Back to Work

Fortunately, Merlin had thoroughly prepared for 62 minutes of lizards, Morgellons, animal powers, and Tom Cruise. e594-bears https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/NQ9f9_D-.jpeg

Sleep, practice, infrastructure, power, and OCD are themes. As per usual. e593-power https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/gu-haXo7.jpg

Dan has Covid, so Merlin agrees to carry him, and yet Dan improbably carries them both. <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/iI-alVZu.jpg" alt="Untitled"> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/1bDN_5ZO.jpg" alt="e592-bale-1987"> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/qjv17GMz.jpeg" alt="e592-bando"> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/d9KA0v4F.jpg" alt="e592-bowie">

There are a few odds and sods, but, yeah, it's mostly about adjudicating Peak Cruise. Runner-Up Titles Bespoke Slime Hole Gavin Assumed Nom De Repair Species-Ending Annoyance Mosquito Tasks One Set of Footprints The Thing You Do Before It Breaks Creating Conditions Old People Jam-Up Don't Give Me Notes The Boston Janitor Movie

Feeling bad about feeling bad is ultimately optional. 2022-09-13 Rhys Darby https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/2S54RNRq.jpg

From choosing a pencil to relocating your ladder, one big and complex part of Knowledge Work is deciding how to do what you do.

DISCUSSED: Your hosts talk about some of their favorite Mac apps available via Setapp (https://setapp.com/). TK e588 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/3yl4LC40.jpg

We've got a man on the boat.

DISCUSSED: A very moist man's lawyer learns how Dropbox works; Merlin introduces "The Bump"; Dan has a cool new calendar technology; and Merlin speed-rounds some odds and sods. <div style="max-width:100%;"><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:calc(56.25% + 52px);height: 0;"><iframe style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;" width="100%" height="100%" src="https://odesli.co/embed/?url=https%3A%2F%2Falbum.link%2Ftyranny-of-distance&theme=light" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" allow="clipboard-read; clipboard-write"></iframe></div></div>

Frankly, it was a bit of a fever dream, but your hosts discuss sportsball, collective singular nouns, Coleridge's trap street, LEGO, and a handful of Merlin's recent wins. Lego https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/nko9p8p_.jpg <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wrEPJh14mcU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Merlin has thoughts on survival, aging, and whether to bother trying to understand whatever <abbr title="Probably, like, 'Naturally Fragrant Toadstools' or whatever.">NFT</abbr>s are. Next up, the triumphant return of "Cool Thing I Learned This Week" brings updates on iOS dictation and a very Merlin video about organization. Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on. —Nick Fury, The Avengers (2012) (https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/b64360ee2192b33b7a41eaa423cc4b86)

Your hosts discuss dramaturgy, package managers, and monospaced fonts. Ladies?

DISCUSSED: Dan misses going to the movies; cool ways to save your bacon in Git; and Merlin is excited about a (new to him) app for personal tracking and quantization.

DISCUSSED: Merlin runs the table this week with: unseasonable heat; the joy of realizing when someone obviously loved (and probably had to fight for) the thing that they made; and finally, an extended meditation on a phone charger and the decisions that seek to bridge past and future.

A classic odds n' sods episode. Merlin needs help with a journaling via voice solution; your hosts look at password enhancements in the Apple betas; praise for Apple's SF fonts and SF symbols; a trippy video about paper sizes (and the universe); and, oh, those whacky Mormon sects.

Dan & Merlin are live from the show floor, sharing their thoughts on the WWDC 2022 keynote address.

On memory, security, and sleeping injuries.

Considering the value of finding something new to suck at. Runner-Up Titles Stop Trying to Meditate and Just Breathe I’m That Guy in My Own Head The Confidence of the New Idiot

It's a very special "Oops! All Automation Check-ins" episode. But, of course—as always—there's also a philosophical component.

DISCUSSED: Dan's new tenants flip him the bird, and Merlin has strong feelings about email. Runner-up titles: Glass Surfing I Don't Believe in a Lizard Binary A Game Stop and a Bathroom A Mother Son Relationship That Is Weird The Allergies of Childhood Medium-Sized Important Breakthrough The Cultural Installation of Fear

Your hosts are finally back in action with vital updates on #productivity and #creativity. Also, ginger ale and egg substitutes.

DISCUSSED: Updates on new Plex functionality; praise for Severance; plus some updates on Merlin's new setup—and pursuing the life that you'd like to have. Runner-Up Titles: Shoulders Come in Pairs Meaty and Sad Sucked Up Into My Body Cavity Really Hurts Your Roller Skating Muscle It's a Nice Box I Saved Some Nice Boxes

DISCUSSED: Big news from Plex; Merlin has an expansive new computer project; and Dan continues to make his way at a new gig using his trusty calendar.

DISCUSSED: Dan is doing new things that require a new approach to his calendar. Merlin proposes some appropriate Calendar Kyber Crystals.

DISCUSSED: Dan is back from reporting on the show floor; recommendations for some Back to Work-adjacent podcast episodes; incidental thoughts and advice on presentations as performance; everybody wants a better email app; and Dan shares his thoughts on The Batman; Runner-Up Titles Two Bags of Dongles Just a Butt in a Chair Dirty Little Secret About Daddy A Face in the Brady Bunch Grid The Washington Fulfillment Society

DISCUSSED: Dan and Merlin talk about Apple's latest event and consider what the future looks like from Cupertino.

