Back to Work

<p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.scotchbrand.com/3M/en_US/scotch-brand/products/catalog/~/Scotch-Mount-Extreme-Double-Sided-Mounting-Tape/?N=4335+3289430068+3294529207&rt=rud" class="link" target="_blank">Scotch-Mount™ Extreme Double-Sided Mounting Tape | 3M United States</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_(TV_series)#Writing" class="link" target="_blank">Community (TV series) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Magneto" class="link" target="_blank">Magneto | Marvel Database | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit" class="link" target="_blank">Story Structure 101: Super Basic Shit | Channel 101 Wiki | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRcpnM26nJM" class="link" target="_blank">(10) Blade Runner 2049 Cells Interlinked Scene 1080p - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://buildwithmatter.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Matter</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_James_Bond_films" class="link" target="_blank">List of James Bond films - Wikipedia</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Nicholson movies; Synology yums and yucks; difficulties of shows about music; upcoming rabbit rabbit plans.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest/analysis/epigraph" class="link" target="_blank">One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest What’s Up With the Epigraph? | Shmoop</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962%E2%80%931966" class="link" target="_blank">1962–1966 - Wikipedia</a><br />a/k/a "The Red Album" </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967%E2%80%931970" class="link" target="_blank">1967–1970 - Wikipedia</a><br />a/k/a "The Blue Album" </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-bvYQJmJ6I" class="link" target="_blank">The Beatles’ RED & BLUE Albums - Their BEST Compilations? - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRofRIm5uM" class="link" target="_blank">The Chaotic Story of Dexys Midnight Runners & "Come On Eileen" | New British Canon - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZwWnXuB_eg" class="link" target="_blank">Dexys Midnight Runners - "There, There My Dear" - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KgMUgvtig" class="link" target="_blank">Dexys Midnight Runners - "Geno" (TotP, 1980) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vAQM4W02E" class="link" target="_blank">Dexys Midnight Runners - "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Catching up; Merlin's Travel Results; praise for <em>Best in Show</em>, SCTV, and public libraries; Dan has a new computer.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/rd/162" class="link" target="_blank">Reconcilable Differences #162: A Pile of Bed - Relay FM</a><br />Remembering various animal actors, enumerating genres that need a name, considering the philosophies behind "bag in a bag," and contrasting college with the ordinary crucibles of post-adolescent life. </li><li><a href="https://nanoleaf.me/en-US/" class="link" target="_blank">Home | Nanoleaf » USA » Consumer IoT & LED Smart Lighting Products</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Best in Show (film) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b6Whj5zNc" class="link" target="_blank">Top Gun Auditions - SNL - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M4I1BAY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile: Inteset 4-in-1 Universal Backlit IR Learning Remote for use with Apple TV, Xbox One, Roku, Media Center/Kodi, Nvidia Shield, Most Streamers & Other A/V Devices : Electronics</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Ikea-172-283-40-Frakta-Shopping-Large/dp/B00QNRHM0K/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=ikea+bag&qid=1629222429&sr=8-5" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile: IKEA 172.283.40 Frakta Shopping Bag, Large, Blue, Set of 5: Home & Kitchen</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWpHTafYuA" class="link" target="_blank">Best in Show (3/11) Movie CLIP - We Met at Starbucks (2000) HD - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imyqnop6grY" class="link" target="_blank">Best in Show (1/11) Movie CLIP - Two Left Feet (2000) HD - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wirXvuRATiE" class="link" target="_blank">Best in Show (5/11) Movie CLIP - Where's Winky? (2000) HD - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVojhvifruk" class="link" target="_blank">Schitt's Creek - Moira's Commercial - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvP7cnmxlLM" class="link" target="_blank">Knocked Up: We Can't Legally Ask You to Lose Weight - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://universalremotes.net/inteset-universal-remote-control-device-code-lookup.html" class="link" target="_blank">Inteset Universal Remote Control Device Code Lookup</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000" class="link" target="_blank">The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right: Gawande, Atul: 9780312430009: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>A celebration of M1 devices, the benefits of learning how to learn, and considering when a new learning curve might be worth the climb.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Solie" class="link" target="_blank">Gordon Solie - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Cut_Pro#History" class="link" target="_blank">Final Cut Pro - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/26/mac-pro-2022-intel-ice-lake-xeon-chips/" class="link" target="_blank">2022 Mac Pro Rumored to Use Intel's Ice Lake Xeon W-3300 Chips - MacRumors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSvFpBOe8eY" class="link" target="_blank">System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (Official Video) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.descript.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Descript | All-in-one audio/video editing, as easy as a doc.</a><br />All-in-one audio </li><li><a href="https://interface-experience.org/objects/aldus-pagemaker/" class="link" target="_blank">Aldus Pagemaker - The Interface Experience: Bard Graduate Center</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.loudersound.com/news/system-of-a-downs-toxicity-at-20-inside-the-new-issue-of-metal-hammer" class="link" target="_blank">System Of A Down's Toxicity at 20: inside the new issue of Metal Hammer | Louder</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoOG6ZeyUI" class="link" target="_blank">Tabs versus Spaces - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Find the tool you need—but, keep asking yourself, "Soooooo…<em>now</em> what?"</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><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><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/business/gen-z-email.html" class="link" target="_blank">Could Gen Z Free the World From Email? - The New York Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.jewishboston.com/read/whats-the-difference-between-a-temple-synagogue-and-a-shul/" class="link" target="_blank">Difference Between Temples, Synagogues & Shuls | JewishBoston</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+kfJrao0Gg" class="link" target="_blank">School Lunches, P-Hacking and the Original “Pizzagate” — Maintenance Phase — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+WaLG3vRdo" class="link" target="_blank">469. The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not — Freakonomics Radio — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://tonybuzan.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Tony Buzan | Inventor of Mind Mapping</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://mindmapsunleashed.com/how-to-mind-map-with-tony-buzan" class="link" target="_blank">How To Mind Map With Tony Buzan (Using 3 Simple Rules) | MindMaps Unleashed</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GLVTFS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile : Cambridge Limited Business Notebook, Legal Ruled, 8-1/2" x 11", Top Bound, Action Planner, Black (06092) : Wirebound Notebooks : Office Products</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9vgrc5yVo" class="link" target="_blank">Wild Animals: Chimp Uses Twig to Fish for Termites - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Things get pretty silly, yet somehow land on some extremely Back to Work points about time management, compression, values, and moving your own goalposts. For some reason, McDonald's becomes an important controlling metaphor.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/business/gen-z-email.html" class="link" target="_blank">Could Gen Z Free the World From Email? - The New York Times</a><br />“It’s actually crazy how outdated it is.” People born after AOL Mail was invented seem to prefer to communicate in almost any other way. </li><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd/2021/07/work-from-home" class="link" target="_blank">Is work from home working?</a><br />White-collar workers are heading back to the office. Will anything be different after a year and a half away? </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfDIAZCwHQE&t=4s" class="link" target="_blank">Wes Anderson Horror Trailer - SNL - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/deceptive-practices-the-mysteries-and-mentors-of-ricky-jay" class="link" target="_blank">Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law" class="link" target="_blank">Hofstadter's law - Wikipedia</a><br />It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/AlisonAgosti/status/1414734463909589002?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" class="link" target="_blank">Alison Agosti on Twitter: "When is one of these white male billionaires gonna try to have a baby it’s the true final frontier" / Twitter</a><br />When is one of these white male billionaires gonna try to have a baby it’s the true final frontier </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dan begins a journey into new worlds of voice control and home automation.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2021/06/run-farther-faster" class="link" target="_blank">Run Farther, Faster: tips from Endure author Alex Hutchinson.</a><br />To run farther and faster, you must first train your mind. </li><li><a href="http://www.macdrifter.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Macdrifter</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://dmoren.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Moren</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://nyulocal.com/inside-the-cameras-of-wes-andersons-the-grand-budapest-hotel-d0d7331a73d4" class="link" target="_blank">Inside The Cameras Of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” | by NYU Local | NYU Local</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/J.F._Sebastian" class="link" target="_blank">J.F. Sebastian | Off-world: The Blade Runner Wiki | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.evehome.com/en-us" class="link" target="_blank">Eve | evehome.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/surfside-florida-building-collapse-live-updates-7223b2f13a2a033dc5545aa43cb83a65" class="link" target="_blank">4 more victims found in rubble; death toll rises to 32</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5UTaTGrvWYTqOI5CBaHKSk?si=eddb35f4336a461d" class="link" target="_blank">Spoon - "Gimme Fiction" (reverse track order)</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Some ups and downs of living the smart speaker lifestyle.</p> <p>Also: the dramatis personae of The Land of Make Believe; feeding the demon dogs; and learning to be careful with the words we put in front of other words.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://dobyfriday.com/episodes/246" class="link" target="_blank">I Midwest Hate Myself | Do By Friday</a><br />This week’s challenge: explore smart lighting. </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin and his wife realize the moment they crossed a line; in Follow-Up, your hosts celebrate the late great Fred Willard; in further Follow-Up, the state of the union in smart voice devices is considered; and, finally, the long arc of calendar talk starts to wind down with some hard talk on disambiguation and actually really getting real.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.busymac.com/busycal/" class="link" target="_blank">BusyCal - The Best Calendar App for Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://flexibits.com/fantastical" class="link" target="_blank">Flexibits | Fantastical | The calendar and tasks app you won't be able to live without.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7f9xTPI9eo" class="link" target="_blank">He Layeth on High - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dan finally gets more three-six-five, and Merlin gets extremely deep in the stack. Also, just a <em>little</em> more calendar talk, including a model for deciding where something goes.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="http://MostDays.me" class="link" target="_blank">Most Days on Vimeo</a><br />I'm Merlin, and I'm making a video most days. Sometimes. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._I._Hayakawa" class="link" target="_blank">S. I. Hayakawa - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Language-Thought-Action-S-I-Hayakawa/dp/0156482401" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition (9780156482400): S.I. Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa, Robert MacNeil: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Special-When-Lit-Pinball-Documentary/dp/B00876B5EE" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Special When Lit: A Pinball Documentary | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5CX00i4uZE" class="link" target="_blank">Sir Ian McKellen's acting process - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6mEv_rDdE&t=5s" class="link" target="_blank">Extras David Bowie - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.plex.tv/arcade/" class="link" target="_blank">Arcade | Plex</a><br />Let the gaming begin. Play old school Atari classics plus your own collection of game ROMs and emulators on your favorite devices, courtesy of Plex Labs and Atari. It’s a guaranteed win! </li><li><a href="https://www.geappliances.com/appliance/GE-Profile-Opal-2-0-Nugget-Ice-Maker-XPIO13SCSS" class="link" target="_blank">GE Profile™ Opal 2.0 Nugget Ice Maker - XPIO13SCSS - GE Appliances</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08RF19M78/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_1" class="link" target="_blank">Watch The Sci-Fi Boys | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08175ZRGD/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_3" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07Q3Z64RP/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_22" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B075DTSL1J/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_23" class="link" target="_blank">Watch The Image Revolution | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00P7PC7GI/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_24" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Plastic Galaxy | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00C15TZ4E/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_26" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Astonishing X-Men: Gifted Season 1 | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B079J6X4H1/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_28" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Chris Claremont's X-Men | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B088Q27GYL/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_D4dtpS_4_2" class="link" target="_blank">Watch Starring Adam West | Prime Video</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://changelog.descript.com/en" class="link" target="_blank">What's new on Descript</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin runs into some problems reporting live from the show floor; is social media making us as happy as we'd like to think?; thoughts on pro wrestlers and the films of John Carpenter; finding the triggers for action that you didn't know you needed; recommendations for videos and Firefox extensions; why we use the web browsers that we use; your hosts dive into their favorite announcements coming out of WWDC; how exactly do you decide where something <em>should</em> go?; Dan reveals he has become the third kind of calendar person; exploring the ineffable (but indisputably real) value of finding technologies and experiences that you actually enjoy; and, finally, Merlin shares a novel misunderstanding with a voice dingus.