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DISCUSSED: 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. Links for this episode:How COVID-19 Affected People With OCD and Anxiety - The AtlanticThe pandemic’s retreat doesn’t necessarily mean life will get easier for people with OCD. Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? | The New YorkerTest-driving a batch of posture-enhancing devices that are supposed to make you stand tall. 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 & AccessoriesFirewalla | Firewalla: Cybersecurity Firewall For Your Family and BusinessDramatic Drop in Colds and Flu Raises Question: Masks Forever? : Shots - Health News : NPRCargo ship news is bad news.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. Netflix - "Brian Regan - On the Rocks"Maria Bamford’s One-Hour Homemade Christmas Special! on VimeoFor 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! ReviewMeta.com - Amazon Review CheckerReviewMeta analyzes Amazon product reviews and filters out reviews that our algorithm detects may be unnatural.

DISCUSSED: 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 rational 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. Links for this episode:Bitfocus ASDo By FridayPaletroCommand Palette in any applications on macOS Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple SupportBy pressing certain key combinations, you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device. 30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know | ComputerworldMemory: The Origins of Alien - WikipediaJodorowsky's DuneAmazon.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.1900 Galveston hurricane - WikipediaDrafts 26: The Customization Update – nahumck.meGlen Campbell - Galveston - YouTubeFatberg - Wikipedia40-ton 'fatberg' the size of a double-decker bus removed from Londo.. - ABC7 San FranciscoAmazon.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 & OutdoorAmazon.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 & OutdoorAmazon.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 & OutdoorAmazonSmile: 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)(HD Trailer) The Holy Mountain | Alejandro Jodorowsky - YouTubeWarning: Not Safe for…Anything Acorn 7 | Full Featured Photo Editor for the MacDrafts | Where Text Starts“Easily one of the best iOS apps I’ve ever used.” – Merlin Mann iOS Changelog - Drafts User GuideConsensual Disruption | Do By FridayThis week’s challenge: reboot your sleep.

Diving deep on the power of infrastructure. Yes, for you, too. Links for this episode:The new, improved StyleStealer for Marked 2 - BrettTerpstra.comThis 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. Consensual Disruption | Do By FridayThis week’s challenge: reboot your sleep. Consensual Disruption - After ShowWe've unlocked this extremely good after show for you monsters. THE SHINING (1979) analysis by Rob Ager(2) Collative Learning - YouTubeFH Mini #24 - Goofs Twofs — The Flop House — OvercastPhish - "Farmhouse" - YouTubeThe Phish song Merlin likes. Deborah Ann Woll talks D&D, Acting and Storytelling - YouTubeEthan SchoonoverGames, Technology, Education, Communications MkDocsProject documentation with Markdown.

DISCUSSED: 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 ruled; finally, hey, tell us what you'd like to hear on topics related to preparation and infrastructure. Links for this episode:How to stop overthinking."I’m newly married but I can’t stop thinking about an old flame." AmazonSmile | iSi Classic MeshSodamaker for Making Carbonating Beverages, 1 Quart, Stainless Steel: Seltzer Bottles & ChargersSiouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust - YouTube

Preparing isn't just for preppers. But, how do you incorporate scope and infrastructure without turning into a nut? Links for this episode:Four-Day Work Week Gains Popularity Around the World - BloombergMerlin Mann's Best Tweet EverDeepfake TikTok videos of Tom Cruise watched by millions | News | The TimesDan Benjamin is creating Videos | PatreonThe Dark Knight with Aubrey Gordon | Why Are Dads?We unpack the plethora of dad issues presented in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight with the delightful Aubrey Gordon. Bill Hader Reveals All the Things Seth Taught Him at SNL - Late Night with Seth Meyers - YouTube

DISCUSSED: 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. Links for this episode:Van Halen - Dance The Night Away - Guitar Track - YouTubeThe Who- Won't Get Fooled Again - John Entwistle's isolated bass (live) HQ SOUND - YouTubeThe Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Isolated Bass) (Surround Sound) - YouTubeDeconstructing And Your Bird Can Sing (Isolated Tracks) - YouTubeEddie Van Halen - Unchained - Isolated Guitar Track INCREDIBLE - YouTubeEddie Van Halen Talks Revolutionary Gear Mods and the Death of Rock in his First-Ever Interview from 1978 | GuitarPlayerJas Obrecht – “Eddie Van Halen: The David Lee Roth Years” (2010) | The Beat Patrol“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) Texas energy supplier under fire for five out-of-state board membersTexas 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. Austin Today - YouTubeDan Benjamin is creating Videos | PatreonCharles looks forward to 2066"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." Van Halen - Unchained - 6/12/1981 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official) - YouTubeBackfire effect - RationalWikiThe effect is claimed to be that when, in the face of contradictory evidence, established beliefs do not change but actually get stronger. Ryan Deiss on Twitter: "@danbenjamin @maddow Here’s a redneck clip that will probably get me trouble with NBC. :) https://t.co/dHWxdK8YBE" / Twitter

