{"id":34198,"date":"2019-09-01T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=34198"},"modified":"2019-08-29T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:28:23","slug":"seekcrisis-text-linetravel-packing-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/seekcrisis-text-linetravel-packing-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Seek\/Crisis Text Line\/Travel Packing List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Identify nature app<\/strong>
\nThere is utility and pleasure in being able to identify wild creatures and plants. But it\u2019s a steep learning curve. The fastest way I found to learn is via the iOS app\u00a0Seek<\/a>, which will identify flowers, plants, fungi, animals, bugs instantly. It\u2019s kind of magical. You point your phone at the specimen and it tells you the species about 95% of the time (in North America). The other 5% it can often identify the family. Someone called it Shazam for nature. The app is patient; you can keep asking it to ID the same thing you asked about before and it will will answer again with no judgement. Seek is free; it was developed by folks who did iNaturalist, an app that uses crowdsourcing to identify species, but Seek uses machine learning to render the ID instantly. I\u2019ve been impressed by how well this magic works. Kids and teachers love it. It gives them a superpower to name everything around them.\u00a0 \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Free confidential crisis line<\/strong>
\nIf you\u2019re in the United States and need someone to talk to you can text 741741 any hour of the day and be connected with a crisis counselor (For Canada text 686868, and for UK text 85258). My sister-in-law volunteers for the Crisis Text Line, and she said counselors go through continuous training and are always supervised by mental health professionals. I tested it out to make sure it works and the first text was automated, but I was connected with a live person in less than 2 minutes. I hope I don\u2019t need it, but I\u2019m relieved to know that it\u2019s there. For more info check out their website:\u00a0crisistextline.org<\/a>.\u00a0\u2014 CD<\/p>\n

My travel packing list<\/strong>
\nHere\u2019s the latest version of\u00a0my travel packing list<\/a>. It\u2019s a PDF that can be edited in Adobe Illustrator (because I don\u2019t expect anyone to pack the same things I do). As you can see, my list is broken down into sublists of different bags: charger bag, meds bag, tool bag, etc. I keep the stuff in these excellent\u00a0Japanese mesh zipper bags\u00a0<\/a>. Now I don\u2019t forget important things any more like I used to. I recommend that you make a similar packing list for yourself. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Easiest way to make coffee<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve tried a great many different coffee makers, from a stovetop espresso machine to the Aeropress. But when I visited my parents last weekend and used their\u00a012 oz Bodum Brazil French Press Coffee and Tea Maker<\/a>\u00a0($15), I decided it was my favorite because it was so easy to use and clean, and it makes delicious coffee. I bought one for myself, and now everyone else in the family is using it to make coffee (and tea). \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Cheaper than insurance<\/strong>
\nSometimes you can purchase a prescription drug yourself for less money than paying your insurance co-pay. And when you buy, drug prices vary wildly between retailers. Go to\u00a0GoodRx<\/a>\u00a0website to find the cheapest source for a drug, including online pharmacies. They also supply coupons at steeply discounted prices, up to 80% off (their biz model).\u00a0 It\u2019s free, no account or personal info required. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Easiest way to make a transparent png<\/strong>
\nI have Photoshop and I\u2019ve taught myself multiple times how to make a transparent png, but then in a pinch I always forget. So now I just go to this website (Online PNG tools<\/a>) to quickly convert images into transparent pngs. It\u2019s so simple and fast and I don\u2019t have to use any brain power. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

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