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fakespot-fake-reviews-amazon/" class="link" target="_blank">Fakespot Fake Amazon Reviews and eBay Sellers (Firefox extension)</a><br />Protect yourself from bad sellers and fake reviews on Amazon and more </li><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reviewmeta-com-review-helper/" class="link" target="_blank">ReviewMeta.com Review Helper (Firefox extension)</a><br />ReviewMeta analyzes millions of reviews and helps you decide which to trust </li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/work-mental-health-day-naomi-osaka/2021/06/03/471847ae-c3cc-11eb-93f5-ee9558eecf4b_story.html?itid=hp_health-science" class="link" target="_blank">Mental health days: Learning from Naomi Osaka - The Washington Post</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JlYZQG3lI" class="link" target="_blank">Why There are Now So Many Shortages (It's Not COVID) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Savage" class="link" target="_blank">Randy Savage - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/" class="link" target="_blank">Download Firefox Browser — Fast, Private & Free — from Mozilla</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.fakespot.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Fakespot | Analyze and identify fake reviews and counterfeits</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/07/macos-12-monterey-upgrades-continuity-with-universal-control/" class="link" target="_blank">macOS 12 Monterey upgrades Continuity with Universal Control | TechCrunch</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWV7EzJMK2FUI?si=6e3a2308711e4d4d&nd=1" class="link" target="_blank">Jazz in the Background | Spotify Playlist</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/politics-woke-cancel-culture-socialism-critical-race-theory" class="link" target="_blank">Words That Mean Nothing - In These Times</a><br />Our political discourse is dominated by issues that don’t exist </li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+XieBTpHas" class="link" target="_blank">Cancel Culture — You're Wrong About — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXRtNwUju5g" class="link" target="_blank">How China Broke the World's Recycling - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/8/22523613/macos-monterey-wwdc-apple-ipad" class="link" target="_blank">How Universal Control on macOS Monterey works - The Verge</a><br />It’s simpler — and cleverer — than I expected </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5FyfQDO5g0" class="link" target="_blank">The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be (Official Music Video) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/807175" class="link" target="_blank">Lucas With the Lid Off on Vimeo</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1QEj09Pe6k" class="link" target="_blank">Why Planes Don't Fly Faster - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VideoWriter" class="link" target="_blank">VideoWriter - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_Uui4wLvI" class="link" target="_blank">Original Talking Moose - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Part one of a deep dive into calendars.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+Cuhtl2-n4" class="link" target="_blank">206 - Narcissism — You Are Not So Smart — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad" class="link" target="_blank">Dark triad - Wikipedia</a><br />In psychology, the dark triad comprises the personality traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. </li><li><a href="https://support.apple.com/guide/tv/increase-screen-contrast-atvbb6e80144/tvos" class="link" target="_blank">Increase Apple TV screen contrast - Apple Support</a><br />In Settings on Apple TV, go to Accessibility > Increase Contrast > Focus Style, then choose High Contrast. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleidoscope_(software)" class="link" target="_blank">Kaleidoscope (software) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Miller_(comedian)" class="link" target="_blank">Larry Miller (comedian) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Think_You_Should_Leave_with_Tim_Robinson" class="link" target="_blank">I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://atp.fm/432" class="link" target="_blank">ATP 432: I Shouldn't Need to Wiggle — Accidental Tech Podcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2020/09/chris-voss-fbi-hostage-negotiator-on-being-assertive" class="link" target="_blank">Chris Voss FBI hostage negotiator on being assertive</a><br />I disable bombs for a living. But I hate confronting people. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhDkNmtjy0" class="link" target="_blank">Never Split The Difference | Chris Voss | TEDxUniversityofNevada - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZGY0wPAnus" class="link" target="_blank">The art of misdirection | Apollo Robbins - YouTube</a><br />Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a wallet and leave it on its owner's shoulder while they remain clueless. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo" class="link" target="_blank">selective attention test - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+WaLHBjdJk" class="link" target="_blank">463. How to Get Anyone to Do Anything — Freakonomics Radio — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krDxhnaKD7Q" class="link" target="_blank">The Lick - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/havic5" class="link" target="_blank">Adam Neely - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin is full of beans this week.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamNeely" class="link" target="_blank">Adam Neely - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://joe-steel.com/2021-05-24-Once-More-With-Feeling.html" class="link" target="_blank">Once More, With Feeling</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.threadgroup.org/What-is-Thread/Thread-Benefits" class="link" target="_blank">Thread Benefits</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.evehome.com/en-us/thread" class="link" target="_blank">HomeKit over Thread | evehome.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nrpkqtnidp4m8od/03%20Sundays%20In%20A%20Row.mp3?dl=0" class="link" target="_blank">Bacon Ray - "Sundays in a Row" (1995)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+U9ZGn82Ks" class="link" target="_blank">Wrong Tools Cost Lives — Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/sublime-text-4" class="link" target="_blank">Sublime Text 4 - News - Sublime HQ</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQAFv1sI6TU" class="link" target="_blank">Mr Show - Thrilling Miracles! - YouTube</a><br />(see if you can spot a young Judd Apatow in the audience) </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhW00fU1uQ" class="link" target="_blank">Company Broadway revival starring Raul Esparza Great Performances 2006 - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRsdEcybJL0" class="link" target="_blank">PBS Great Performances, Stephen Sondheim's Company-Not Getting Married Today - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBBPKedba5o" class="link" target="_blank">Raul Esparza - Being Alive - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: A classic, old-school “Odds ’n Sods” episode that includes: Apple’s audio upgrade announcement; AirTags and the promising future of UWB; lots of thoughts on anxiety; caffeine weaners; tongue-rolling; and a salt and pepper of media recently enjoyed (and now recommended).</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/17/airtag-nfc-tag-homekit-automation/" class="link" target="_blank">PSA: AirTag can be used as an NFC tag for Shortcuts automation - 9to5Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/ts1/BLEUnlock" class="link" target="_blank">ts1/BLEUnlock: Lock/unlock your Mac with your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any other Bluetooth LE devices</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0768K3V4V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile : Tieman's Fusion Coffee, Low Acid Dark Roast, Ground, 10 ounce bag (pack of 6) : Grocery & Gourmet Food</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality" class="link" target="_blank">How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality? : The Record : NPR</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unwinding-Anxiety-Science-Shows-Cycles-ebook/dp/B08KZJM8WH/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" class="link" target="_blank">Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind - Kindle edition by Brewer, Judson. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HNPR2ZM/A/belkin-secure-holder-with-key-ring-for-airtag-black?afid=p238%7Csi0HVNA0p-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_516270124929_pgrid_120782370386_&cid=aos-us-kwgo-pla-btb--slid---product-HNPR2ZM/A" class="link" target="_blank">Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring for AirTag – Black - Apple</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/troglodyte-mode.html" class="link" target="_blank">troglodyte mode</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmGaXEmfTIo&t=8s" class="link" target="_blank">The Computer-free Automation of a Jukebox (Electromechanics) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sLV-UzASMg" class="link" target="_blank">Quentin Tarantino and the Poetry Between the Lines - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/56LtTJnIBlgf4obkP13Skz?si=Bnx0Ael6TkKUWy8KUIKNnQ" class="link" target="_blank">Spotify: Weezer - "Pinkerton"</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/pinkerton-deluxe-edition/1440869116" class="link" target="_blank">Apple Music: Weezer - "Pinkerton"</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/84juyshtgfhld6h/Sleep%20anxiety.mp3?dl=0" class="link" target="_blank">[Sleep Anxiety audio Merlin likes]</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180130-do-you-inherit-the-ability-to-roll-your-tongue" class="link" target="_blank">Do you inherit the ability to roll your tongue? - BBC Future</a><br />It’s long been thought that the ability to roll your tongue is a clear-cut case of genetics. BBC Future finds it’s not that simple. </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin has been cracking nuts, and Dan is enjoying a beverage; in Follow-Up, Dan has made great progress with his new voice assistant; Merlin has thoughts on choosing a dingus ecosystem that’s right for you; words mean things, and often you want the right “procedure word”; Merlin has some good Back to Work-adjacent media recommendations; do we <em>really</em> want to rebuild The Embarcadero Freeway? Really?; and, Dan has some new scholarship on the films of Stanley Kubrick.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-judson-brewer.html" class="link" target="_blank">Opinion | That Anxiety You’re Feeling? It’s a Habit You Can Unlearn. - The New York Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://fs.blog/2021/05/slack/" class="link" target="_blank">Efficiency is the Enemy</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unwinding-Anxiety-Science-Shows-Cycles-ebook/dp/B08KZJM8WH/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" class="link" target="_blank">Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind - Kindle edition by Brewer, Judson. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9455045?hl=en" class="link" target="_blank">Watch YouTube TV on your Google Nest Display - Google Nest Help</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedure_word" class="link" target="_blank">Procedure word - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/robag88" class="link" target="_blank">(7) Collative Learning - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cnu.org/what-we-do/build-great-places/embarcadero-freeway" class="link" target="_blank">Embarcadero Freeway | CNU</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@UpOutSF/old-san-francisco-a-look-at-before-and-after-the-embarcadero-free-came-down-85739ff61dc1" class="link" target="_blank">Old San Francisco: A Look At Before And After The Embarcadero Free Came Down | by UpOut SF | Medium</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/An-ode-to-the-Embarcadero-Freeway-the-blight-by-11543621.php" class="link" target="_blank">An ode to the Embarcadero Freeway, the blight by the bay</a><br /></li><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 /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dan is actively gaslighting Merlin, and this can be proven; please stop stealing focus; praise for <em>Ferris Bueller</em> in general and the knees of Sloane Peterson in particular; passing thoughts on fear, procrastination, impostor syndrome, and solving the right problem; Merlin is delighted to discover a much-improved Little Snitch; Dan has thoughts on his Ford’s weird button; in gadget updates, Dan has found some useful headphones and has thoughts on trying to use his new Google dingus; finally, just in general, try to keep your hands away from the dragon’s mouth.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">Little Snitch</a><br />As soon as you’re connected to the Internet, applications can potentially send whatever they want to wherever they want. Most often they do this to your benefit. But sometimes, like in case of tracking software, trojans or other malware, they don’t. </li><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2021/04/impostor-syndrome" class="link" target="_blank">How to overcome impostor syndrome.</a><br />How to overcome impostor syndrome. </li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3mm/why-you-should-talk-to-yourself-in-the-third-person-inner-monologue" class="link" target="_blank">Why You Should Talk to Yourself in the Third Person</a><br />Evidence suggests that there are real benefits of talking to yourself in the third person—in your head, not out loud. </li><li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702620951539" class="link" target="_blank">Does Distanced Self-Talk Facilitate Emotion Regulation Across a Range of Emotionally Intense Experiences? - Ariana Orvell, Brian D. Vickers, Brittany Drake, Philippe Verduyn, Ozlem Ayduk, Jason Moser, John Jonides, Ethan Kross, 2021</a><br />Research indicates that a subtle shift in language—silently referring to oneself using one’s own name and non–first-person-singular pronouns (i.e., distanced self-talk)—promotes emotion regulation. </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/AfterShokz-Wireless-Conduction-Headphones-AS650SG/dp/B075FMK7SD/" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: AFTERSHOKZ Air Open Ear Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones, Slate Grey, AS650SG</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://store.google.com/product/front_door_package?hl=en-US&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4cOEBhDMARIsAA3XDRgADWDWr9nHRFfwuv_mlfUP3BZEKZODr8auVBHkopYHOgdDFYAEDakaAoFCEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" class="link" target="_blank">Front Door Camera Package - Google Store</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitterrific.com/mac/?utm_source=fixerrific" class="link" target="_blank">Twitterrific: Twitter Your Way</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://aftershokz.com/us/products/air" class="link" target="_blank">Air – AfterShokz</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/headband/p/wh1000xm4-b" class="link" target="_blank"><p>Wireless Industry Leading Noise Canceling Overhead Headphones</p> | WH-1000XM4/B | Sony US</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://bojackhorseman.fandom.com/wiki/Vincent_Adultman" class="link" target="_blank">Vincent Adultman | BoJack Horseman Wiki | Fandom</a><br />His right hand is a broom and his left hand is a mannequin hand. </li></ul>

