How Get Rid of White Pores on Nose (Sebaceous Filaments)

I used to have a problem with plugged-up pores on my nose. They were clogged with gross white stuff, and there were many on my nose. Here's how to get rid of them.

Cotton swabs!

Wonderful and easy. Take a warm bath, and wait for those horrible things to expand. Then, take dry cotton swabs to them, running the swabs across. It does not take much effort. I use Q-Tip brand, but I imagine any will do. I have not tried with cotton balls.

How to Get Rid of Acne on Back of Neck

I used to have many horrid acne bumps on the back of my neck, in the hairline. They were not visible due to my medium-length hair, but still itched and would sometimes bleed.

Don't pick at the acne.
Never pick at acne. That is one reason my acne bled. It will also lead to scars. Furthermore, this will lead to difficulty applying the acne creams (discussed later) to the area, because it is best not to do so on open skin.

Use an acne-treating cream.
What worked best for me was benzoyl 2 percent strength from Neutrogena. It is called "On-the-spot." It can be found at Target or "that big blue store" (which I don't support due to receipt searches, which, by the way, are usually optional, since they have no search warrant.) It is around 6 dollars. I apply it at night and it works great. It cleared my acne in the region in maybe 4 days or so.

If your acne is more stubborn, do consider twice a day.

I do not suggest anything higher that 3 percent. Studies show anything higher is not necessarily more effective (just like exercising too much may lead to overuse injury or fatigue.)

If you've been picking (stop!) then maybe use Vaseline or Neosporin to treat until they close. They are made for open wounds. Some dermatologists say Vaseline is better, as lower risk of negative interactions (due to fewer ingredients, possibly.) To be honest, I never used either, and was desperate so one time put the benzoyl on a slightly bleeding acne bump. Nothing horrible happened, but I do believe it says not to put on open wounds, so it can be risky.

Bear in mind benzoyl may damage colored clothing or pillowcases etc, so consider white pillowcases, or just cover with a towel. Also, allow the cream to air-dry to minimize risk (doesn't take long.)

A warm (not too hot, which may be drying your skin out) shower may help get rid crusted blood, and allow the acne cream to help better.

Consider a benzoyl peroxide shower wash.
I use Neutrogena Rapid Clear, which has 10 percent benzoyl. This is higher than the 2.5 percent limit I mentioned earlier, but doesn't seem to irritate my skin, and because it washes off anyway, I feel it is ok.

Don't touch your neck.
That irritates acne, and hands usually have lots of germs.

Consider changing your diet.
Getting rid of processed sugars, and following a diet which minimizes inflammation and insulin-spikes is good for overall health. The people of Kitava have little to no acne. Low-insulin spikes may play a role. It is a small island.

What Order to Eat Macronutrients for Weight Loss

Macronutrients are generally fat, protein, and carbohydrates. There are different types of each (for example, casein protein, saturated fat, monounsaturated fat and so on) but for this discussion we will assume you have already worked out those differences for your diet.

For fat loss, I recommend fats and fiber-rich foods first. Most low-sugar vegetables are great examples of fiber-rich foods. Then protein and lastly, although best avoided, any high-sugar foods.

The reason for these recommendations is that we want to keep insulin spikes as low as we can. Cauliflower will produce a very low spike in insulin, and is not anything dangerous to most. Healthy fats will also not produce large spikes.

Bear in mind, foods that combine fats and protein, as well as protein on its own, can lead to undesirable protein spikes. Whey protein, for example, may lead to a spike in some individuals. This may not be dangerous for most and in moderation, but ideally for weight loss, insulin spikes should be kept quite low. And exception may be after resistance workouts, when an insulin spike can help shuttle protein to muscles for repair.

For regular meals, however, the order would be fibrous foods, healthy fats, then healthy proteins. Sugars may follow if you must. Although, fruits may be acceptable last, in moderation. It seems common sense that blueberries (sugars and fiber) will produce a higher spike than, say, spinach (fibrous with less sugar.)

Thus, an example meal would be: Spinach and cauliflower medley (fibrous), followed by (or combined with) an avocado. Then chicken breast, lean meats, or salmon. Followed by a sensible portion of fruit, if it makes sense for your goals.

It is important to thoroughly chew food, as this will help digestion and appropriate insulin-spike preparation, when eating foods in a given order, with the aim of lessening any insulin spike.

Healthy fats and fiber have been shown to help blunt insulin spikes of other foods.

Please note, even if a food is low on the glycemic index, it may still raise insulin significantly. Beef is one example.

