Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
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Dec 24, 2021 • 1h 36min

From Perfect to Daddy

Check out the video of the entire episode or this probably won't make any sense.  We're sorry. This week's challenge: celebrate Coxmas!You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksNetlicks? ‘The TV screen you can taste’ - BBC NewsiPhone Copy and Paste “Proof of Concept” by Adam LisagorHomeDash | The Ultimate HomeKit AppHome - TwinklySTōK Cold Brew CoffeeSTōK Cold Brew Caffeine ShotsDwayne “The Rock” Johnson “Free The Nipple”Merlin Mann - Flocked Up social media - SXSW presentationApple Myriad Font Download - Apple CommunityNeven MrganCydia - WikipediaInstapaper 4: Deciding to Read | 43 FoldersA New Era for CandyBar • The BreakroomRoam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought.Drafts | Where Text Starts‎Dark Noise on the App StorePCalcSparkThe Ace Flag: A HistoryFoodNoms | Food Tracker App for iPhone‎Obscura Camera on the App StoreSee-Through and X-Ray Series 7 Apple Watch Wallpapers: A Look at What’s Still Inside | iFixit News‎Apollo for Reddit on the App StoreDigg - WikipediaoOvercastPat Baer bTwitch‎Make It Big on the App StoreDiscogs - Music Database and MarketplaceOctodad - Loving Father. Caring Husband. Secret Octopus.‎Threes! on the App StoreAsher Vollmer: merlin: Roderick on the Line vs. THREESEp. 132: “You Cannot Lie to Your Pants” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann (featuring Asher Vollmer)Christopher Lawley - YouTubePondersThe StoryGraphThe Libby App by OverDrive: Free ebooks & audiobooks from the library‎Bear - Markdown Notes on the App Store‎Craft - Docs and Notes Editor on the App StoreTodoist: The to do list to organize work & lifeTweetbot 6 for iOSDue: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad‎Tracker – Mood & Energy Diary on the App StoreObsidianWaterMinder® - track your daily water intake, hydrate, feel better!TickTick: Todo list, checklist and task manager app for Android, iPhone and WebTimery for TogglMaintenance PhaseSleepWatch — The Best Sleep Is Made.‎CARROT Weather on the App StoreAirPods - AppleMagSafe Battery Pack - ApplePokémon GOGenshin Impact – Step Into a Vast Magical World of Adventure‎Widgetsmith on the App StoreMatter‎AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch on the App StoreHome AssistantT-Mobile G1: CNET reviews the first-ever Android phone - CNETHTC Dream - WikipediaPalm Pre - WikipediaPalm IIIx - WikipediaTreo 650 - WikipediaLemon Party - WikipediaThe guy who created goatse has passed away. - Non-Ski Gabber - Newschoolers.comHome Screens Victims:@MattVanOrmer@PatBaer@Davidjoehall@holopollock@PTibzAquinton@chris_lawley@SageOlson@thponders@mb@BenRiceM(Recorded Wednesday December 22, 2021)Next week's challenge: watch Back Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits.
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Dec 16, 2021 • 2h 16min

