All posts tagged: Constant

The Hidden Cost of Constant Scrolling

The Hidden Cost of Constant Scrolling

Published by Jenni Sidey

Everyone talks about how bad it is for your nervous system, being on social media, scrolling, but recently, I had a discussion with my teenage daughter to understand why it is so hard not to check your phone. Why is it so difficult to have a proper conversation without getting distracted, or at least have a full 15-minute talk without checking the phone? For example, when we drive together or have lunch, a normal conversation automatically includes checking her phone during pauses. She checks her Snapchat, TikTok to see if someone reacted to her video, Instagram to see who viewed or liked her story, and her text messages. It is understandable if you are at work and need to constantly check your email. I am not against technology; I am trying to understand the mechanism behind this. Recently, she tried to do a detox from social media and failed on the second day. She said it feels like a war is happening inside her brain: no peace, constant mood swings, rage building up for no …

Olly Robbins revelas “constant pressure”

Olly Robbins revelas “constant pressure”

Published by Sam Flores

A former senior British Foreign Office official says he was under “constant pressure” from the Prime Minister’s office to speed up Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US, escalating a political row that is now threatening Keir Starmer’s leadership. Olly Robbins, the department’s most senior official until his dismissal last week, told a parliamentary committee that Number 10 showed a “dismissive attitude” toward security vetting for the appointment. It follows reports that independent officials recommended denying Mandelson clearance due to his past links to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting renewed calls for Starmer to resign after he insisted due process had been followed. France24 correspondent Benedicte Pavior tells us the latest from London. Keywords for this article Source link

Kelly Ripa exposes Ryan Seacrest’s ‘constant’ wardrobe malfunctions live on-air

Kelly Ripa exposes Ryan Seacrest’s ‘constant’ wardrobe malfunctions live on-air

Published by Daniella Wilson

During a recent instalment of their hit show, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos playfully poked fun at former LIVE! host Ryan Seacrest’s tendency for wardrobe malfunctions. The topic arose as the pair debated whether individuals should wear underwear “all the time” during a special segment on the show. “You should make sure you have a cotton crotch,” Mark told his wife during the episode. “I heard that [the] previous guy here, Ryan Seacrest, would split his pants here a lot!” Kelly recalled how the mishap would occur “constantly” when she starred alongside Ryan on LIVE!. “He’d split his pants constantly,” she shared. “Do you remember when Ryan would split his pants just doing random [things]?” Kelly asked executive producer Michael Gelman. © Daytime Emmy Awards 2021Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa previously hosted LIVE! together “Yeah, there were wardrobe malfunctions!” replied Michael. “He liked a tighter fit, but then he’d do athletic things.” “Athletic things? He bent over once! He picked up a tissue and he split his pants!” recalled Kelly. Mark – who shares kids …

People Who Don’t Need Constant Validation In Relationships Usually Share These 11 Rare Traits

People Who Don’t Need Constant Validation In Relationships Usually Share These 11 Rare Traits

Published by Jenni Sidey

When dating, we can come to depend on others for validation. Sometimes, the reassurance we need comes from an outside source. It’s nice to have someone who gives compliments and boosts our self-esteem, but becoming dependent on them can be problematic. Validation needs to come from within. By boosting our self-esteem, we are not reliant on others to make us feel good about ourselves. It’s not always easy to find strength internally. While we want our partners to validate and support us, they should not be our only source of self-esteem. By seeking validation from others, we base our self-worth on the attention we receive from our partner. If someone is firm in their self-esteem, they don’t need outside validation to feel good about themselves. They likely have rare traits that allow them to find confidence within. People who don’t need constant validation in relationships usually share these 11 rare traits 1. They have high self-worth Mert Coşkun from Pexels via Canva When someone has a high sense of self-worth, they view relationships as an …

Why Constant Talk Of TACO Is Likely Wrong, With Both Sides Escalating

Why Constant Talk Of TACO Is Likely Wrong, With Both Sides Escalating

Published by Jenni Sidey

By Michael Every of Rabobank The only way out of this crisis is through We warned 2026 would tell 2025, which revolved around tariffs, ‘Hold my beer’: yesterday, the US launched two new Section 301 trade investigations, and it hardly registered in the headlines even if it could lead to higher, court-immune US tariffs this summer vs China, the EU, India, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Switzerland, and Norway. The focus is instead on Iran and Hormuz, as Brent oil tests towards $100 a barrel this morning. As also warned, things are going to escalate before any de-escalation on those fronts. Ignore that “There’s “practically nothing left” to target in Iran”; balance news that US intelligence says Iran’s government is not at risk of collapse with reports suggesting potential cracks forming in it; and above all heed our underlying geopolitical logic, echoed in the Wall Street Journal, that ‘Ending Iran War Quickly Carries Big Risks for the US and Allies’ because “Leaving the regime undefeated could motivate Tehran …

Constant Space Launches Turning Earth’s Atmosphere Into a “Crematorium,” Scientists Say

