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Geek Blurb on Letterbox:

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Geek Blurb Year 1 Soundtrack (Apple Music)

Geek Blurb Year 2 Soundtrack (Apple Music)

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enMarch 04, 2024

402: Josué Moreno

Josué Moreno, a Spanish composer and sound artist, has made Finland his home, where he inspires the next generation of musicians as a teacher at the prestigious Sibelius Academy’s Music Technology Department. Known for pioneering Urban Sonic Acupuncture, Josué seamlessly blends the vibrancy of live electronic compositions with the innovative realms of Computer-Assisted Composition and Generative Arts. Since 2017, he has been creating interactive soundwalking experiences through cutting-edge phone applications and guided sonic acupuncture exercises broadcasted through engaging radio shows. Josué Moreno’s work is an invitation to reshape how we engage with the sounds that surround us.

LINKS:
Website
YouTube

TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
1:02 – Roland Mobile Cube
10:39 – Max Music Software
25:08 – Overleaf
33:01 – Ulysses

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/josue-moreno-composer-and-sound-artist/

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enMarch 01, 2024

401: Kern Kelley

K e rn Kelley is a Technology Integrator at Maine School Unit #19. Starting his teaching career in New Zealand, he has provided support to educators for over two decades and conducted professional development across the globe. He advises a student produced technology show for the Maine Department of Education at MLTI.me and brings his student presenters, the Student Leadership Ambassadors of Maine to numerous conferences around the world and authored the Google Apps Guidebook.

TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Air Rocket Launcher Educational Kit
9:44 – Creality CR-30 3D Mill Infinite Z Belt Printer
16:33 – GoPro Hero 10 (used with High Altitude Balloon Launches)
21:57 – DJI Mavic Pro 3

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rx09sOuX9Uk

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/kern-kelley-technology-integrator/

To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7

enFebruary 16, 2024

400: Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards is the CEO of Mindspan Systems, which helps community financial institutions transform themselves with data-driven strategies and technologies. Rich has worked extensively with banking, insurance, and financial services clients worldwide during his career. He has led product strategy in data center automation and artificial intelligence, including the launch of IBM Watson Developer Cloud. Rich has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as an engineering officer in the US Army. You can follow Rich on Twitter @richedwards.

TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
0:35 – Uni Core mechanical pencil
7:05 – Scotch tape runner (extra strength)
14:43 – Making a 1993 factory car phone fully functional today (a triumph in defeating obsolescence)
17:01 – Matter, turn any webpage into an audio book (great Evernote companion)

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/rich-edwards-ceo-of-mindspan-systems/

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enFebruary 09, 2024

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Personal Website
LinkedIn

399: Brent Deverman

Brent Deverman founded and sold a China-based internet startup providing services to tourists and English speakers based in Shenzhen, China. With over 20 years of experience in software development, analytics, digital transformation, and e-commerce development, Brent has also executed technical projects for HSBC, CNN, DFS, and AIA. He graduated from Michigan State University with a dual degree in Computer Science and East Asian Studies.

TOOLS:
0:00 – Intro
1:22 – Rust
7:20 – Readwise
12:47 – Minaal Carry on Bag 3.0
19:47 – Slate AX Travel Router

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/brent-deverman-consultant/

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enFebruary 02, 2024

398: Chris Butler

Chris Butler is a chaotic good product manager, writer, and speaker. He has extensive experience in product management leadership at Microsoft, Waze, KAYAK, Facebook Reality Labs (aka Meta), and Cognizant. He is now Group Product Manager in Google’s Core Machine Learning team. He is also the co-founder of The Uncertainty Project a community focused on decision making and strategy.

