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What’s in my bag? — Bo Hamrick
Sign up here to get What’s in my bag? a week early in your inbox. Bo Hamrick is a career sales professional who spends a majority of his time travelling to meet with potential clients. About the bag...
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Powerstrip Liberator Cords
When I discovered Ziotek’s Power Liberator cords years ago, my first thought was, “This can’t be safe.” My second was, “Oh my god, I need a dozen.” I was wrong on the first count and underestimated the...
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Ball End Hex Wrenches
When you buy a hex key (Allen wrench) set, get them with ball ends. The advantage is that their ball end make it easier to slide the wrench into the receiving slot. You can reach in at an angle and...
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Olga Khazan, Author of WEIRD
Our guest this week is Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the new book, WEIRD. You can find her on Twitter @olgakhazan. Subscribe to the Cool Tools Show on iTunes | RSS |...
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PulsePoint/Accidental Wes Anderson/Get Amazon credit
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Keep informed of emergency activity Whenever there is a swarm of firetrucks in our neighborhood, I check my Nextdoor app in case anyone has...
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Best Small Project Motor
Tools (Recommended): DAGU Hobby Gearmotor (140 rpm) Price: $4.11 a pair Available on Sparkfun (best price) Available on Amazon Guest: Ryan Jenkins Website Twitter Instagram Quotes: “The tool I brought...
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Shave Well Fog Free Shaving Mirror
All the experts (as well as first-hand experience) will confirm that shaving in the shower results in the best shave. However, doing so isn’t necessarily convenient. One of the obstacles is being able...
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What’s in my bag? — Sean Michael Ragan
Sign up here to get What’s in my bag? a week early in your inbox. Sean Michael Ragan is an author, an entrepreneur, and a former editor of MAKE Magazine. His books include The Total Inventor’s Manual,...
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Shock Absorber Ultimate Run Sports Bra
Usually, sports bras meant for support while running have an elastic strap running around the chest that is all one piece, rather than having a fastener. That means that one puts them on over the head....
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Smithsonian Open Access Project
My history of cyberpunk series continues on Adafruit. You can see the content to date on this link. *** Do you have my book, Tips and Tales from the Workshop? You can buy it here. *** Tips? Tools?...
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Cory Doctorow, Science Fiction Author
Our guest this week is Cory Doctorow. Cory is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He’s the author of many books, most recently Radicalized and Walk Away, science fiction for adults; In...
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The Prepared/Inexpensive MIDI keyboard/Patience hack
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Advice for the sane prepper I’m not a prepper. I did zero prep for Y2K; didn’t even fill my gas tank. A lot of prepper talk is sheer nuts, and...
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Love Glove
With three cats in the house, fur gets all over our furniture and clothes. I didn’t want to make a dozen Monkey Couch Guardians, so I bought a Love Glove to attack the problem at its source – on the...
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What’s in my bag? — Zora O’Neill
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Repositionable Spray-on Glue
Tools (Recommended): Krylon Easy-Tack Adhesive Spray Transcript: Hi, I’m Sean Michael Ragan, and you’re watching Cool Tools. When I’m making a part, I usually print out a life-size paper template,...
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The Maker’s Muse
Got a tip to share? Tools to recommend? Shop tales to tell? Talk to me. The Maker’s Muse Cable wrapping with zip-ties, via @circuitmix on Instagram Stenciling on Corrugations Let those corrugations...
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Erika Hall, Co-founder of Mule Design
Our guest this week is Erika Hall. Erika is the co-founder of Mule Design based in San Francisco and the author of Just Enough Research and Conversational Design. You can find her on Twitter @mulegirl....
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Inspirobot/Hand Mirror/The Learning Playlist
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. Alien humor In these dark times I need a little lightness, I need some humor, I need a bit of inspiration. I need Inspirobot. Inspirobot is an...
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HIC Milk Creamer Frother
I bought this milk frother for my son a while back. I chose it because it seemed like the least messy and most sturdy option for a kid who loves steamed milk. It also doesn’t require electricity and is...
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Pferd File Handles
Tools (Recommended): PFERD 11131 Plastic File Handle For 4″-6″ Files PFERD 11132 Plastic File Handle For 8″-10″ Files PFERD 11133 Plastic File Handle For 12″-16″ Files Transcript: Hi, I’m Sean...
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