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TOPIC: It's like wallets and backpacks. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about H.R. Giger, Dan's latest Android experiment, more on app privacy, and why we need both wallets, backpacks, and suitcases. ...

13 Touko 20141h 17min

Merlin and Dan talk about Marked, Drafts, MLKSHK shutting down, App.net, routers, Hong King Phoey, poisoned meatballs, and more. Links for this episode:Hansure - Product DetailsHansureTM is a wearable...

6 Touko 20141h 34min

Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about comiXology and the future of online digital purchases. Links for this episode:Wonder Woman (2009) (V)A modern man's trespass of the island of the Amazons enable...

29 Huhti 20141h 27min

TOPIC: Standing up to Attention Bullies. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the world's impossible expectations regarding each of our own time, attention, and access. What happens when we tacitly ...

22 Huhti 20141h 11min

TOPIC: Ubi Sunt, LCS? This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the uneasy future of local comic shops—especially in light of Amazon's announced acquisition of comiXology. Links for this episode:[SPONSOR]...

15 Huhti 20141h 12min

TOPIC: The future we can't know. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about how quickly technology is evolving, how janky that evolution can be, and how terrible we all are at forecasting what will come ne...

8 Huhti 201454min

TOPIC: Words mean things. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the blight of buzzwords, jargon, and douchespeak writ large. Links for this episode:Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism - Wiki...

1 Huhti 20141h 13min

TOPIC: Curiosity & Creativity This week, Dan and Merlin talk more about expertise and how it relates to the ineffable qualities of curiosity and creativity. Can curiosity be inspired or taught? Or, i...

25 Maalis 20141h 38min