{"id":39691,"date":"2022-01-30T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39691"},"modified":"2022-01-24T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T21:49:05","slug":"covid-home-testsrunning-sockssorry-for-my-delay-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/covid-home-testsrunning-sockssorry-for-my-delay-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID Home Tests\/Running socks\/”Sorry for my delay” alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Free covid tests<\/strong>
\nUS residents can order 4 free at-home covid tests to be mailed by the US Post Office to their home. One set per household. Order from this US Post Office\u00a0site<\/a>, which is well designed and takes 10 seconds. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Great running socks<\/strong>
\nI started running a few months ago and needed running socks. These\u00a0six-packs of Saucony Socks<\/a>\u00a0are just what I needed. They are slightly cushioned and have arch compression. As an added bonus, they are too weird-looking for my wife or daughters to be tempted to swipe. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Alternatives for “Sorry for my delay”<\/strong>
\nI feel like a weight has been lifted after reading\u00a0What if we just stopped being so available?<\/a>\u00a0(The Atlantic<\/em>, possible paywall).\u00a0Joe Pinsker<\/a>\u00a0rants about the expectations of prompt responses and how we should all stop apologizing for failing to meet them. He says, \u201cFor one thing, having multiple obligations and priorities means that we are, all of us, in a perpetual state of delay on\u00a0something<\/em>, and apologizing for that fact feels like having to apologize for your standard mode of being.\u201d He spoke with communication experts who suggest alternatives for \u201cSorry for my delay,\u201d like \u201cThank you for your patience\u201d or \u201cI wanted to make sure I thought carefully about your good questions.\u201d But I agree with Pinsker who prefers to omit an apology or expectation altogether and instead just write your message as if you\u2019re responding right away, because content is more important than speed. This article is a much needed absolution. We all have the right to disconnect. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Star gazing navigation<\/strong>
\nStargazing apps on your phone are magic. They work like AR-augmented reality \u2014 overlaying the night sky with outlines of constellations, star and planet names, paths of the moon, and even satellite, comet and asteroid sightings. The apps are uncannily accurate, and easy to understand. There are free apps and expensive subscriptions, but I use\u00a0Star Walk 2<\/a>\u00a0which cost $3. It\u2019s the best $3 space investment I\u2019ve ever made. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Simple packing hack<\/strong>
\nI just returned from visiting my grandmother in Mexico, and aside from\u00a0my packing cubes<\/a>\u00a0which makes my suitcase manageable, this\u00a0technique of folding all of my outfits together<\/a>\u00a0helped me get dressed quickly in the mornings without mulling over what to wear or pulling everything out of their cubes. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Entertaining electronics teardowns<\/strong>
\nRecomendo reader Andrew Denny says, \u201cI really love the\u00a0YouTube Channel of Big Clive<\/a>, a soft-spoken Scotsman. He tears down cheap electronic products \u2014 often really cheap no-name stuff from ebay \u2014 to explain how they work. I have no idea about electronics at all, but I love watching it and I\u2019m gradually learning.\u201d I\u2019ve been watching Big Clive videos for a couple of years, myself. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

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