<p>Merlin has a whole new setup, and Dan has a whole new TV.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.macdrifter.com/2021/04/my-secret-sauce-of-blogging.html" class="link" target="_blank">My Secret Sauce of Blogging</a><br />This is where I give away all of my blogging secrets. I’ve decided to divest myself of any advantages Macdrifter has built over the past 12 years. </li><li><a href="https://kk.org/thetechnium/99-additional-bits-of-unsolicited-advice/" class="link" target="_blank">The Technium: 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice</a><br />I have another birthday, and another bunch of unsolicited advice. </li><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2021/04/impostor-syndrome" class="link" target="_blank">How to overcome impostor syndrome.</a><br />I’m Great at My Job. So Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud? How to overcome impostor syndrome. </li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3mm/why-you-should-talk-to-yourself-in-the-third-person-inner-monologue" class="link" target="_blank">Why You Should Talk to Yourself in the Third Person</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702620951539" class="link" target="_blank">Does Distanced Self-Talk Facilitate Emotion Regulation Across a Range of Emotionally Intense Experiences? - Ariana Orvell, Brian D. Vickers, Brittany Drake, Philippe Verduyn, Ozlem Ayduk, Jason Moser, John Jonides, Ethan Kross, 2021</a><br />Research indicates that a subtle shift in language—silently referring to oneself using one’s own name and non–first-person-singular pronouns (i.e., distanced self-talk)—promotes emotion regulation. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bureau_(TV_series)" class="link" target="_blank">The Bureau (TV series) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-55-inch-Class-Q80A-Built/dp/B08WFLBLWP/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=55%22+Q80A+QLED+4K+Smart+TV&qid=1619539897&sr=8-3" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 55-inch Class Q80A Series – QLED 4K UHD Smart TV with Alexa Built-in (QN55Q80AAFXZA, 2021 Model): Electronics</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jay-Strongwater-Kong-Gorilla-Figurine/dp/B08ZBT1DT4" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Jay Strongwater Kong Pave Gorilla Figurine: Home & Kitchen</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.caseyliss.com/2019/10/8/brew-bundle" class="link" target="_blank">Easy macOS Loads By Way of Homebrew Bundle — Liss is More</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VPPPVL4/" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: RECUR Large Albino Gorilla Toys King Kong White Realistic Hand Painted Walking Gorilla Ape Wild Animal Figurine Model – Replica Gorilla Godzilla vs Kong 2021 Figure Gift for Collectors Boys Kids 3+: Toys & Games</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/rd/147" class="link" target="_blank">Reconcilable Differences #147: Pan-Pan! - Relay FM</a><br />As something like a main topic, Merlin offers a sheepish series of recent anecdotes regarding technology and hasty decision-making. He seems not to remember this being his idea (he did that), which he is surprisingly not all that sheepish about. But, let's be honest. Technology can be terrible and very confusing. </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin is reporting live from the show floor; sleep is complicated; food is complicated, too; Dan tries to build muscles the right way; he also has strong feelings about TV shopping; Merlin just wants someone to tell him which is The Good One.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html" class="link" target="_blank">Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing - The New York Times</a><br />The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021. </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/health/routines-pandemic-schedules.html" class="link" target="_blank">The Importance of Routines, Even Interrupted by a Pandemic - The New York Times</a><br />By setting routines for myself, I was able to shield myself from chaos. Then the pandemic happened. I set out to get them back on track. </li><li><a href="https://www.rtings.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Reviews and Ratings - RTINGS.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/hdmi-2-1-what-you-need-to-know-for-gaming-8k-tvs-and-more-in-2021/" class="link" target="_blank">HDMI 2.1: What you need to know - CNET</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://webostv.developer.lge.com/discover/discover-webos-tv/" class="link" target="_blank">::: LG | webOS TV Developer :: Discover webOS TV</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.android.com/tv/" class="link" target="_blank">Android TV</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.lg.com/us/experience-tvs/smart-tv/use" class="link" target="_blank">LG Smart TV w/ webOS: A World of Content | LG USA</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-oled65cxpua-oled-4k-tv" class="link" target="_blank">LG CX 65 inch Class 4K Smart OLED TV w/ AI ThinQ® (64.5'' Diag) (OLED65CXPUA) | LG USA</a><br />Merlin's beloved fancy TV. </li><li><a href="https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/cx-oled" class="link" target="_blank">LG CX OLED Review (OLED48CXPUB, OLED55CXPUA, OLED65CXPUA, OLED77CXPUA) - RTINGS.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools" class="link" target="_blank">TV Tools - RTINGS.com</a><br />Take things into your own hands. Use our tools and find the best TV for your needs </li><li><a href="https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship" class="link" target="_blank">TV Size to Distance Calculator and Science - RTINGS.com</a><br />Use our size to distance calculator to see which size TV you should get based on how far away you'll be sitting from the screen. </li><li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/rd/150" class="link" target="_blank">Reconcilable Differences #150: The Stands - Relay FM</a><br />"Next, the focus turns to TV stands. While pretty much all of them are incompatible with John's house, this generates a careful visual interrogation of the bizarre manner in which Sony thinks your home works." [Siracusa, picking nits at his best] </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: some important movie follow-up; films (and other media) can be a powerful way to talk about things we aren't supposed to be talking about; Merlin has some links to help think about what comes next as we get back to ““normal""; plus, follow-up on Dan's Kindle journey, including some really useful tips.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://pinboard.in/u:merlinmann/t:mycovid/" class="link" target="_blank">Pinboard: Merlin's Covid Bookmarks</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/bookshelf" class="link" target="_blank">Welcome to Kindle Unlimited</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/danbenjamin/list/the-good-godzilla-movies/" class="link" target="_blank">Dan's Godzilla Movies</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/merlinmann/list/some-kung-fu-movies-for-dan/" class="link" target="_blank">Some Kung Fu Movies for Dan</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112651/reference" class="link" target="_blank">The Celluloid Closet (1995) - Reference View - IMDb</a><br />A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehzDePE73A" class="link" target="_blank">Dirty Ho (1979) - The Prince's Bodyguard - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBqa_etKog" class="link" target="_blank">Dirty Ho (1979) - Wine Tasting - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p59Q3ZGD3Xo" class="link" target="_blank">Dirty Ho (1979) - Final Fight - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: fake southern accents lead to some movie talk; Merlin apologizes; Dan does <em>not</em> want to spend a night in The Box; please utilize the restroom that conforms to the color of your gender; a guardsman pitches Merlin's wife; Merlin goes off on a surprisingly long tangent on kung fu movies--especially the work of The Great Gordon Liu; Dan needs a syllabus to get Cash even more into Godzilla movies; there are some words on DC movies; your hosts begin a dive into the Kindle ecosystem that turns into a dive into ""The Kindle Ecosystem""; Friend-of-the-Show, Moisés, provides some beneficial real-time follow-up regarding the king of monsters; Merlin needs some movie backstory but also wants wants to make it extremely clear that he is very attracted to an English actress.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://standardebooks.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.</a><br />"Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover." (The awesome website Merlin couldn't remember) </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/business/pandemic-burnout-productivity.html" class="link" target="_blank">We Have All Hit a Wall - The New York Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_36th_Chamber_of_Shaolin" class="link" target="_blank">The 36th Chamber of Shaolin - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Liu" class="link" target="_blank">Gordon Liu - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehzDePE73A" class="link" target="_blank">Dirty Ho (1979) - The Prince's Bodyguard - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBqa_etKog" class="link" target="_blank">Dirty Ho (1979) - Wine Tasting - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Paperwhite-Waterproof-Storage-Ad-Supported/dp/B084127MVC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kindle+paperwhite&qid=1617727798&s=amazon-devices&sr=1-1" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Kindle Paperwhite – Now Waterproof with 2x the Storage – Ad-Supported</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSfpEG3SFc8" class="link" target="_blank">Ex-Men: Gambit - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Godzilla" class="link" target="_blank">Shin Godzilla - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/" class="link" target="_blank">The Libby App by OverDrive: Free ebooks & audiobooks from the library</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://calibre-ebook.com/" class="link" target="_blank">calibre - E-book management</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg</a><br />Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks </li><li><a href="https://openlibrary.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Welcome to Open Library | Open Library</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Browse-Kindle-Unlimited-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=9069934011" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Kindle Unlimited: Kindle Store</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://letterboxd.com/merlinmann/list/some-kung-fu-movies-for-dan/" class="link" target="_blank">Letterboxd: "Some Kung Fu Movies for Dan"</a><br />Merlin does some quick curation. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8eLvKBWrI0" class="link" target="_blank">Mr Show - Senator Tankerbell (season 1) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Terrigen_Mist" class="link" target="_blank">Terrigen Mist | Marvel Database | Fandom</a><br />Terrigen Mist is a mutagenic, or mutation-causing, substance arising as a vapor from the Terrigen Crystals, which are able to alter Inhuman biology. </li><li><a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Rogue_(Anna_Marie)_(Earth-616)" class="link" target="_blank">Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616) | Marvel Database | Fandom</a><br />Rogue was not able to control her absorption power at first </li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356017/" class="link" target="_blank">Rebecca Hall - IMDb</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: iOS has gotten really good; still, there's some Apple stuff we'd love to see get better; some Covid updates; anxiety and OCD in these fraught times; finally, Dan and Merlin need your advice for some networking upgrades.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/03/how-covid-19-affected-people-ocd-and-anxiety/618410/" class="link" target="_blank">How COVID-19 Affected People With OCD and Anxiety - The Atlantic</a><br />The pandemic’s retreat doesn’t necessarily mean life will get easier for people with OCD. </li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/is-the-pandemic-breaking-our-backs" class="link" target="_blank">Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? | The New Yorker</a><br />Test-driving a batch of posture-enhancing devices that are supposed to make you stand tall. </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YMFZ28Q/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AwEAAAAAAAAAAfM3" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 Smart WiFi Router (Archer AX50) – 802.11ax Router, Gigabit Router, Dual Band, OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Parental Controls, Built-in HomeCare,Works with Alexa: Computers & Accessories</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://firewalla.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Firewalla | Firewalla: Cybersecurity Firewall For Your Family and Business</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/30/981303287/should-masking-last-beyond-the-pandemic-flu-and-colds-are-down-spurring-a-debate" class="link" target="_blank">Dramatic Drop in Colds and Flu Raises Question: Masks Forever? : Shots - Health News : NPR</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/slate-money/2021/03/cargo-ship-evergiven" class="link" target="_blank">Cargo ship news is bad news.