Scaular Pull Ups

Billmaedahawaii's Scapular Pull Ups.

 

Julie Child's scrambled egges

Julia Child's Egg Trick For Creamier Scrambles Is Game-Changing.

Could L-serine protect against Alzheimer’s disease?

In How a Medical Mystery in Guam Led to a New Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Dr. Paul Cox about how the amino acid L-serine may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease.

Foods high in L-serine include:

Soy, including tofu, edamame,

Eggs

Sweet potatoes

Turkey

Pork

 

Infinity lunges

Billmaedahawaii's Infinity Lunges.

Stretch hip muscles while seated

Bob & Brad show how to Stretch EVERY Hip Muscle Daily In 90 Seconds (Seated).

Flexing the hip

Stretching the IT band

Figure 4

Seated clamshells

Inverted seated clamshells

Hip flexor stretch

 

Pasta with whatever is at hand

nutrientmatters' pasta recipe using whatever is at hand.

 

Ingredients

Minced beef

Garlic powder

Dried oregano

Dried thyme

Smoked paprika

Dried parsley

Onion

Garlic

Tomato paste

Pasta shells

Apple cider vinegar

Thick cream

Salt and pepper 

Water or broth

Grated pecorino romano

Chile flakes

 

One minute microwave brownie recipe

Emma's Goodies has video: 1 Minute Microwave BROWNIE ! The EASIEST Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Ingredients:

20 g (1 ½ tbsp) Butter
30 g ( 1 ounce )Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa ( Please use GOOD quality chocolate, DON'T use chocolate chips as they contain sugar ).
30 g ( 2 tbsp) Sugar
20 g ( 1½ tbsp) Room temp Milk ( Don't use cold milk )
45 g ( 4½ tbsp) All purpose flour
Pinch of Salt
Chocolate Chunks

How to clean a windscreen

Lighthouse Windows Cleaning's Try This fun window cleaning trick next time you have to get gas.

Mongolian Style Tofu recipe

FitGreenMind's Mongolian Style Tofu recipe.

200g tofu
Cut in slices.
-1 Tbsp corn starch
-a pinch of salt
Toss around.
Fry in some oil until browned on each side.
Remove from the pan.
-2 scallions, slices
-a thumbsize piece of ginger, minced
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1/2 red chili
Sauté for a few minutes.
-2 Tbsp soy sauce
-2 Tbsp syrup or sugar
-a splash of water
Let it bubble for 3-4 mins.
Add in the tofu and cook it until nice and glossy.
Serve with rice and veggies.

The benefits of gorilla rows

SquatUniversity's YouTube short on the benefits of gorilla rows and how to do them: She Built Her Abs & Back With SCIENCE!

 

 

A short video explaining Goodhart's Law (or the problem with performance reviews)

_magnify has a YouTube short explaining Goodhart's Law: The Hidden Flaw of Performance Reviews.

Are EV batteries better than home batteries?

 According to Ronald Brakels at the SolarQuotes blog, yes they are: Here’s Why EV Batteries Are Cheaper & More Reliable Than Home Batteries.

The McGill Big 3

SquatUniversity has a Youtube short on The McGill Big 3 (HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY).

 

Japan, housing crisis and deflation

NPR's Planet Money podcast has an episode on Japan's long term economic slump. The transcript can be found at: Japan had a vibrant economy. Then it fell into a slump for 30 years. The episode puts much of the blame down to the bursting of bubbles in stocks and real estates. People lost a lot of money or wealth, and so they stopped spending and Japan went into a recession. This then led to a banking crisis and sustained deflation.

The ABC's If You're Listening also has an episode on Japan:  How Japan opted out of a global housing crisis. This episode discusses the measures the Japanese government took to lower house prices after they became unavoidable.

I think the two are linked and there are potential lessons for other countries:

• Don't let your real estate prices get too high, keep them affordable. Focus especially on making it easy to increase urban density and reduce red tape around urban development.
  
• If prices do start getting too high, try to bring them under control. But, whatever you do, don't let them come down too much. You really need to avoid sustained deflation.
   

 

Hydrogen won't replace gas for domestic heating and cooking

In Why HYDROGEN for home heating is a REALLY DUMB idea Just Have a Think talks to Canadian petrochemical expert Paul Martin on why using hydrogen to replace gas for home heating and cooking does not make sense.

"Idiot" Chocolate Cake

FitGreenMind's "Idiot Cake". Ingredients are in the comments.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Parmisan

In This Grilled Cheese Hack Is a Game Changer thatdudecancook suggests dipping the bread in grated  parmesan cheese before adding to the pan.

The Difference Between Lo Mein and Chow Mein?

In The Easiest Lo Mein Noodles SoupedUpRecipes states the difference between Lo Mein and Chow Mein is the latter still has the heat on when the noodles are added to the wok. Chow means fried.

Squat Univeristy on the Perfect Push-Up

 Squat University on The Secret to PERFECT Push-Ups!

Two One Pot Sausage Recipes

Andy Cooks has 3 One Pot Meals That Don’t Suck.

I'm interested in the first and third.

Potato Kielbasa at 17 seconds.

Ingredients

• 400g (14 oz) smoked sausage, sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 10 medium red potatoes, diced
• 1 yellow capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
• 1 green capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
• 1 large brown onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 8 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
• salt and pepper to taste
• 500ml (2 cups) chicken stock
• parsley, to garnish

Red Beans, Sausage and Rice at 9 minutes nine seconds.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500g (1.1 lbs) raw chorizo
• 1 red capsicum (bell pepper), diced
• 1 brown onion, diced
• 3 sticks celery, diced
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne
• 250g (1 ¼ cups) long grain rice
• 1L (4 cups) chicken stock
• 2 tins (400g/14 oz each) red kidney beans