{"id":38060,"date":"2021-03-21T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=38060"},"modified":"2021-03-16T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T17:47:00","slug":"rules-of-nohidden-in-plain-sightvtubers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/rules-of-nohidden-in-plain-sightvtubers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules of &#8220;No&#8221;\/Hidden in Plain Sight\/Vtubers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\">Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The rules of \u201cNo\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"revue-p\">In his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamesaltucher.com\/blog\/1-rule-no\/?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter<\/a>\u00a0James Altucher reveals how he decides to say yes or no to opportunities. Here\u2019s what he wrote:<\/div>\n<div class=\"revue-p\">Two out of these three have to trigger for me to say YES:<\/div>\n<ul class=\"revue-ul\">\n<li><strong>KNOWLEDGE:<\/strong>\u00a0Will I learn something?<\/li>\n<li><strong>FUN:\u00a0<\/strong>Is it fun?<\/li>\n<li><strong>MONEY:<\/strong>\u00a0Is it financially worthwhile?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"revue-p\">James says no a lot more than yes. \u2014 MF<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hidden in Plain Sight<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you\u2019re going to click on an expos\u00e9 about exploitative companies who discriminate against BIPOC,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechiquitachannel.com\/criticism\/2021\/3\/7\/hidden-in-plain-sight?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">you should start here<\/a>. CC Paschal\u2019s essay about her experience as a producer for Gimlet called \u201cHidden in Plain Sight\u201d is beautifully vulnerable and powerful to read. It is also incredibly infuriating, so be warned: it will crack your heart open. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real time virtual characters<\/strong><br \/>\nI am always on the lookout for the next new thing. I found one in vtubers. Vtubers are virtual characters that are streamed before an audience in real time, puppeted by their master behind the scenes. They have long been predicted in science fiction, such as William Gibson\u2019s\u00a0<em>Idoru<\/em>. These virtual characters appear live today on Twitch and YouTube, and interact with fans or guests in real time and use the latest motion capture technology so they appear \u201crealistic\u201d. They are rapidly gaining audiences. Their human host is acting out their role in their home, and voicing them. Their virtuality permits the characters to go in a new thousand directions, creating a new fictional space. Rather than point you to particular streams, I suggest this pretty good article\u00a0 describing one of the most popular vtubers:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/codemiko-is-the-future-of-streaming-unless-twitch-bans-1846349881?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">CodeMiko is the Future of Streaming<\/a>. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loop sound track on YouTube<\/strong><br \/>\nLike many writers and programmers I like to listen to a loop of music over and over again as an inducement to work. It\u2019s similar to writers who work in a cafe for its background hum. The familiar sound induces a flow trance that makes it easier to concentrate. Some loopers will loop a different track for a different project, but I have looped the same song for a decade. My loop is a Gregorian chant,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?ab_channel=StateSymphonyCapellaofRussia-Topic&amp;utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter&amp;v=r6veaj2gst8\" target=\"_blank\">Hymn of the Cherubim<\/a>. In fact, as soon as I hear it now, I am primed to write. Popular tracks to loop include video game music, because these were intentionally engineered to work in the background and help focus. Tons of music, including video game tracks, can be found on YouTube, and the cool part is that you can loop YouTube. Right click on the Play button and choose Loop. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drain unclogger<\/strong><br \/>\nI was dealing with a stubborn shower drain. Backed up and it smelled bad. Liquid Plumr had no effect. A hose and plumber\u2019s bladder made the water drain slowly, but it clogged right back up again. I bought a jar of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/green-gobbler?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Green Gobbler Ultimate Main Drain Opener<\/a>\u00a0and poured half into the drain and let it sit overnight. The next morning I poured in a quart of boiling water. Problem solved, and the bad smell is gone. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long would it take to hack your password?<\/strong><br \/>\nHere is a scary visual:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyinfographic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/table3_FBSharedImage.jpg?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">the time it takes a hacker to brute force your password<\/a>. I\u2019m not sure how accurate this is, but considering I still have some passwords that are 8 characters or less \u2014\u00a0and those can be cracked in under 8 hours \u2014 this chart is enough for me to calendar a time block for password management. \u2014 CD<\/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. 244<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"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\/38060"}],"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\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38063,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38060\/revisions\/38063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}