</a><br />Max Cho, a product manager at Google, joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to talk about that cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal and its effect on supply chains, the bloodbath at Medium and the media in general, and what the post-pandemic return to the office will look like. </li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81175613" class="link" target="_blank">Netflix - "Brian Regan - On the Rocks"</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/7944778" class="link" target="_blank">Maria Bamford’s One-Hour Homemade Christmas Special! on Vimeo</a><br />For you, my friends, a free- ONE HOUR HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - enjoy and download at your leisure- it's yours. Sell it at the Flea Market out of the back of your van with packs of socks and old phones! </li><li><a href="https://reviewmeta.com/" class="link" target="_blank">ReviewMeta.com - Amazon Review Checker</a><br />ReviewMeta analyzes Amazon product reviews and filters out reviews that our algorithm detects may be unnatural. </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: DST and rebooting sleep; some quick documentary talk; a challenging H.R. Giger poster; updates on sane prepping, looking at some interesting sources for electric power; on <em>rational</em> prepping; oh, boy, fatbergs; and, finally, a quick dive into the joys of "The Everything Button" and the myriad benefits of learning the key commands.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://bitfocus.io/" class="link" target="_blank">Bitfocus AS</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://dobyfriday.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Do By Friday</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://appmakes.io/paletro" class="link" target="_blank">Paletro</a><br />Command Palette in any applications on macOS </li><li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236" class="link" target="_blank">Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support</a><br />By pressing certain key combinations, you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device. </li><li><a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3023544/30-keyboard-shortcuts-mac-users-need-to-know.html" class="link" target="_blank">30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know | Computerworld</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory:_The_Origins_of_Alien" class="link" target="_blank">Memory: The Origins of Alien - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.jodorowskysdune.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Jodorowsky's Dune</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EXWCPLC/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_4368549507?tag=podcastmethod-20" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: [Upgraded]BigBlue 3 USB Ports 28W Solar Charger(5V/4.8A Max), Foldable Portable Solar Phone Charger with SunPower Solar Panel Compatible with iPhone 11/Xs/XS Max/XR/X/8/7, iPad, Samsung Galaxy LG etc.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane" class="link" target="_blank">1900 Galveston hurricane - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://nahumck.me/drafts-26-the-customization-update/" class="link" target="_blank">Drafts 26: The Customization Update – nahumck.me</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTbTHlTmDX8" class="link" target="_blank">Glen Campbell - Galveston - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatberg" class="link" target="_blank">Fatberg - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://abc7news.com/40-ton-fatberg-the-size-of-a-double-decker-bus-removed-from-london-sewers/5662105/" class="link" target="_blank">40-ton 'fatberg' the size of a double-decker bus removed from Londo.. - ABC7 San Francisco</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083KBKJ8Q/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AwEAAAAAAAAAAb6t" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 1000, 1002Wh Solar Generator (Solar Panel Optional) with 3x110V/1000W AC Outlets, Solar Mobile Lithium Battery Pack for Outdoor RV/Van Camping, Emergency : Garden & Outdoor</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Portable-Power-Station-Generator/dp/B07D29QNMJ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Jackery+Portable+Power+Station&qid=1616518043&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-3" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com : Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 240, 240Wh Backup Lithium Battery, 110V/200W Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet, Solar Generator (Solar Panel Not Included) for Outdoors Camping Travel Hunting Emergency : Garden & Outdoor</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-SolarSaga-Portable-Explorer-Foldable/dp/B07Q71LX84/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=Jackery+Portable+Power+Station&qid=1616518043&s=lawn-garden&sr=1-9" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Jackery SolarSaga 100W Portable Solar Panel for Explorer 240/300/500/1000 Power Station, Foldable US Solar Cell Solar Charger with USB Outputs for Phones (Can't Charge Explorer 440/ PowerPro): Garden & Outdoor</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQ81QR0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile: Anker PowerCore II 20000, 20100mAh Portable Charger with Dual USB Ports, PowerIQ 2.0 (up to 18W Output) Power Bank, Fast Charging for iPhone, Samsung and More (Compatible with Quick Charge Devices)</a><br /&g

<p>Diving deep on the power of infrastructure. Yes, for you, too.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://brettterpstra.com/2018/10/18/the-new-improved-stylestealer-for-marked-2/" class="link" target="_blank">The new, improved StyleStealer for Marked 2 - BrettTerpstra.com</a><br />This tool is great if you’re on online writer who wants to see how their work will appear on the destination blog or publication. It’s also great if you like to Markdownify articles and be able to read them later with their original look. </li><li><a href="http://dobyfriday.com/230" class="link" target="_blank">Consensual Disruption | Do By Friday</a><br />This week’s challenge: reboot your sleep. </li><li><a href="http://dobyfriday.com/231" class="link" target="_blank">Consensual Disruption - After Show</a><br />We've unlocked this extremely good after show for you monsters. </li><li><a href="https://www.collativelearning.com/the%20shining.html" class="link" target="_blank">THE SHINING (1979) analysis by Rob Ager</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/robag88" class="link" target="_blank">(2) Collative Learning - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+93l77Bac" class="link" target="_blank">FH Mini #24 - Goofs Twofs — The Flop House — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48tz_8NZp5c" class="link" target="_blank">Phish - "Farmhouse" - YouTube</a><br />The Phish song Merlin likes. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXcUOIbthQQ" class="link" target="_blank">Deborah Ann Woll talks D&D, Acting and Storytelling - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://ethanschoonover.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Ethan Schoonover</a><br />Games, Technology, Education, Communications </li><li><a href="https://www.mkdocs.org/" class="link" target="_blank">MkDocs</a><br />Project documentation with Markdown. </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin has a lot to say about fizzy water and the drugs of Florida; someone please help Dan get his old Twitter name; talking recent media and deciding when a kid is "ready" for it; some Marvel talk; Jack Kirby <em>ruled</em>; finally, hey, <a href="https://twitter.com/b2wshow">tell us</a> what you'd like to hear on topics related to preparation and infrastructure.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2021/03/how-to-stop-overthinking" class="link" target="_blank">How to stop overthinking.</a><br />"I’m newly married but I can’t stop thinking about an old flame." </li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/iSi-Sodamaker-Classic-Siphon-Bottle/dp/B01MAVUI17/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=seltzer+bottle&qid=1615309915&sr=8-2" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile | iSi Classic MeshSodamaker for Making Carbonating Beverages, 1 Quart, Stainless Steel: Seltzer Bottles & Chargers</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsOHvP1XnRg" class="link" target="_blank">Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Preparing isn't just for preppers. But, how do you incorporate scope and infrastructure without turning into a nut?</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-02/four-day-work-week-gains-popularity-around-the-world?sref=JAemJnte" class="link" target="_blank">Four-Day Work Week Gains Popularity Around the World - Bloomberg</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1366256080586641413" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin Mann's Best Tweet Ever</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/deepfake-videos-of-tom-cruise-watched-by-millions-tr8lkmfdk?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1614620214" class="link" target="_blank">Deepfake TikTok videos of Tom Cruise watched by millions | News | The Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/disasterproof" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Benjamin is creating Videos | Patreon</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.podpage.com/why-are-dads/the-dark-knight-with-aubrey-gordon/" class="link" target="_blank">The Dark Knight with Aubrey Gordon | Why Are Dads?</a><br />We unpack the plethora of dad issues presented in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight with the delightful Aubrey Gordon. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEBAcPWpJog&t=2s" class="link" target="_blank">Bill Hader Reveals All the Things Seth Taught Him at SNL - Late Night with Seth Meyers - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dan has updates on Texas's recent weather events and the unanticipated cascading effects on complex and interconnected infrastructures; then, for dessert, your hosts explore the delights and insights of the "isolated tracks" rabbit hole.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrgqYxXjpqk" class="link" target="_blank">Van Halen - Dance The Night Away - Guitar Track - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dsyo2Ox-0" class="link" target="_blank">The Who- Won't Get Fooled Again - John Entwistle's isolated bass (live) HQ SOUND - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StbkV7HmPfk" class="link" target="_blank">The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Isolated Bass) (Surround Sound) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/OiJnLJKSVwA?t=236" class="link" target="_blank">Deconstructing And Your Bird Can Sing (Isolated Tracks) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfNz0uQ1Kno" class="link" target="_blank">Eddie Van Halen - Unchained - Isolated Guitar Track INCREDIBLE - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/eddie-van-halen-talks-revolutionary-gear-mods-and-the-death-of-rock-in-his-first-ever-interview-from-1978" class="link" target="_blank">Eddie Van Halen Talks Revolutionary Gear Mods and the Death of Rock in his First-Ever Interview from 1978 | GuitarPlayer</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://beatpatrol.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/jas-obrecht-eddie-van-halen-the-david-lee-roth-years-2010/" class="link" target="_blank">Jas Obrecht – “Eddie Van Halen: The David Lee Roth Years” (2010) | The Beat Patrol</a><br />“Pat Travers blew you off? I can’t fucking believe that! Why don’t you interview me? Nobody has ever wanted to interview me.” —Eddie Van Halen (1978) </li><li><a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/ercot-board-under-fire-texas-five-out-state-members/6768919002/" class="link" target="_blank">Texas energy supplier under fire for five out-of-state board members</a><br />Texas controls its own electrical grid, but at least five of the fifteen people serving on the operator’s board of directors do not appear to live in the state, a fact that has angered some state officials as Texas navigates widespread blackouts that have left millions without power. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKXaHyAD4NQ&t=6s" class="link" target="_blank">Austin Today - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/disasterproof" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Benjamin is creating Videos | Patreon</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/thewrens/status/1364243290544087040" class="link" target="_blank">Charles looks forward to 2066</a><br />"Just set a 2/23/2066 reminder for myself to nag our now-12-year-old that when I was HIS age (57), I was running playing soccer w/ him most days like a much younger rhino. So maybe get up out of that zero-g La-Z-Boy holo-chair orbiting Io & get your 102-year-old dad a space beer." </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn8APTMyKsg" class="link" target="_blank">Van Halen - Unchained - 6/12/1981 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Backfire_effect" class="link" target="_blank">Backfire effect - RationalWiki</a><br />The effect is claimed to be that when, in the face of contradictory evidence, established beliefs do not change but actually get stronger. </li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/ryandeiss/status/1362592673845149702" class="link" target="_blank">Ryan Deiss on Twitter: "@danbenjamin @maddow Here’s a redneck clip that will probably get me trouble with NBC. :) https://t.co/dHWxdK8YBE" / Twitter</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: As The Lone Star state struggles with a surfeit of anomalous weather events, your hosts dig into the challenges inherent to all sorts of complex, interconnected systems.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC/status/1361690051315392513" class="link" target="_blank">Brandon Friedman on Twitter: "Water stored in the bathtub froze solid last night. That's how it's going in Dallas. https://t.co/cJdUMDT6pN" / Twitter</a><br />(Show art swiped from this tweet by Brandon Friedman.) </li><li><a href="https://www.kvue.com/article/weather/cooler-for-friday-after-record-warmth-winter-makes-a-big-return-next-week/269-0c3bc548-28ad-4bd5-b469-ba67c463bd91" class="link" target="_blank">Coldest temperatures in decades continue; more wintry weather mid-week | kvue.