{"id":30787,"date":"2018-02-11T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=30787"},"modified":"2018-02-09T16:12:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T23:12:43","slug":"clean-meatdebt-clockseverything-but-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/clean-meatdebt-clockseverything-but-the-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Meat\/Debt clocks\/Everything But The House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lab-grown meat<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m reading\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2GEqxgS\" target=\"_blank\">Clean Meat<\/a>, a new book about the emerging field of lab-grown meat. It covers the efforts of about a dozen companies and research centers trying to create animal meat without animals. The book lacks many scientific details, but it gives a comprehensive overview to this embryonic industry in 2017, and some of the possible ramifications of success. It\u2019s the current best one-stop source for a very fast-moving frontier. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>US and World debt clocks<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">This website<\/a>\u00a0is a dashboard view of national debt, student loan debt, budget items, tax revenue, jobs, and dozens of other rapidly rising numbers. It also has a page of debt numbers for other countries. It\u2019s alarming to watch the numbers rise before your eyes. What can be done about it? \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Estate sale marketplace<\/strong><br \/>\nI have great childhood memories of going to estate sales with my mother in rich neighborhoods.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Everything but the House<\/a>\u00a0is estate sale hunting without the effort. It\u2019s like a more refined eBay. I\u2019ve already spent way too much time bookmarking things and imagining the history of each item. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite pencil case<\/strong><br \/>\nI bought this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2GGOlAJ\" target=\"_blank\">$8 Japanese pencil case<\/a>\u00a0a couple of years ago and my daughters liked it so much I ended up buying one for each of them. Despite its small size you can pack a lot of art supplies in it, thanks to its book-like middle \u201cpage\u201d that holds pens and pencils on one side and small items on the other side. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blockchain clarity<\/strong><br \/>\nI am unable to consume another article\/book\/video\/rant about Bitcoin. But there\u2019s an exception in the New York Times Sunday Magazine: This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/16\/magazine\/beyond-the-bitcoin-bubble.html\" target=\"_blank\">longish piece on blockchain<\/a>, the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies, is worth every second of your attention. In crystal clear language, Steven Johnson explains the potential of blockchain in a way that will enable you to appreciate the over-enthusiasm for this new thing. It\u2019s still uncertain how it will all roll out, but at least you\u2019ll understand why folks are excited. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science of Happiness<\/strong><br \/>\nThis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hpf-happify-marty-prod-user-uploads.happify.com\/cms_uploads\/en_US\/img\/happifiers\/schappiness2017new.png\" target=\"_blank\">infograph by Happify<\/a>\u00a0is a great reminder to check in with yourself and your current priorities. It lists 5 instant ways to boost happiness, and the one that always works for me is to send a quick note to someone thanking them for something they did. Always puts me in a better mood. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p>Recomendo now has a Facebook page!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/recomendos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us<\/a>\u00a0for daily recommendations.<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo: issue no. 81<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30787"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30789,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30787\/revisions\/30789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}