{"id":35014,"date":"2019-12-15T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=35014"},"modified":"2019-12-13T14:23:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T21:23:45","slug":"absolute-black-chocolatetalk-to-transformerkevins-gift-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/absolute-black-chocolatetalk-to-transformerkevins-gift-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Absolute Black Chocolate\/Talk to Transformer\/Kevin’s gift picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Awesome unsweetened chocolate bar<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve long been a fan of\u00a0Montezuma\u2019s Absolute Black chocolate bars<\/a>, which are made from 100% chocolate and cocoa nibs and no sweeteners of any kind. (The best way to enjoy unsweetened chocolate is not by chewing them, but by letting a square melt in your mouth.) Recently, Montezuma\u2019s introduced a version with sea salt and almonds and it is even better. I buy mine at Trader Joe\u2019s for $3 a bar. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

AI writing prompts<\/strong>
\nAfter reading this post on\u00a0How to begin a novel using AI<\/a>, I\u2019ve been having fun using this neural network,\u00a0Talk to Transformer<\/a>, to come up with prompts for new poems. I\u2019ll just type in a few lines or start with an image that haunts me, and I\u2019m always surprised by the seemingly original imagery that it gives back to me like this one (prompted by my aunt\u2019s back tattoo of a phoenix):\u00a0The days passed like smoke under my feet. \u201cThat should be enough for now.\u201d She paused and sighed again. But still the phoenix kept going.<\/em>\u2014 CD<\/p>\n

My holiday gift guide<\/strong>
\nI went through all this past year\u2019s recommendations from Recomendo and picked out a dozen items I think would make good inexpensive gifts. I posted\u00a0my holiday gift list<\/a>\u00a0on our Cool Tools site, so many of my gift suggestions are somewhat toolish. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

A month of curiosities<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s December, which means it\u2019s time for blinry\u2019s\u00a0Advent Calendar of Curiosities<\/a>. Every day this month,\u00a0Sebastian \u201cblinry\u201d Morr<\/a>\u00a0will post interesting bit of little-known history, culture, or trivia. You can browse earlier years by altering the URL (it goes back to 2011). \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Stop the bleeding<\/strong>
\nWhen I first started shaving in high school my dad gave me a stytptic pencil. When this chalky stick is touched to razor nicks and cuts, it immediately stops the bleeding. One stick seems to last forever. Two new\u00a0stytptic pencils<\/a>\u00a0cost $3.50.\u00a0\u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Budgeting tip<\/strong>
\nI appreciate this\u00a0r\/personalfinance<\/a>\u00a0tip to control impulse purchases by adding things to a wishlist first. I sort of already doing this by \u201csaving for later\u201d a lot items on Amazon, but I will definitely practice this more intently and wait a week before I buy anything that is not necessary. \u2014\u00a0CD<\/p>\n

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