LINKS:
LinkedIn
The Uncertainty Project
Chris Butler's product, strategy, randomness, adversarial, and AI/ML talks
Twitter

TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
1:43 - Delegation Poker cards
12:10 - Work Kit of Design Fiction
29:46 - The Decider app
34:24 - Flipper Zero
44:32 - The Uncertainty Project

For show notes and transcript visit

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enJanuary 26, 2024

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396: Davey Rogulich

Davey Rogulich is a Stagehand and Maker from Albuquerque, NM. He has toured internationally with Tricklock Theater Company and throughout the US with “Blue Man Group” and “Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan!”. He is currently the Technical Director of NDI New Mexico at The Hiland Theater in Albuquerque and the owner of Davey Craft & Tools. His hobbies include woodworking, leather working, aircraft restoration, collecting tools, and caring for orchids in his greenhouse. You can find Davey on Instagram @daveycraftandtools.

TOOLS:

0:00 - Intro

1:03 - Knipex 12 62 180, Self Adjusting Wire Stripper: https://www.kctool.com/knipex-automatic-wire-insulation-stripper-awg-24-10/

8:47 - Snap-On TMS4E 1/4" drive Speeder: https://shop.snapon.com/product/Speeders%2C-Chrome-(1-4%22)/1-4%22-Drive-16%22-Speeder-Drive-Handle/TMS4E

17:49 - Titanium AAA Flashlight by Maratac REV 5: https://countycomm.com/collections/aaa-flashlights/products/polished-titanium-maratac-aaa-flashlight-rev-4

25:21 - Volty Switch Keychain Multimeter: https://pcpoodle.com/products/volty-switch-keychain-multimeter-leatherman-compatible

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r9C9Y0rKD1c

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/davey-rogulich-stagehand-and-maker/

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enJanuary 12, 2024

392: Theodore Gray

Theodore Gray is a co-founder of Wolfram Research and creator of the Notebook user interface (since lovingly copied by Jupyter Notebooks). He is the author of several books and iPad apps including the NYTs best-seller The Elements, and writer/director of Disney Animated (BAFTA award winner and Apple's iPad App of the Year 2013). His latest book is TOOLS, which is all about his favorite tools.

Website: https://theodoregray.com

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k2eZ4W7VgYs

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/theodore-gray-co-founder-of-wolfram-research-3/

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enNovember 17, 2023

391: Tom Robertson

EDITOR NOTE: Due to technical audio issues, this episode might sound better for those listening at 1.5x or 2x speed.

Tom Robertson is an IT professional, currently leading IT at FreshBooks out of Toronto, Canada. Tom has a background in theatre, and has written and produced several shows in the Toronto area. In his spare time, he enjoys computer related hobbies, and has built a retro arcade cabinet, a kitchen display, and during Covid wrote an automated newsletter summarizing Covid numbers for his home province of Ontario. His website is tommertron.com.

TOOLS:

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - Ryobi Inflator: https://www.homedepot.ca/product/ryobi-18v-one-high-volume-power-inflator-tool-only-/1001063829

7:43 - Partake Non-Alcoholic IPA: https://drinkpartake.com/collections/beers/products/ipa-ca?variant=40002665611469

11:16 - Anker GAN Prime Charger: https://www.anker.com/products/a2148?ref=ganprime_top_itemlist&discount=WS7D5ZM242

15:26 - Dakboard: https://dakboard.com/site

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uw1vvpwFeHI

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/tom-robertson-it-professional

To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7

enNovember 10, 2023

cool tools podcast

Episode 100

Episode 100! It’s been 2 years since we built this podcast “In a Cave, with a box of Scraps!” so we reminisce over the past 100 episodes of geekdom, we have our monthly Show and Tell, Kevin talks all about Chael Sonnen in another installment of Teach Ray Sports, we talk the penultimate episode of Loki season 2, Ray watched Fletch (1986), we watched an epic 80s action/sci fi film Highlander (1986), we talk all about the MCU behind the scenes news this week and finally we pay our respects to a 90’s television icon, Matthew Perry, with a fitting Retro Earworm Theater 👏 👏 👏 👏

Geek Blurb Merch:

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Check out our Google Doc, highlighting every Pineapple rating from the Podcast so far:

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Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/52Uh6DTzcVxeMJ9DFeqMdv?si=w01lYAtDQ3K5W2PLFBCymg

Google Podcasts:

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https://youtube.com/@geekblurb

enNovember 06, 2023

390: Miles Hunter

Miles Hunter is a UX researcher, based out of Seattle but originally a Brit. Learning to woodwork. I enjoy restoring things, everything from old tools to video and photos.

