{"id":37765,"date":"2021-01-31T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=37765"},"modified":"2021-01-25T12:09:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T19:09:28","slug":"olight-i3e50-years-of-text-gamesapology-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/olight-i3e50-years-of-text-gamesapology-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Olight i3E\/50 Years of Text Games\/Apology tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Keychain flashlight<\/strong>
\nThe Olight i3E is not the smallest keychain light. That is still the Photon, powered by a watch battery. But the\u00a0Olight i3E<\/a>\u00a0is the smallest brightest light that runs on an easily available battery: the AAA. It\u2019s the size of your pinky: 2 inches\/6 cm long, and costs $10. One AAA will power it for years of occasional use, for when you need light more focused than a phone\u2019s.\u00a0(And I use a rechargeable AAA.) \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

History of text games<\/strong>
\nI played a ton of text adventure games in the 1980s. (Check out the\u00a0Infocom titles<\/a>\u00a0using Archive.org\u2019s early Mac emulator.) I\u2019ve been reading about the origins of text games in a new newsletter called\u00a050 Years of Text Games<\/a>, by Aaron A. Reed. In the first three issues he takes deep dives into The Oregon Trail (1971), ROCKET (1972) (aka Lunar Lander,\u00a0which I wrote about<\/a>\u00a0in my newsletter, The Magnet), and Hunt the Wumpus (1973). Reed plans to eventually publish a book about text adventure games. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Am I part of the problem?<\/strong>
\nI just discovered this\u00a0interactive (and empathic) tool\u00a0<\/a>that will walk you through how to apologize. It also helps you understand the difference between intent and impact and the different ways you can make amends \u2014 direct, indirect or by example. It\u2019s not designed to make you feel better about yourself, but instead is a useful practice in accountability. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Stop-motion eye candy<\/strong>
\nI am a fan of Wes Anderson\u2019s movies because of their visual style. In 2018 Anderson released\u00a0Isle of Dogs<\/em><\/a>, an epic stop-motion masterpiece. Because literally each frame has been designed and crafted in miniature, I think it\u2019s his most visually stylistic movie yet. Every frame is perfect. But there is another reason to stream it now: the very peculiar story concerns a deadly urban pandemic derived from an animal, the spread of conspiracy theories, the denial of science, and a contested election. Feels like it was just made. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Boost your happiness chemicals<\/strong>
\nHere\u2019s a great list of\u00a0100+ hacks for boosting your \u201chappiness chemicals\u201d\u00a0<\/a>like dopamine, oxytocin, endorphins and serotonin. The ones I\u2019m most drawn to trying out are:\u00a0Practicing a power-pose to boost physical and mental confidence<\/em>.\u00a0Taking a cold shower to boost adrenaline<\/em>.\u00a0And sitting in the sun to boost mental health during the winter<\/em>. My chocolate lab Pablo sits in the sun everyday, so he must be on to something. Pablo also does the best job of keeping my oxytocin levels high. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Wireless Charging Pad<\/strong>
\nI got tired of buying Lightning cables, which break frequently so I decided to try a\u00a0wireless charger pad<\/a>\u00a0for my iPhone 12 Mini (most newer phones can be charged wirelessly). It cost less than a lightning cable and now I just set my phone (or AirPod Pros) on it and it starts charging. I\u2019ll never go back to cables. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

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