I continue to consider closing out a back porch and turning it into a small greenhouse augmented with artificial lightning (it would only get a couple of hours of afternoon sun at day). Mainly I’m doing this to have a place to grow my vegetable transplants (I start a crop in the late winter and another in early fall). … [Read more...] about Gardening 101: Green In Winter, Green All Year
Why fog is formed in winter
Warm days and historic winds: Winter fire season has arrived in the Bay Area
“This is something that Cal Fire … is preparing for when we talk about what we used to refer to as fire season,” said Isaac Sanchez, battalion chief of communications for Cal Fire. “Now it is the fire year. We see the drier conditions extending into the winter months when rain finally comes and ends sooner in the spring than ever before.” … [Read more...] about Warm days and historic winds: Winter fire season has arrived in the Bay Area
Snowstorm Leaves More Than 150,000 Customers In Texas And Louisiana Without Power
Waco received 4.4 inches — the most snow it’s seen since 1982 — according to a tweet from NWS Fort Worth. That’s the tenth highest 24-hour snowfall event on record for the area, beating the daily record of 1.1 inches that was set in 1973, the tweet said. … [Read more...] about Snowstorm Leaves More Than 150,000 Customers In Texas And Louisiana Without Power
Federal cyber agency announces new campaign to fight ransomware attacks
The awareness campaign will be particularly focused on K-12 institutions, which have been hit hard by ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic as many classes moved online, and on organizations involved in supporting COVID-19 response, another key target of hackers. … [Read more...] about Federal cyber agency announces new campaign to fight ransomware attacks
Bay Area specialty roasters used to scoff at instant coffee. Now, they’re making it in droves to meet demand
Other Bay Area roasters such as Highwire have teamed up with Santa Cruz company Steeped Coffee to offer individual-sized bags of ground coffee, nitro-sealed to stay fresh. Highwire’s Avella appreciated how this style showed off the coffee in a recognizable way — the grounds look like grounds, and everyone knows how a tea bag works. Home drinkers plop a bag into hot water and let it steep for several minutes, resulting in a cup that tastes similar to one brewed in a French Press. … [Read more...] about Bay Area specialty roasters used to scoff at instant coffee. Now, they’re making it in droves to meet demand