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://engineered.network/causality/" class="link" target="_blank">Causality</a><br />Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. </li><li><a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/show/cautionary-tales/" class="link" target="_blank">Cautionary Tales – Pushkin</a><br />We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable life lessons, but these cautionary tales are for the education of the grown-ups — and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “Messy” and “The Undercover Economist”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, daring heists and hilarious fiascos. They’ll delight you and scare you, but also make you wiser. </li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1046978749/causality" class="link" target="_blank">Causality — Overcast</a><br />Chain of Events. Cause and Effect. We analyse what went right and what went wrong as we discover that many outcomes can be predicted, planned for and even prevented. </li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1484511465/cautionary-tales" class="link" target="_blank">Cautionary Tales — Overcast</a><br />We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable life lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective” and “The Undercover Economist”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, daring heists and hilarious fiascos. They’ll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Purdie" class="link" target="_blank">Bernard Purdie - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+gs9rGys_Q" class="link" target="_blank">“Babylon Sisters” by Steely Dan — Strong Songs — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjVOWOKa-lY" class="link" target="_blank">Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench - Kiss Guy - Austin, TX. 4-18-18 (Yayo Sanchez) Multi-Cameras - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RddCksr-XhY" class="link" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin - "Fool In The Rain" - Isolated drum tracks - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://engineered.network/pragmatic/episode-96-i-ll-do-the-procrastination-episode-tomorrow/" class="link" target="_blank">I’ll Do The Procrastination Episode Tomorrow</a><br />In an episode that could not be put off any longer, Merlin Mann joins John to unpick the habit of procrastination, how to identify when you’re doing it, why you’re doing it and how to stop yourself from doing it and get yourself back on track. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1j1_aeK6WA" class="link" target="_blank">Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: The Legendary Purdie Shuffle - YouTube</a><br />The great Bernard Purdie breaks down exactly how The Purdie Shuffle works. Do not miss. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjRisxOHAE4" class="link" target="_blank">Steely Dan - The Making of "Aja" - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/cautionary-tales/episode/la-la-land-galileos-warning-65456307" class="link" target="_blank">Cautionary Tales - La La Land: Galileo's Warning on Stitcher</a><br />Galileo tried to teach us that adding more and more layers to a system intended to avert disaster often makes catastrophe all the more likely to happen. His basic les

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Doing pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good; Dan discovers a shark is menacingly circling one of his product names; there's a reason Merlin is not in the corner office; your hosts fondly recall the Avon products of their youth; Dan shares a terrific anecdote about George Harrison and Phil Collins; please don't use my things for things those things aren't things to be used for; <em>Mission: Impossible</em> movies are very good; if you want to really appreciate something, it helps to make yourself be an amateur again; a recommendation for a very smart Mac location managing app; Merlin presents a lengthy and disordered jeremiad on HomeKit, HomeKit apps, and the new iOS playground; which is mostly all just to say: <em>why are email apps still <strong>so</strong> terrible?</em></p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/phil-collins/george-harrison-prank/" class="link" target="_blank">Phil Collins recalls the time George Harrison played the biggest prank on him - Smooth</a><br />Despite two hours of Collins' enthusiastic conga contributions, it was all seemingly a wasted effort when Phil Spector asked the congas to be played – and everyone realised Collins' microphone had been turned off for the entire two hours he'd just been playing. </li><li><a href="http://www.feelnumb.com/2009/10/16/phil-collins-an-extra-in-the-beatles-hard-days-night/#lightbox/2/" class="link" target="_blank">Phil Collins Was An Extra In The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” Movie | FeelNumb.com</a><br />The “fans” that were there that night were each paid a standard union fee for their appearance and among them was Phil Collins, then a 13-year-old child actor who years later found fame with the band Genesis and as a solo artist. </li><li><a href="https://github.com/dustinrue/ControlPlane" class="link" target="_blank">dustinrue/ControlPlane: ControlPlane - context-sensitive computing for OS X</a><br />ontrolPlane - context-sensitive computing for OS X </li><li><a href="https://homebridge.io/" class="link" target="_blank">Homebridge</a><br />Bringing HomeKit support where there is none </li><li><a href="https://www.homedash.app/" class="link" target="_blank">HomeDash | The Ultimate HomeKit App</a><br />The HomeKit App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. </li><li><a href="https://hochgatterer.me/home+/" class="link" target="_blank">Home+</a><br />With Home you can control more than just your HomeKit accessories. </li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/8/22272148/mark-cuban-fireside-podcast-app-launch-creator-conversations" class="link" target="_blank">Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations - The Verge</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://missionimpossible.fandom.com/wiki/Burj_Khalifa" class="link" target="_blank">Burj Khalifa | Mission Impossible | Fandom</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.barebones.com/support/super/index.html" class="link" target="_blank">Bare Bones Software | Super Get Info Support Home</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4Rx_vdLM95EMXGEJVqlcWwuUYaOT43z" class="link" target="_blank">Fincher and VFX - YouTube</a><br />Merlin curates a short list of videos highlighting David Fincher's subtle but powerful use of VFX for ordinary-looking (or even invisible) effects in his films. </li><li><a href="https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKzD1G" class="link" target="_blank">ArtStation - Ted Lasso Stadium, Barnstorm VFX</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0551394/reference" class="link" target="_blank">"Curb Your Enthusiasm" Porno Gil (TV Episode 2000) - Reference View - IMDb</a><br />A bizarre chain of events starts with Larry accidentally being invited to have dinner with a former porno star, Gil, (Bob Odenkirk). </li><li><a href="https://on.simpl.fyi/p/inbox-and-shortcuts" class="link" target="_blank">Simplify Gmail v2: The inbox and keyboard shortcuts - On Simplify</a><br />"3. Rewarding you for reaching inbox zero" </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66IWgU9AAis" class="link" target="_blank">Ding Dong Avon Calling - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>No <strong><em>way</em></strong> am I even going to attempt a description this week.</p> <p>With that said:</p> <p>[this is a good one]</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011126075825/http://www.harrumph.com/010731.html" class="link" target="_blank">harrumph! still crazy ("Rabbit rabbit!")</a><br />"It's the end of the month and you know what that means...." </li><li><a href="http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/explanation/" class="link" target="_blank">Donnie Darko: Movie Explanation - A Detailed Explanation Of What happens In Donnie Darko - My ASP.NET Application</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodfellaspainting.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Goodfellas Painting | Painting From the Movie Goodfellas</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Garden_Wall" class="link" target="_blank">Over the Garden Wall - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-uSWAJd9GE" class="link" target="_blank">Roundball Rock - SNL - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80986854" class="link" target="_blank">"I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" - Netflix</a><br />There is no such thing as an ordinary interaction in this offbeat sketch comedy series that features a deep roster of guest stars. </li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80081931" class="link" target="_blank">"Netflix Presents: The Characters" (Tim Robinson) - Netflix</a><br />Tim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLfAf8oHrMo" class="link" target="_blank">I Think You Should Leave | Hot Dog Car Sketch | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTube</a><br />Time to get to the bottom of this. Seriously, who crashed this hot dog-shaped car? </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YDpvMYk5jA" class="link" target="_blank">'Focus Group' Sketch | I Think You Should Leave w/ Tim Robinson | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTube</a><br />We don't make the rules: Paul HAS to marry his mother-in-law! </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFj3tuNukTs" class="link" target="_blank">Baby Of The Year [Full Sketch] | I Think You Should Leave | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTube</a><br />Drama, bribery, show tunes, and beauty... which baby will win the most heated competition of the year? </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkRl8fwkaqw" class="link" target="_blank">Netflix Presents: The Characters | Tim Robinson | Netflix - YouTube</a><br />"You guys pay WHATEVER you think is fair!" </li><li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3605528/ios-14-5-features-release-date-beta-how-to-install.html" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 14.5 features, release date, beta, and everything you need to know | Macworld</a><br />Several welcome features are coming soon to your iPhone. </li><li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thinking-makes-it-so/201402/the-pot-roast-principle" class="link" target="_blank">The Pot Roast Principle | Psychology Today</a><br />"I don't know why I cut the ends off, but it’s what my mom always did. Why don't you ask your Grandma?" </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIBA6_0GQc" class="link" target="_blank">The Making of "Peg" - Steely Dan - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4vryZTr6MA" class="link" target="_blank">Over The Garden Wall | Potatoes and Molasses | Cartoon Network - YouTube</a><br />Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice get all mixed up in the musical antics of a schoolhouse of animals, a lovelorn teacher, a grouchy old benefactor, and an escaped gorilla. </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: There are things that one wants to see less or fewer often; is this particular button actually hooked up to anything?; there is literal must-see TV and you must see it literally immediately; everything is catching on fire; four basic steps for being a successful adult (who has to deal with other adults); thoughts on creativity and focal length; the process of unpandemicizing, or: do we still know how to put a Casual Corner in a mall?; Dan is loving his iPad; Merlin introduces a theory on <em>The Velocity of Writing Instruments</em>; and, finally, a quick celebrity cameo.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem" class="link" target="_blank">XY problem - Wikipedia</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Dan continues to explore the exciting possibilities of his latest hardware acquisition.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.craft.do/s/w3HKKFvkMoH9GT" class="link" target="_blank">Wisdom From Merlin</a><br />Or: “Everybody likes being given a glass of water.” It's only advice for you because it had to be advice for me. </li><li><a href="https://paperlike.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Paperlike, the iPad Screen Protector: write and draw like on paper</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: life's relentlessness continues apace; Cash enjoyed Dan's modified <em>Godfather</em> trilogy; celebrating <em>Lil' Inappropriate Books</em>; a terrific recent use of "Layla"; some <em>Inside Baseball</em> talk about a recommended app segment; then, for the balance of the episode, your hosts start diving into Dan's exciting new acquisition and how best to put to good use.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963947019827048" class="link" target="_blank">‘Y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance’: A cognitive approach to listener attention in OutKast’s ‘Hey Ya!’ - Matthew Voice, Sara Whiteley, 2019</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://toolboxpro.app/" class="link" target="_blank">Toolbox Pro</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cazale#Dog_Day_Afternoon_(1975)" class="link" target="_blank">John Cazale - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8ge" class="link" target="_blank">Solfège - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMOMPMzR6oY" class="link" target="_blank">Music That Sounds Like The Lyrics - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/" class="link" target="_blank">iPad Pro - Apple</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/carter_glascock/status/1348727651586871298" class="link" target="_blank">Goodfellas Proud Boys</a><br />"As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a patriot." </li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352717/reference" class="link" target="_blank">I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) - Reference View - IMDb</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.homedash.app/" class="link" target="_blank">HomeDash | The Ultimate HomeKit App</a><br />The HomeKit App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. </li><li><a href="https://hochgatterer.me/home/" class="link" target="_blank">Home+</a><br />Home 4 is the most advanced iOS app to control and automate your HomeKit accessories. </li><li><a href="https://www.locometric.com/lidar" class="link" target="_blank">RoomScan LiDAR — Locometric®</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_J._Armes" class="link" target="_blank">Jay J. Armes - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eF494KTCFU" class="link" target="_blank">the double amputee you can play with: J. J. ARMES - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/cool-stuff-pixar-artist-josh-cooleys-lil-inappropriate-golden-book-movies-r-fun/" class="link" target="_blank">Cool Stuff: Pixar Artist Josh Cooley's Lil' Inappropriate Golden Book Movies R Fun – /Film</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Movies-Fun-Collection-Cinematic-Cinephile/dp/1452122334?tag=wwwfccom-20" class="link" target="_blank">Movies R Fun!: A Collection of Cinematic Classics for the Pre-(Film) School Cinephile (Lil' Inappropriate Books): Cooley, Josh: 9781452122335: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Symphonies-God-Velvet-Crush/dp/B000002A7F" class="link" target="_blank">Velvet Crush - Teenage Symphonies To God - Amazon.com Music</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin looks at a shelf and then, for some reason, discusses it; walls and Japanese beds and jokey-sized dishwashers all benefit from wheels; life is different when you live on a boat; it's important to find the right tool for the job; some people see forests, while others see trees; Merlin performs his very good Gordon Ramsey impression; Merlin also performs his very good David Lynch impression; in Follow-Up, we learn the extremely unsatisfying reason Personal Requests weren't working on a HomePod; there is discussion of the power of Siri alongside frustrations with its poor documentation; interesting bugs are discussed; your hosts explore the similarities between good documentation and good recipes; weird comic book feet are explored; tips on good media your hosts are enjoying; and, finally, there's some rapid-fire app and scripting recommendations.