LinkedIn:

TOOLS:

0:00 - Intro

0:53 - Evaporust rust remover: https://www.evapo-rust.com/evapo-rust-remover/

5:29 - Incogni - personal information removal service: https://incogni.com/

10:17 - Japanese 'paper clam' for clipping together papers more securely than a paperclip: https://geni.us/siEAg0

14:34 - Topaz Video AI - video enhancement tool for slow resolution video: https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai

22:35 - Miles Hunter’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aboutmiles

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XpUiFkeUGCY

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/miles-hunter-ux-researcher/

enNovember 03, 2023

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387: David Buxton

David Buxton is a tech founder based in London, UK. He loves making stuff, especially with software. He's also a qualified pilot and a pretty good cook.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmrbuxton/

Website: https://hrharriet.com

TOOLS:

0:45 - Workflowy: https://workflowy.com

12:54 - Tern GSD e-bicycle: https://www.ternbicycles.com/uk/bikes/472/gsd

19:47 - Langchain (LLM dev framework): https://python.langchain.com/docs/get_started/introduction.html

27:29 - Leuchtturm Line a Day journal: https://geni.us/v0B7C5k

35:43 - Harriet AI HR assistant: https://hrharriet.com

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dp4IcBImx-U

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/david-buxton-tech-founder/

enOctober 21, 2023

Episode 96

This week we remember Red Sox legend Tim Wakefield, another month means another Show and Tell, we breakdown the Ahsoka season finale and discuss how and when this show will continue, Kevin gives his reaction to the first 4 episodes of Amazon Prime’s The Boys spinoff Gen V, Halloween season is upon us which means the month of Horror movies begins and this week we review the movie X (2022), we review the return of the MCU’s God of Mischief in the season 2 premiere of Loki and finally as a follow up to last week we continue our discussion on the amazing Hulu documentary The Orange Years and we talk about the late 90s SNICK craze this time around…also we brought on a special guest and a friend of ours who was actually on Nickelodeon in the early 90s, Chris, to discuss his time filming a Nick News segment on the Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, NH in 1992

Geek Blurb Merch:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10TdIzckvCRbpEVHfyT0DbmTiwtdPLX5eNVMH9Nub8XA/edit

Check out our Google Doc, highlighting every Pineapple rating from the Podcast so far:

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Spotify:

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Google Podcasts:

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enOctober 10, 2023

Episode 93

This week we show off our swag with another edition of Show And Tell, Teach Ray Sports: The Aaron Rodgers edition, we talk Ahsoka episode 5 and Dave Filoni’s brilliance, we talk football movies: Any Given Sunday (1999), The Replacements (2000) and The Longest Yard (1974), Kevin reviews the new movies Becky and Talk To Me, we review the new comedy Strays and finally we review the biggest blockbuster of 2023, Barbie

Geek Blurb Merch:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10TdIzckvCRbpEVHfyT0DbmTiwtdPLX5eNVMH9Nub8XA/edit

Check out our Google Doc, highlighting every Pineapple rating from the Podcast so far:

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Spotify:

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Google Podcasts:

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enSeptember 18, 2023

380: Graham Briggs

Graham Briggs was born in northern England in the fishing town of Grimsby. For most of the last 2 decades he's lived in Japan, both in Tokyo and on the Pacific Coast. Most of his career has been in different engineering fields and currently works for a web marketplace company. Hobbies include motorcycling, snowboarding and photography.

