{"id":44133,"date":"2025-05-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44133"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:36:00","slug":"come-from-away-pocket-radio-true-country-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/come-from-away-pocket-radio-true-country-sizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Come From Away\/Pocket radio\/True country sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Uplifting musical<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I really enjoy Broadway musicals but I rarely get to New York or London, so I was delighted to watch this filmed Broadway musical on the streams<\/a>. Come From Away<\/a> is a fun, sweet, uplifting musical based on a real event: after 9\/11, all the planes mid-air bound for the US were diverted to a small airport in Newfoundland, Canada, where the outnumbered locals welcomed the 7,000 stranded passengers into their homes and small town. The musical celebrates the best of human kindness triumphing over the worst. It is also a touring live show and you should catch it if it comes your way. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pocket radio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s been so long since I’ve used a portable transistor radio that it feels like advanced technology. The Prunus J-166<\/a> is an impressively capable pocket AM\/FM radio for $10. It’s about the size of an iPhone and has just three simple controls (tuning, volume, band switch) that make it intuitive to use. It also has a tuning indicator light, headphone jack, and battery indicator. Requires 2 AA batteries (not included). \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

True country sizes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My mental image of country sizes has been wrong. The True Size Of…<\/a> is an interactive website that lets you drag countries around a world map to compare their actual sizes without the distortion caused by standard map projections. It’s shocking to see how countries change shape as you move them \u2014 drag Greenland into Africa and watch it shrink to a small fraction of its map projection! \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

101 Rules of Effective Living<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Esoteric author Mitch Horowitz recently launched his Substack newsletter, Mystery Achievement<\/a><\/em>, where he shared a list of 101 rules for effective living, distilled from more than 30 years of reading \u201cnearly every major work of inspirational literature produced or translated into English.\u201d You can find the full list here<\/a>. Below are some of my favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6) Be willing to clean toilets and wash floors.
20) Get away from cruel people\u2014at all costs.
38) Look people in the eye, recognize them, acknowledge them.
65) \u201cTo feel brave, act as if we were brave.\u201d (William James)
69) Know your preferences, even if you cannot act on them.
77) Do your absolute best to carry your own load before bothering another.
81) \u201cBe wise as serpents and harmless as doves.\u201d (Christ)
83) Boredom invites trouble.
94) Accept paradox.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI domain name generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Name Wizard<\/a> is an AI for generating new domain names based on your idea or concept and finding out if they\u2019re available to register in one click. It\u2019s fun to play with, and free to try out 5 searches without a subscription. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More quotes to ponder<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am always on the lookout for sentences that make me think. Here\u2019s a recent collection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want new ideas, read old books. \u2014 Shane Parrish<\/p>

To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. \u2014 Stephen Hawking<\/p>

Thousands of people don\u2019t like what I do. Fortunately, millions do. \u2014 James Patterson<\/p>

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Gid<\/p>

Scarcity is the one thing you can never have enough of. \u2014 Marc Randolph<\/p>

The most selfish act of all is kindness, because it’s payback is so much greater than the investment. \u2014 Tom Peters<\/p>

The illiterate of the 21st century will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. \u2014Alvin Toffler<\/p>

Time exists in order that everything doesn’t happen all at once\u2026 and space exists so that it doesn’t all happen to you. \u2014 Susan Sontag<\/p>

There\u2019s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns. \u2014 Octavia Butler<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I write these down to be reminded. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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