DISCUSSED: 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. Links for this episode: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(Show art swiped from this tweet by Brandon Friedman.) Coldest temperatures in decades continue; more wintry weather mid-week | kvue.comCausalityChain 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. Cautionary Tales – PushkinWe 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. Causality — OvercastChain 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. Cautionary Tales — OvercastWe 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. Bernard Purdie - Wikipedia“Babylon Sisters” by Steely Dan — Strong Songs — OvercastFoo Fighters - Monkey Wrench - Kiss Guy - Austin, TX. 4-18-18 (Yayo Sanchez) Multi-Cameras - YouTubeLed Zeppelin - "Fool In The Rain" - Isolated drum tracks - YouTubeI’ll Do The Procrastination Episode TomorrowIn 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. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: The Legendary Purdie Shuffle - YouTubeThe great Bernard Purdie breaks down exactly how The Purdie Shuffle works. Do not miss. Steely Dan - The Making of "Aja" - YouTubeCautionary Tales - La La Land: Galileo's Warning on StitcherGalileo 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 lesson has been ignored in nuclear power plants, financial markets and at the Oscars... all resulting in chaos. La La Land: Galileo’s Warning — Cautionary Tales — OvercastGalileo 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 lesson has been ignored in nuclear power plants, financial markets and at the Oscars... all resulting in chaos. Marie-Louise Munter (@missmunter) / TwitterFriend of the show! House of Prime Rib | 1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco | 415.885.4605Sloan - The Good In Everyone - YouTubeEasy Rider - Airport dealer - YouTubeRandom WalksA random walk is the process by which randomly-moving objects wander away from where they started.

DISCUSSED: 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; Mission: Impossible 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: why are email apps still so terrible? Links for this episode:Phil Collins recalls the time George Harrison played the biggest prank on him - SmoothDespite 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. Phil Collins Was An Extra In The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night” Movie | FeelNumb.comThe “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. dustinrue/ControlPlane: ControlPlane - context-sensitive computing for OS XontrolPlane - context-sensitive computing for OS X HomebridgeBringing HomeKit support where there is none HomeDash | The Ultimate HomeKit AppThe HomeKit App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Home+With Home you can control more than just your HomeKit accessories. Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations - The VergeBurj Khalifa | Mission Impossible | FandomBare Bones Software | Super Get Info Support HomeFincher and VFX - YouTubeMerlin 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. ArtStation - Ted Lasso Stadium, Barnstorm VFX"Curb Your Enthusiasm" Porno Gil (TV Episode 2000) - Reference View - IMDbA bizarre chain of events starts with Larry accidentally being invited to have dinner with a former porno star, Gil, (Bob Odenkirk). Simplify Gmail v2: The inbox and keyboard shortcuts - On Simplify"3. Rewarding you for reaching inbox zero" Ding Dong Avon Calling - YouTube

No way am I even going to attempt a description this week. With that said: [this is a good one] Links for this episode:harrumph! still crazy ("Rabbit rabbit!")"It's the end of the month and you know what that means...." Donnie Darko: Movie Explanation - A Detailed Explanation Of What happens In Donnie Darko - My ASP.NET ApplicationGoodfellas Painting | Painting From the Movie GoodfellasOver the Garden Wall - WikipediaRoundball Rock - SNL - YouTube"I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" - NetflixThere is no such thing as an ordinary interaction in this offbeat sketch comedy series that features a deep roster of guest stars. "Netflix Presents: The Characters" (Tim Robinson) - NetflixTim Robinson breaks out characters like a frenzied Rat Pack wannabe, a disturbed limo employee, a gun shopper with bathroom issues and more. I Think You Should Leave | Hot Dog Car Sketch | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTubeTime to get to the bottom of this. Seriously, who crashed this hot dog-shaped car? 'Focus Group' Sketch | I Think You Should Leave w/ Tim Robinson | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTubeWe don't make the rules: Paul HAS to marry his mother-in-law! Baby Of The Year [Full Sketch] | I Think You Should Leave | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTubeDrama, bribery, show tunes, and beauty... which baby will win the most heated competition of the year? Netflix Presents: The Characters | Tim Robinson | Netflix - YouTube"You guys pay WHATEVER you think is fair!" iOS 14.5 features, release date, beta, and everything you need to know | MacworldSeveral welcome features are coming soon to your iPhone. The Pot Roast Principle | Psychology Today"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?" The Making of "Peg" - Steely Dan - YouTubeOver The Garden Wall | Potatoes and Molasses | Cartoon Network - YouTubeWirt, 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.

DISCUSSED: 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 The Velocity of Writing Instruments; and, finally, a quick celebrity cameo. Links for this episode:XY problem - Wikipedia