bookofjoe

'Paper Planes' by M.I.A. — 'Slumdog Millionaire' Track 4 — 'Everyone's a winner'

One of my favorite movies and soundtracks.

When I saw it without knowing anything about it, I was blown back into my seat by the opening sequence and stayed transported throughout.

Most Popular AI Tools

I've paid for ChatGPT and Perplexity and tried Copilot, Claude, and Gemini.

Long story short: I now pay $19.99/month for Perplexity Pro and plan to continue doing so for the immediate future.

Cheap at many times the price.

It's the easiest AI for this card-carrying TechnoDolt©®™ to use and gives me the most useful and fastest results.

More impressive: I can go running with my phone and have an informative conversation with Perplexity without touching the phone.

Amazing.

I like to ask questions about history and geography to learn stuff of interest.

Ultimate Walking Stick — Noli me tangere*

Perfect for the little old lady who's ready for an upgrade.

"Official forcible entry tool of the New York Fire Department."

Does that work for you?

I happened on this formidable piece of kit in Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools.

It was reviewed there as follows.

Halligan Bar

Wielded by fire and rescue workers everywhere, the Halligan Bar is the best door-smashing, get-me-the-heck-into/outta-here, zombie-fightin' tool in the world.

So far I've only used mine to do three things: hook one end over a bathroom stall to do pullups, carry it as a hobo's bindle stick, and impress people on my walk home from work. Nevertheless, I live in a 17-story apartment building.... Simply knowing I own one puts my mind at ease. Did you ever hear the story of the maintenance guy on 9/11 who hacked his way through a wall using a squeegee? With something as obscenely strong and useful as a Halligan Bar, he'd have been out in seconds.

I keep mine leaning against the wall in the corner, where it waits for the day when I need to smash into or out of something... or I hear screams of "He's trapped inside!" or "The Zombies are here!"

30-inch alloy steel (10 lbs.): $299.

*  Don't touch me