Tag: electricity

PSA: You’re Using Your Box Grater All Wrong

We all love a kitchen gadget, whether your vibe is an air fryer, pressure cooker or milk frother, there’s one out there for everyone. But all these new snazzy appliances have made us forget of the old classics, the OG’s if you will. One such forgotten hero is the...

cost of living hitting cafe harder than Covid – The Irish Times

Electricity costs have soared to such an extent that most cafes are “just one broken piece of equipment” away from closure, according to a former youth worker who opened a cafe in Crumlin in Dublin four years ago. Paul McDonald of Pip’s Café and Deli on the Old County...

One-pilot cockpits? The ‘Swiss Cheese’ model says no

Aeroplane cockpits are full of alarms that sound when disaster is imminent. When I read yesterday of the push by some airlines for one-pilot cockpits despite safety fears, I was sure I could hear an alarm going off. Loud. As a former Qantas captain, I’ve spent more than 40...