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Episode 263: The Working Definition of Love Mar 15, 2016

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TOPIC: No one cares about your demo anymore.

This week Dan & Merlin talk about realizing when life isn't all about you and getting better at learning how to say "thank you."

Also, lots of great practical (and philosophical) suggestions for getting started with or back into comics.

Links for this episode:

Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #13 — Merlin Mann
MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, Reconcilable Differences, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, April 7th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”
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Amazon.com: Black Science, Vol. 2: Welcome, Nowhere (9781632150189): Rick Remender, Dean White, Matteo Scalera: Books
Amazon.com: Black Science, Vol. 3: Vanishing Pattern (9781632153951): Rick Remender, Matteo Scalera: Books
Amazon.com: Saga, Vol. 1 (9781607066019): Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples: Books
Amazon.com: Saga, Vol. 2 (9781607066927): Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples: Books
Amazon.com: Saga, Vol. 3 (9781607069317): Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples: Books
Amazon.com: Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird Trick (9781607069461): Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky: Books
Amazon.com: Sex Criminals, Vol. 2: Two Worlds, One Cop (9781632151933): Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky: Books
Amazon.com: Sex Criminals Volume 3: Three the Hard Way (Sex Criminals Tp) (9781632155429): Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky: Books
Amazon.com: Tokyo Ghost Volume 1: Atomic Garden (9781632156631): Rick Remender, Sean Murphy: Books
Amazon.com: Batman: Year One (9781401207526): Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli: Books
Amazon.com: Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition (9781401216672): Alan Moore, Brian Bolland: Books
Amazon.com: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (9781563893421): Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley: Books
Amazon.com: Batman: The Long Halloween (9781401232597): Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale: Books
Amazon.com: Batman: The Black Mirror (9781401232078): Scott Snyder, Jock, Francesco Francavilla: Books
Amazon.com: Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52) (8601200478310): Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo: Books
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Jack Kirby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Miller (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Smith (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Why I finally broke down and re-attached the cable TV cord | ZDNet
Live election coverage and live sports may be the only remaining lock the cable networks have on your TV watching habits.
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Dana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reconcilable Differences #19: Four Toes - Relay FM
Following a tuneful diversion on their favorite music as kids, the boys jump into the main topic: how and when to recommend things to other people.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) - IMDb
TiVo Superstore | Upgraded TiVo DVRs, Remotes, Parts, Repairs
New X-Men Vol 2 44 - Marvel Database - Wikia
New X-Men (2004) #44 | Messiah CompleX | Comics | Marvel.com
New X-Men - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC Two - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
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Ass Face - YouTube

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Episode 262: Large Platinum Spoon Mar 08, 2016

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TOPIC: Staying out of Technology Detention

This week, Dan and Merlin do another giant-size grabbag episode that covers a lot of ground, including:

movies, kids, and ratings, oh my!
better text editing on iPad, faster typing on iOS
complexities of picking the right pairings of Apple devices
what's up with apps not launching in iOS?
Hound, and the future of voice-controlled computing
staying provisionally joyful about the possibilities of new technology
exploring Merlin's early experience with a Synology NAS

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Tablo 2-Tuner Over-The-Air HDTV DVR
Amazon.com: Synology Disk Station 2-Bay Diskless Network Attached Storage (DS216play): Computers & Accessories
Kids-In-Mind: Movie ratings & parents' reviews that actually work
Deadpool [2016] [R] - 8.8.10
The Big Lebowski [1998] - 5.5.10
Finding Nemo [2003] [G] - 0.3.0
The Big Lebowski (1998) - Alternate Versions - IMDb
Big Lebowski - Edited For TV... Badly - YouTube
Canvas #5: Typing - Relay FM
This week Fraser and Federico dig into how to be more efficient with typing and text entry on iOS.
Editorial for iOS
SoundHound - Hound App
Amazon.com: Echo Dot
The Best NAS for Most Home Users | The Wirecutter
Amazon.com: WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD40EFRX: Computers & Accessories
Compatibility - Synology - Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Episode 12: Make the Lobster Sit in a Cell and Watch TV — Top Scallops — Overcast
Merlin and Max do terrible impressions of Bane.
Reviews & Age Ratings - Best Movies, Books, Apps, Games for Kids

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Episode 261: The Illusion of Ease Mar 01, 2016

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TOPIC: That's Not How the Future Works.

