Showing posts with label prediction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prediction. Show all posts

Monday, 23 September 2013

Troubles with sleeping at night

Ren brought this up. A potential cause for my sleep issues is overexposure to blue/ultraviolet light. Specifically, electronic device screens are probably messing up my circadian rhythm. Things I could do to improve this condition:

  • more exposure to sunlight during the day
  • stop using technology closer to bed time. Would need to come up with a way to do something at nights. Handwritten todolists + reading books?
Interesting side note: Most of the sun's energy is infrared, but it still contains some ultraviolet and of course visible light. (Integrate the solar radiation spectrum below for each region)

Source:
http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Health_Letter/2012/May/blue-light-has-a-dark-side
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywXlr-lOVrRyn6ztk-eDxlJMX7JG1kI1F5YAP4p4yaxuLQkzowjjpifes-hQtfmkh-l1fvug41tsMRCV_d_joetefH1659rP8XvbDxqKOIlqM_ARAshv4-A6GN0Hw1qAxNfI8yc8IAGYo/s1600/Solar_Spectrum.png

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Ummm gun control?



Many weapons are easier and cheaper to come by than guns, or even this [expensive] plastic-printed gun, but people aren't walking around with knives and attacking people on sight. Same deal with drugs.

I don't know how much the existence (and non-existence) of various regulations propagate throughout society and economics, so I am hesitant to come to any conclusions. However, I predict that plastic guns will be subject to regulation by the government in the same way that regular guns are, and with similar amounts of smuggling and under-the-table sales.

Source:

http://gizmodo.com/the-newest-3d-printed-gun-is-far-more-dangerous-for-muc-508921619?rev=1369078672