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HomePod/comments/j0fkwh/personal_requests_not_working/" class="link" target="_blank">Personal Requests not working : HomePod</a><br />"Turn off hey siri recognition on your iphone and set it up again." </li><li><a href="https://shanewhatley.com/how-to-control-your-apple-tv-with-the-homepod/" class="link" target="_blank">How To Control Your Apple TV with the HomePod – Shane Whatley</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.imore.com/my-favorite-shortcuts-use-my-apple-tv" class="link" target="_blank">My favorite shortcuts to use with my Apple TV | iMore</a><br />These shortcuts and automations are great to use with your Apple TV. </li><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/appletv/comments/e5j5ze/siri_shortcuts_plus_homepod_is_amazing/" class="link" target="_blank">Siri Shortcuts plus HomePod is amazing! : appletv</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJY3eP7Kb-c" class="link" target="_blank">Conversational Siri Shortcuts for the Smart Home! | HomeKit Siri Shortcuts for the Apple HomePod - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World" class="link" target="_blank">Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.noodlesoft.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gods_(TV_series)" class="link" target="_blank">American Gods (TV series) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations" class="link" target="_blank">Order of operations - Wikipedia</a><br />In mathematics and computer programming, the order of operations (or operator precedence) is a collection of rules that reflect conventions about which procedures to perform first in order to evaluate a given mathematical expression. </li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/technology/simple-machine" class="link" target="_blank">simple machine | Examples, List, & Facts | Britannica</a><br />Simple machine, any of several devices with few or no moving parts that are used to modify motion and the magnitude of a force in order to perform work. They are the simplest mechanisms known that can use leverage (or mechanical advantage) to increase force. The simple machines are the inclined plane, lever, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and screw. </li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Garners-Quotations-Miscellany-Dwight-Garner-ebook/dp/B084V2GGY6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" class="link" target="_blank">Garner's Quotations: A Modern Miscellany - Kindle edition by Garner, Dwight. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ AmazonSmile.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208274583.aspx" class="link" target="_blank">Coach John Wooden - Pyramid of Success - UCLA</a><br />Coach Wooden's 'Pyramid of Success' is his 15 building block initiative in the form of a pyramid. The cornerstones were Industriousness and Enthusiasm, climbing to such strived-for human traits as Intentness, Team Spirit, Poise and Confidence, all leading to the top of the pyramid to reach the ultimate goal of Competitive Greatness. </li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1401227821/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">AmazonSmile: Cover Run: The Dc Comics Art of Adam Hughes (Adam Hughes Cover to Cover) (9781401227821): Hughes, Adam: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dreyer

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Making a problem go away is not the same thing as <em>solving</em> the problem.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.craft.do/" class="link" target="_blank">Craft - Create Amazing Documents</a><br />Built for digital devices from the ground up, Craft brings back the joy to writing. </li><li><a href="https://www.macstories.net/reviews/craft-review-a-powerful-native-notes-and-collaboration-app/" class="link" target="_blank">Craft Review: A Powerful, Native Notes and Collaboration App - MacStories</a><br />Craft is the strongest 1.0 note-taking app I’ve ever used. It offers a thoroughly native experience, taking advantage of all the best system features across its respective platforms, while also retaining the power and versatility of modern web-based services like Notion. </li><li><a href="https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2020-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/" class="link" target="_blank">MacStories Selects 2020: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year - MacStories</a><br />Craft, a note-taking app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, is the kind of new experience that not only singlehandledly redefines a category, but it’s so exquisitely well thought-out, so elegantly designed, it pushed me to reconsider the very basics of my note-taking workflow. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem" class="link" target="_blank">XY problem - Wikipedia</a><br />The XY problem is a communication problem encountered in help desk and similar situations in which the person asking for help obscures the real issue, X, because instead of asking directly about issue X, they ask how to solve a secondary issue, Y, which they believe will allow them to resolve issue X. </li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@dhh/air-quality-matters-but-dont-trust-foobot-on-it-e2df4234a776" class="link" target="_blank">Air quality matters but don’t trust Foobot on it | by DHH | Medium</a><br />So in summary: There’s nothing wrong, and even if there was, it would be too expensive to do it right! </li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: The generational struggle to understand things we can't understand, dealing with other people, and <em>Star Wars</em>.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.craft.do/" class="link" target="_blank">Craft - Create Amazing Documents</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macstories.net/reviews/craft-review-a-powerful-native-notes-and-collaboration-app/" class="link" target="_blank">Craft Review: A Powerful, Native Notes and Collaboration App - MacStories</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-selects-2020-recognizing-the-best-apps-of-the-year/" class="link" target="_blank">MacStories Selects 2020: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year - MacStories</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51l45LFW7oE" class="link" target="_blank">Ultimate Fakebook - Far Far Away - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes981330533/blank-check-with-griffin-david" class="link" target="_blank">Blank Check with Griffin & David — Overcast</a><br />Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors’ complete filmographies episode to episode. </li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+FnAhk5yKM" class="link" target="_blank">In A Galaxy Far Far Away… - The Phantom Podcast — Blank Check with Griffin & David — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ryNJVreiY" class="link" target="_blank">Skullcrusher Mountain - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p>Sometimes, no one can see the ball—let alone reach the ball.</p>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Habits, cycles, and patterns of thinking. Why it's difficult to rehearse success—but surprisingly easy to rehearse failure.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://tumblr.berbs.us/post/19289571639/wagbarcember#notes" class="link" target="_blank">Linky Linky - This has to become a regular thing.</a><br /></li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="http://backblaze.com/backtowork">Backblaze</a>(Get a 15-day free trial at <a href="http://backblaze.com/backtowork">Backblaze.com/backtowork</a>).</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://squarespace.com/itsyourshow">Squarespace</a> (Start your free trial site today, at Squarespace.com and when you sign up make sure to use the offer code ITSYOURSHOW to get 10% off your first purchase).</p></li> </ul>

<p>Discussed: the paths of thought and emerging from a rut the size of the Grand Canyon.</p>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: From Jerry Lewis to a drinking bird in a scant 80 minutes.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/opinion/brain-neuroscience-stress.html" class="link" target="_blank">Opinion | Your Brain Is Not for Thinking - The New York Times</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://hookproductivity.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Hook – Find without searching</a><br />Hook’s nimble context-sensitive navigator is loved by people who need to focus on project info, such as professors, researchers, lawyers, software developers </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/King-Comedy-Life-Jerry-Lewis/dp/0312132484/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=king+of+comedy+book&qid=1606237856&sr=8-2" class="link" target="_blank">King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis: Levy, Shawn: 9780312132484: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jonah-hill-fake-cocaine-wolf-wall-street-a7200886.html" class="link" target="_blank">Jonah Hill 'hospitalised' after snorting so much fake cocaine on Wolf of Wall Street | The Independent | The Independent</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3KAMg9LIzw" class="link" target="_blank">Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin Reunion 1976 MDA Telethon - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top" class="link" target="_blank">Top 100 | Project Gutenberg</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHa5KaMBcM" class="link" target="_blank">5 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4! - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://eveningread.show/" class="link" target="_blank">The Evening Read</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpWSrcECov5d0EFNkkrGrOQ" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Benjamin - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: lot of projects going on!; praise for Nicki Minaj; some recent TV shows that are important to your hosts; Merlin is a little obsessed with a new Mac productivity app; interrogating problems with deliveries and porch pirates; vehicle theft can be very confusing; and, finally, some insight nobody asked for into Merlin's ambitious new hardware project.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/the-omni-show-how-dr-luc-p-beaudoin-creates-cognitive-productivity-software" class="link" target="_blank">The Omni Show: How Dr. Luc P. Beaudoin Creates “Cognitive Productivity” Software - The Omni Group</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://hookproductivity.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Hook – Find without searching</a><br />Link </li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80234304" class="link" target="_blank">Netflix</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.hbomax.com/?utm_id=sa%7C71700000073260392%7C58700006375476346%7Cp57571680364&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhs79BRD0ARIsAC6XpaXBKMKQwHK2GbGLFsCeRnr-LbiIUWFrhJFSNBKxEQL63qGNtFYtMn8aAo-eEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" class="link" target="_blank">HBO Max</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_(TV_series)" class="link" target="_blank">Billions (TV series) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/jeopardy-alex-trebek-oral-history-contestants/2020/11/16/450d5390-283c-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html" class="link" target="_blank">How 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek became America's most beloved TV icon, as told by contestants - The Washington Post</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://dobyfriday.com/212" class="link" target="_blank">The Woke Oracle | Do By Friday</a><br />This week's challenge:draft your Diamond Dogs from Ted Lasso. </li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/pS6HRKZQLFA?t=213" class="link" target="_blank">"Monster" - Kanye West, ft. Nicki Minaj, et al. - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin's additions to <a href="https://brettterpstra.com/projects/bunch/">Bunch</a> have him stepping on his own dingus; maybe it's time to invert the permissive legacy model for who gets access to us (as well as how and when); there's no amount of technology that can make other people be decent; Oh. Hey. Defaults? <em>Be better</em>; also, please quit stealing my focus; Dan is not buying anything new; your hosts talk about the various (often non-obvious) costs of adding, changing, or removing features; maybe building your whole business on Facebook wasn't such a great idea; passing discussion of <em>Bloom County</em>, Muppet dogs, and a Tilikum bottle; the tale of <a href="https://twitter.com/_davidsmith">Underscore</a>'s unexpected success, and the costs it brought; talk of affordances; and, finally, <em>Just cough up some dough, Mac!</em></p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/u2-songs-of-innocence-apple-remove.html" class="link" target="_blank">Can U2’s Songs of Innocence Be Removed From Apple Account?</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.electionprofitmakers.com/" class="link" target="_blank">ELECTION PROFIT MAKERS</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs" class="link" target="_blank">Strong Songs is creating podcasts about music | Patreon</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)" class="link" target="_blank">Blackfish (film) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manchurian_Candidate_(1962_film)" class="link" target="_blank">The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_the_Penguin" class="link" target="_blank">Opus the Penguin - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVigSiwZJfk" class="link" target="_blank">The Flop House Animated - The Porthole of Time - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://brettterpstra.com/projects/bunch/" class="link" target="_blank">Bunch - BrettTerpstra.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61087/15-early-telephone-etiquette-rules-we-should-bring-back" class="link" target="_blank">15 Early Telephone Etiquette Rules We Should Bring Back | Mental Floss</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation" class="link" target="_blank">Semantic satiation - Wikipedia</a><br />Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. </li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/teamistry?sid=podcast.backtowork">Teamistry</a> (Search for Teamistry anywhere you listen to podcasts)!</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/commandlineheroes_cyoa?sid=podcast.BacktoWork">Command Line Heroes</a> (Search for Command Line Heroes anywhere you listen to podcasts)!</p></li> <li><p><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/remoteworks_cyoa?sid=podcast.BacktoWork">Remote Works</a> (Search for Remote Works anywhere you listen to podcasts)!