{"id":34163,"date":"2019-08-25T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=34163"},"modified":"2019-08-21T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T22:00:07","slug":"privacy-tipthe-browserchicobag-bottle-sling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/privacy-tipthe-browserchicobag-bottle-sling\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy tip\/The Browser\/ChicoBag bottle sling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tip to keep your home address off the internet<\/strong>
\nThis tip comes from my friend Cory Doctorow, my co-editor at Boing Boing. Last year he posted a tip on\u00a0how to keep your name and address off the internet<\/a>. I\u2019ve been using his tip and it works. He wrote, \u201cThere are dozens of free \u201cpeoplefinder\u201d sites that buy up commercial databases and combine them with other sources to make your home address searchable. You can find instances where this has happened to you by googling your name and home address, and then you can google the removal forms for each of the services and get yourself delisted. But your name will keep getting re-added: if you set a Google Alert for a search on your name and address, you\u2019ll get a message every time you get caught in these databases and you can remove your name again. This won\u2019t work on the for-pay background check sites that Google doesn\u2019t index, but it will keep your name and address clear of low-level scumbags who stick with free sites for their doxing activities.\u201d \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

The best writing on the internet<\/strong>
\nThe Browser<\/a>\u00a0is by far the best guide to great writing on the internet. It\u2019s a newsletter that recommends 4 or 5 great pieces a day \u2014 both new ones, or those years old \u2014 that are worth your time (and it indicates the piece\u2019s length). Although there is a paid daily version, the free weekly version is a good place to start. I find this newsletter dangerous because the wide variety of subjects is intoxicating and every single article is superb. It\u2019s the most potent distraction in my life, but I don\u2019t regret a minute of it. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Water bottle sling<\/strong>
\nFor walks and short hikes, I\u2019ve been forgoing my daypack for this\u00a0ChicoBag\u2019s water bottle sling<\/a>. It\u2019s convenient and comfortable to wear and it even has a large pocket for my phone and keys. Like most ChicoBags it folds up and takes up no space, so I just carry it on me at all times. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Better butter<\/strong>
\nOne of the disadvantages of never having TV is that I miss ads for things everyone else may already know about. For instance I recently discovered spreadable butter. This is real butter that has been blended with a small amount of oil (olive or canola, your choice) to keep it super easy to spread straight out of the fridge. Comes in many styles at any supermarket;\u00a0Land O\u2019Lakes Spreadable Butter<\/a>\u00a0is a national brand. It\u2019s the best thing since sliced bread. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Q&A site for all your English questions<\/strong>
\nWhen I can\u2019t find the right word or phrasing using\u00a0Power Thesaurus<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Ludwig<\/a>, I\u2019m on the\u00a0English StackExchange<\/a>\u00a0searching for answers or posting questions. You can ask anything relating to grammar or usage or word choice and English experts will start responding right away. You can also check the \u201creputation\u201d of any user who responds to confirm they know what they\u2019re talking about. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Heavy duty paper towels<\/strong>
\nThese\u00a0Scott Shop blue towels<\/a>\u00a0may look like ordinary paper towels but are much thicker, absorbent, and durable. When one of our cats decides to barf on the floor (which is often) I reach for these towels, knowing my hand will stay dry when I clean up the mess. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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