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An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett.Links:David Ferrie - WikipediaMerlin's Wisdom Project — "It's only advice for you because it had to be advice for me."Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616) | Marvel Database | FandomMagneto | X-Men Wiki | Fandom

Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl.Merlin’s weird, truncated contexts in Things.Links:Seven Little Pieces of My Heart — Merlin really likes music, and he has a delightfully economica...

Your hosts discuss facial hair, notebooks, the metric system, flexing about local weather, and becoming the bathroom supplies you want to see in the world.Links:Amazon.com : kleid 8902 Notebook, 0.08 inch (2 mm) Grid Notebook, A5, 0.08 inch (2 mm) Grid, Olive : Office ProductsKleid StationeryKinokun...

Travel is not always about traveling, but it is definitely always about your life.Links:Wacky Races (1968 TV series) - WikipediaCincinnati Superhero Connection | Cincinnati ExperienceMuttley - WikipediaSimple Scan | Agile TortoiseAmazon.com: Anker MagSafe Charger Compatible, Anker MagGo 3in1 Chargin...

A classic odds n' sods episode. Plus, Merlin has thoughts about memory and ecosystems, and Dan is considering jetting through an eclipse.

Dan talks about what he's learned from traveling a bunch, and Merlin thinks a lot of weirdness comes from our twin fears of boredom and inconvenience.Links:Tailscale · Best VPN Service for Secure Networks — Tailscale makes creating software-defined networks easy: securely connecting users, services,...

A classic odds n' sods episode.Links:Paterson Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Adam Driver Movie - YouTubeWilliam Carlos Williams - Wikipedia"Paterson" by William Carlos WilliamsNTFS for Mac on Setapp | Read/write support for NTFS on MacRename files, folders, and disks on Mac - Apple SupportTailscale · B...

Merlin conducts a deep dive on being busy versus being time-constrained, and Dan has some updates on his task management odyssey.Links:wisdom/wisdom.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom · GitHub — "It's only advice for you because it HAD to be advice for me."Automation Academy: Introducing ThingsBox, an...

Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some thoughts.Links:Paperlike's iPad Screen ProtectorLà-bas (novel) - WikipediaÀ rebours - WikipediaGary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base | Now Streaming | Max — Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base. The comedian offers up hilario...

Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations evolve with how we work.Links:The Cornell Note Taking System – Learning Strategies CenterUnderstanding Paper Tooth - What to Look for in an Artist Charcoal Pap – Nitram Art Inc.Richard Artschwager: The artist ...