Links:uBlacklist for Safari on the App Store — "Blocks sites you specify from appearing in search engine results"uBlacklist for Safari | Search Engine filter for SafariWhy Are There So Many Bad Bosses? - Freakonomics — "When these firms select people to be managers based on their current job performance, they are actively making themselves worse off. In other words: the Peter Principle is as real as Laurence Peter said it was. And, I’m editorializing here, it would also seem to be incredibly stupid."495. Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? — Freakonomics Radio — OvercastRobert Sharl on Twitter: "⁦@hotdogsladies⁩ This is the business. OHTO Super Promecha Pencil PM-1500P | Cult Pens https://t.co/Inzfsujt55" / TwitterAmazonSmile : OHTO Super Promecha Drafting Pencil, 0.5mm (PM-1505P) : Mechanical Pencils : Office ProductsTweaks for TwitterAmazon.com : Staedtler Mars 780 Technical Mechanical Pencil, 2mm. 780BK : Steatdler Mechanical Pencil : Office ProductsAmazon.com : Staedtler Mars Carbon Lead, 12 x 2mm, HB (200-HB) : Staedtler Mars Lead Refill Hb : Office ProductsAmazon.com : Staedtler 502 BK A6 Mars Rotary Action Lead Pointer and Tub for 2mm Leads, 502BKA6,Blue : Pencil Sharpeners : Office ProductsPeter principle - Wikipedia — "…employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not necessarily translate to another"Casting the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - The First Class - YouTubeWells for Boys - SNL - YouTube — Introducing Wells for Boys, part of Fisher-Price's new Sensitive Boy line.Logo Programming Language — The Logo Programming Language, a dialect of Lisp, was designed as a tool for learning. Its features - interactivity, modularity, extensibility, flexibility of data types - follow from this goal.Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support

DISCUSSED: the Russians are coming; Dan has thoughts on Marvel TV shows, and Merlin has thoughts on Hawkeye specifically; Merlin bravely and boldly recommends watching a film that's often considered the greatest ever made; in Follow-Up, Dan has an update on Taskpaper as well as wanting advice on how to fire Photoshop; Merlin seems weirdly excited about his new pencil; yet more praise is heaped on Rogue Amoeba; and, finally, in an unexpected twist, both your hosts realize they did the same thing last week. <figure> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/0ISlERcV.jpeg" alt="Bando"> <figcaption>Bando (After Pixelmator)</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/lJEbRj6Q.jpeg" alt="Baby"> <figcaption>Fresh Baby (Before Pixelmator)</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/xO9QG4GJ.jpeg" alt="Baby"> <figcaption>Fresh Baby (After Pixelmator)</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/KwQHt23c.jpeg" alt="Lemongrab"> <figcaption>Lemongrab (with Pixelmator ML Super Resolution)</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/KewfX2nX.jpeg" alt="Octagonal Brass"> <figcaption>Octagonal Brass</figcaption> </figure>

DISCUSSED: your hosts can't complain (but, sometimes, they still do); a provisional craving for secular pre-cana; what are your canonical family holidays?; Dan has to sign something; a quick clarification on eels; Dan has some camera struggles, but Merlin offers advice that's costly and not actually all that useful; as Merlin re-approaches his World of Text, he is obviously getting even more gaybones for VS Code; and, finally, Merlin begins sketching his new project about energy, fuel, and courageous non-vacations. Runner-Up Titles A Defensive Fist My Uneasy Gait Your Backdoor Camera A Brace of Nips If I’m to Be Your Gamera

DISCUSSED: boiling ATX water and the long-term return of the Bang-Bang Machine; thought-provoking insight on youth, hustle, and work-life balance from Slate Political Gabfest; and Dan tries his hand at TaskPaper. <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/7192517?h=06b4fd1c5e&color=ffffff" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/7192517">Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now)</a></p>

DISCUSSED: 🐇🐇; Dan shares follow-up on surviving his Covid week; a listener emails the show with a fascinating offer; your hosts discuss childhood mail; in Breaking News, the actor, M. Emmet Walsh is still alive; it's fun to say "Jackery"; praise for Maira Kalman; some initial thoughts on Apple's Universal Control; and finally, advice on the wisdom of running betas. Emmet Walsh https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/316b04e9-2b1f-4ccb-98f1-28fe023874a8/VvOWGzkx.jpg Runner-Up Titles The Elephants of Style A Birthday Party for Monkeys Poor Professor Lumens

An epic journey that begins with Dan's viral week and ends with a misunderstanding about the first Chicago album.

