Category: Lifehacks

What makes theater a useful tool for propaganda? Any communication that isn’t focused on spreading truth and understanding, Socratic knowledge, and is instead focused on affecting the emotions for whatever other reason, is a tool for spreading propaganda. Theatre focuses on inflicting emotions and not too much on conferring understanding or truth. When was propaganda…

What defines an inorganic compound? inorganic compound, any substance in which two or more chemical elements (usually other than carbon) are combined, nearly always in definite proportions. Compounds of carbon are classified as organic when carbon is bound to hydrogen. What is inorganic in water? Inorganics can include a combination of metals, salts, compounds, particles,…

Does Quora track my Google searches? Yes! It does. Just like every other site. This is something that I was noticing from the moment I started using Quora and today I saw this question. Does Quora keep a history? Unfortunately Quora app doesn’t provide such history, but you can get back to the question/answer by…

Is Elamite related to Dravidian? The Elamo-Dravidian language family is a hypothesised language family that links the Dravidian languages of India to the extinct Elamite language of ancient Elam (present-day southwestern Iran). Elamite is generally accepted by scholars to be a language isolate, unrelated to any other known language. Which is the oldest language among…

What is the female equivalent of a man? “Guys” can be used in English as gender neutral to refer to a group of mixed gender. You will even hear women refer to other women as “guys.” The closest linguistic equivalent with a feminine tilt would be “gals.” “Guys and gals” is a rather informal variant…

Can I listen to radio from other country? Listen to the Globe. Radio programming from around the world is available on the internet or through apps. Americans may not be able to travel the world because of the pandemic, but thousands of foreign radio stations are easily accessible online to bring the world to you….

Do student loans make your credit score go down? Student loans hurt your credit if you get behind on your payments. So, if you miss a payment, make it as soon as you can. Because if you can make it within the 30-day window, it may not be reported at all. If it does get…

Is it hard to use a manual focus lens? Manual focus, zone focusing, and hyper-focal distance. Manual focus might seem like a daunting prospect, but it is not as difficult as it sounds and it can really open up many possibilities when it comes to street photography. The main advantage of manual focusing over autofocus…

How many slokas are there in Hinduism? There are traditionally 18 Puranas, but there are several different lists of the 18, as well as some lists of more or fewer than 18. The earliest Puranas, composed perhaps between 350 and 750 ce, are the Brahmanda, Devi, Kurma, Markandeya, Matsya, Vamana, Varaha, Vayu, and Vishnu. What…

Why are US eggs banned in Europe? Essentially, eggs in America are hatched and then farmers put them through a cleaning process using soap and water. Frankly, American eggs would actually be illegal to sell in Europe because EU marketing laws state that you can’t wash the eggs in any way before sticking them on…