Back to Work Episode 581: A Frog That No One Saw
Jun 21, 2022
01:38:58
Air Conditioning Woes
- Merlin and Dan discuss the challenges of staying cool in different climates.
- Merlin describes the inefficiency of air conditioning in older homes.
Christmas in Florida
- Merlin recounts a childhood Christmas in Florida where his family was unprepared for a cold snap.
- His grandfather had insisted on them only packing swimsuits.
Grandpa's Big Lie
- Merlin's grandfather, from South America, moved to Florida and constantly praised its warm weather.
- During one Christmas visit, an unusual cold snap proved him wrong.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Student Housing in Florida Is Rough
01:43 • 2min
The Seasons Are Such a Lovely Thing
04:08 • 5min
The People's Temple Got Damaged
08:54 • 3min
I'm a Tti, but I'm a Cheerleader
11:25 • 6min
The Bro Thor Set Is on Deck Right Now.
17:10 • 2min
The Dinah's Foot
18:48 • 4min
The Friends Sets Are the Best Sets
22:21 • 2min
What's Up With Themselves?
24:49 • 4min
I'm Not a Monster, but I Can't Pull It Up, Cause It's Not Just My Demon Dogs
29:00 • 4min
The Plunger Goes Where the Knives Go in the Kitchen
32:31 • 2min
Do You Need Micro Micro Usb Micro Micro Chargers?
34:48 • 2min
Can We Say It's Not a Big Deal?
36:30 • 3min
The New Kind of Dongus on the Back of Your Ma Pro
39:57 • 2min
I Don't Think This Is a Success
42:01 • 3min
How to Make a Mag Safe Battery
45:19 • 2min
A Monotrem, What's the Mono?
47:41 • 4min
How Much Stuff Do You Have in Your Life?
51:30 • 2min
I'm Just Going to Throw Out Some Words
53:48 • 5min
Getting Firebald - I'm Not Here Till I Stand for This
58:18 • 2min
How to Use Blot to Make a Blog?
59:54 • 6min
Tag Colen - I'm Having Soma.
01:05:34 • 3min
All I Have Is Going to Be Gone.
01:08:42 • 2min
Do You Want to Do a Mister Robot?
01:10:14 • 5min
X M O, XML, YO Hap It Like, Data and Then the Presentation Layer
01:14:54 • 2min
What Is It All About?
01:17:00 • 3min
Is There a Speed of Evolution for Our Technology?
01:20:15 • 2min
The Duct With Ducks Work
01:21:58 • 4min
Is That the Problem You're Trying to Solve?
01:26:18 • 4min
Is There a Revolution in Mobile Phones?
01:30:25 • 4min
What Is the Future of the Bison?
01:34:35 • 2min
Tumor, the Man N Evv, Love Ye
01:36:51 • 2min
DISCUSSED: Merlin runs the table this week with: unseasonable heat; the joy of realizing when someone obviously loved (and probably had to fight for) the thing that they made; and finally, an extended meditation on a phone charger and the decisions that seek to bridge past and future.
Links:
- Blot – A blogging platform with no interface. — Blot is a blogging platform with no interface. It turns a folder into a website.
- How to use Blot - Blot — Blot turns a folder into a blog. When you put files inside your blog’s folder they become blog posts.
- Posts - Blot — A collection of guides to formatting your posts and pages.
- Metadata - Blot
- Configure - Blot
- Why I Went HTML Only :: Barry Hess :: bjhess.com
- The most minimal blog you can find – The Jolly Teapot
- SF Symbols - Apple Developer
- Fonts - Apple Developer
- DEWENWILS Remote Control Outlet Wireless Wall Mounted Light Switch, Electrical Plug in On Off Power Switch for Lamp, No Wiring,100 Feet RF Range, ETL Listed,Programmable - - Amazon.com
- Watch Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey | Netflix Official Site
- Quick Journaling | Drafts Directory
- Prophet's Prey (2015) - Plot Summary - IMDb — When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, Warren managed to expand these practices and the power of his position in unprecedented ways.
- AmazonSmile: Anker 633 Magnetic Battery (MagGo), 10,000mAh Foldable Magnetic Wireless Portable Charger, 20W USB-C Power Delivery for iPhone 13/13 Pro / 13 Pro Max / 12/12 Pro and 12 Pro Max (Black) : Cell Phones & Accessories — Merlin likes this.
- Assemble diary | Drafts Directory
- Prophet's Prey (2015) - Reference View - IMDb
- Notes - Blot
- wisdom/wisdom.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom — "It's only advice for you because it had to be advice for me."
- Merlin Mann on Twitter: "You can tell when somebody really loved what they were making." — "You can tell when somebody really loved what they were making."
- T. Rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition 76940 | Jurassic World™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US
- Bro Thor’s New Asgard 76200 | Marvel | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US
- LEGO® Friends Toys | Official LEGO® Shop US
- Peoples Temple - FoundSF
- Bacon Ray - "Dance of the Monotremes" (The Swab, 1999) — On Merlin' band's last record, they made a song that included every fact they knew about the platypus—ultimately celebrating the distinctive parenting skills of a loving monotreme mother.