</p></li> </ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin has a lot to say about the benefits of making lists; this leads to an old-school stemwinder on "Journal" calendars, functional playlists, shared Notes, the lessons of the cutlery drawer, desire paths, arbitrary grids, "Reference" albums, urban bike hooks, auxiliary paper towel holders, and more; praise for <em>The Boys</em>; the magical combination of <em>Halide</em> and <em>Pixelmator Photo</em>; Dan resurrects a beloved podcast; and, finally, Merlin endorses a really weird British weather report that can help you sleep.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path" class="link" target="_blank">Desire path - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thinking-makes-it-so/201402/the-pot-roast-principle" class="link" target="_blank">The Pot Roast Principle | Psychology Today</a><br /> "I don't know. That's just the way my mom always cooked it. Why don't you ask her?" </li><li><a href="https://www.hottopic.com/product/star-trek-dr.-mccoy-pop-art-t-shirt/14428127.html" class="link" target="_blank">Star Trek Dr. McCoy Pop Art T-Shirt</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4Rx_vdLM96ym_dpg4tT47MfnglssQCg" class="link" target="_blank">My Happy Place - YouTube</a><br />Videos I watch pretty often when I need a little pick-me-up. </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Boys-Season-1/dp/B07QNJCXZK" class="link" target="_blank">"The Boys" (Prime Video)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://halide.cam/" class="link" target="_blank">Halide</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.pixelmator.com/photo/" class="link" target="_blank">Pixelmator Photo</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://quit.show" class="link" target="_blank">QUIT! with Dan Benjamin</a><br />Dan's amazing podcast QUIT! has returned! </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4Rx_vdLM971AghWP9C6-eePco9PJQmw" class="link" target="_blank">The Secret History: Howard Hughes, Bizarre Billionaire - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHa5KaMBcM" class="link" target="_blank">5 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4! - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7dgk0jrh0k5idqa/The%20Shipping%20Forecast.mp3.zip?dl=0" class="link" target="_blank">The Shipping Forecast.mp3.zip</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shipping-Forecast-Miscellany-Nic-Compton/dp/1785940295" class="link" target="_blank">The Shipping Forecast: A Miscellany: Compton, Nic: 9781785940293: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/affordances" class="link" target="_blank">What are Affordances? | Interaction Design Foundation</a><br /></li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="http://squarespace.com/itsyourshow">Squarespace</a> (Start your free trial site today, at Squarespace.com and when you sign up make sure to use the offer code ITSYOURSHOW to get 10% off your first purchase).</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://www.sanebox.com/b2w">SaneBox</a> (Visit the link and get a $25 credit applied to your account on top of the 14-day free trial).</p></li> </ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: hey, it's an advice episode!; San Francisco has a <em>lot</em> of available office space; a musical unguent for your soul; a cool font that makes accessibility pretty; getting in front of your next wave of depression; the Emotional Police are here to cite you for your numerous infractions; and, finally, Merlin highly recommends a recent podcast episode about why we're all so exhausted and what we might want to do about it.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="http://socketsite.com/archives/2020/10/visualizing-all-the-vacant-office-space-in-san-francisco-and-googles-lease.html" class="link" target="_blank">Visualizing the Vacant Office Space in San Francisco</a><br />In other words, there’s roughly 8.7 Salesforce towers, or 516 Salesforce tower floors, worth of empty office space in San Francisco at the moment, which is roughly enough space to accommodate between 67,000 (based on an average, pre-Covid, density) and 91,000 (a la twitter) worker bees. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1yfkye_qR4&feature=youtu.be&t=35" class="link" target="_blank">Nick Lowe & The Southsea Alternative Choir - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont" class="link" target="_blank">Download the Atkinson Hyperlegible Font | Braille Institute</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.ttbook.org/show/everything-exhausting" class="link" target="_blank">Everything is Exhausting | To The Best Of Our Knowledge</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+o7Qng4oo" class="link" target="_blank">Everything is Exhausting — To The Best Of Our Knowledge — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/seasonal-depression-covid-help/2020/10/26/5d93bbe2-1479-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main" class="link" target="_blank">Help for people who suffer seasonal and pandemic depression - The Washington Post</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/59967/episodes?season=1" class="link" target="_blank">Watch SEDUCED: INSIDE THE NXIVM CULT Online: Stream Full Series on STARZ - Free Trial</a><br />This four-part documentary series follows the story of India Oxenberg's perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult NXIVM. </li><li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/rd/141" class="link" target="_blank">Reconcilable Differences #141: The Panopticon of Frasier - Relay FM</a><br />No spoilers, but if you're a big fan of Facebook, you might want to skip this one. Because, oh boy, do your hosts ever go off. </li><li><a href="https://marked2app.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers</a><br />Marked is a previewer for Markdown files. Use it with your favorite text editor and it updates every time you save. </li><li><a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a34028673/parenting-pandemic-zoom-school/" class="link" target="_blank">Why Zoom School Is So Awful for Parents and Kids</a><br />We're only a few weeks in. We can't keep doing this. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdAh2HJ98WE" class="link" target="_blank">President Donald Trump: The 60 Minutes 2020 Election Interview - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Nothing-Resisting-Attention/dp/1612197493" class="link" target="_blank">How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy: Odell, Jenny: 9781612197494: Amazon.com: Books</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.salesforcetower.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Salesforce Tower: Official Web Site</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sd4CRcaE0" class="link" target="_blank">John Mulaney: New in Town - Ice-T on "SVU" & Old Murder Investigations - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="http://go.thoughtleaders.io/2007820201027">Linode</a> (Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit by visiting <a href="http://go.thoughtleaders.io/2007820201027">linode.com/backtowork</a>).</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://feals.com/backtowork">Feals</a> (Become a member today by going to <a href="http://feals.com/backtowork">Feals.com/backtowork<

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Sending good vibes to The Dude; Merlin has a couple awesome app recommendations; some Follow-Up on the Apple Event, including what your hosts are ordering and what they're each excited about; which kinds of things your hosts do and do not find useful about the Apple Rumor Industrial Complex; Dan tries on a new iOS camera app; Merlin recommends a clever web cam app; some of our voice friends <em>hear</em> well, others <em>understand</em> well, and some <em>sound</em> good, but none (for now) do it all; finally, Dan finds some productivity insight, courtesy of The Buddha.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="http://interconnected.org/home/2020/10/15/finding_books" class="link" target="_blank">An overly complex hack for finding books on cluttered shelves (Interconnected)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://memos.org/" class="link" target="_blank">Memos - Private Memory</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://brettterpstra.com/projects/bunch/" class="link" target="_blank">Bunch - BrettTerpstra.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://reincubate.com/camo/" class="link" target="_blank">Reincubate Camo - Use your phone as a pro webcam, free</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKhPkhS-9Mo" class="link" target="_blank">Marriage Logic Map</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.028.than.html" class="link" target="_blank">Adittapariyaya Sutta: The Fire Sermon</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRrpBYvDQY" class="link" target="_blank">Jeff Bridges Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F3U0N5oCeY" class="link" target="_blank">Jeff Bridges Remains 'Chill' During Troubling Times - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNzquU4hjpk" class="link" target="_blank">Jeff Bridges, John Goodman And Steve Buscemi Talk ‘The Big Lebowski’ In Extended Inteview | TODAY - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3igL0WhZqxM" class="link" target="_blank">10 Questions for Jeff Bridges - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAIr2AbMaIE" class="link" target="_blank">Dakota Johnson & Jeff Bridges Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGrOK8oZG8" class="link" target="_blank">Too Many Cooks | Adult Swim - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/teamistry?sid=podcast.backtowork">Teamistry</a> (Search for Teamistry anywhere you listen to podcasts)!</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://go.thoughtleaders.io/2011920201020">Linode</a> (Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit by visiting <a href="http://go.thoughtleaders.io/2011920201020">linode.com/backtowork</a>).</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://LinkedIn.com/BACKTOWORK">LinkedIn Talent Solutions</a> (Get $50 off your first job post by going to <a href="http://LinkedIn.com/BACKTOWORK">LinkedIn.com/BACKTOWORK</a>).</p></li> </ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin is reporting live from the show floor; Dan is due for a new phone; nostalgia for buying a carton of cigarettes; praise for Netflix's "Challenger" series; Merlin shares some updates on his big resource-leveling project; gotta find those big rocks, amirite; interruptions are the death of the tech person's day; remember, your work is <em>part of your life</em>—not separate from it.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81012137" class="link" target="_blank">"Challenger: The Final Flight" (Netflix)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/13/21514145/apple-homepod-mini-pictures-leak" class="link" target="_blank">Apple’s new HomePod mini speaker revealed in leaked images - The Verge</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.etsy.com/market/nostromo_patch" class="link" target="_blank">Nostromo patch | Etsy</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html" class="link" target="_blank">NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft | NASA</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/f-1-rocket-engine/nasm_A19700271000" class="link" target="_blank">F-1 Rocket Engine | National Air and Space Museum</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbJs-Ul1QFo" class="link" target="_blank">You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties - YouTube</a><br /></li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4> <ul> <li><p><a href="http://go.thoughtleaders.io/2012020201013">Linode</a> (Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit by visiting <a href="http://go.thoughtleaders.io/2012020201013">linode.com/backtowork</a>).</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://squarespace.com/itsyourshow">Squarespace</a> (Start your free trial site today, at Squarespace.com and when you sign up make sure to use the offer code ITSYOURSHOW to get 10% off your first purchase).</p></li> </ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin craves an easy visit with Floyd; Spirit's lawsuit no longer winds on down the road; Question: what obligation does a company have to support their developer tools? And for how long exactly?; when are new film editions not "the good one?"; despite swearing not to do so, a popular service for monetizing indie content is, as they say, put on blast; lot of talk about business things; waiters shouldn't lie to people who used to be waiters; exciting developments in the Drafts ecosystem; and, finally, Merlin unleashes an old school stem-winder on taking a recent stab at resource-leveling—<em>using technology!</em></p> <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/Hil44YD" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/Hil44YD"></a></blockquote> <script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.thoughtasylum.com/2020/09/27/introducing-the-thoughtasylum-suite-for-drafts/" class="link" target="_blank">Introducing the ThoughtAsylum Suite for Drafts | ThoughtAsylum</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://actions.getdrafts.com/g/1cy" class="link" target="_blank">ThoughtAsylum - Tasks & Lists | Drafts Action Directory</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://airtable.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Airtable</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/229848887-Guide-to-kanban-view" class="link" target="_blank">Guide to kanban view – Airtable - Support</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.planview.com/resources/guide/introduction-to-kanban/" class="link" target="_blank">Introduction to Kanban Guide – What is Kanban? | Planview</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@kashyapsandeep/what-is-kanban-and-how-can-it-be-used-to-increase-productivity-51c68a852736" class="link" target="_blank">What Is Kanban And How Can It Be Used To Increase Productivity? | by Sandeep Kashyap | Medium</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-led-zeppelin/led-zeppelin-emerges-victor-in-stairway-to-heaven-plagiarism-case-idUSKBN26Q2V7?utm_source=reddit.com" class="link" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin emerges victor in 'Stairway to Heaven' plagiarism case | Reuters</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-harrison-my-sweet-lord-plagiarism/" class="link" target="_blank">40 Years Ago: George Harrison Found Guilty of 'My Sweet Lord' Plagiarism</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.patreoncommunity.com/t/an-update-on-patreon-s-api/8628" class="link" target="_blank">An update on Patreon’s API - Updates - Patreon Community</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/16/patreon-raises-60m-series-d-targets-international-growth-and-more-customization/" class="link" target="_blank">Patreon raises $60M Series D, targets international growth and more customization | TechCrunch</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/patreon-tops-1-billion-valuation-as-pandemic-brings-a-surge-in-creators-to-platform-11599003623" class="link" target="_blank">Patreon Tops $1 Billion Valuation as Pandemic Brings a Surge in Creators to Platform - WSJ</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_(development)" class="link" target="_blank">Kanban (development) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://screenrant.com/alien-movie-differences-director-theatrical-cut-explained/" class="link" target="_blank">Alien: The Differences Between Theatrical & Director's Cut</a><br />Ultimately, the director’s cut of Alien doesn’t drastically change much for fans of the movie. Even Ridley Scott himself considers the theatrical release the true version of the film and representative of his vision for it. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ytoUuO-qvg" class="link" target="_blank">Why the Katy Perry/Flame lawsuit makes no sense - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6X2MEl7R8" class="link" target="_blank">warner music claimed my video for defending their copyright in a lawsuit they lost the copyright for - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfXn_ecH5Rw&t=40s" class="link" target="_blank">Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive) - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/963226-dr-hoe