12th-Level Asshole

This week's challenge: Douse Your Face.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksFive-Minute Coronavirus Stress Resets - The New York TimesThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: van der Kolk M.D., Bessel: 9780143127741: Amazon.com: BooksBessel van der Kolk - WikipediaTwitch mega-streamer HasanAbi suspended over ongoing ‘cracker’ controversy | PC GamerLisa Frank - WikipediaYou’ve Got a Friend in Me - Randy Newmanペットサロン バーム (@petsalonbarm) / Twitterペットサロン バーム on Twitter: "ショコラちゃん☆ https://t.co/5DRD9hDkKa" / Twitter (14:25)ペットサロン バーム on Twitter: "健くん☆ https://t.co/pahD9wjnJr" / Twitter (15:56)ペットサロン バーム on Twitter: "フクちゃん☆ https://t.co/CnOeAQYzPR" / Twitter (16:26)ペットサロン バーム on Twitter: "ロックちゃん☆ https://t.co/Qgpgnc5eVj" / Twitter (16:54)ペットサロン バーム on Twitter: "チッチちゃん♡ https://t.co/YXjaupPCv8" / Twitter (17:09)The Office - "Would I Rather Be Feared or Loved?""It's Morning in America"5by5 | Hypercritical #18: Worse and More DiverseMerlin Mann | PatreonDoubleX Gabfest | SlateMerlin Mann | PatreonFunny Moments from "The Boys in the Band" (1970)Nobody Wants a Wildcard – Sunny in Philadelphia - YouTubeThe Very BEST It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia BLOOPERS - YouTubeDay Bow Bow (Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia)Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - The Race HomeNew College of Florida | The Honors College of FloridaThe Seventh Seal - WikipediaInterdisciplinary Documentary Degree Program Major | Chicago, IllinoisClap Emoji 👏 | Know Your MemeAdobe PageMaker - WikipediaMicrosoft FrontPage - WikipediaUse Cinematic mode on your iPhone - Apple SupportSiri Reminders Commands - Smart Home ExplainedThe Always Sunny Podcast - Podcast AddictThe Always Sunny Podcast TrailerLGBTQ People Are Forced to Constantly Code-Switch and It's ExhaustingIra Glass on Storytelling on VimeoAngels in America - WikipediaAngels in America (miniseries) - WikipediaTony Kushner - WikipediaPlayer Piano (novel) - WikipediaApollo Robbins Demonstrates the Technique of a Master Pickpocket | The New YorkerMac keyboard shortcuts - Apple SupportDBT : TIPP - Skills, Worksheets, Videos, & ActivitiesGuide To DBT Distress Tolerance Skills | TIPP SkillsThis Ice Cube Hack Can be Useful When You’re Feeling Anxious — The LatchApple Fitness+The Mammalian Diving Response: An Enigmatic Reflex to Preserve Life?Diving reflex - WikipediaWhat Is Mammalian Diving Response? This Hack For Calming Anxiety Actually WorksWhat Is Mammalian Diving Response? This Hack For Calming Anxiety Actually WorksWhat is the mammalian diving reflex?The Diving Reflex - BreatheologyKeeping Up with Siri Commands - Smart Home ExplainedEFT Tapping: What Is It and Does It Work for Stress?See-Through and X-Ray Series 7 Apple Watch Wallpapers: A Look at What’s Still Inside | iFixit NewsMerlin's Wisdom Project
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Dec 9, 2021 • 1h 25min

The Alex of Theseus

This week's challenge: watch Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksKurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time | (Documentary)Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time streaming onlineAmazonSmile: Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels): 9780812988529: Vonnegut, Kurt: BooksSlaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel: North, Ryan, Vonnegut, Kurt, Monteys, Albert: 9781684156252: Amazon.com: BooksNobody Cares But Me, But I Do Care: The John Siracusa StoryFive-Minute Coronavirus Stress Resets - The New York TimesDemi Lovato - I Love Me (Official Video) - YouTubeDemi Lovato - I love me (Emo Version) [Official Video] Feat. Travis Barker - YouTubeSlaughterhouse-Five - WikipediaBanning Comics: It’s 1948 Again – CAROL L TILLEYBrian Regan - "Stupid in School"Ed Ames Teaches Johnny Carson to Throw a Tomahawk - YouTubeDemi Lovato - Let It Go (from "Frozen") (Official Video) - YouTube ArcaneBill Cosby's Picture Pages: A3 - YouTube It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Flowers for Charlie - The Placebo Effect - YouTubeTaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder - Psychiatric Disorders - Merck Manuals Professional Edition The Always Sunny Podcast — OvercastSteve Lutz | The IncomparableSkinflint: A Country Christmas Carol - YouTubeThe Wisdom Project (Draft)(Episode recorded Wednesday, December 8, 2021)Next week's challenge: douse your face.
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Dec 2, 2021 • 1h 12min

The Council of Old Men

This week's challenge: clean up your toys.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksProduct Messaging Library Template - Free to Use | AirtableMBMBaM: Torsey, the Torso Horse! - YouTubeWhat Is Za'atar and How Do You Use It? | AllrecipesThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.: 9780143127741 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksThinking, Fast and Slow1854: No Irish Need Apply - The New York Times(Episode recorded Wednesday December 1, 2021)Next week's challenge: watch Unstuck in Time
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Nov 18, 2021 • 1h 55min

