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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Fly space missions in your yard with this Star Wars drone
Seems like drones are doing a lot of jobs these days, from reconnaissance to delivery. Now, we can add “keeping the Death Star safe” to that list. Whether you’re a drone enthusiast or a Star Wars fan, these Star Wars Propel Drones are undeniably the coolest toy around. Yes, that’s a fully functional drone replica […]
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Grab an extra discount on the our store's best sellers
It’s spring clearance time for the Boing Boing Store, when some of the best deals from the holidays return even cheaper than before. From top-rated apps to educational software to the cutest record player of all time, they’re all back with a little extra incentive. Shop your heart out before tax season wraps up! Use […]
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Earn certifications in machine learning and data science
Big companies want automation on a big scale. Doing that means diving into the tricky world of machine learning and data science. And no matter what platform you’ll be implementing it on, you can learn how with the Machine Learning & Data Science Certification Training Bundle. In 48 hours and through eight courses, this bundle […]