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Memories of Super Dave; <strong>KEY</strong>note by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer">LockPickingLawyer</a>; Dan gets conspiracy theory-curious; the tapestry of entertainment by cults; Dan helps Merlin understand Git; and Merlin gets a new hub.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer" class="link" target="_blank">LockPickingLawyer - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0GXWQDk0Q" class="link" target="_blank">Keynote - LockPickingLawyer - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYbjSVgVcloHDwwEAAAJO:type:feature" class="link" target="_blank">The Super Bob Einstein Movie (HBO)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640882/reference" class="link" target="_blank">"Curb Your Enthusiasm" Palestinian Chicken (TV Episode 2011) - Reference View - IMDb</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbIKrMo-QH4" class="link" target="_blank">Superdave Osborne on Letterman, 1990 - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbUc5nsAPTo" class="link" target="_blank">Super Dave - King Of The Road - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq2_xcTdhI8" class="link" target="_blank">Entertainment Made By Cults - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7aDN3oujXI&t=756s" class="link" target="_blank">So... YOU can't hear auto tune? No problem, NOW YOU CAN SEE IT!!! - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxX2u8iggYI&t=1s" class="link" target="_blank">Fixing Led Zeppelin with Autotune - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5gQ_rruDmc" class="link" target="_blank">That Mitchell and Webb Look - "Corner Shop" - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.11ty.dev/" class="link" target="_blank">Eleventy, a simpler static site generator.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqwX-V7Uu6ZF9C0YMKuns9sLDzK6zoiV" class="link" target="_blank">Git and GitHub for Poets - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://ljvmiranda921.github.io/notebook/2021/06/05/avengers-git/" class="link" target="_blank">What can Avengers: Endgame teach us about Git?</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ESOQoBa-HY" class="link" target="_blank">Chemtrails,SA Geoengineering,Morgellons. The Dark Agenda of Synthetic Biology.Full Power point - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Taskapalooza begins.</p> <p>Rock me, Joseph Alberto Santiago.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhO_jnKl4pk" class="link" target="_blank">Kiss - "Love Gun" - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://munglobal.com.au/resources/knowledge-base/pathogens/why-70-isopropyl-alcohol-is-a-better-disinfectant-than-99-isopropyl-alcohol/" class="link" target="_blank">Why 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Is a Better Disinfectant Than 99% Isopropyl Alcohol - Mun Global</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://calmcalendar.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Calm Calendar</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.taskpaper.com/" class="link" target="_blank">TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuHeAs0rw5M" class="link" target="_blank">Pixies - "Wave of Mutilation" - YouTube</a><br />Dan does not like the guitar bends on this song. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJncHEZ3URs" class="link" target="_blank">Pixies - "Gigantic" (Live, 1988) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNAJFNd8Lk" class="link" target="_blank">Meat Puppets - "Up on the Sun" - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRT3V-q_gBI" class="link" target="_blank">Wings - "Listen to What the Man Said" - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Wrapping up the year with thoughts on unearned Covid optimism, defining "normal," Roomba training, Microsoft Visual Studio, plus a new (and decidedly more positive) reframing for New Year's resolutions.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/thesunnypodcast" class="link" target="_blank">@thesunnypodcast | Linktree</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-always-sunny-podcast/id1594627983" class="link" target="_blank">The Always Sunny Podcast on Apple Podcasts</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+1KSMQFmj4" class="link" target="_blank">The Gang Goes Jihad — The Always Sunny Podcast — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFIQIpC5_wY" class="link" target="_blank">This Is How Michael Caine Speaks - The Trip - BBC Two - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGRVw8Fc4HM" class="link" target="_blank">Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon in The Trip - James Bond & Liam Neeson - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score&qid=1640713178&s=books&sprefix=body+keeps+the%2Cstripbooks%2C217&sr=1-1" class="link" target="_blank">The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: van der Kolk M.D., Bessel: 9780143127741: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://vscodium.com/" class="link" target="_blank">VSCodium - Open Source Binaries of VSCode</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313183/the-body-keeps-the-score-by-bessel-van-der-kolk-md/" class="link" target="_blank">The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.: 9780143127741 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI2lTwY0Jx8" class="link" target="_blank">The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs6G9tisVdU" class="link" target="_blank">The Kinks - Better Things (Audio) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/29814" class="link" target="_blank">Smart Maps and Map Editing</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/17743" class="link" target="_blank">Getting Started with Imprint™ Smart Maps</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/17744" class="link" target="_blank">Adding New Areas/Rooms To My Map (My Map Doesn’t Look Like My Cleaning Area)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB3eSud1_Cs&t=436s" class="link" target="_blank">Random impressions - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/371" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #371: Avocado People</a><br />Also, your hosts finally (finally!) address a listener's excellent and very difficult question about her millennial employee's use of social media. Lot of levels! </li><li><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/372" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #372: Hole That Rabbit</a><br />In extensive follow-up, your hosts talk about the listener who was having trouble with addressing employees and social media use. This goes lots of interesting places. </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/robbiereviews/status/1471537346604683278" class="link" target="_blank">(1) Robbie Collin on Twitter: "Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Michael Winterbottom have literally done this four times" / Twitter</a><br />Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Michael Winterbottom have literally done this four times </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSf4NRE3OcI" class="link" target="_blank">Alan Partridge - Sports reporter, 1994. Part 1 of 2. - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsDtnTvgDB0" class="link" target="_blank">Sold out every day! The hamburger that won the 1st place in the US Best Burger Awards 3 times!</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/duktig-play-kitchen-birch-60319972/" class="link" target="_blank">DUKTIG Play kitchen, birch, 28 3/8x15 3/4x42 7/8" - IKEA</a><br /></li></ul&gt

<p>Talking Spider-Man and phones for kids.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Magneto" class="link" target="_blank">Magneto | Marvel Database | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://intothespiderverse.fandom.com/wiki/Dimensions" class="link" target="_blank">Dimensions | Into the Spider-Verse Wiki | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdQyHhSRg1o" class="link" target="_blank">Griffin Explains Electro's Origins in Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Blank Check with Griffin and David - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin's Wisdom Project (Draft)</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Merlin's Best of 2021™ kicks off with the return of "Cool Things I Learned This Week."</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2021/12/11/ep-331" class="link" target="_blank">The Talk Show #331 – “John Was the Problem,” with Merlin Mann</a><br />Merlin Mann returns to the show to discuss two brief topics (with a few asides): my dream of opening a steakhouse, and Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary Get Back. </li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+B7NCOchB0" class="link" target="_blank">Overcast - ‘John Was the Problem’, With Merlin Mann — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/series/the-beatles-get-back/7DcWEeWVqrkE" class="link" target="_blank">Watch The Beatles: Get Back | Disney+</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/ttscoff/KeyBindings" class="link" target="_blank">ttscoff/KeyBindings: DefaultKeybindings.dict for Mac OS X</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/well/mind/five-minute-coronavirus-stress-resets.html" class="link" target="_blank">Five-Minute Coronavirus Stress Resets - The New York Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar/releases/tag/v1.4.0" class="link" target="_blank">Release v1.4.0 · swiftbar/SwiftBar</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.mindfulnessmuse.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy/how-to-calm-down-from-extreme-emotions-in-30-seconds" class="link" target="_blank">How to Calm Down from Extreme Emotions in 30 Seconds - Mindfulness Muse</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768097/" class="link" target="_blank">The Mammalian Diving Response: An Enigmatic Reflex to Preserve Life?</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/372" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #372: Hole That Rabbit</a><br />In extensive follow-up, your hosts talk about the listener who was having trouble with addressing employees and social media use. This goes lots of interesting places. </li><li><a href="http://5by5.tv/b2w/371" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #371: Avocado People</a><br />Also, your hosts finally (finally!) address a listener's excellent and very difficult question about her millennial employee's use of social media. Lot of levels! </li><li><a href="https://www.soniccloud.com/" class="link" target="_blank">SonicCloud Personalized Sound - Home</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://mimi.health/hearing-test-apps" class="link" target="_blank">Hearing Test Apps — Mimi Health</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/06/ios-15-brings-powerful-new-features-to-stay-connected-focus-explore-and-more/" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 15 brings powerful new features to stay connected, focus, explore, and more - Apple</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://eagle.cool/" class="link" target="_blank">Eagle - Organize all your reference images in one place</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin's Wisdom Project</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.mimi.io/en/blog/mimi-apple-health" class="link" target="_blank">Mimi Hearing Technologies | Mimi Hearing Test now integrated into Apple Health</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.apple.com/accessibility/hearing/" class="link" target="_blank">Accessibility - Hearing - Apple</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher-order_volition" class="link" target="_blank">Higher-order volition - Wikipedia</a><br />Higher-order volitions (or higher-order desire), as opposed to action-determining volitions, are volitions about volitions. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-emotion" class="link" target="_blank">Meta-emotion - Wikipedia</a><br />Meta-emotion is "an organized and structured set of emotions and cognitions about the emotions, both one's own emotions and the emotions of others". </li><li><a href="https://sturdrinks.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Stur Drinks</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q4txN1ut20" class="link" target="_blank">Mr. Show The New Ku Klux Klan - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz1sBi0-130" class="link" target="_blank">dead kennedys - nazi punks

