Back to Work Episode 492: Siracusa Daylight Time
DISCUSSED: Merlin has a lot of infrastructure going on; your hosts share strong feelings on time zone discrimination and its attendant big-timing; Dan has more cool videos coming to his channel; some boring nerd talk on voice recording options; Dan needs your suggestions for more movies like the Missions Impossible; in Follow-Up, there's some good news and some bad news related to both COVID and San Francisco; hurricanes are coming!; Merlin figures out why Safari on his Mac got so slow; thoughts on DNS Server choices; Merlin endorses a podcast episode that involves some very Back To Work ideas; everything is copy; and, finally, some concerns about nicknames plus several important questions about the consensuality of Jake Robert's titular snake.
Links for this episode:
- Dan Benjamin - YouTube
- Comedian Tig Notaro advice on dealing with crazy neighbors
The standup comedian helps our listener stand down and have some laughs.
- Nora Ephron in Jacob Bernstein's 'Everything Is Copy': Prophet of Privacy - The Atlantic
- Bad things keep piling on — when is enough enough in the Bay Area? - SFChronicle.com
- ‘AeroNabs’ Promise Powerful, Inhalable Protection Against COVID-19 | UC San Francisco
- How to Get the Best Guest Audio for Podcasting - YouTube
- AmazonSmile: ARRIS SURFboard SBG7400AC2 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem & AC2350 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router, Approved for Cox, Spectrum, Xfinity & others (black): Computers & Accessories
- Amazon.com: Cloud Microphones CL-1 Cloudlifter 1-Channel Mic Activator - Feedback Reducer Bundle with 10-FT Balanced XLR Cable, and 5-Pack of Reusable Cable Ties: Electronics
- Amazon.com: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen) USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools | First: Musical Instruments
- Amazon.com: Universal Audio Arrow Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface,Gray: Musical Instruments
- Merlin Mann on Twitter: "Unrelated but related, here's my own (admittedly less interesting) March list of weird movies for weirdos in lockdown. https://t.co/yNfNmtWvKu" / Twitter
- 1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Wikipedia
- Hurricane Laura updates: Storm is intensifying with Texas, Louisiana in crosshairs - The Washington Post
- I'm Still Here - Elaine Stritch - YouTube
- 203: Recordings for Someone - This American Life
- Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names
- 1.1.1.1 — The free app that makes your Internet faster.
- Cloud Delivered Enterprise Security by OpenDNS
- More Than Half Of San Francisco Storefronts Closed Due To Pandemic – CBS San Francisco
- Number of Homes for Sale in SF Surpasses Recession-Era Marks
- Election Day Asteroid: Is an Asteroid Really Hitting Earth Nov 2?
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