So Many Chicken

This week's challenge: publish something.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksBack to Work 555: The Accretion of Non-Essential Things — Back to Work with After Dark Post-Shows — OvercastA new school board-parent battlegroundSearch - San Francisco Chronicle🚨🚨NEW MCNAUGHTON JUST DROPPED🚨🚨(this is the referenced image with Trump, Lincoln, John DeLorean etc. playing with guns and flags)Neil Young - "Tell Me Why" - YouTubeHome | Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet FoodDoug Jones - IMDbToast Of London | Best Of Clem Fandango | Series 1 & 2 - YouTubeAfter the Shadows Ep.5 - Doug Jones | What We Do In The Shadows Sn. 3 - YouTubeWhat We Do in the Shadows BAT! Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt | FX Networks ShopWhat We Do in the Shadows Colin's Family Photo Premium Satin Poster | FX Networks ShopOver The Garden Wall | Potatoes and Molasses | Cartoon Network - YouTubeMaintenance PhaseFive favorite public radio names | 5ivesFive more excellent public radio names | 5ives"Portlandia" Squiggleman (TV Episode 2013) - Reference View - IMDbSquiggle Man - YouTube"Fuck Off" - Logan RoyEvery ‘Fuck Off’ In ‘Succession’: A Comprehensive BreakdownMatthew Cox: It’s Easier to do Mortgage Fraud Today then When He was Doing it 15 Years AgoManhunter Official TrailerBrian Cox On Playing Hannibal Lecter Before Silence Of The LambsFriend of the show Drew fixed Merlin’s Google Docs problemTrackerZapper for MacAll Family Guy’s Chicken FightsTimery for TogglAlex’s Stupid TimerJonathan Coulton’s Baby Got Back Original Cover - YouTubeSins of Glee Part I: mr schue being a bad (and creepy) teacher for 4 min and 45 secs straight - YouTubeSins of Glee Part II: another compilation of mr. schue being a bad (or creepy) teacher - YouTubeThe most powerful Git client for Mac and Windows | Tower Git ClientGitHub: Where the world builds software · GitHubalexcoxfm’s gists · GitHubmerlinmann’s gists · GitHubThe Wisdom Project (Draft) · GitHub(Episode recorded Wednesday November 17, 2021)Next week's challenge: clean up your toys. 
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Nov 11, 2021 • 1h 34min

The Curse of the Dumb Nerd

This week's challenge: watch What We Do in the Shadows.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Reference View - IMDbWhat We Do in the Shadows - YouTubeWhat We Do in the Shadows - WikipediaCommonly misspelled English words - Wikipedia14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack – Six ColorsReview: The 14-inch MacBook Pro Resets the Timeline – 512 PixelsSigmund Stern Recreation Grove - WikipediaStern Grove FestivalQuicksilver (software) - WikipediaPowerBook G4 1.67 17” (DLSD/HR - Al) Specs (17-Inch DL SD, M9970LL/A, PowerBook5,9, A1139, N/A): EveryMac.comMacintosh clone - WikipediaAfter Dark (software) - WikipediaJoust (video game) - WikipediaCharlie Brooker’s How Videogames Changed the World - YouTubeFry’s ElectronicsTask Management Software BuiltFor Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni GroupOfficial Zippo Website | Zippo.com | Zippo USAMidnight Mass (miniseries) - WikipediaMad Max: Fury Road - WikipediaLine producer - WikipediaScript supervisor - WikipediaLog line - WikipediaElevator pitch - WikipediaSherman’s March (1986 film) - WikipediaSherman's March (Film) - TV TropesBooksmart - WikipediaSuperbad - WikipediaDocumentary Now! - WikipediaWhat We Do in the Shadows - YouTubeWhat We Do in the Shadows (TV series) - Wikipedia10 Cloverfield Lane - WikipediaTropic Thunder - WikipediaProducer - WikipediaApocalypse Now - WikipediaHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse - WikipediaFateful Findings Best Scenes - YouTubeIs that a Starbucks cup in Game of Thrones? - The VergeThe Office (British TV series) - WikipediaThe Office (American TV series) - WikipediaAn Oral History of The Office | Podcast on Spotify4. A Million Things Have to Go Right - An Oral History of The Office | Podcast on SpotifyCatfish (film) - WikipediaColumbia College ChicagoNew College of Florida - Wikipedia5by5 | Back to Work #7: Vocational WheelUniversity of Austin wants to combat colleges’ so-called censorship culture | The Texas TribuneThe University of Austin (UATX)(Episode recorded Wednesday, November 10, 2021)Next Week's Challenge: make something on the internet.
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Nov 4, 2021 • 1h 2min