<p>A classic odds and sods episode covering: Rush lyrics; personal pronoun tips; Fitness+ meditation; more melees with various voice assistant ecosystems; a big shout-out to the iconic Listener Rachel A.; and Merlin's newfound love of Keyboard Maestro.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">The Wisdom Project (Draft)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/" class="link" target="_blank">Keyboard Maestro 10.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/link/2021/11/wearing-an-apple-watch-in-glencoe-david-smith-independent-ios-developer/" class="link" target="_blank">David Smith extends his Apple Watch battery – Six Colors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.david-smith.org/blog/2021/11/22/glencoe/" class="link" target="_blank">Wearing an Apple Watch in Glencoe - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://fitness.apple.com/us/workout/meditation-with-joanna/1585113255" class="link" target="_blank">20-Minute Calm Meditation with JoAnna - Apple Fitness+</a><br />Just put the bag down. </li><li><a href="https://themarkup.org/privacy/2021/12/06/the-popular-family-safety-app-life360-is-selling-precise-location-data-on-its-tens-of-millions-of-user" class="link" target="_blank">The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users – The Markup</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ntmk22m9roabqzj/MM%20Macro%20Group%20Macros.kmmacros?dl=0" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin's Keyboard Maestro Macros</a><br />Key commands to add Notes and Reminders in Safari. </li><li><a href="https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/#toc-0" class="link" target="_blank">Naming and organizing your Movie files | Plex Support</a><br />If using the (non-“legacy”) Plex Movie agent available in Plex Media Server v1.20.1 and newer, you can also include the IMDb or TheMovieDB ID number in curly braces to help match the movie. It must follow the form {[source]-[id]}. </li></ul>

