{"id":32158,"date":"2018-09-09T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=32158"},"modified":"2018-09-14T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T19:44:58","slug":"chevy-boltbitcoin-for-the-befuddledthe-reassembler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/chevy-boltbitcoin-for-the-befuddledthe-reassembler\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevy Bolt\/Bitcoin for the Befuddled\/The Reassembler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fabulous electric car<\/strong>
\nI really love my all-electric\u00a0Chevy Bolt<\/a>\u00a0which gets 240 miles from an overnight charge in our garage. Its immense power and acceleration is intoxicating. Unexpected bonus: silence inside. Also the car is basically an iPhone accessory. There a few downsides: it has a boring generic style and the 4-door, 5-passenger hatchback has only a tiny trunk. Otherwise, functionally I get 95% of a Tesla at about half the price. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Bitcoin for the Befuddled<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve taken a deep dive into Bitcoin and blockchains for the last couple of years and have read about a dozen books on the subject.\u00a0Bitcoin for the Befuddled<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is the book I recommend to anyone who asks me where to start. It does a great job of explaining how Bitcoin works, going into detail without being overly complex. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Watch this guy put things back together<\/strong>
\nMy sister texted me and told me to watch the YouTube series called\u00a0The Reassembler<\/a>. I was 7 minutes into an episode when I texted her back: \u201cThis is the greatest thing I\u2019ve ever seen on YouTube.\u201d I don\u2019t even think I was exaggerating. Each episode starts off with host James May in a workshop, standing over components of something that has been taken apart (like a lawnmower, an electric guitar, or a model train set). He then puts it back together, narrating as he does so. As he says in the introduction, \u201cit is only when these objects are laid out in hundreds of bits and then slowly reassembled that you can truly understand and appreciate how they work and just how ingenious they are.\u201d \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Space-saving microwave covers<\/strong>
\nI prefer these\u00a0flat microwave covers<\/a>\u00a0($7) to the larger lid-type ones. They block splatters just as effectively, but take up less space and are easier to wash. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Beautiful star-gazing app<\/strong>
\nLast week my friend texted to tell me that 4 planets were visible and I should go outside to check them out. I was only able to see 3, but I found them quickly with the beautifully designed\u00a0SkyView app<\/a>\u00a0($1.99, also on\u00a0Android<\/a>). I just held my phone up to the sky and SkyView pinpointed where they were precisely. For the occasional stargazer this app is more than enough. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Four legs<\/strong>
\nHiking poles give me two extra legs. They are most useful going downhill, over uneven or wet terrain. I bring them wherever I hike, especially when I travel, because I use a collapsible set from Black Diamond that folds up to less than 14 inches (36 cm). That not only fits in carry-on luggage, it will also hide away in a day pack, so I can take them out only when needed. The $75\u00a0Distance Z-Poles<\/a>\u00a0are lightweight aluminum, unfold in a second, and are very rigid. You can get featherweight carbon fiber if you want to pay more. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

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