All posts tagged: Slow

I found a Windows 11 log that shows exactly what’s making my PC slow — and most people don’t know it exists

I found a Windows 11 log that shows exactly what’s making my PC slow — and most people don’t know it exists

Published by skeptic

When my computer is slow, the Task Manager is one of the first places I look. It gives me an idea of what’s happening with the CPU and memory. The Event Viewer also provides some vital information for troubleshooting the lag. However, there have been times when none of these tools have helped me identify concrete, actionable steps, and I’m forced to install new tools for proper system investigation. I recently discovered a built-in tool that opens with a single command. It ties problems down to specific days, showing crash timelines, failed updates, and system issues, and has given me the clearest view of all the built-in Windows tools I’ve used. Opening Reliability Monitor and what the stability graph actually shows Afam Onyimadu / MUO The tool is called Reliability Monitor, and it opens with the command perfmon /rel. Optionally, on the Start menu, you can search for Reliability Monitor and open the View reliability history Control Panel applet. The tool may take a few seconds to generate the report, but it’s neat and feels …

IMF Warns Iran War Will Slow Global Growth, Raise Inflation, And Worsen Food Insecurity

IMF Warns Iran War Will Slow Global Growth, Raise Inflation, And Worsen Food Insecurity

Published by Jenni Sidey

Submitted by OilPrice.com Severe fuel shortages, hunger, and spiralling inflation will be some of the consequences of the Iran war as the head of the International Monetary Fund said that it would leave “scarring effects” on the global economy.   In a speech by Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, global policymakers were warned that trade disruption across the Middle East over the last month would lead to lower growth and higher inflation. IMF Başkanı Kristalina Georgieva, İran savaşının küresel ekonomik büyümeyi yavaşlatacağı konusunda uyarıda bulundu. pic.twitter.com/KJjRWlQvYl — Voice Of Middle East (@VOME_TR) April 10, 2026 The impact of the war was also predicted to be uneven between different countries depending on levels of energy imports and their proximity to the war, according to the world’s foremost economic organisation. Georgieva’s address on Thursday morning underlined the consequences of what one month of the US and Israel’s war with Iran, and the subsequent hold-up in trading flows across the Strait of Hormuz, would mean for the world economy.  She warned that the most severe fuel disruptions will …

Watch the Titanic and Lusitania Sink in Real Time: One Fast, One Slow

Watch the Titanic and Lusitania Sink in Real Time: One Fast, One Slow

Published by José Betancourt

Asked to name famous ship­wrecks at a bar triv­ia night, a fair few par­tic­i­pants might think imme­di­ate­ly of Pearl Har­bor, whether or not they can recall that it was the USS Ari­zona bombed there. More firm­ly with­in liv­ing mem­o­ry sits the SS Andrea Doria, though she’s hard­ly the cul­tur­al ref­er­ence she used to be. The wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzger­ald passed its fifti­eth anniver­sary just last year, which gave a boost to its remem­brance, if most­ly by Gor­don Light­foot fans. There is, of course, the Endurance, though the ship her­self has always been over­shad­owed by the efforts of her cap­tain to get the whole crew home alive. The schooner Hes­pe­rus does come to mind as a par­tic­u­lar­ly unfor­tu­nate ves­sel, per­haps all the more so because she did­n’t actu­al­ly exist. Near­ly every­one at the bar is, of course, going to put down the RMS Titan­ic first. Even before she received the James Cameron treat­ment, that “unsink­able” ocean lin­er was eas­i­ly the most famous ship­wreck of the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry, and quite pos­si­bly of all his­to­ry. But sec­ond place has …

The slow death of academic freedom

The slow death of academic freedom

Published by Sam Flores

State legislatures restricting what faculty can teach about race or gender — banning discussions on transgender and nonbinary identities. Public health scholars facing political retaliation for vaccine research and guidance. Legally mandated-national climate assessment reports disappearing from government websites. These are not hypotheticals — this is what universities and research communities are facing right now. To see how quickly academic freedom can erode when legislatures meddle, look at the University of Texas. Faculty senates have been dissolved, courses are subjected to political approval, leadership appointments are based on ideology and professors are quietly changing syllabi out of fear.  But it’s not just happening in red states like Texas. Universities nationwide are making changes in an attempt to hang on to funding from the federal government. The Trump administration reportedly pressured lawyers to find evidence of antisemitism at the University of California, Los Angeles as an excuse to gut a renowned public university and exert political influence over its speech, disciplinary processes and institutional autonomy. There’s a profound chilling effect when faculty are no longer protected …

Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting

Linux updates were painfully slow until I switched one setting

Published by skeptic

There’s a very specific kind of irritation (if anyone’s interested, I call it penguin-rage) that comes from watching a Linux update crawl. Not fail, not crash, or even complain. Just sit there, inching forward like it’s negotiating each package individually. My system wasn’t broken. The internet was solid. Streaming, downloads, Docker pulls, all fine. But the moment I ran apt update followed by apt upgrade. Everything slowed to a polite, almost passive-aggressive pace. Like Linux was saying, “We’ll get there … eventually.” And for the longest time, I just accepted it. Because updates are supposed to take time, right? Spoiler warning: No, they’re not. The problem wasn’t my system Slow updates were caused by a poor mirror choice Credit: Roine Bertelson/MakeUseOf Linux doesn’t download updates from one central server. It pulls from mirrors, which are copies of the same packages hosted all over the world. In theory, this is great. Redundancy, speed, resilience. Very clever. In practice, your system quietly picks one and hopes for the best. Sometimes you get lucky and land on a fast, …

