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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...

30 Mar 20211h 33min

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...

23 Mar 20211h 22min

Diving deep on the power of infrastructure. Yes, for you, too. Links for this episode:The new, improved StyleStealer for Marked 2 - BrettTerpstra.comThis tool is great if you’re on online writer who w...

16 Mar 20211h 27min

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 Ma...

9 Mar 20211h 6min

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 - Bloomb...

2 Mar 20211h 9min

DISCUSSED: Dan has updates on Texas's recent weather events and the unanticipated cascading effects on complex and interconnected infrastructures; then, for dessert, your hosts explore the delights an...

23 Feb 20211h 11min

DISCUSSED: As The Lone Star state struggles with a surfeit of anomalous weather events, your hosts dig into the challenges inherent to all sorts of complex, interconnected systems. Links for this epis...

16 Feb 20211h 11min

DISCUSSED: Doing pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good; Dan discovers a shark is menacingly circling one of his product names; there's a reason Merlin is not in the corner office; your hosts fondly reca...

9 Feb 20211h 8min