<p>The Boys are back, and they're not sure how big this thing gets.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/JCS-Solutions-Celery-Man/dp/B075PL349R" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Celery Man : Alexa Skills</a><br />Good morning, Paul. What will your first sequence of the day be? Alexa, load up Celery Man! </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dad stuff; flying too close to the smart home sun; appreciating the magic of Wes Anderson; the virtues of UPS battery backup; and, finally, Merlin starts tentatively sketching a unified field theory for rethinking how we think about and use space.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Dru89/status/1459351210746519554" class="link" target="_blank">Drew on Twitter: "@hotdogsladies I had the same problems with Google Docs rich copy/paste. Turned out to be TrackerZapper. Might be worth toggling that to see if that fixes it." / Twitter</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba3c9KEuQ4A" class="link" target="_blank">Why Do Wes Anderson Movies Look Like That? - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kuKRqzCHiA" class="link" target="_blank">Futura & Wes Anderson: a love story - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-npBhhBBs04" class="link" target="_blank">How Wes Anderson moved beyond Futura - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ4b0yM6MKE" class="link" target="_blank">The Needle Drop — What Fuels the Best Movie Soundtracks? - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q45m7RYy7-4" class="link" target="_blank">The Wes Anderson Style Explained — The Complete Director's Guide to Wes Anderson's Aesthetic - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdt0oam6O1o" class="link" target="_blank">Wes Anderson Explains How to Write & Direct Movies | The Director's Chair - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqfRmceGwUs" class="link" target="_blank">You Know It's Wes Anderson IF... - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOhDo2ZoOig" class="link" target="_blank">Wes Anderson: American Express "My Life, My Card" in HD - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500AVRLCD-Intelligent-Outlets-Mini-Tower/dp/B000FBK3QK?th=1" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: CyberPower CP1500AVRLCD Intelligent LCD UPS System, 1500VA/900W, 12 Outlets, AVR, Mini-Tower : Electronics</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP425SLG-Standby-Outlets-Compact/dp/B0030SL08A?th=1" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: CyberPower CP425SLG Standby UPS System, 425VA/255W, 8 Outlets, Compact</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/16/australia/megaspider-australia-venom-intl-hnk/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">'Megaspider' is biggest of its kind we've ever seen, Australian reptile park says - CNN</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX7a2p5_JsM" class="link" target="_blank">Did Olivia Rodrigo steal from Paramore? (analysis) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWq7a8Tin8g" class="link" target="_blank">The Velvet Underground — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.johnlikens.com/project/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/" class="link" target="_blank">What We Do In The Shadows</a><br />From the very talented designer's portfolio site. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dUAs40ymag" class="link" target="_blank">Tank Chats #68 T-34 | The Tank Museum - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRtj_TSOHjw" class="link" target="_blank">Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: T-34-85, Episode 1 - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">The Wisdom Project (Draft)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Its-All-Too-Much-Living/dp/0743292650" class="link" target="_blank">It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff: Walsh, Peter: 8601419123933: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEs3qXQvg6M" class="link" target="_blank">Beef with Broccoli | Kenji's Cooking Show - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/chinese-american-beef-and-broccoli-with-oyster-sauce-recipe" class="link" target="_blank">Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: please stop changing the clocks; our kids are not us; the people of England have spoiled or corrupted several very good words; The Ellis Island Bit; surnames mean things; getting pelted with rocks and garbage; a Michael Penn playlist for 1 to 3.5 of you jackals; some <em>Mad Max</em> talk; it's always two things with <a href="https://kk.org/thetechnium/class-1-class-2-problems/">Kevin Kelly</a>; and, finally, some Marvel talk.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54kwjWxYPBS67fWbTajRPa?si=e39d16da71c8400b&nd=1" class="link" target="_blank">Spotify – "In a Nutshell" - A Gentle Introduction to Michael Penn</a><br />Getting started with one the great, under-appreciated pop geniuses of my generation. </li><li><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/in-a-nutshell-a-gentle-introduction-to-michael-penn/pl.u-zDldXsEEzLK" class="link" target="_blank">Apple Music – "In a Nutshell" - A Gentle Introduction to Michael Penn</a><br />Getting started with one the great, under-appreciated pop geniuses of my generation. </li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin's Wisdom Project (Draft)</a><br />Or: “Everybody likes being given a glass of water.” </li><li><a href="https://jacobian.org/2021/oct/20/simple-pm-tricks/" class="link" target="_blank">Simple Product Management Tricks - Jacob Kaplan-Moss</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://kk.org/thetechnium/class-1-class-2-problems/" class="link" target="_blank">The Technium: Class 1 / Class 2 Problems</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://appletoolbox.com/homekit-troubleshooting-when-your-philips-hue-lights-dont-work/" class="link" target="_blank">HomeKit Troubleshooting: When Your Philips Hue Lights Don't Work - AppleToolBox</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMBBJ6uY4fY" class="link" target="_blank">New Catch Phrases Collection on Letterman, 1984-91 - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>This is what happens when Merlin stays up til 2 a.m. watching a movie and then has to record a podcast at 9 a.m.</p> <p>Because, your day is a <em>continuum</em>.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2021/10/31/yanss-218-how-anxiety-hides-in-our-unhealthy-habits-why-you-cant-think-your-way-out-of-it-and-science-says-you-should-do-instead/" class="link" target="_blank">YANSS 218 – How anxiety hides in our unhealthy habits, why you can’t think your way out of it, and science says you should do instead – You Are Not So Smart</a><br />Dr. Brewer teaches us map our brains to discover our triggers, defuse them with the simple but powerful practice of curiosity, and to train our brains using mindfulness and other practices that his lab has proven can work. </li><li><a href="https://5by5.tv/b2w/531" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | Back to Work #531: Where Grog Got Eaten</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbp_EeBk-As" class="link" target="_blank">Psychiatrist Breaks Down Mental Health Scenes From Movies & TV | GQ - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF9_RlW9frE" class="link" target="_blank">AMERICAN PSYCHO: How a box office failure became the most important film of a generation - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWLKwrmYd6A&t=1300s" class="link" target="_blank">Making of Aliens 1986 documentary (2003) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V--gH9ayR-o" class="link" target="_blank">Superior firepower "Making of Aliens" (2003) [eng] - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Next-Door-Joey-Spiotto/dp/1785650262" class="link" target="_blank">Alien Next Door: Spiotto, Joey: 9781785650260: Amazon.com: Books</a><br />See a new, caring side to the legendary science fiction monster as he tends to Jonesy the cat, endeavours to keep his house cleaner than the Nostromo, and searches for his place on a cold, new, alien world: Earth. </li><li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/WomenInRefrigerators" class="link" target="_blank">Women in Refrigerators (Website) - TV Tropes</a><br />Women in Refrigerators is a site by comic book writer Gail Simone, created in March 1999, to list super-heroines who have been "either de-powered, raped, or cut up and stuck in the refrigerator" in an effort to illustrate that female superheroes are disproportionately likely to be brutalized in comic books, usually to further the character arc of male super heroes. </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/James-Camerons-Science-Fiction-Season/dp/B07C7JHK2Q" class="link" target="_blank">Watch James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Season 1 | Prime Video</a><br />Award-winning writer, director and producer James Cameron explores science fiction’s roots. </li><li><a href="https://itsalwayssunny.fandom.com/wiki/Mac_%26_Dennis_Move_to_the_Suburbs" class="link" target="_blank">Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Wiki | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEwcksglTw" class="link" target="_blank">The Burgundy Loaf - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Dan has all the waiters singing at him, and Merlin tries to buy the non-existent SIMS 4 for the Mac.