The Division Problem

This week's challenge: Bite a pencil really hard.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksHow Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Ep. 478) - Freakonomics FreakonomicsYo La Tengo – Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (1996, Vinyl) - Discogs Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo - Wikipedia TableFlip - Simple Table Editor for MacMerlin Mann - “There is no plugin for awesome and the only tool here is you” - YouTubeGender Trouble - WikipediaJudith Butler: ‘We need to rethink the category of woman’ | Life and style | The Guardian My hope for a more open discussion of women’s and trans rights is fading | Susanna Rustin | The Guardiancalibre - E-book managementKindle Unlimited: Kindle StoreStandard E-BooksSynology IncorporatedTake Control Books—All You Zombies— by Robert A. Heinlein · GitHubPredestination (film) - WikipediaSuccession (TV series) - WikipediaUnwinding Anxiety - Jud Brewer — You Are Not So Smart — Overcast5by5 | Back to Work #553: Bioavailable Chambers of Flexibility Opinion | This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma - The New York TimesSuffering = Pain * Resistance | Mindful Ambition (Episode recorded Wednesday, November 3, 2021)Next Week's Challenge: Watch What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
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Oct 28, 2021 • 1h 32min

Secret Walgreens

This week's challenge: adjust your smart speed.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksFancy Top Notch Mack Weldon SlippiesAlex’s New and Surprisingly Nice Inexpensive SlippesSuccession (TV series) - WikipediaNiko StratisFiddler on the roof - Tradition ( with subtitles ) - YouTubeMuffling and Muting Tweets in Twitterrific (iOS and macOS) / Twitterrific / Knowledge Base - The Iconfactory SupportSeinfeld Coke - YouTubeFelix Biederman - WikipediaChange Your Habits and Life with PavlokStopTheMadnessUnagi Scooters - A Superior Electric ScooterInconsolata - Google FontsInconsolata Small Condensed Medium - Google FontsDiet Book Deep Dive: Angela Lansbury’s “Positive Moves”Mossberg: The Disappearing Computer - The VergeOvercastFive features that make Overcast better than Apple Podcasts - 9to5MacIntroducing Voice Boost 2: Remaster your podcasts – Marco.orgMarco Arment, Developer/Writer - XOXO FestivalMartha Marcy May Marlene - WikipediaLoot box - WikipediaGenshin Impact - WikipediaTartaglia/ChildeNoble Blood | A history podcast by Dana SchwartzMistake One – Marco.orgUse Live Listen with AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, or Powerbeats Pro - Apple SupportThe English Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom [Official Music Video] - HQ - YouTube5by5 | Back to Work #1: Alligator in the BathroomQuote by T.S. Eliot: “What are the roots that clutch, what branches g...”Home by Edgar Albert Guest | Poetry FoundationThe Chipmunks : The Chipmunk Song - YouTubeTop Four #81: Halloween Monsters 🧟🧛🏻‍♀️🤡👻🕷🦇🐺 - Relay FMMerlin's Wisdom Project (Draft)Next week's challenge: bite a pencil really hard.(Episode recorded Wednesday October 27, 2021)
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Oct 22, 2021 • 1h 51min