Constant Space Launches Turning Earth’s Atmosphere Into a “Crematorium,” Scientists Say

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Constant space launches are turning the atmosphere into a “crematorium” for satellites and other space debris. That was the warning from a trio of astronomers and atmospheric scientists in a new essay for The Conversation, which outlines the grim consequences of populating the Earth’s orbit with tens of thousands of expendable satellites.  Satellites, they write, “have become part of throwaway culture.” Companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX design their satellites to last no more than a few years, after which they’re supposed to push themselves out of orbit and burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. It’s a tidy approach in theory, but one that could in reality be seeding the atmosphere with harmful particulates. The astronomers point to a study that found re-entering satellites were releasing metals into the atmosphere as they burned-up, including copper, lead, and aluminum particles called alumina. The rockets that bring the satellites to orbit are no less guilty, as a recent paper linked the …

What the constant sound of modern life is doing to our minds

What the constant sound of modern life is doing to our minds

Published by skeptic

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion or survival. Nature supplied the backdrop – wind, water, animals – and music surfaced in hunting rituals, healing ceremonies and communal celebrations. That balance began to shift with the industrial revolution, and the arrival of many loud, unnatural sounds. Today, many people move through the day with a near-constant stream of sounds: playlists for work, ambient study tracks, noise-cancelling headphones on commutes, podcasts on walks, background music for comfort. Sound is no longer occasional or, for much of the time, collective. It is personal, portable and continuous. What has changed is not only how we listen, but what listening is for. Many people use sound to manage how they feel and perform – to drown out distractions, stay motivated, reduce stress or make demanding tasks feel easier. Streaming platforms use music labels such as “deep focus” or “workflow” – signalling that these sounds are designed to do something for your mind. There are upsides to this modern soundscape. In busy …

I finally fixed my Linux laptop’s constant fan noise — it wasn’t the hardware

I finally fixed my Linux laptop’s constant fan noise — it wasn’t the hardware

Published by skeptic

For a few months now, whenever I launch my browser, my laptop gets so loud you’d think it’s compiling the Linux kernel. The fan was constantly speeding up after booting, but CPU usage still hovered between 8 and 12%. I recorded temperatures reaching 65°C, which is hot but not dangerously high. I tried cleaning the vents, and I also replaced the thermal paste. But things were not adding up. It felt more like the system was overreacting than overheating. It took a lot of prying into Ubuntu’s power management stack for me to realize I wasn’t facing a cooling problem. This was a coordination problem, and I needed to fix it to control my laptop fan. The fan wasn’t reacting to temperature — it was reacting to frequency Why 60°C can still sound like 90°C Afam Onyimadu / MUO Ignoring noise or sounds from your laptop can be costly. In the past, I only observed the temperature, but my understanding began when I started looking at the CPU frequency. My CPU wasn’t permanently hovering around …

People Who Can’t Stand Constant Texting Often Have These 11 Old-Fashioned Traits

People Who Can’t Stand Constant Texting Often Have These 11 Old-Fashioned Traits

Published by Jenni Sidey

There’s a certain kind of person who feels their stress level rise the moment their phone lights up for the fifth time in ten minutes. Constant texting feels intrusive, fragmented, and oddly exhausting for them. They believe conversations weren’t meant to be chopped into bubbles and emojis that demand our instant attention.  People who can’t stand constant texting are often mislabeled as aloof, slow to respond, or even emotionally unavailable. In reality, they tend to value depth, presence, and mental clarity in a way that feels increasingly rare. They may actually be protecting something important: their ability to think, focus, and relate meaningfully. In truth, the old-fashioned traits they possess allow the human brain and nervous system to work at their best. People who can’t stand constant texting often have these 11 old-fashioned traits 1. They value undivided attention Branislav Nenin / Shutterstock People who dislike constant texting tend to believe that attention is something you give fully or not at all. Multitasking consistently shows that switching between tasks, even briefly, reduces comprehension and emotional …

Sure, Britain’s constant rain can dampen spirits. But I’ll take it every time over the bone-chilling New York winters | Emma Brockes

Sure, Britain’s constant rain can dampen spirits. But I’ll take it every time over the bone-chilling New York winters | Emma Brockes

Published by Jenni Sidey

Whenever it rained when I was a child, my mother did something that seemed normal at the time yet seems quite mad looking back: she dragged the huge, heavy plants from the living room – the massive bird of paradise; the hulking clivias in their enormous tubs – out on to the patio so they could “enjoy a drink”. She came from the southern hemisphere where water was in short supply and, while she grew depressed every January and hated English winters, she never found rain less than thrilling. Well, here we are in February after more than a month of what the Met Office is delicately calling the “unusually southerly jet stream”, what Shakespeare neatly immortalised with “for the rain it raineth every day” and what the rest of us have been summarising with the sentiment “is it ever going to fucking stop”? I’m English, so talking about rain and its related conditions occupies 30% of my personality at any given time, but most of us have hit a wall at this point. According …