Episode 599: Self-Involved at Scale

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

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

DISCUSSED: a classic odds n' sods episode encompassing a missing remote (and a failed system), some wallet FU, cool help with playlist management, unsubscribing in dribs and drabs, and a big-ass RV.

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We Toured The Most FUTURISTIC Motorhome in the World! - YouTube
Building a Camper I can Tow with my Bike... Detailed Build - YouTube
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No. 3236: The Humble Index Card — Today, the humble index card. The University of Houston presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.
Soundiiz - Transfer playlists and favorites between different streaming services
Amazon: Your Email Subscriptions
Avoiding Cloudy Iced Tea | Cook's Illustrated — Cloudiness in tea is caused by caffeine and tannins bonding with each other when tea is refrigerated or iced.
Why is my Iced Tea Cloudy? | Red Rose — To prevent cloudy iced tea, you should allow the tea to cool down to room temperature before you add any ice or cold water.
Inside (2023) - IMDb
‎Merlin's Weird Movies for Weirdos, a list of films by Merlin Mann • Letterboxd — Keep yourself occupied with these weird movies for weirdos. I want so many more movies like these.
‎Some Next-Level Shit, a list of films by Merlin Mann • Letterboxd — This is movie fandom on Difficult Mode.
Solar Lights Outdoor, AmeriTop Super Bright 1600LM LED 6000K Solar Motion Sensor Lights with Wide Angle Illumination; 3 Adjustable Heads, IP65 Waterproof Outdoor Security Lighting (White) - - AmazonSmile — a/k/a "Solar Boy"
Touring the MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE in the United States! - YouTube

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0:00.0	Hello Dan.
0:02.0	Hello, Merlin.
0:04.0	Hello.
0:05.0	Are you recording our program?
0:07.0	I am recording the show.
0:08.0	Hello.
0:09.0	I'm seven minutes late and I am very sorry.
0:12.0	It's okay. It will be deducted from your total allotment of time spent on the show for the year.
0:18.0	Ah, one quarter portion.
0:21.0	Dan, I keep losing the remote.
0:25.0	What to the garage?
0:27.0	Yes. You don't have one little things you can type on the side of the thing and do the thing?
0:32.0	Yeah, we do.
0:34.0	Sure.
0:36.0	You type the code in.
0:38.0	Yeah, if we could get electric in our garage, we could get that.
0:41.0	What do you have to open the garage by hand like in a silence of the last?
0:45.0	No, that is a manual remote.
0:47.0	Oh, I know what you're talking about where she gets the jack and she leaves the car with the guy.
0:52.0	Miss Muppet.
0:54.0	Ah, and now here's the thing, Dan.
0:57.0	I don't drive a car, but I have things I need to get to in the garage, slash basement, sorry, Circusa.
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