Small Story

This week's challenge: watch Squid Game.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksZoom security issues: Everything that’s gone wrong (so far) | Tom’s GuideLeanne's nutsMerlin’s Wisdom (Draft) · GitHubWasabi & Soy Sauce Almonds | Bold Flavor Almonds | Blue DiamondLightly Salted Almonds | Traditional Flavored Almonds | Blue DiamondThe Rudydook's weird video (because the mayor has deleted his original tweet)Rudy Giuliani Drains Final Dregs of Dignity With Abraham Lincoln Filter Attack VideoRudy Giuliani Is Scaring The Crap Out Of People With His Bizarre Video Filter | HuffPost Latest News2021 Virginia gubernatorial election - WikipediaThe Babadook - WikipediaThe Peter PrincipleHit Parade: "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies Edition"Spotify: Slate's Hit Parade: "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies Edition"Minor Threat - WikipediaMy Chemical Romance - WikipediaPete Shelley - WikipediaFall Out Boy - WikipediaAxis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles) - YouTubeIt’s not you. Claw machines are rigged. - YouTubeNothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and EMO: Greenwald, Andy: 9780312308636: Amazon.com: Books"A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor (PDF)Extremis virus | Marvel Database | FandomWhen Dasani Left Home - The New York TimesTed Lasso - WikipediaFootball is Life | “Make Rebecca Great Again” Rewatch (S1E7) (Episode 7)Buffy the Vampire Slayer - WikipediaThe Leftovers (TV series) - WikipediaDamon Lindelof Regrets Acknowledging ‘Lost’ Series Finale Hatred | IndieWireThe Haunting of Hill House (TV series) - WikipediaMidnight Mass - WikipediaWhy There are Now So Many Shortages (It’s Not COVID) - YouTubeWhy You Can’t Get Your Chicken Tendies… - YouTubeStream Bonus: Teamsters Deliver The Goods 2 by Chapo Trap House | Listen online for free on SoundCloudThe Simple Solution to Traffic - YouTubeFully Automated Luxury Communism by Aaron Bastani - VersoWhen Dasani Left Home - The New York TimesOldboy (2003 film) - WikipediaHome Alone Film GIF - Find & Share on GIPHYBattle Royale (film) - WikipediaThe Billion Dollar Code - WikipediaSquid Game - WikipediaSquid Game | Netflix Official SiteNext week's challenge: slow down. Do By Friday #260 - Bonus Episode Art by Kevin Budnik (@knittedsweater)
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Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 46min

Lampy & Fanny

This week's challenge: read The Body Keeps the Score.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!------Edited by Quinn RoseEngineered by Cameron Bopp------Show LinksUse your iPad as a second display for your Mac with Sidecar - Apple SupportFree Guy - WikipediaMagSafe Battery Pack - AppleHow to Carry Your Vaccination Card on Your Phone | PCMagAdd and use passes in Wallet on iPhone - Apple SupportiPhone 13 Pro: How to Shoot Macro Photography - MacRumorsHalide — The best pro camera for iPhone and iPadiPhone Macro: A Big Day for Small Things — LuxJoe SteelUnauthoritative PronouncementsUnagi Scooters - A Superior Electric ScooterLumaFusion - LumaTouchFerrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji JuiceTwitch hack: source code and creator payouts part of massive leak - The VergeRight-to-work law - WikipediaFinally, a Whole Home WiFi System That Works-Best Coverage Mesh Wifi by eeroArcher AX73 | AX5400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router | TP-Link AustraliaLinksys WRT54G series - WikipediaTwitterrific: Twitter Your WayThe IconfactoryComputer History Archives Project - YouTubeMetasyntactic variable - WikipediaAlice and Bob - WikipediaMetasyntactic variable - WikipediaPlaceholder name - WikipediaDocumenting America’s Underbelly - ALL GAS NO BRAKESChannel 5 with AndrewAndrew Callaghan - WikipediaAdam NeelyAlex’s Happy PlaceMerlin’s Happy PlaceMark Zuckerberg loses $ 7 billion after WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram crash5by5 | Back to Work #549: A Typical Feisty Boy ChildOveramped – Safari Extension to Redirect AMP‎Noir - Dark Mode for Safari on the App StoreOpinion | This Conversation Will Change How You Think About Trauma - The New York TimesThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: van der Kolk M.D., BesselQuote by C.S. Lewis: “Progress means getting nearer to the place you …”What is EMDR? - EMDR Institute - EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING THERAPYNext week's challenge: watch Squid Game.

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