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"This tool lets you redact parts of an image, by adding a blurred, pixelated or black boxes to specific areas." —https://marky.space/redacted/
Travel / Walking Gear — Ridgeline issue 033
Craig Mod breaks down his travel gear. While I'm not in the market for hiking gear, some of the recommendations are good for everyone, e.g., the Gamma LT pant, Icebreaker Merino Wool Underwear, etc. Check out his "Walk Shop," if you want Amazon links. —https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/033/
Nintendo’s Philosophy: Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology
"...'withered' technology usually means mature technology. It is much easier for companies to create best-selling products by using mature technology as this kind of technologies are abundant, well-understood and cheap. Mature technologies are often studied extensively by people, and it is easy to experiment with or make further innovations. Even if the technology might be … Continue reading Nintendo’s Philosophy: Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology
SEETROËN Glasses
SEETROËN Glasses solve the problem of motion sickness.
The Plain Person’s Guide to Plain Text Social Sciences by Kieran Healy
The Plain Person's Guide to Plain Text Social Science is written for graduate students in the social sciences, but useful for any writer. For people not doing sophisticated data analysis, the key suggestions are to use a text editor like Emacs for writing, Markdown for formatting, git—such as on GitLabs—for version control, and a translator … Continue reading The Plain Person’s Guide to Plain Text Social Sciences by Kieran Healy
Livionex Dental Gel
"It’s a gel that uses a new technique to combat plaque instead of the more traditional approach of just trying to scrub or abrade it off, and it very effectively prevents plaque from forming on your teeth in the first place..." —Cool Tools Still need to brush with a cavity fighting toothpaste, and it may … Continue reading Livionex Dental Gel
The Father Of Mobile Computing Is Not Impressed
"...if you’ve done a good thing, you don’t keep on revving it and adding more epicycles onto a bad idea. We call this reinventing the flat tire... ...Papert had the great metaphor. He said, 'Look if you want to learn French, don’t take it in fifth or sixth grade. Go to France, because everything that … Continue reading The Father Of Mobile Computing Is Not Impressed