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: the boys update one another on some very good media they're enjoying; everybody loves a movie with a big world; Merlin pitches Dan on the improbable magic of <em>Ted Lasso</em>; talk turns to some new features of Apple's recent OS updates; at length, Merlin makes a case for exploring the amazing new functionalities of widgets, complications, and especially the apps of Underscore David Smith; Guardian gets an exciting update and a pro plan; there's some talk of the challenge in finding a VPN that actually does what you <em>think</em> it's doing; it seems like the show is over, but then there's twelve minutes of movie talk with a focus on children and boobs; finally, Merlin kinda busts a gut about trying to run a Mr. Rogers on the kids you care about.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-397-open-ticket.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 397: "Open Ticket" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a><br />The Problem: John likes to divide his life up into stories. </li><li><a href="https://www.matthewcassinelli.com/sirishortcuts/" class="link" target="_blank">Shortcuts Catalog – Matthew Cassinelli</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_by_Wolves_(American_TV_series)" class="link" target="_blank">Raised by Wolves (American TV series) - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://play.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GX0WFcAlf5r5cuAEAAADu?camp=googleHBOMAX" class="link" target="_blank">HBO Max</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLPw5xh1eGQ" class="link" target="_blank">Chris Gethard Loves Kit Fisto | Blank Check with Griffin and David - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/blankcheckpod" class="link" target="_blank">@BlankCheckPod | Linktree</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+FnAhk5yKM" class="link" target="_blank">In A Galaxy Far Far Away… - The Phantom Podcast — Blank Check with Griffin & David — Overcast</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://5by5.tv/specials/32" class="link" target="_blank">5by5 | 5by5 Specials #32: Film Review: Goodfellas with John Siracusa</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://guardianapp.com/firewall/capabilities/#guardian-firewall-pro" class="link" target="_blank">Capabilities - Guardian Firewall</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://fruitjuiceapp.com/" class="link" target="_blank">FruitJuice -- battery maintenance app for Apple Mac laptop computers. —</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/" class="link" target="_blank">coconutBattery 3.9 - by coconut-flavour.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Schiavelli#Filmography" class="link" target="_blank">Vincent Schiavelli - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd" class="link" target="_blank">Christopher Lloyd - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ignatowski" class="link" target="_blank">Jim Ignatowski - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA" class="link" target="_blank">May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8" class="link" target="_blank">An American Coach in London: NBC Sports Premier League Film featuring Jason Sudeikis - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/06/10/the-backfire-effect/" class="link" target="_blank">The Backfire Effect – You Are Not So Smart</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://effectiviology.com/backfire-effect-facts-dont-change-minds/" class="link" target="_blank">The Backfire Effect: Why Facts Don’t Always Change Minds – Effectiviology</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(New_Order_song)#Packaging" class="link" target="_blank">Blue Monday (New Order song) - Wikipedia</a><br />It cost so much to produce that Factory Records actually lost money on each copy sold. </li><li><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/best-vpn-anonymous-no-logging/" class="link" target="_blank">Which VPN Providers Really Take Anonymity Seriously in 2020? * TorrentFreak</a><br />To help you pick the best one for your needs, we asked dozens of VPNs what their logging

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Folks, this one is <em>a doozy</em>, and that's all I'm gonna say about that.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/inbox-zero-digital-communication" class="link" target="_blank">Inbox Zero: Merlin Mann's Tips for Managing Your Life Online | GQ</a><br />“I've come to think of it as more of a philosophy than a methodology,” he says now. “It’s about trying to put a stake in the ground with regard to your attention. It’s a way of saying, ‘Some people are allowed to have some of me, some of the time. Regardless of what the world demands of me, here’s what I’m offering.’” </li><li><a href="https://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/47631308074/chasing-the-right-zero" class="link" target="_blank">On Chasing the Right "Zero" | kung fu grippe</a><br />In my view, the titular ‘zero’ in Inbox Zero is not about the number of email messages that are sitting in your inbox at a given time. And, contrary to popular opinion, it’s absolutely not about spending hours of your precious day trying to achieve that empty inbox at any cost. That’s just monkeyballs. </li><li><a href="https://www.recurse.com/social-rules" class="link" target="_blank">Social rules - Recurse Center</a><br />Feigned surprise is when you act surprised when someone doesn’t know something. Responding with surprise in this situation makes people feel bad for not knowing things and less likely to ask questions in the future, which makes it harder for them to learn. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFHRNGYfuo" class="link" target="_blank">Henry V - Saint Crispin's Day Speech (1989) - YouTube</a><br />For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition… </li><li><a href="http://shakespeare.mit.edu/henryv/henryv.4.3.html" class="link" target="_blank">Henry V - SCENE III. The English camp.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/" class="link" target="_blank">Henry V (1989) - IMDb</a><br />In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHAmKJ2TbZs" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 14: 14 Tips for Apple’s New iPhone Operating System | WSJ - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/18/ios-14-how-to-use-popular-features/" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 14 popular features: how to use them all - 9to5Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1600168030" class="link" target="_blank">AirPods Pro now support 'spatial audio' for movies & TV series - FlatpanelsHD</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/best-ios-14-homekit-features/" class="link" target="_blank">5 Best iOS 14 HomeKit Features: Adaptive Lights, Activity Zones | Digital Trends</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-14/" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 14: Explore All the New Features. Start Here.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/21/21449535/gmail-default-ios-14-email-app-update-google-apple" class="link" target="_blank">Gmail can now be set as the default iOS 14 email app - The Verge</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.matthewcassinelli.com/shortcuts-catalog-ios-14/" class="link" target="_blank">Announcing the Shortcuts Catalog for iOS 14, feat. 300 shortcuts & 300 actions – Matthew Cassinelli</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/how-to/9-hidden-ios-14-features-iphone-users-are-going-to-love-discovering/" class="link" target="_blank">9 hidden iOS 14 features you'll love discovering on your iPhone - CNET</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-14-features/" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 14: All the New Features With Guides and How Tos - MacRumors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/20/ios-14-widgets-creative/" class="link" target="_blank">iOS 14 Widgets Offer iPhone Users Creative Home Screen Ideas - MacRumors</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ios-14-privacy-security-features/" class="link" target="_blank">The iOS 14 Privacy and Security Features You Should Know | WIRED</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://jvns.ca/blog/2017/04/27/no-feigning-surpris

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: Merlin is reporting live from the show floor; remember to photograph your kid's room; some bearded dragon updates; some thoughts on pets; Merlin's grandfather was a reluctant dog obsessive; Dan wants to read you a label; Merlin met a fellow cadet; check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/danbenjamin">Dan's videos</a>; Merlin is loving iOS 14, especially the smarter Siri suggestions; speculation on how machines learn; your hosts still want Macs to be Macs; Big Sur notifications are basically a Bop It; are we getting diminishing returns from theoretical Mac improvements?; Dan has a really good analogy involving wrist watches; there's a reason normal people don't like their apps to change; Merlin puts review requests on blast; an edit button would still be nice; Merlin finds himself with an unusual opportunity to field test some disused home tech; and, finally, it is hoped that Frasier will leave of his own volition.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cataract-surgery/about/pac-20384765" class="link" target="_blank">Cataract surgery - Mayo Clinic</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/danbenjamin" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Benjamin - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007C6LHXY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" class="link" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Craftsman 9-31794 Slotted Phillips Screwdriver Set, 17 Piece: Home Improvement</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/1305619025225871361" class="link" target="_blank">Merlin Mann on Twitter: "No new @RoderickOn this week, but I did make something new with something old, mostly for my own amusement. "In a world…" https://t.co/6UicdysnES" / Twitter</a><br />Merlin made a trailer for the "Supertrain" episode of Roderick on the Line. </li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bop_It" class="link" target="_blank">Bop It - Wikipedia</a><br /></li></ul>

<p><strong>DISCUSSED</strong>: California has no shortage of crises; Dan's got a brand new bag; thoughts on exercise as prophylactic medicine; extremely anecdotal data on the rise of fake ratings and reviews on Amazon; the return of "A cool thing I learned this week" brings some very neato apps, tips, and whatnot.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/21/tested-textsniper-is-a-great-mac-utility-for-converting-graphics-to-text/" class="link" target="_blank">TextSniper is a great Mac utility for converting graphics to text - 9to5Mac</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.textsniper.app/" class="link" target="_blank">TextSniper - Capture any text from your Mac's screen</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.obdev.at/resources/launchbar/help/index.php?chapter=ClipboardHistory" class="link" target="_blank">LaunchBar Help (Clipboard History)</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mh40739/mac" class="link" target="_blank">Use Time Machine on your Mac to back up to multiple disks - Apple Support</a><br />Time Machine rotates the backup schedule among the disks. For each disk, Time Machine backs up everything that’s changed since the last time that disk was used. If you designated items that shouldn’t be backed up, the list of excluded items applies to all backup disks. </li><li><a href="https://www.centurymartialarts.com/training-bag-collection/versys-vs-1-10184k" class="link" target="_blank">Versys VS.1 | Century Martial Arts</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Knishkabob/status/1302789273125400576" class="link" target="_blank">Knixx on Twitter: ""My back hurts all the time for no reason." How I sit every day: https://t.co/E8W9PDfYSc" / Twitter</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training" class="link" target="_blank">High-intensity interval training - Wikipedia</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seconds-pro-interval-timer/id363978811" class="link" target="_blank">Seconds iOS App</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-396-yreka-bakery.html" class="link" target="_blank">Ep. 396: "Yreka Bakery" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann</a><br />The Problem: We were ruining the world. </li><li><a href="https://textsniper.app/" class="link" target="_blank">TextSniper - Capture any text from your Mac's screen</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer" class="link" target="_blank">jakehilborn/displayplacer: macOS command line utility to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements. Essentially XRandR for macOS.</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://servicestation.menu/" class="link" target="_blank">Service Station – Customize your Right-Click Menu</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSi-LAsQnrE" class="link" target="_blank">Late Show with David Letterman - "Please Stop Calling Me Chief" 06-26-2001 - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWnhz1ZcF74" class="link" target="_blank">John Bonham - Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain - Isolated Drum Track AWESOME - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1j1_aeK6WA" class="link" target="_blank">Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: The Legendary Purdie Shuffle - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/danbenjamin" class="link" target="_blank">Dan Benjamin - YouTube</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://tclementdev.com/timemachineeditor/" class="link" target="_blank">TimeMachineEditor</a><br />TimeMachineEditor is a software for macOS that lets you change the default one-hour backup interval of Time Machine. </li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/photos/scan/" class="link" target="_blank">PhotoScan – scanner by Google Photos</a><br />Don’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans, with automatic edge detection, perspective correction, and smart rotation. </li><li><a href="https://reviewmeta.com/" class="link" target="_blank">ReviewMeta.com - Amazon Review Checker</a><br />ReviewMeta analyzes Amazon product reviews and filters out reviews that our algorithm detects may be unnatural. </li><li><a href="https://reviewmeta.com/amazon/B07VPBFW43" class="link"