{"id":39218,"date":"2021-10-17T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39218"},"modified":"2021-10-12T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:07:27","slug":"marginaliamaster-craft-teachingtext-decoder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/marginaliamaster-craft-teachingtext-decoder\/","title":{"rendered":"Marginalia\/Master craft teaching\/Text decoder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find what you didn’t know you were looking for<\/strong>
\nI love the serendipitous search results I get when using\u00a0Marginalia<\/a>. It is not equipped to answer questions and suggests that you \u201cinstead try to imagine some text that might appear in the website you are looking for, and search for that.\u201d SEO-optimized sites are down-ranked and text-heavy sites are favored. If there is a concept or subject I am curious about this search engine will redirect me to blog posts and old personal websites \u2014 all of which are never disappointing and always interesting. It\u2019s given me such a larger window to the internet and I hope it never goes away. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Master craft teaching<\/strong>
\nAdam Savage, of Mythbuster fame, is the consummate maker. I carefully follow his youtube channel,\u00a0Adam Savage\u2019s Tested<\/a>, as he and his team make complicated props and unexpected odd projects. Every couple of days he will post a maker video of some sort. Adam is extraordinary in his world-class, wide-ranging craftsmanship (sewing, welding, painting, machining, woodwork, etc.) and his enthusiasm and ability to teach is stellar. I always learn something. It\u2019s the first thing I watch at the end of the day.\u00a0\u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Text decoder<\/strong>
\nHere is one way I used to analyze my own writing that is fun, somewhat useful, and very pretty. It\u2019s a web tool that removes all the letters of your text and leaves only the punctuation. You get a skeleton pattern of your hints and nudges in a block of symbols. Devised by Wired writer Clive Thompson, this small tool is best used after reading Thompson\u2019s short explanation,\u00a0What I Learned About My Writing By Seeing Only The Punctuation<\/a>. (A link to the tool is within. Of course it can be used to analyze any other piece of text written by anyone.) I learned the most by comparing many of my different posts and pieces to see what varied. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Better than an apron<\/strong>
\nThe reason I dislike aprons is that they don\u2019t cover the whole of my shirt, so grease droplets are likely to stain my sleeves and collar. I bought this\u00a0short sleeve chef\u2019s coat<\/a>\u00a0that buttons up to my neck. Whenever I am cooking or eating, I wear it. The idea of wearing it to restaurants is appealing to me, but my wife is not a fan of the idea. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

How to choose the right wall anchor<\/strong>
\nWhen hanging a picture, what is the best wall anchor to use? A cabinet? A shelf? It depends on several factors, including the weight of the item you are installing and the type of wall you have. Fine Woodworking\u2019s article on\u00a0choosing the right wall anchors<\/a>\u00a0is about as fascinating as an article about wall anchors can be. It\u2019s worth bookmarking for future reference. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Productive hacks visual<\/strong>
\nI will never hesitate to click on an article about productivity, because I always hope to discover at least one new way of looking at things. Here is an infographic titled\u00a0How to Be Productive<\/a>. In this case, it was \u201cAssume you are right, when in doubt. Decisive is productive.\u201d That makes sense to me. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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