</p> <p>Main topic is considering how best to set up a device that provides structure and motivation without all that beeping, beeping, beeping.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/on-the-internet-were-always-famous" class="link" target="_blank">On the Internet, We’re Always Famous | The New Yorker</a><br />What happens when the experience of celebrity becomes universal? </li><li><a href="https://adjacentpossible.substack.com/p/jane-jacobs-versus-the-kardashians" class="link" target="_blank">Jane Jacobs Versus The Kardashians - by Steven Johnson - Adjacent Possible</a><br />Is talking to strangers on the Internet making us crazy? </li><li><a href="https://annehelen.substack.com/p/whats-that-feeling-oh-its-fall-regression" class="link" target="_blank">What's That Feeling? Oh, It's Fall Regression - by Anne Helen Petersen - Culture Study</a><br />Instead of masking that brokenness, lean into it. Give the wound some oxygen. Be vulnerable and needy with one another. Go ahead and consider or even make big life decisions. You’re not acting emotionally </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/movies/the-french-dispatch-wes-anderson.html" class="link" target="_blank">Why Do Actors Keep Working With Wes Anderson? - The New York Times</a><br />“I often employ people with their own pets in the background.” </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jdickerson/status/1451153624634122244?s=20" class="link" target="_blank">John Dickerson - EB White quote</a><br />"It's quite possible that the Presidency of the United States has become an impossible job for one man, and what we need two men-an Acting President, to answer questions, make decisions, attend meetings, and listen to reports and gossip, and a Passive President, who merely watches, reflects on it, and finally, if a thought occurs to him, gives the country the benefit of it." </li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/macos-12-monterey-the-ars-technica-review/" class="link" target="_blank">macOS 12 Monterey: The Ars Technica review | Ars Technica</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_MT-40" class="link" target="_blank">Casio MT-40 - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://shirtpocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" class="link" target="_blank">SuperDuper!</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://brew.sh/" class="link" target="_blank">The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) — Homebrew</a><br />The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) </li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/22kj5v6vf5xexxm/14%20Sick%20Of%20You.m4a?dl=0" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin Mann - "Sick of You" (1992)</a><br />(Drums by Casio MT-40) </li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin's Wisdom (Draft)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rocCQr1jno" class="link" target="_blank">Yesterworld: The History & Downfall of McDonaldland and the Disney-McDonalds Happy Meal - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyoWmkhRyp8" class="link" target="_blank">Sir Ian McKellen, On Acting - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZZDZWLS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile : Kassa Clear Dry Erase Board Sticker - 17.3" x 78” (6.5 Feet) - 3 Dry-Erase Markers Included - Transparent Adhesive White Board Film for Refrigerator, Desk, Office - Glass Dry Erase Board Alternative : Office Products</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Your hosts talk about music, Apple Watch, and getting out of your kid's way. Also: life and MacBooks Pro.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hox7UOaQffI" class="link" target="_blank">Michael Penn - Try - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://genius.com/Michael-penn-try-lyrics" class="link" target="_blank">Michael Penn – Try Lyrics | Genius Lyrics</a><br />I would choose to accuse you </br> Strike the fire </br> Issue a decree </br> Ask you why </br> Watch you take the fifth as I </br> Give you the third degree </li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5094676/reference" class="link" target="_blank">Michael Penn: Try (Video 1997) - Reference View - IMDb</a><br />Music video for Michael Penn's 'Try', shot by Paul Thomas Anderson and other cast and crew from 'Boogie Nights' in a single take in the longest hall-way in North America. </li><li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2021/10/exile-from-dongletown/" class="link" target="_blank">Exile from Dongletown – Six Colors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/radar" class="link" target="_blank">Under the Radar - Relay FM</a><br />From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's never longer than 30 minutes. </li><li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ismh/2022-apple-hardware-calendar?ref=user_menu" class="link" target="_blank">2022 Apple Hardware Calendar by Stephen Hackett — Kickstarter</a><br />A custom wall calendar for Apple nerds, featuring important dates concerning the company's various hardware products. </li><li><a href="https://gist.github.com/merlinmann/09af1df28d76ba028b0999f66945fd61" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin's Wisdom (Draft)</a><br />An admittedly ambitious project to document as much of the best life stuff I've figured out in one place. A work in progress. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-woNlmVcdjc" class="link" target="_blank">Children of Men: Don't Ignore The Background - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXhz47Uzi2s" class="link" target="_blank">Children of Men 2006 Long Take - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMM8XrZe1R8" class="link" target="_blank">Children of Men 2006 Long Take 2 - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjFHqohaHYU" class="link" target="_blank">Children of Men 2006 Long Take 3 - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_Use" class="link" target="_blank">Everyday Use - Wikipedia</a><br />The story follows the difference between Mrs. Johnson and her shy younger daughter Maggie, who both still adhere to traditional black culture in the rural South, and her educated, successful daughter Dee, or "Wangero" as she prefers to be called, who takes a different route to reclaiming her cultural identity. </li><li><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/1973/04/everyday-use/" class="link" target="_blank">[Fiction] Everyday Use, By Alice Walker | Harper's Magazine</a><br />“Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts!” she said. “She’d probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.” </li><li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20040303-00/?p=40423" class="link" target="_blank">Blow the dust out of the connector - The Old New Thing</a><br />“Okay, sometimes the connection gets a little dusty and the connection gets weak. Could you unplug the connector, blow into it to get the dust out, then plug it back in?” </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OgZqOafUrc" class="link" target="_blank">Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me (HQ) Official music video - YouTube</a><br />"I've got a pistol for action." </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8SCm7kNhOk" class="link" target="_blank">'Crazy Train' from "Thirty Years After The Blizzard" DVD - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dan and his son are up to Daniel Craig in their Bond journey, and this leads to an exploration of how our feelings about movies and their characters can change over time; considering the media you're scared to rewatch since it's probably not as good as you remember; your hosts dive further into browser extensions and why they're so critical to filtering your world.</p> <hr /> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0EG84b5.gif"></p> <p><figure> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/XdLq3vu.jpg" alt="The Leftovers" title="The Leftovers" width="100%" height="*"> <figcaption><em>The Leftovers</em></figcaption> </figure></p> <p><figure> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/mIM285v.jpg" alt="Neil Breen" title="Neil Breen" width="100%" height="*"> <figcaption>Neil Breen</figcaption> </figure></p> <p><figure> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/xdd0RRn.jpg" alt="License to Clown" title="License to Clown" width="100%" height="*"> <figcaption>License to Clown</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/" class="link" target="_blank">StopTheMadness</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/test.html" class="link" target="_blank">StopTheMadness Test</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://underpassapp.com/tweaks/" class="link" target="_blank">Tweaks for Twitter</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://underpassapp.com/StopTheScript/" class="link" target="_blank">StopTheScript</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/lapcatsoftware" class="link" target="_blank">Jeff Johnson (@lapcatsoftware) / Twitter</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://rknight.me/apps/tracker-zapper/" class="link" target="_blank">TrackerZapper for Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://support.iconfactory.com/kb/twitterrific/muffling-and-muting-tweets-in-twitterrific-ios-and-macos" class="link" target="_blank">Muffling and Muting Tweets in Twitterrific (iOS and macOS) / Twitterrific / Knowledge Base - The Iconfactory Support</a><br />Muffling does not remove filtered tweets from your timeline entirely, but instead minimizes them, out of the way of your reading experience. </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/chockenberry/status/1162440345830846464" class="link" target="_blank">Fixerrific</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://12ft.io/" class="link" target="_blank">12ft Ladder</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoMqvniiEkk" class="link" target="_blank">Kenzo World - YouTube</a><br />Margaret Qualley is amazing. </li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039" class="link" target="_blank">The Facebook Files - WSJ</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://vivaldi.