Cozy Corner

When it comes to increasing indoor humidity, most people think of a humidifier. But what if a couple of houseplants, like the Spathiphyllum (peace lily) or the Ficus elastica (rubber plant), could compete? Let’s dive into a fun comparison to see how these popular houseplants stack up against a common cool mist humidifier! 🌿💧 The Competitors Cool Mist Humidifier Our modern champion in the battle for indoor humidity! It’s efficient and effective for boosting indoor air moisture quickly. ...

I found this article from TheGuardian interesting: If you thought Neanderthals survived on a diet of foraged berries and uncooked animal flesh, think again. Charred remnants of what appears to be the world’s oldest cooked meal ever found have been unearthed in a cave complex in northern Iraq, prompting speculation that Neanderthals may have been foodies. Hunt and his colleagues have even tried to recreate one of the recipes, using seeds gathered from nearby the caves. “It made a sort of pancake-cum-flatbread which was really very palatable – a sort of nutty taste,” Hunt said. ...

Did you miss Wayne Static? Yup, me too. It’s very challenging to represent someone in a music video, who is no longer alive, but that was something that we really wanted to do and I think it came out great, These are some of Wayne’s last works, so we really wanted to make this video all about him and to continue to celebrate his life and legacy. What better way to do that than through a fun, fictional story about how Wayne was inspired to become the legend that who he became through Static-X. says drummer Ken Jay. ...

Ace is the eighteenth studio album by German band Scooter released on 5 February 2016 through Sheffield Tunes & Kontor Records, preceded by the first single “Riot” on 4 September 2015, second single “Oi” was released on 5 February 2016, and the third single “Mary Got No Lamb” which was released on 6 May 2016. Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi Oi, oi, oi, fucking oi Everywhere I go all the ladies wanna touch me And when I’m on the road, I’m always spot by paparazzi Did it for the fame but always did it for the joy ‘Cause everywhere I go they scream ‘oi, fucking oi’ All around the world you see my face on TV And all around the world they want to be like H.P. I never played the game, always been the bad boy And everywhere I go they scream ‘oi, fucking oi’ Yeah ...

PHOTOS: Taylor Swift, Photographed by Mario Testino Released on VF: vanityfair.com “I think I know how to put together a good outfit,” says Swift. “But any day you’re going to admit to being a style icon is a day you need to look in the mirror and really check yourself.” Taylor Swift relaxes at the Beaufort Bar, in the Savoy hotel, on the eve of her concert in London’s Hyde Park. ...

from Taylor Swift Universe Taylor Swift makes it an even six months at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 (dated June 6), as she rules the list for a 26th week, bolstered by the coronation of her new single, “Bad Blood,” on the Billboard Hot 100. The Artist 100 is the first weekly survey dedicated to measuring artist activity across Billboard’s most influential charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, Top Album Sales and the Social 50. The Artist 100 blends data measuring album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity. ...

Happy New Computer (To me!) Finally it was time to get a new computer as the old one was not working any longer for my needs and about a month ago passed away with a broken Graphic Card. After saving a few $$$ and considering my budget I got a good balance of power-computer and price. Here is configuration of my new computer (Click on images to see full size): ...

Happy Valentine’s Day

The “Victim Of Ritual” music video from the new album “Colours In The Dark” by Tarja Turunen is now visible worldwide Download the single & video via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Tarja_VOR Click here to pre-order the new album “Colours In The Dark”: http://www.tarja-coloursinthedark.com/ ...

Hey Folks Maybe you have noticed that I’ve been less active here in my forum and there are some reasons for that! Over last 2 months (or maybe 3) I’ve been busy with several stuff and on top of them with my website, so here is what I’ve done so far or what I am going to do: I got my own hosting. [Done] Moved my website from Google Sites to my own hosting. [In Progress – some pages are left to move, some out-dated content] Moved TechBlog from Blogger to my own hosting. [Done] Moved LifeBlog (yeah, you are reading it now!) from Blogger to my own hosting. [Done] Moved EntBlog from WordPress to my own hosting and started posting again after years. [Done] Moved Forum to my own hosting. [In Progress – needs a new look, need to link accounts with QnA] Started QnA. [In Progress – needs a new look, need to link accounts with forum] Started Support Center with Email Piping support. [Done] Translating the site into Persian [My native language]. [In Progress – 150 pages are left] Translating the site into German. [To-do] It is not easy to move from one to another platform without losing contents to without breaking links, so I had to do so much coding and writing lots of custom scripts to extract old contents and import them into new platforms. Also even though I’m done moving blogs or sites or starting the new systems, still there are a lot of under-the-hood changes and works that should be done. e.g. Forum needs a new look to match the new site theme, QnA too, oh, and since I’m hosting the blogs and site etc myself, I need to make sure my sites are secure, stable and fast and those maintenance needs time too. And I don’t have a team, so working on all of these stuff needs time. ...