{"id":41686,"date":"2023-12-03T04:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41686"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:21:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T23:21:01","slug":"viewtainer-tools-a-visual-exploration-eternal-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/viewtainer-tools-a-visual-exploration-eternal-sunset\/","title":{"rendered":"Viewtainer\/Tools: A visual exploration\/Eternal Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Squeeze-top storage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Viewtainer<\/a> is a cleverly designed storage container made from clear plastic. It lets you easily see the contents, while the squeeze-to-open top makes accessing the contents convenient. Just apply light pressure to the tube’s sides and the slitted rubber top pops open, allowing you to easily insert or remove small items. It’s perfect for organizing craft supplies, dog treats, and hardware like screws or nails. I use one to collect sea glass when we go to the beach. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best guide to tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The best book about tools \u2013 the tools you can buy today \u2013 is this new illustrated tome by Theo Gray, called Tools: A visual exploration<\/a>. It is comprehensive (covers hundreds of examples from hand tools to elaborate power tools), detailed, very graphic (clear photos for each thing), and witty. Most importantly, this overview of all tools is based on Gray\u2019s 40 years of using all these tools to make an astonishing range of things. As a maker, I found his expertise and recommendations essential. I also read the book as a catalog of possibilities; each tool unfamiliar to me opened up possible new directions of making. Gray also made a free website<\/a> with pictures of the tools without any text. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eternal Sunset<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

View a Sunset at virtually any time of the day with Sunset.funwebsite.fun<\/a>. This website will connect you to livestreams and webcams all over the world and tell you how many minutes have passed before or after sunset. It\u2019s fascinating to look at this in the morning as my day is just beginning. I feel connected to far-off parts of the Earth. \u2014 CD <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How CAPTCHAs work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This three-minute video<\/a> explains how those annoying \u201cI\u2019m not a robot\u201d reCAPTCHA checkbox tests work. It turns out the checkbox itself is not the test at all, but rather it\u2019s your mouse movements and browsing history that give away your humanity. The video is full of surprising facts about these \u201ccompletely automated public Turing tests.\u201d For instance, I learned spammers pay workers as as little as $1.00 per thousand tests to solve CAPTCHAs. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clothes line tightener<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We still have an outdoor clothes line, in addition to our dryer, to take advantage of solar energy. Over time a rope line will sag. This clever, inexpensive device, a $7 Clothesline Tightener<\/a>, will cinch your line taut with a hard pull. It\u2019s affixed to the end of the line. It won\u2019t work with thin wire lines, only rope lines. \u2013 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon Phase phone apps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have two lunar calendars and I use them both. MOON<\/a> is on Apple only ($11\/yr) and I love it because it displays a huge moon widget on my home screen. The moon is animated to depict its illumination percentage and the stars will play music for you if you shake and tap them. It\u2019s fun. My other app and the one I can wholeheartedly recommend because it\u2019s free is My Moon Phase<\/a> (available on iOS and Android). It\u2019s one of few apps I have set to allow notifications and it provides more specific information about the moon like its distance from Earth and moonrise and moonset times. Sadly, no widget. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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