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Vivaldi Browser | Now with built-in Translate, Mail, and Calendar</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Exploring rural voices; the things that kids (and we) have had stolen away over the past couple years; what movie would get your butt back into a cinema seat?; an opinionated dive into Safari's new approach to tabs (and why it feels so concerning); and, finally, Merlin shares a bunch of Safari extensions that do new stuff—or do old stuff in a cool or interesting way.</p> <hr /> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tyQWbSF.jpeg" width="500" height="*" alt="Howard gets a little ride. Way of the future." title="Way of the future." /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ox7fAAk.jpeg" width="500" height="*" alt="First!" title="First!" /></p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/DkZEo68.jpg" width="500" height="*" alt="Three Dark-Haired Brunettes." title="Three Dark-Haired Brunettes." /></p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2021/09/safari-keyword-search-hits-2-0-comes-to-ios/" class="link" target="_blank">Safari Keyword Search hits 2.0, comes to iOS – Six Colors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/member/2021/09/using-safari-at-night-gets-easier-with-noir/" class="link" target="_blank">Using Safari at night gets easier with Noir – Six Colors</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://safarikeywordsearch.aurlien.net/" class="link" target="_blank">Safari Keyword Search</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/horimislime/safari-markdown-linker" class="link" target="_blank">GitHub - horimislime/safari-markdown-linker: A handy Safari extension that helps user copying URL as markdown format</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://getnoir.app/" class="link" target="_blank">Noir – Dark Mode for Safari</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.super-agent.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Super Agent - Automatic Cookie Consent</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/" class="link" target="_blank">Downie - YouTube Video Downloader for macOS - Charlie Monroe Software</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/johnspurlock/app-privacy-report-viewer" class="link" target="_blank">GitHub - johnspurlock/app-privacy-report-viewer: Local viewer for App Privacy Reports in iOS 15</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LD1XSE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">Time Magazine December 13 1976 Howard Hughes Exclusive: His Secret Life: Time Magazine, Pink Room Pp: AmazonSmile: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2021/10/the_tragedy_of_safari_15_quote_unquote_tabs" class="link" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: The Tragedy of Safari 15 for Mac’s ‘Tabs’</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://yt1s.com/en25" class="link" target="_blank">Youtube Downloader - Online Youtube Video Downloader | YT1s.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://htmlcolorcodes.com/" class="link" target="_blank">HTML Color Codes</a><br />Get HTML color codes, Hex color codes, RGB and HSL values with our color picker, color chart and HTML color names. </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/agiletortoise/status/1445143299820605442" class="link" target="_blank">Greg Pierce on those weird Safari tabs</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://cs.calvin.edu/static/documents/christian/ecosessay.html" class="link" target="_blank">"Mac is Catholic, DOS is Protestant" by Umberto Eco</a><br /> I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant. </li><li><a href="https://www.obdev.at/resources/launchbar/help/SearchTemplates.html" class="link" target="_blank">Search Templates</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/" class="link" target="_blank">Solarized</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin considers a black market medical purchase; the anatomical anomalies of the problematic sleeper are considered; some favorite YouTube finds are discussed; and, finally, your hosts begin scratching the surface of iOS 15's many clever and life-enhancing new features.</p> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/u0EHiDw.jpeg" width="500" height="*" /></p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2021/09/safari-keyword-search-hits-2-0-comes-to-ios/" class="link" target="_blank">Safari Keyword Search hits 2.0, comes to iOS – Six Colors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/member/2021/09/using-safari-at-night-gets-easier-with-noir/" class="link" target="_blank">Using Safari at night gets easier with Noir – Six Colors</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://safarikeywordsearch.aurlien.net/" class="link" target="_blank">Safari Keyword Search</a><br />Safari Keyword Search is a simple extension for Safari on macOS amd iOS that enables keyword searching from the address bar. This is a simple but powerful feature that gives you access to several search engines using simple keywords. For example, you can search Wikipedia for information on monkeys by typing w monkeys in the address bar. </li><li><a href="https://github.com/horimislime/safari-markdown-linker" class="link" target="_blank">horimislime/safari-markdown-linker: A handy Safari extension that helps user copying URL as markdown format</a><br />Markdown Linker is a Safari App Extension that helps user copying website's URL as markdown format. </li><li><a href="https://getnoir.app/" class="link" target="_blank">Noir – Dark Mode for Safari</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.super-agent.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Super Agent - Automatic Cookie Consent</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/" class="link" target="_blank">Downie - YouTube Video Downloader for macOS - Charlie Monroe Software</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/johnspurlock/app-privacy-report-viewer" class="link" target="_blank">johnspurlock/app-privacy-report-viewer: Local viewer for App Privacy Reports in iOS 15</a><br />Local viewer for App Privacy Reports in iOS 15 </li><li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/353362/ios-15-hidden-features-tips-tricks.html" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 15: 10 hidden features you need to know | Macworld</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-439-dick-meningitis.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 439: "Dick Meningitis" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-125-all-the-great-shows.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 125: "All the Great Shows!" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a><br />The Problem: John wasn’t actually a big fan. </li><li><a href="http://johnroderick.wikidot.com/all-the-great-shows" class="link" target="_blank">All The Great Shows - The Story of John Roderick</a><br />All The Great Shows is one of the most famous bits of the show. It has been introduced in Episode 125 of Roderick on the Line. </li><li><a href="https://www.somebits.com/weblog/life/cpap-obstructive-sleep-apnea.html" class="link" target="_blank">Nelson's Weblog: life / cpap-obstructive-sleep-apnea</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/RickBeato" class="link" target="_blank">Rick Beato - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNFcfPQcYQ" class="link" target="_blank">What Makes This Song Great? Ep.31 RADIOHEAD - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6oWoTVgYJ7vbc1VN85uCar?si=CmPskDgvTjOt8ilAwTV2aw&dl_branch=1&nd=1" class="link" target="_blank">For Mia · Owen Beverly</a><br />Produced by Rick Beato </li><li><a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-beato-mn0000357243?1632850967184" class="link" target="_blank">Rick Beato Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | AllMusic</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://niclasjeppsson.com/interview-articles/rick-beato-perfect-pitch-the-future-of-music-and-achieving-goals" class="link" target="_blank">Rick Beato - The Beginning, Benefits of Good Pitch and The Future of Music — Niclas Jeppsson</a><br />I did a record a few years ago with an unsigned artist named Owen Beverly, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter. He e

