a lighthouse? They serve to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coasts, and they help guide vessels safely into and out of harbors. The messages of these long-trusted aids to navigation are simple: either STAY AWAY, DANGER, BEWARE! or COME THIS WAY! How was the lighthouse invented? In…