I had never tasted a difference between salted and not, but its nice to have my sloth validated. Do You Really Need to Salt Eggplant?| Epicurious Photo byAlice Henneman.

Emery boards are also great for shaping up the point on pencils. 12 Handy Uses for Emery Boards| One Good Thing by Jillee

Working with hot peppers can leave your hands a bit fiery, sometimes for hours. Next time you brave the peppers without gloves, reach for the bleach. Another reason to keep that bleach solution around? Its the right concentration for quickly disinfecting things like cutting boards after washing them. Just give them a spritz after washing them. No need rinse afterward. I always keep a spray bottle under the sink. The Best Remedies for Hot Pepper Hands| The Kitchn...

Looking for a job in tech is tough. What you dont need are the often-complicated, semi-meaningless job titles and buzzwords floating in many job descriptions. This isnt a definitive list by any means, just a few that have caught our eye. Youve probably heard them before. The phrase wasnt always a buzzword, though. He described the role as this: A growth hacker is a person whose true north is growth....

If your cutting board doesnt look like the photo above, its time. Using your fingertips, sprinkle a few drops of water over your board. If the board has been properly and freshly seasoned, water will bead up on its surface. This is a good indication that nothing is going to penetrate it. Thats a sign that youre ready for another layer of oil. Im pretty sure my cutting board is like a sponge right now, so off to oil I go....

Getting kids tohelp out around the houseis generally a good thing. You cant just give a young kid a power drill or a sledgehammer and walk away. But there are a surprising number of project tasks they can tackle with or without your supervision. Speaking from experience having helped my dad out with home repairs, its empowering for the kids. Plus, the less wallpaper you have to tear down yourself, the better....

The walls are like art in themselves that way. Its a cable- and clutter-free, eye-catching workspace. check that any photos you include are at least 800x450. Keeping them to 16:9 helps, too! If your clever organization and good design sense catches our eye, you might be the next featured workspace. New workspace reclaimed wood wireless everything| Flickr

The dirtiest place, it turns out, is right in front of your seat. The tray table, however, was found to be the nastiest place for germs on each plane. Coming up behind the tray tables was drinking fountain buttons in the airports themselves. Fortunately, none of the 26 samples contained fecal coliforms like E.coli. you’ve got the option to learn more about the methodology at the link below. Airline Hygiene Exposed| Travelmath via Mashable

Scribble in a paper notebook, however, and you might look like the only one whos paying attention. It totally flips the odometer the other way. You are signaling deep caring and interest. […] Even if youre just drawing houses and clouds and unicorns, Libin said. Evernote founder shares his secret to looking interested during meetings| Business Insider Photo byindi.ca.

Seeinghow locals live and eatis probably one of the main reasons you travel. Even if youre just there to look, take note of anything that you want to try. How Anthony Bourdain Dives into a City| Mens Journal

You might besurprised at how many things are negotiablewhen you speak up and ask. If you love haggling, tell us: whats the craziest thing youve ever successfully negotiated? Or, maybe its not the item thats surprising, but the deal itself. Did you talk your way down to an unbelievable price? Did you negotiate a salary that you thought was completely unheard of? We want to know about it. Tell us what you negotiated and how you did it....

iOS: Adblocksstandalone net web surfer arrived on Android a few months agoand today its on iOS. As youd expect, it blocks ads and tracking. Adblock online window(Free) | iTunes App Store

Even if they dont mean to be, some coworkers are just exceptionally irritating. No matter how irritating somebody is at work, you cant completely cut off communication with them. Jeff Giesea at Entrepreneur suggests you handle the situation with this simple phrase: Thats interesting. It forces them to more fully explain their idea, so you’re able to better understand it. Less irritation for you, and more constructive thinking for them....