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about evolving technology culture, the weird landscape of semi-smart devices, and why Merlin does and kinda doesn't do Getting Things Done so much anymore.

Links for this episode:

Unjustly Maligned | "R.E.M., early" with Merlin Mann (Episode 48)
On a day that shouldn’t exist comes a podcast equally paradoxical. Merlin Mann joins Antony to sit still, garden at night, and talk about the passion of rock band R.E.M.’s early work.
Notes from Japan — Medium
My trip to Japan was preceded by a truly neurotic amount of research and preparation. I am an anxious traveler (before this trip I became very concerned with precisely which bowls of ramen I should eat, and on which days), but fortunately I was able to channel some of my nervous energy into gathering advice from people who have actually spent time in Japan and know what they’re talking about.
LiarTownUSA
Terrible real estate agent photographs
Rich Kids Of Instagram
70s Sci-Fi Art: atomic-chronoscaph: 1970s Lunchboxes
1970s Lunchboxes
Strange Magic (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WinTV Support for Linux
The Dalrymple Report: Episode 31: Lamborghini of VR
Jim and Merlin talk about how automated technology can benefit or harm daily life, the Apple v. FBI case, and a slew of great
[Animation] What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars
Apple confirms OS X update broke Ethernet port on some Macs, here’s how to fix | 9to5Mac
eero - Finally, WiFi that works
FileMaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UUCP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caddyshack (1980) - Quotes - IMDb
Sandy: I want you to kill every gopher on the course!Carl Spackler: Check me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key...Sandy: Gophers, ya great git! Not golfers! The little brown furry rodents!Carl Spackler: We can do that... we don't even have to have a reason.
Caddyshack Kill All The Gophers - HD - YouTube
LiarTownUSA - Bakersfield, California 1977-78 View-Master Reel:...
Miserable Men (@miserable_men) • Instagram photos and videos
Wreck This Journal: Keri Smith: 9780399533464: Amazon.com: Books
Save For Web Claws
Crazy Walls
FOR WHEN A SCRAPBOOK IS NOT CRAZY ENOUGH
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen: 9780142000281: Amazon.com: Books
Pessimists Archive (@PessimistsArc) | Twitter
Pessimistic reactions to technologies throughout history
James Burke (science historian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Connections (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Day the Universe Changed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt and Nilay reset your router | The Verge
After Walt's review of the Eero, the duo discuss in detail the usage of wireless systems and the surprisingly numerous devices one uses in the household with a Wi-Fi internet connection.
THRASH IT OUT
We listen to a heavy metal album, and then argue about it.
5by5 | Back to Work #95: She's Five for a Living
This week, Dan and Merlin start a long-overdue three-part storyline on David Allen’s book, Getting Things Done.

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Episode 260: Stuck in Green Forever Feb 23, 2016

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TOPIC: Grab Bag.

This week, Dan and Merlin cover the waterfront. This wide-ranging episode covers lots of listener feedback, corrections of egregious errors, D&D alignment, the danger of guessing why people are how they are, some fun Tumblr recommendations, considering the yak-shaving ordeal of time-shifting broadcast TV, plus further discussion of last week's topic re: kids and computer access.

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Episode 259: The Transitive Quality of Misunderstanding Feb 16, 2016

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TOPIC: Epistemology and Parenting as Dumpster Fire

This week, Dan and Merlin end up talking a lot about what they don't know and how they know they don't know it. The biases, errors, and frames that make us feel wiser than we probably are.

Sometimes it pays to learn how to be a dummy.

Also, Dan learns what a "film projector" is.