Website: https://www.nanikore.net/

TOOLS:

0:00 - Intro

0:43 - Pinlock Motorcycle Visor: https://pinlock.com/

5:35 - Nelson Rigg motorbike cover: https://www.nelsonrigg.com/motorcycle-covers/defender-extreme-motorcycle-cover-detail

9:36 - Manfrotto Monopod: https://www.manfrotto.com/global/294-aluminum-monopod-4-sections-mm294a4/

14:05 - Kuriviger Online Map and Route Tool: https://kurviger.de/en

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HhqcRAHR6gE

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/graham-briggs-nanikore-net/

enAugust 25, 2023

379: Amber Dohrenwend

Amber Dohrenwend is an American artist based in Marquette, Michigan. She constructs post-consumer cardboard sculptures, costuming and installations. You can find Amber on Instagram @cardboardcollect.

Personal Website: www.amberdohrenwend.com

The Cardboard Collective: www.thecardboardcollective.com

TOOLS:

0:00 - Intro

1:44 - Bostitch B8 Heavy Duty Stapler: https://geni.us/IV5a9Uk

7:10 - Offset Metal snips: https://geni.us/dEv7fkR

12:54 - Nejisaurus: https://geni.us/IfL8P

15:07 - Awl: https://geni.us/1m43o

17:12 - Art Week 2023 sculpture: https://www.mqtcompass.com/blog/art-week-2023/art-week-2023-community-built-art-installation/

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/42NirmKMUXE

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/amber-dohrenwend-artist/

enAugust 18, 2023

Behind Closed Doors: The Ultimate Show & Tell Adventure!

Welcome to our channel, where we embark on an exciting Show & Tell adventure like never before! In this captivating video, we unveil our most prized possessions and fascinating finds, sharing heartfelt stories and sparking curiosity. From sentimental items with special meaning to unique artifacts, this showcase is packed with surprises. Join us as we connect with our audience through the art of storytelling and the joy of discovery.

Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this video with fellow enthusiasts who appreciate the magic of Show & Tell. Thanks for tuning in!

You can also listen to the podcast on your favorite platform and visit the Los Wise Guys website below!

loswiseguys.com

https://linktr.ee/loswiseguys

And be sure to follow the guys at:
Dan - @lwg_danrosado
Eslam - @lwg_eslam
Disco - @emperor.disco

#ShowAndTellAdventure #HiddenTreasuresUnveiled #FascinatingFinds
#StorytellingJoy #MeaningfulConnections

enAugust 10, 2023

meaningful connections

Episode 87

This week Rays got the inside scoop on Pod Meets World, this months Show and Tell, Ray tries Wild Bills Rocket Pop soda, we discuss season 4 of Dark Side Of The Ring, Kevin gives his reaction to the movie Joy Ride, we have a new segment discussing classic audible ear worms from our childhood called Retro Ear Worm Theater, we pay tribute to Paul Reubens/Pee Wee Herman and Angus Cloud from Euphoria, Fantastic Four rumors are everywhere, and finally the Loki season 2 trailer drops…”Just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!”

Geek Blurb Merch:

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enAugust 07, 2023

angus cloud

dark side of the ring

fantastic four

paul reubens

loki season 2

376: Ben Gold

Ben Gold is a product designer based in New York City who has a mild obsession with tools. He’s worked on at places like Tumblr, Google, and currently Microsoft. His newsletter is called The Consumerist, a weekly digest of products that you might find interesting or useful.

Newsletter: https://consumerist.substack.com/

TOOLS:

0:00 - Intro

0:52 - Swann Morton Retractaway Premium Scalpel: https://www.craftknives.co.uk/product/retractawaypremium

6:50 - Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen: https://geni.us/DA9va8G

14:31 - Woodpecker’s Paolini Pocket Rules: https://www.woodpeck.com/ppr-2019.html

18:48 - Knax 8 Wall Coat Stand: https://knaxshop.com/en/accessories/knax-wall-coat-stand

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k5wCUYaucvY

For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/ben-gold-product-designer/

enJuly 28, 2023