<p>Dan and Merlin almost talk about iOS 15.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/different-types-twilight.html" class="link" target="_blank">The Different Types of Twilight, Dawn and Dusk</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcyv1pIJsI" class="link" target="_blank">Blues Traveler - Hook - LIVE! - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://iconnecthue.com/" class="link" target="_blank">iConnectHue | The essential Philips Hue Lights App for iPhone and iPad</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80993413?source=35" class="link" target="_blank">"If I Leave Here Tomorrow" - Netflix</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/mom-and-daughter-libby-adame-alicia-galaz-killed-adult-star-karissa-rajpaul-with-butt-implants-lapd-says" class="link" target="_blank">Mom and Daughter Libby Adame, Alicia Galaz Killed Adult Star Karissa Rajpaul With Butt Implants, LAPD Says</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Reporting live from the show floor and looking at options for time tracking.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://toggl.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Toggl: Time Tracking, Project Planning and Hiring Tools to Help Teams Work Better</a><br />Reliable time tracking software loved by 5M users </li><li><a href="https://timeryapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Timery for Toggl</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macstories.net/stories/timery-for-toggl-the-macstories-review/" class="link" target="_blank">Timery for Toggl: The MacStories Review - MacStories</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.rescuetime.com/" class="link" target="_blank">RescueTime</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/rknightuk/TrackerZapper" class="link" target="_blank">rknightuk/TrackerZapper: Menubar app to remove link tracking parameters automatically</a><br />TrackerZapper is a Mac app that sits in your menubar and silently removes tracking parameters from any links you copy. </li><li><a href="https://clockify.me/" class="link" target="_blank">Clockify - 100% Free Time Tracking Software</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://stuntsoftware.com/onthejob/" class="link" target="_blank">On The Job - Professional Time & Expense Tracking and Invoicing - Stunt Software</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.marketcircle.com/billingspro/" class="link" target="_blank">Invoices, Estimates, Quotes and Time-tracking with Billings Pro on Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch - Marketcircle</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://hourstimetracking.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Hours - Time Tracking App Online - Try Hours For Free!</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://dailytimetracking.com/#video" class="link" target="_blank">Time tracking radically simplified - Daily for Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://timemator.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Timemator - Automatic Time Tracking for Freelancers (Mac & iPhone)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.daytimer.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Day-Timer Personal & Professional Planners, Organizers & Refills</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://blog.jonudell.net/2021/03/27/the-paradox-of-abundance/" class="link" target="_blank">The paradox of abundance – Jon Udell</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: The rules of "Rabbit Rabbit"; exploring the magic of Domino's probability-altering powers; forests versus trees and past versus future; Chevy Chase and a familial ninety-ten inversion; and, finally, praise for Lulu Miller's mind-blowing thoughts on the downsides of imposing "order" onto chaos.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+FoVf3vo" class="link" target="_blank">Organizing Chaos — On the Media — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-organizing-chaos" class="link" target="_blank">Organizing Chaos | On the Media | WNYC Studios</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-Fish-Dont-Exist/Lulu-Miller/9781501160349" class="link" target="_blank">Why Fish Don't Exist | Book by Lulu Miller | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster</a><br />Part biography, part memoir, part scientific adventure, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a wondrous fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail. </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Fish-Dont-Exist-Hidden-ebook/dp/B07THBZ4VD/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" class="link" target="_blank">Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life , Miller, Lulu - Amazon.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com/" class="link" target="_blank">No Such Thing As A Fish | Nosuchthingasafish</a><br />Each week Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss their favourite facts unearthed in the past seven days. </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748" class="link" target="_blank">The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: van der Kolk M.D., Bessel: 9780143127741: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-van-der-kolk.html" class="link" target="_blank">Opinion | This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma - The New York Times</a><br />The core argument of the book is that traumatic experiences — everything from sexual assault and incest to emotional and physical abuse — become embedded in the older, more primal parts of our brain that don’t have access to conscious awareness. </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/podcasts/transcript-ezra-klein-interviews-bessel-van-der-kolk.html" class="link" target="_blank">Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Bessel van der Kolk - The New York Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://blank-check.fandom.com/wiki/They_Podcast" class="link" target="_blank">They Podcast | Blank Check with Griffin and David Wiki | Fandom</a><br />They Podcast is a miniseries covering the films of John Carpenter beginning in August 2021 </li><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/blankcheckpod" class="link" target="_blank">@BlankCheckPod | Linktree</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_(character)" class="link" target="_blank">Domino (character) - Wikipedia</a><br />In addition to her exceptional marksmanship and hand-to-hand skills, Domino possesses mutant probability-altering powers, similar to those of the mutant Longshot. </li></ul>