Episode 400: In The Penal Colony
Back to Work
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2018
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Dan and Merlin talk about their first week using the new iPad Pro.
Links for this episode:
- The Talk Show: Ep. 234, With Special Guest Merlin Mann
Special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include the new iPad Pro and the state of iOS as a work platform, the mid-term election results, and holiday parties of yore.
- 234: ‘Welcome to Dongletropolis’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Overcast
- Amazon.com: Newly Released Matias Laptop Pro Keyboard for Mac, Version 5: Computers & Accessories
- Amazon.com: Viozon ipad Pro Stand, Tablet Stands 360° Rotatable Aluminum Alloy Desktop Mount Stand for Ipad Pro Ipad Air Ipad Mini Surface and Surface Pro: Cell Phones & Accessories
- Buy iPad Pro 11-inch Smart Folio - Apple
- Brydge - Award Winning Bluetooth Keyboards for iPad & Surface Pro
- Merlin’s Playlists — Merlin Mann
Sometimes I make playlists, especially for the particularly musical episodes of podcasts I do. I really like making these, so I'll probably do more.
- In the Penal Colony - Wikipedia
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:02.0 | Hey, Marilyn. |
| 0:03.0 | Good morning, Dan. How are you? |
| 0:04.6 | I'm doing good. How are you? |
| 0:06.4 | Oh, good. It's early, but I'm good. |
| 0:09.0 | Were you forced to upgrade to the new Skype prior to today? |
| 0:12.0 | Or are you still cruising? |
| 0:14.4 | I'm still on the old one. |
| 0:15.3 | Good. |
| 0:16.2 | I think that stops soon. |
| 0:18.6 | I think I'm going to be forced to update soon. |
| 0:21.0 | Yeah. I thought you already made you do it. |
| 0:23.5 | Um, I don't know. Maybe I got a grandfather, Dan. |
| 0:27.3 | Maybe I could keep this one forever. |
| 0:28.5 | That'd be awesome if you could. |
| 0:29.5 | My copy of GarageBand that'll die soon. |
| 0:31.5 | Ah, everything changes, Dan. |
| 0:34.5 | They call it Ducca. |
| 0:36.5 | Oh, yeah. That's right. No, that's right. They do call it that. |
| 0:39.5 | It's a process of upgrading apps that are perfectly fine the way they are. |
| 0:42.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:43.5 | Yeah. |
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