Episode 246: Venn Diagram of Confusion

TOPIC: Medieval or Renaissance?

This week, Dan and Merlin start out by helping listeners learn to identify the subtle differences between all things Renaissance and Medieval.

The remainder of the show is split between an in-depth introduction to the Plex media ecosystem, and a philosophical and practical meditation on choosing how to spend a given day.

Links for this episode:

• Amazon.com: Das Keyboard 4 Professional for Mac, Clicky (DASK4MACCLI): Computers & Accessories
  
• A Scottish historian on Brave | Film | The Guardian
  
• Which era does 'Game of Thrones' most resemble from history?
  
• Steampunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Cinderella Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Robin Hood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Middle Ages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Renaissance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• [VIDEO] John Cleese on Creativity - YouTube
  
• Media Preparation – Plex
  
• Cloak VPN - Cloak - Super-simple VPN
  
• John-Cleese-on-Creativity/Transcript.markdown at master · tjluoma/John-Cleese-on-Creativity · GitHub
  You know, when Video Arts asked me if I'd like to talk about creativity I said "no problem!" No problem! Because telling people how to be creative is easy, it's only being it that's difficult.
  
• Plex
  
• Dan Benjamin on Instagram: “Turkey Leg.”
  
• Dan Benjamin on Instagram: “Fantastic Rabbit Man.”
  
• MASQUERADE: Kit Williams
  on Amazon
  
• Duck Soup (1933) - IMDb
  Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
  
• Harpo Marx's Tattoos - YouTube
  
• Amazon.com: Palomino Blackwing 602 - 12 Count: Office Products
  
• Treat yo self - YouTube
  
• Squared Soft Notebook - Large - Moleskine ®
  
• Siracusa on Toasters — Liss is More
  
• I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. - Wayne Gretzky at BrainyQuote
  

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