Lifting weights can slow down biological brain aging in older adults

Lifting weights can slow down biological brain aging in older adults

Published by José Betancourt

Lifting weights might help keep your mind young. A new study published in GeroScience suggests that older adults who engage in regular resistance training can actively slow down the biological aging process in their brains. These findings provide evidence that strength-building exercises offer widespread benefits for long-term cognitive health. Scientists have consistently linked physical exercise to better memory, sharper thinking, and a lower risk of brain diseases. Past studies tend to focus on how aerobic workouts, like running or swimming, change specific isolated parts of the brain. For instance, many projects look at changes in the physical size of the hippocampus, a brain region tied to memory. As a result, the effects of resistance training on the entire brain remained mostly a mystery. Scientists wanted to see if lifting weights could improve overall brain health rather than just tweaking a single area. To do this, they used advanced computer models called brain clocks. A brain clock is a mathematical tool that analyzes medical images of a person’s brain to guess their age based on biological …

Why ‘slow travel’ is en route to becoming the ultimate 2026 wellness trend

Why ‘slow travel’ is en route to becoming the ultimate 2026 wellness trend

Published by Daniella Wilson

The idea that the journey matters more than the destination has never rung more true – and we’re fairly certain that neither Ralph Waldo Emerson nor Aerosmith imagined it unfolding aboard a Belmond train. Wellness has infiltrated every corner of modern life, and now it’s transforming how we get from A to B. Savouring the journey itself – what the industry calls “slow travel” – is one of the hottest wellness trends, according to the Global Wellness Institute. Dubbed “wellness on the line”, it’s helping to fuel booms in the cruise and rail markets. But this isn’t a cursory pummel from a massage chair at the airport or a hot tub on the top deck. Today’s journeys offer haute wellness with cutting-edge welltech, from cryotherapy chambers to circadian-reset treatments. “In 2026, the frontier of advanced wellness has moved far beyond spas and retreats. It’s now integral to how consumers choose and value travel itself,” says Seyi Oduwole, travel and hospitality foresight analyst at The Future Laboratory. “The idea of travel as escape has matured into a …

The Best Diet To Help Slow Brain Ageing

The Best Diet To Help Slow Brain Ageing

Published by Sam Flores

And a modified version of the approach, called the Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay or MIND diet, is designed to slow brain ageing in particular. It’s been linked to a 53% lower risk of dementia among its strongest adherents, and a 35% reduced likelihood among moderate adherents. It combines the Mediterranean diet, which focuses on heart-healthy foods like olive oil, fruits, vegetables, and fish, with the blood-pressure-friendly DASH diet (high in lean proteins, lower in salt, and also rich in fresh produce). Generally, the MIND diet focuses on leafy greens, berries over other fruits, nuts, legumes, whole grains, fish, and olive oil. Source link

The Best Workout To Slow Ageing And Reduce Back Pain

The Best Workout To Slow Ageing And Reduce Back Pain

Published by Sam Flores

Exercising regularly is linked to a longer life – even a little extra time moving could extend your longevity. But writing for the New Scientist, co-founder and director of Space at NauteXe Global, Simon Evetts, said: “What an astronaut’s body goes through in orbit is, in some ways, like an accelerated preview of human ageing”. Spending time in space “affects the spine, weakens muscles and detunes the balance system,” which mimics the body’s response to e.g. illness or bed rest,” he added. So, if we want to support our spines and slow signs of ageing, it might be time to consider working out like an astronaut. Why might that help? We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about the lesser-appreciated, but crucial, muscles in your core. These can help to stabilise your back and hips. The area includes the transverse abdominis and rectus abdominis, oblique, erector spinae, multifidus, diaphragm, quadratus lumborum, hip flexors and pelvic floor muscles. Often, we only pay attention to the rectus abdominis muscle group in the gym (“abs”). But when you’re in …

Blue-Chips Report Deals, While Others Lament Slow Sales

Blue-Chips Report Deals, While Others Lament Slow Sales

Published by José Betancourt

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Cash flowed, but confidence trickled on Day 1 of Art Basel Hong Kong, where a cross-section of the 240 galleries offered a spectrum of responses to one simple question: How are sales?  At Hauser & Wirth, Marc Payot, presiding over a packed booth, described a “phenomenal” start, citing attendance from serious collectors across Asia. By 5 p.m., several key works had sold. Louise Bourgeois’s 2002 sculpture Couple, a tender late-career figurine, fetched $2.2 million, and her 2008 etching and mixed media on paper piece, À Baudelaire (#1), went for $2.95 million. Prismatic Head (2021), a painting by George Condo, who recently left the gallery, went for $2.3 million.    Related Articles According to Payot, the booth’s two priciest offerings also moved: the 1956 Alexander Calder mobile Horizontal and Pablo Picasso’s 1965 Chat et crabe sur la plage (Cat and Crab on the Beach). The gallery did not state a price for either work. Meanwhile, Lee Bul, the subject of a stellar survey at M+, has entered another private museum in Asia with Untitled (“Infinity” wall), which sold for $275,000.  “What we have done differently this year is this mix of historical material with contemporary program, so a Calder paired with an Avery Singer; a Picasso with Roni Horn,” Payot said. “We try …