Back to Work

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DISCUSSED : Nicholson movies; Synology yums and yucks; difficulties of shows about music; upcoming rabbit rabbit plans. Links for this episode: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest What’s Up With the Epigraph? | Shmoop 1962–1966 - Wikipedia a/k/a "The Red Album" 1967–1970 - Wikipedia a/k/a "The Blue Album" The Beatles’ RED & BLUE Albums - Their BEST Compilations? - YouTube The Chaotic Story of Dexy...

DISCUSSED : Catching up; Merlin's Travel Results; praise for Best in Show , SCTV, and public libraries; Dan has a new computer. Links for this episode: Reconcilable Differences #162: A Pile of Bed - Relay FM Remembering various animal actors, enumerating genres that need a name, considering the philosophies behind "bag in a bag," and contrasting college with the ordinary crucibles of post-adolesce...

A celebration of M1 devices, the benefits of learning how to learn, and considering when a new learning curve might be worth the climb. Links for this episode: Gordon Solie - Wikipedia Final Cut Pro - Wikipedia 2022 Mac Pro Rumored to Use Intel's Ice Lake Xeon W-3300 Chips - MacRumors System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (Official Video) - YouTube Descript | All-in-one audio/video editing, as easy as a d...

Find the tool you need—but, keep asking yourself, "Soooooo… now what?" Links for this episode: The paradox of abundance – Jon Udell Could Gen Z Free the World From Email? - The New York Times Difference Between Temples, Synagogues & Shuls | JewishBoston School Lunches, P-Hacking and the Original “Pizzagate” — Maintenance Phase — Overcast 469. The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretendi...

Things get pretty silly, yet somehow land on some extremely Back to Work points about time management, compression, values, and moving your own goalposts. For some reason, McDonald's becomes an important controlling metaphor. Links for this episode: Could Gen Z Free the World From Email? - The New York Times “It’s actually crazy how outdated it is.” People born after AOL Mail was invented seem to...

DISCUSSED : Dan begins a journey into new worlds of voice control and home automation. Links for this episode: Run Farther, Faster: tips from Endure author Alex Hutchinson. To run farther and faster, you must first train your mind. Macdrifter Dan Moren Inside The Cameras Of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” | by NYU Local | NYU Local J.F. Sebastian | Off-world: The Blade Runner Wiki | Fand...

DISCUSSED : Some ups and downs of living the smart speaker lifestyle. Also: the dramatis personae of The Land of Make Believe; feeding the demon dogs; and learning to be careful with the words we put in front of other words. Links for this episode: I Midwest Hate Myself | Do By Friday This week’s challenge: explore smart lighting.

DISCUSSED : Merlin and his wife realize the moment they crossed a line; in Follow-Up, your hosts celebrate the late great Fred Willard; in further Follow-Up, the state of the union in smart voice devices is considered; and, finally, the long arc of calendar talk starts to wind down with some hard talk on disambiguation and actually really getting real. Links for this episode: BusyCal - The Best Ca...

DISCUSSED : Dan finally gets more three-six-five, and Merlin gets extremely deep in the stack. Also, just a little more calendar talk, including a model for deciding where something goes. Links for this episode: Most Days on Vimeo I'm Merlin, and I'm making a video most days. Sometimes. S. I. Hayakawa - Wikipedia Amazon.com: Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition (9780156482400): S.I. Hayak...

DISCUSSED : Merlin runs into some problems reporting live from the show floor; is social media making us as happy as we'd like to think?; thoughts on pro wrestlers and the films of John Carpenter; finding the triggers for action that you didn't know you needed; recommendations for videos and Firefox extensions; why we use the web browsers that we use; your hosts dive into their favorite announceme...

DISCUSSED : Part one of a deep dive into calendars. Links for this episode: 206 - Narcissism — You Are Not So Smart — Overcast Dark triad - Wikipedia In psychology, the dark triad comprises the personality traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Increase Apple TV screen contrast - Apple Support In Settings on Apple TV, go to Accessibility > Increase Contrast > Focus Style, t...

DISCUSSED : Merlin is full of beans this week. Links for this episode: Adam Neely - YouTube Once More, With Feeling Thread Benefits HomeKit over Thread | evehome.com Bacon Ray - "Sundays in a Row" (1995) Wrong Tools Cost Lives — Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford — Overcast Sublime Text 4 - News - Sublime HQ Mr Show - Thrilling Miracles! - YouTube (see if you can spot a young Judd Apatow in the aud...

DISCUSSED : A classic, old-school “Odds ’n Sods” episode that includes: Apple’s audio upgrade announcement; AirTags and the promising future of UWB; lots of thoughts on anxiety; caffeine weaners; tongue-rolling; and a salt and pepper of media recently enjoyed (and now recommended). Links for this episode: PSA: AirTag can be used as an NFC tag for Shortcuts automation - 9to5Mac ts1/BLEUnlock: Lock/...

DISCUSSED : Merlin has been cracking nuts, and Dan is enjoying a beverage; in Follow-Up, Dan has made great progress with his new voice assistant; Merlin has thoughts on choosing a dingus ecosystem that’s right for you; words mean things, and often you want the right “procedure word”; Merlin has some good Back to Work-adjacent media recommendations; do we really want to rebuild The Embarcadero Fre...

DISCUSSED : Dan is actively gaslighting Merlin, and this can be proven; please stop stealing focus; praise for Ferris Bueller in general and the knees of Sloane Peterson in particular; passing thoughts on fear, procrastination, impostor syndrome, and solving the right problem; Merlin is delighted to discover a much-improved Little Snitch; Dan has thoughts on his Ford’s weird button; in gadget upda...

Merlin has a whole new setup, and Dan has a whole new TV. Links for this episode: My Secret Sauce of Blogging This is where I give away all of my blogging secrets. I’ve decided to divest myself of any advantages Macdrifter has built over the past 12 years. The Technium: 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice I have another birthday, and another bunch of unsolicited advice.  How to overcome...

DISCUSSED : Merlin is reporting live from the show floor; sleep is complicated; food is complicated, too; Dan tries to build muscles the right way; he also has strong feelings about TV shopping; Merlin just wants someone to tell him which is The Good One. Links for this episode: Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing - The New York Times The neglected middle child of mental heal...

DISCUSSED : some important movie follow-up; films (and other media) can be a powerful way to talk about things we aren't supposed to be talking about; Merlin has some links to help think about what comes next as we get back to ““normal""; plus, follow-up on Dan's Kindle journey, including some really useful tips. Links for this episode: Pinboard: Merlin's Covid Bookmarks Welcome to Kindle Unlimite...

DISCUSSED : fake southern accents lead to some movie talk; Merlin apologizes; Dan does not want to spend a night in The Box; please utilize the restroom that conforms to the color of your gender; a guardsman pitches Merlin's wife; Merlin goes off on a surprisingly long tangent on kung fu movies--especially the work of The Great Gordon Liu; Dan needs a syllabus to get Cash even more into Godzilla m...

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 Atlantic The pandemic’s retreat doesn’t necessarily mean life will get easier for people...

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 AS Do By Friday Paletro...

Diving deep on the power of infrastructure. Yes, for you, too. Links for this episode: The new, improved StyleStealer for Marked 2 - BrettTerpstra.com This 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...

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 b...

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 - Bloomberg Merlin Mann's Best Tweet Ever Deepfake TikTok videos of Tom Cruise watched by millions | News | The Times Dan Benjamin is creating Videos | Patreon The Dark Knight with Aubrey Gordon | Why Are Da...