Episode 463: Begloved in Otherness
Dan has a really good scarecrow joke, and Merlin still can't figure out how many 12-year-olds Dan owns.
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Show Notes
DISCUSSED: thoughts on hand-washing and habit-building; Dan has a really good scarecrow joke; Merlin still can't figure out how many 12-year-olds Dan owns; Dan has a question about laptops and backpacks; the Tao of Backpacks; how to listen to a podcast; Dan has a question about iPhone cases; what we talk about when we talk about ad blocking; Merlin recommends a TED talk and a podcast about delight; Dan's new Picard podcast is going well; Dan has questions about OmniFocus; finally, Dan has questions about Los Angeles and, then, repeatedly ruins Merlin's very good endings.
Links for this episode:
- Ligatures in programming fonts | Butterick’s Practical Typography
- Tim Harford — Cautionary Tales
- Cautionary Tales — Overcast
- A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity | Tim Harford - YouTube
- The Show of Delights - This American Life
In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could imagine: a show made up entirely of stories about delight.
- Amazon.com: Pro Co Sound CDSS Short Stop Mute Box: Musical Instruments
- Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel | TED Talk
- Myriam Sidibe: The simple power of hand-washing | TED Talk
- DSPTCH Daypack Review - Matterful
- Daypack - Ballistic Nylon - DSPTCH
- Synapse 25 - Backpacks - Travel Bags – TOM BIHN
- Short Stop - Pro Co Sound
- How To Use Plaque Disclosing Tablets
- Talking Heads - Live in Rome 1980 [Full Concert] - YouTube
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