Links for this episode:

Heraclitus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pottermore Sorting Hat Quiz
Amulet (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Everyone’s offended these days / fuzzy notepad
I love Stephen Fry, really I do, but this oft-repeated quote is bullshit and he is perfectly demonstrating why that is. What he’s really saying is this: everyone else’s feelings don’t matter, but his do, because he frames them as universal rules of discourse rather than feelings.
Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) | Twitter
Too many people have peed in the pool - Official site of Stephen Fry
Snapchat like the teens
Becket (1964 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reconcilable Differences #19: Four Toes - Relay FM
This week, John and Merlin start out by talking about the value of exposing yourself to new or uncomfortable ideas (and how it can be difficult).
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Pusheen the cat
Emotional intelligence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own, and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.
Fraser Speirs
Fraser Speirs (@fraserspeirs) | Twitter
Jaime Green - On Opening Jars & Self Compassion
Nextwave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fear Agent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rick Remender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phineas and Ferb - My Nemesis Full Song with Lyrics - YouTube
Jim Dale reads Harry Potter in B&N party [Part 1 of 6] - YouTube
RickRemender.com
YES. THAT WAS THE JOKE.
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Episode 258: Means of Egress Feb 09, 2016

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TOPIC: Feelings, Slide Rules, and The Franklin Test

This week Merlin hasn't had enough coffee and may have early-onset toxoplasmosis, so he and Dan respond to great feedback from listeners, mostly on feeling feelings.

Links for this episode:

High-grade Amazing Fantasy #15 Anchors Heritage February Comics & Comic Art Auction - In The News
Three Ring Binder Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
THREE RING BINDERMerlin Mann and Scott Simpson talk to each other and to you.
"Maybe My Brain Wasn't As OK As I Thought It Was": Daniel Bryan Explains Concussions-Driven Retirement On WWE Raw
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Enemy of the State (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Conversation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosey Grier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grier served as a bodyguard for his friend, United States senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. He was guarding Ethel Kennedy, the Senator's wife, who was then expecting a child, the night that Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968. Grier and Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson heard shots fired ahead of them. As Grier caught up he saw men wrestling with gunman Sirhan Sirhan.
"Bewitched" My Friend Ben (TV Episode 1966) - IMDb
After Aunt Clara conjures up Benjamin Franklin, he gets arrested for stealing an antique firetruck as part of a supposed advertising stunt.
Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews Announces Retirement | San Jose Inside

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Episode 257: Homemade Science Mayonnaise Feb 02, 2016

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TOPIC: Information, Context, and Courage.

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the reaction to last week's episode about work and identity and respond to follow-up questions from listeners.

Also, Merlin buys a faucet.

Links for this episode:

5by5 | Back to Work #256: Every Minute Weighs the Same
TOPIC: Coder, Kayaker, Father, Person.This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's attempt to vastly rejigger his schedule in the interest of mental and physical health.This leads to a long discussion of work, identity, expectations, and choosing which of the voices in your head to listen to and when.
Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #12 — Merlin Mann
MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, Reconcilable Differences, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, February 4th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”
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The Flop House
Uh-oh!
Daniel Kahneman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With Amos Tversky and others, Kahneman established a cognitive basis for common human errors that arise from heuristics and biases (Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The book's central thesis is a dichotomy between two modes of thought: "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional
Prospect theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cognitive bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loss aversion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Framing effect (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rorschach Journal - November 1st, 1985 (Final Entry) - YouTube
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Breaking Away trailer - YouTube
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Black Sheep - FULL music video - YouTube
How you may end up a criminal under the UK’s new poppers law - Gay Star News
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Two Cats Comic Book Store - Two Cats Comic Book Store
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Episode 256: Every Minute Weighs the Same Jan 26, 2016

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TOPIC: Coder, Kayaker, Father, Person.

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's attempt to vastly rejigger his schedule in the interest of mental and physical health.

This leads to a long discussion of work, identity, expectations, and choosing which of the voices in your head to listen to and when.

