According to this video, you can ripen a avocado by wrapping it in foil and putting it in a 250 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes.
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How to ripen a rock-hard avocado in 10 minutes
How to avoid a thin, shaky voice when you are about to give a speech
Jackie Gartner-Schmidt is a speech-language pathologist at the University of Pittsburgh. She studied why people’s voices tremble or even squeak when they get nervous. It’s because our vocal cords close up as a protective response to stressful situations, so we don’t accidentally inhale water. In the video above, filmed at a TEDx event, Gartner-Schmidt shows […]
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No more meetings -- change the word “meeting” to the word “review”
My friend Allan Chochinov, Chair at MFA Products of Design, wrote an interesting article about getting rid of meetings and replacing them with reviews. “As you may know,” he told me, “I’m super-committed around the importance of prototyping ideas, and have encouraged an ethos of “No prototype, No meeting” in our design department at SVA […]
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Why you should store your plastic wrap in the freezer
When I was young, my mom banned plastic wrap from our kitchen because it frustrated her so much when it would invariably cling to itself. Apparently you can avoid this problem though just by storing the plastic wrap in the freezer. The cold temporarily reduces its clinginess. From Mental Floss: The cold temperature alters the […]
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5 innovative massage guns that can blast your aches away
Got some aches that a lazy rubdown won’t put a dent in? Give your muscles an early Christmas with these massage guns. If you’ve never tried one, they’re all designed to bring deep tissue relief, and they’re all at Black Friday prices now. JAWKU Muscle Blaster V2 Cordless Percussion Massage Gun This cordless massager exerts […]
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Go from installation to system admin with this Linux training bundle
Just about everybody from small-time app developers to big database administrators loves Linux. But just because it’s open-source doesn’t mean its secrets are open to everybody. For that, you need a comprehensive training program like the Complete Linux System Administrator Bundle. If you’re chasing any kind of career in coding, this is the online regimen […]
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Break into Android app development with this Jetpack training bundle
If you want to be an app developer for Android, there’s never been a better time. Languages like Kotlin are tailor-made for functionality, and the Jetpack suite of tools makes the whole process easier. The only hurdle is learning your way around these tools, and that’s where the Android Jetpack & App Development Certification Bundle […]
