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Episode 490: Penetration Engineer

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Business, Society & Culture, Barriers, Dan Benjamin, Careers, Communication, Merlin Mann, Creativity, Work, Productivity, Constraints, Technology

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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DISCUSSED: Dan is joining a campaign, and Merlin's eyesight now precludes him from being an AD&D dungeon master; Dan has a concern about his laptop screen and needs your help; then, the boys settle in for a good, old-fashioned recommendations episode; podcasts, pens, video editing apps, a 3D printer, a new SoundSource, hard drives, and even a moisturizing cream for your little patch.

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:02.0

Oh, hello, Marilyn.

0:03.8

Good morning, Dan.

0:04.8

How are you?

0:05.6

I'm doing great, great.

0:07.4

Really well as good as could be expected under the game.

0:09.3

It's Tuesday, August 11th,

0:12.3

and which makes it the optimistic day.

0:14.6

It's the most optimistic day of the week is Tuesdays.

0:18.4

My player's handbook has arrived.

0:22.0

Your Huba?

0:22.7

My player's handbook,

0:23.6

Don't You Know It's Dragons Players Handbook,

0:25.0

the latest edition of it.

0:26.2

Fifth edition?

0:27.3

Yeah, I believe that's the one.

0:29.1

Barbarian type guy on the front.

0:31.6

They, boy, they're so much prettier

0:34.6

and easier to read than they used to be.

0:36.8

I'm looking forward to getting into it.

0:39.0

I was invited to join a campaign.

0:41.0

I haven't played for quite a while.

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