Links for this episode:

Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #12 — Merlin Mann
Costumed character - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zentai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ultraman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cortex #21: The E-Myth Revisited - Relay FM
Abe Vigoda, Sunken-Eyed Character Actor, Dead at 94 - ABC News
Paris syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jerusalem syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Talk Show: Ep. 143, With Special Guest Merlin Mann
Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include Winter Storm Jonas, the politics of sick kids, sweating out a fever, people going insane over the rumors that the next iPhones will omit the standard headphone jack, the seven-hour The Godfather Epic, and more.
Flannery O'Connor:"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
"She would of been a good woman," The Misfit said, "if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life."
Sleep++ on the App Store
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Resource leveling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Archies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hot Dog: mascot / conductor
Salvatore Tessio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salvatore "Sal" Tessio is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the film based on it. In the film, Tessio was portrayed by Abe Vigoda.
Ep. 143: ‘A Squirrel Eating a Duck’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Overcast
Skip straight to 2:06:08, where Gruber and Merlin talk about The Godfather.
Kid Charlemagne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (short story) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Episode 7: Oatmeal and Blood Broccoli | Top Scallops

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Episode 255: A Ladle of Ladling Jan 19, 2016

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TOPIC: Say something funny.

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about entertainment as a career and how difficult it can be to know whether you're suited for it.

Plus, discussions of X-Men, San Francisco's collapse, and the best way to get vomit out of the bathroom sink.

Links for this episode:

Zentangle |
Amazon.com: Design Originals, Joy Of Zentangle (0023863053983): Marie Browning CZT, Suzanne McNeill CZT, Sandy Bartholomew: Books
Studio Series Artist's Tiles: White (75 pack): Peter Pauper Press: 9781441316318: Amazon.com: Books
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Watch David Bowie: Five Years | Hulu
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stewart Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You Look Nice Today - “Parlor Parlor” (XOXO 2015) on Vimeo
You Look Nice Today - Layers 2015 on Vimeo
Jim Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5by5 | Pipeline Classic #14: Jesse Thorn
Paul Smith (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #12 — Merlin Mann
MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, Reconcilable Differences, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, February 4th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”
Brass Eye: Drugs (Episode 2) - YouTube
Does the Dog Die?
Henry V - Band of Brothers - YouTube
Lost Weekend Video, 1-2-3-4 Go! Planning to Relocate to New Spaces | Art Wire | KQED Arts
Longtime Market Street art supply store Flax moving to Oakland - SFGate
your monkey called
Alison Agosti - IMDb
Tim Siedell (@badbanana) | Twitter
Scott Simpson (@scottsimpson) | Twitter
Food Safety Talk 85: I'm the jerky police — Food Safety Talk
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Reconcilable Differences #17: Don’t Touch the Banana - Relay FM
Finally, the boys tackle the topic of jobs. First jobs, early jobs, what they did or didn't learn from them, and how their younger work lives shaped their later future employment choices.
PBS: Public Broadcasting System | 500
Watchmen [2009] [R] - 9.9.6

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Episode 254: Fixed Points in Time Jan 12, 2016

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TOPIC: Budgeting the Primary Secondary Project

This week, Dan and Merlin do a deep dive on a very old and very thorny topic: managing time.

Thing is: this is not about bookkeeping—it's about accounting. Being honest, humble, and diligent in mindfully applying your time and seeing how it went.

(This is a good one.)

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Fixed point in time - Tardis - Wikia
Fixed points in time were moments in the space-time continuum at which events were set in stone and could never, ever be changed, no matter what, with dire consequences if such a thing happened.
Banking time - Bobulate
While we’re taught the value of saving money, we’re never really taught the value of saving time. Not saving time so we are more efficient elsewhere, but actually banking time. Saving it for later.
5by5 | Back to Work #47: Utter Failure & Hotel Steak
TOPIC: Resolving to skip the New Year's resolutions.
5by5 | Back to Work #48: An Abrupt Existential Jerk
TOPIC: How habits get made.
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The Path and the Goal by Waking Up with Sam Harris | Free Listening on SoundCloud
A conversation between Sam Harris and Joseph Goldstein about the practice of meditation.MeditationVipassanaDzogchenJoseph GoldsteinSam HarrisConsciousnessthe self
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