How to Fix Right-Click Not Working in Chrome Browser for Mac

The problem is usually due to an extension. Even if Safari right-click works, but not Chrome, this solution may help you, as it did for me.

To fix, right click on an extension within the bar in your chrome browser (usually on same line as your URL.)

Next, click "Manage Extensions."

Disable ALL extensions.

That fixed the problem for me.

To add extensions back, you will need to add one at a time, to see which individual extension was breaking your Chrome.

This fixed my issue with 2018 Chrome Browser 64, on Mac OS High Sierra on a 2017 Apple laptop.

How to Put Laptop Computer in Oven To Treat Water Damage

I recently and accidentally spilled water on my HP laptop. A lot. It got on the keyboard, the underside, maybe in the air vents...

I put paper towels to mitigate the damage. The screen was still on, and seemed ok. I soaked up the water from the keyboard.

I then held the laptop upside down to shake the water out from the keyboard. Around this time, the screen went black, although I could hear the hard drive and/or fans making noise (not sure which, most likely fans. Same noise as ever when it is on.)

Long story short, the screen would not go on, and the computer, after I turned it off, would not turn back on.

What to do if this happens to you.

I would say power down the laptop as soon as possible, and remove the battery.

I put my laptop in the oven. As you can see on this blog, I had put my iPhone in the oven multiple times, with no problems. The reason I felt ok doing that with my phone, and now laptop (long story short, the laptop is ok now, and I am typing from it now!) is that I noticed saunas (the ones I go to, anyway) get around 180 degrees. My iPhone 4 used to complain that it was too hot to use, but that is all. It never melted nor exploded. According to a quick Google search, saunas (with humans in them) get up to 221 degrees Fahrenheit. I have not taken electronics in there, so I would not set my oven to 200+, but certainly 170-180 degrees F.

Please note, I am not encouraging you necessarily to put your laptop in the oven. I am simply saying it worked fine for me, and saved me from having to buy a new computer. If you choose to do this, it is your choice.

Moving right along.

1. Remove the battery.
2. Turn oven on to lowest setting. Mine is 170. 
3. Put the laptop inside. 
4. Check on it in increments of 5 minutes at first. Simply to make sure it hasn't melted or exploded etc. This means, simply cracking open the door a bit for a visual scan. 

My laptop was in the oven around 20 or 30 minutes. Then, I turned off the actual heat, and left it in there for another 20 minutes or so (to fully cool down.) I took it out once it was cool to touch, and it works perfectly well now. It is a regular plastic laptop from HP, nothing fancy, 15.6 inches like this one : http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-15-ba080sa-15-6-laptop-blue-10146691-pdt.html

Hope this works for you!

Why people tip - a hypothesis

I think people tip for service jobs in which service is a big part of the experience. For example a waiter/waitress for you and 11 friends is someone who can have a big impact on your mood. This is unlike say, a packaged good (for example, an xbox), where the good itself is all that matters. Waitress + Food = Experience, but xbox + nothing else (only other games) = experience. So you pay for the physical good itself.

However this raises the question of car dealers. Your salesperson has a huge impact on your experience. however, you don't (usually) tip them because they make a commission instead for their "service."

In essence I believe people tip for jobs where service/performance is a major part of the deal. Sometimes you tip a freelancer/shop owner as well, and i believe the idea that not tipping the salon owner (haircuts) is erroneous, unless he or she turns it down. The idea is that people in these industries are given less by the employer, because they do work that depends very much on skill (which fluctuates, such a hair-cutter who is unskilled in cutting for, say, spiky hair.) If the establishment just paid these service workers a flat rate, then it might be too much (in which you'd have to pay more, even if you hated the service) or too little (which would just lead to more tipping.)

Tipping in other words is your rating system. You give the reward on terms of how good the service was, and how much the skill is worth, along with what the person can reasonably expect. So pizza delivery might get $2-3, while upscale dining may get a percent instead, depending on how difficult it is to do (how many dishes, how nice, etc.) But not for things that aren't the waiter's fault (bad food, which she should take back if asked, or crying baby a few tables away, unless you asked to be reaseated.)

How to "Undecline" or Re-Hire A Programmer After Declining Them on Odesk

If you have sent a provider (say, a programmer) a job offer, perhaps you later withdrew it. But then, you decide you will offer it to them again. Here is how to do that:

1. Go to Messages tab
2. Find the corresponding emails in your Sent folder (they will start with "Offer: [Job title.]")
3. Go to the first message (it was sent by you.)
4. Click on the link where it says "view offer."
5. It will say how to resend an offer.