Zimske Radosti said:A colleague of mine is spiraling because of something they were told:
If you stir honey into boiling tea, the heat supposedly turns the honey into a carcinogen. Apparently, you should wait for the tea to cool down before adding the honey.
Is there any actual science behind this, or is it just nonsense?
That’s impossible. At those temperatures, the only thing happening is protein denaturation—which isn't even an issue since there are no proteins in honey—or the rapid breakdown of Vitamin C. You don't have enough energy at that level to synthesize carcinogens from unburned carbons.
So, there's nothing to worry about. Sure, you might lose some antioxidants, but given how briefly it stays hot, is it really worth the anxiety?
If you set a specific size, Windows won't waste all that time constantly resizing it. Using a dedicated partition with a fixed size means memory stays allocated the same way every time. No need for constant defragmentation.
Having a second physical drive also helps speed things up since the system can read programs and handle the swap independently.
neonhawk53 said:The only issue is finding a RAM disk utility that actually lets you scale the size however you want.
I'm running a RAID 0 setup myself, and honestly, I doubt anyone would even notice a speed boost.
RAID 0?
RAM is still significantly faster. Besides, the whole RAM disk trick works because Windows doesn't know how to utilize memory effectively to begin with.
Richard Howard2 said:I’m honestly hoping Microsoft builds support into Longhorn for using a dedicated physical HDD just for the Page file... 😁 otherwise we're all screwed.
You can already do that; you just pick which partition to use and call it a day. For what it's worth, I'm running on 768 MB of RAM with a 290 MB page file and it works perfectly fine. Honestly, I just wish I could stop this ridiculous behavior where every program swaps to the disk the second you Alt-Tab away from it.
I picked up an MX 310 for my laptop, and honestly, it’s great. It's a bit smaller than the MX 510, but still feels solid for work. I've been sticking with Logitech for eight years now without a single issue. Why bother with anything else when they work this well and aren't breaking the bank?
I'm eyeing the MX 510 as my main driver. The only problem is my current setup uses a first-gen optical drive that works perfectly. These things just won't die, which means I don't even have an excuse to upgrade. Hmm, maybe the Linux rig needs an optical one 😁
Pick up a textbook on quantum physics and just imagine you have a final exam tomorrow morning. You'll be out like a light the second you glance at the cover. You won't even need to open it. 😁
Wild Card said:I’m no local genius, but let me try to explain that you can't really have an informed debate with someone who doesn't speak the language. If you lack experience and zero knowledge on a topic, what is there to talk about? This isn't a formal Science forum where theses are defended; this is Health, where people share their own experiences and advice. And from what I can tell, you don't have any such experiences. It would be like trying to convince people who have actually been to the USA that the whole country is just a Masonic conspiracy. 😁 Some people are laughing because they don't know how to say your opinion is baseless, while others are just here to farm engagement. Nothing personal. 😉 God is certainly above science, homeopathy is somewhat so, but total nonsense is perfectly in line with science. 😁
To me, homeopathy is magic, not science. So go ahead and laugh. 😁
I just thought it would be decent to include something scientifically proven. But if that bothers you, feel free to stick to your voodoo approach.
Homeopathy basically runs on the placebo effect. It requires you to actually believe in it, or at least be desperate enough to want it to work. (Maybe you fall into that second camp.)
It’s not dangerous because you’re essentially just drinking water. They call it medicine, but it’s diluted so heavily that there's probably a one-in-a-hundred-million chance any actual molecule of the "active ingredient" remains. You aren't losing anything physically. What actually works is likely the psychological component—the consultation and analysis that comes with it. Psychology matters, and frankly, modern Western medicine hasn't done a great job of integrating everything we know about it into standard practice.
To wrap it up: feel free to try it since it isn't harmful, provided you aren't dealing with a complete moron who forgets to dilute the stuff.
But every study out there points back to the placebo effect. Though, like I said, that psychological aspect might actually be useful.
crimsonjackal8 said:You’re forgetting two absolutely crucial matchups:
Padmé Amidala vs Kathryn Janeway Honestly, who wins? I just hope they both lose in the end. 😛
7od9 vs Anakin Skywalker If he had burned for her instead of for Amidala, everything would have gone differently. She probably would have just shut him down—"Love is irrelevant," right?—and he would've ended up killing himself. He never becomes a Jedi, never falls to the dark side, never develops asthma, and never brings balance to the Force. Basically, Palpatine gets to rule in peace and prosperity for the next millennium while the Boba Fett clan keeps multiplying. What a beautiful Space that would be.
PS: In any argument with Star Trek fans, I'm always Team Star Wars!
I'm going to kill you. I just spilled blueberry juice all over my keyboard and my clothes because of this damn post.
Where’s the disclaimer for idiots drinking juice while reading? 😁