{"id":41271,"date":"2023-06-11T03:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41271"},"modified":"2023-06-06T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:49:13","slug":"infinite-mac-inflatable-wonders-labyrinth-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/infinite-mac-inflatable-wonders-labyrinth-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Infinite Mac\/Inflatable Wonders\/Labyrinth Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2023\/05\/KKQR-1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Mac emulators through the ages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/infinitemac.org\/\">Infinite Mac<\/a>&nbsp;is a website that takes you on a nostalgic journey through Macintosh software from the years 1984 to 2000. The entire Macintosh experience runs seamlessly in your browser. One gem I stumbled upon was a version of&nbsp;<em>Tetris<\/em>&nbsp;from 1989. The simplicity of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1pF6J-R5_jEiTbR1o9fKGRttZRV5jDLLw\/view?usp=drive_link\">1-bit illustrations<\/a>&nbsp;captured the essence of that era, reminding me of the joy I experienced playing games on those early computers. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Inflatable Wonders<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For an outstanding example of what generative AI artists can do, check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joooo.ann\/\">Joann\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;brilliant instagram series on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsTyEwVIrVO\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Inflatable Wonders of the World<\/a>. Click through all 10. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Finger Labyrinth Travel Cards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I love walking labyrinths for meditation. I considered buying a portable labyrinth mat but I can\u2019t justify the $600+ price tag. For now, I\u2019m happy with these&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/U1vLAZr\">Finger Labyrinth Travel Cards<\/a>&nbsp;as a mindfulness \u201con-the-go\u201d tool. I set an intention to leave my \u201cworry\u201d in the middle, and trace the maze-like path toward the center and back out again. It\u2019s very relaxing. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Honeycomb packing paper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I ordered this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/honeycomb-paper\">honeycomb packing paper<\/a>&nbsp;to wrap fragile dishware. When the roll arrived in the mail I was disappointed. It looks like regular kraft paper. But then I read the instructions. When you pull the paper, the cut pattern unfolds and turns it into 3D packing material.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xy-TWO327nE\">Here\u2019s a video<\/a>&nbsp;that shows how it works. It\u2019s a lot cheaper than plastic bubble wrap and fun to use!&nbsp; \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Instant song ID<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you hear some music you want to identify, instead of opening an app on your phone, just ask Siri.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shazam.com\/home\">Shazam<\/a>, the premier music-identifying app is built right into Siri now, and it will identify the song and save the reference. \u201cSiri, what\u2019s this song?\u201d \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>11 rules from every self-help book ever<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/best-self-help-book-advice\">This article is a compilation of advice<\/a>\u00a0found in hundreds of self-help bestsellers and boiled to 11 simple rules, which are:\u00a0<em><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0Take one small step.\u00a0<strong>2.<\/strong>\u00a0Change your mental maps.\u00a0<strong>3.<\/strong>\u00a0Struggle is good. Scary is good.\u00a0<strong>4.<\/strong>\u00a0Instant judgment is bad.\u00a0<strong>5.<\/strong>\u00a0Remember the end of your life.\u00a0<strong>6.<\/strong>\u00a0Be playful.\u00a0<strong>7.<\/strong>\u00a0Be useful to others.\u00a0<strong>8.<\/strong>\u00a0Perfectionism = procrastination.\u00a0<strong>9.<\/strong>\u00a0Sleep, exercise, eat, chill out. Repeat.\u00a0<strong>10.<\/strong>\u00a0Write it all down.\u00a0<strong>11.<\/strong>\u00a0You can&#8217;t get it all from reading. \u2014\u00a0<\/em>Which is just a reminder that everyone needs someone to call them out on their B.S. like a therapist, an accountability buddy or a best friend. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevin2kelly\">Kevin Kelly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Frauenfelder\">Mark Frauenfelder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clauddaws\">Claudia Dawson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo &#8211; issue #361<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41272,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41271\/revisions\/41272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}