{"id":37099,"date":"2020-10-11T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=37099"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:07:20","slug":"quote-investigatorthe-booktrailthingiverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/quote-investigatorthe-booktrailthingiverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Quote Investigator\/The Booktrail\/Thingiverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Verifying who said it<\/strong>
\nOn the internet, according to Abraham Lincoln, no one knows you are a dog. But the internet is worthless for checking the veracity of a popular quote. For that job I always head to the totally reliable\u00a0Quote Investigator<\/a>. This Sherlock Holmes goes to inordinate lengths, almost a magazine article worth of research, to discover, verify (or dismiss) the source of a quote. His investigations are educational, fun, trustworthy, and completely satisfying. If you have a recurring quote whose source you cannot track down, you can submit it to him. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Pick a novel set in a location of your choosing<\/strong>
\nEnter a location in\u00a0The Booktrail<\/a>\u00a0and it will find books set there. You can refine the search by selecting a setting from a pull-down menu (e.g., a bookshop, factory\/office, prison). I searched Chicago in a factory office setting and got\u00a0Girl in Disguise<\/em><\/a>, about a female Pinkerton agent in the 1850s. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Library of things<\/strong>
\nThingiverse is a free library of files for printing in 3D. Search or browse for a thing you want and there\u2019s a good chance someone has already designed a model and posted a free version for downloading.\u00a0Thingiverse<\/a>\u00a0has been around a while but I just got my first 3D printer so now I am singing its praises. Some models are easier to print than others, but the files are standard 3D format so you can easily edit, modify, or improve it any way you want. It\u2019s like having a public library of e-things instead of e-books. Its existence is one of the reasons I got a 3D printer. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Tricks used to make you pay more<\/strong>
\nHere are\u00a029 Psychological Tricks and Tactics Used to Make People Buy More<\/a>\u00a0found on\u00a0Reddit<\/a>. A little embarrassing how many of these \u201cbuy more\/buy now\u201d tricks I\u2019ve fallen for. To combat this, I have a \u201cbuy it later\u201d list that I add links to and thankfully forget about, and I recently made a rule to no longer shop from my phone. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Best creativity pep talk<\/strong>
\nI find it hard to sit through Ted Talks and avoid anything that gets too preachy about the creative process, but in this 9-minute video, \u201cGive yourself permission to be creative<\/a>\u201d, Ethan Hawke likens creativity to a poet playing the fool and that is exactly my language. \u201cDon\u2019t read the book you should read. Read the book you want to read. Get close to what you love. Play the fool.\u201d \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Almond Flour<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve been baking a lot with almond flour lately. It is low in carbs, high in healthy fats, and has almost no sugar. The brand I buy is Anthony\u2019s. Start with a\u00a02-lb bag<\/a>\u00a0and see if you like it. If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ll soon be buying the 4-lb bags. (Try my recipe for\u00a0almond flour bread<\/a>) \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

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