A Technical I.T./DevOps Blog
Problem scenario
You live in a northern latitude and it stays light until late at night and gets light out early in the morning. How do you sleep under these conditions?
Solution
Background information: Sleep is important. Research says you should try to get more than eight hours of sleep.
Buy a high quality sleep mask (as opposed to a very affordable one).
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Problem scenario
You want to floss, but it can hurt your fingers. You do not want to strangle or cut off the blood circulation to your fingers. What should you do to floss without pain?
Possible Solution #1
Floss your teeth the way dental hygienists floss patients’ teeth. Use latex or vinyl gloves. (To help with overall visibility as even skin-tight gloves may take up some space,
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Problem scenario
You have an ultra-violet water filter from AquaSana. It is leaking water. What should you do?
Possible Solutions
Never have the electrical plug in an outlet when making changes! The UV light could blind you if you look at it when it is on.
Make sure the O-rings on the top and bottom are in good condition.
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Problem scenario
You have a Water pick for your gums and teeth (also known as a water flosser, Waterpik, or an oral irrigator). It takes time for the pressure to become optimal when you turn it on. You want the pressure to be forceful and not take time once the water basin is full and the device is on. It used to work quickly; it would start spitting out water immediately.
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Problem scenario
Your AquaSana drinking water filtration system (that does reverse osmosis) is making a loud noise. It makes a moaning or honking sound that is quite loud as the tank fills up. It did not used to do this. What should you do?
Possible solution
You need a new RO flow restrictor. AquaSana can refer to this as item #130 or material #100236736.
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Problem scenario
The threads of the door frame hinges in your house have been stripped. The door latch is not secure to the frame now. Is there an affordable method to secure the door latch to the frame/wall?
Solution
Push a part of a cleanex or tissue paper into the hole. Use a skinny screwdriver or ice pick to jam the tissue paper into the hole.
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Continue reading “How Do You Get Screws to Remain in Place when the Holes Are Too Big?”
Question
You have heard the terms cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and behavioral therapy. What are the differences among these three things?
Answer
“If one were to view both behavior and cognitive therapies as opposite ends of a spectrum, then cognitive-behavioral theory is somewhere in between. ” Taken from http://www.drkot.com/whatare.html
Cognitive therapy involves a professional listening and understanding the beliefs of a patient.
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Problem scenario
You read that there were two entrenchments in the U.S. Constitution. How do you know that they exist?
Answer
An entrenchment is the placement of something in a trench (according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary). This connotes a defensible and protected area (e.g., for warfare). For a document constituting a government, an entrenchment is theoretically unmodifiable whereas the rest of the document is subject to being changed.
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