Episode 552: Youth is the Anomaly

Dan has all the waiters singing at him, and Merlin tries to buy the non-existent SIMS 4 for the Mac.

Main topic is considering how best to set up a device that provides structure and motivation without all that beeping, beeping, beeping.

Links for this episode:

• On the Internet, We’re Always Famous | The New Yorker
  What happens when the experience of celebrity becomes universal?
  
• Jane Jacobs Versus The Kardashians - by Steven Johnson - Adjacent Possible
  Is talking to strangers on the Internet making us crazy?
  
• What's That Feeling? Oh, It's Fall Regression - by Anne Helen Petersen - Culture Study
  Instead of masking that brokenness, lean into it. Give the wound some oxygen. Be vulnerable and needy with one another. Go ahead and consider or even make big life decisions. You’re not acting emotionally
  
• Why Do Actors Keep Working With Wes Anderson? - The New York Times
  “I often employ people with their own pets in the background.”
  
• John Dickerson - EB White quote
  "It's quite possible that the Presidency of the United States has become an impossible job for one man, and what we need two men-an Acting President, to answer questions, make decisions, attend meetings, and listen to reports and gossip, and a Passive President, who merely watches, reflects on it, and finally, if a thought occurs to him, gives the country the benefit of it."
  
• macOS 12 Monterey: The Ars Technica review | Ars Technica
  
• Casio MT-40 - Wikipedia
  
• SuperDuper!
  
• The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) — Homebrew
  The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)
  
• Merlin Mann - "Sick of You" (1992)
  (Drums by Casio MT-40)
  
• Merlin's Wisdom (Draft)
  
• Yesterworld: The History & Downfall of McDonaldland and the Disney-McDonalds Happy Meal - YouTube
  
• Sir Ian McKellen, On Acting - YouTube
  
• AmazonSmile : Kassa Clear Dry Erase Board Sticker - 17.3" x 78” (6.5 Feet) - 3 Dry-Erase Markers Included - Transparent Adhesive White Board Film for Refrigerator, Desk, Office - Glass Dry Erase Board Alternative : Office Products