Episode 600: The Trauma of My Chumby

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4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

DISCUSSED: Merlin recommends an exciting new beta; Dan gets a new e-reader; and Merlin has a lot to say about taking notes.

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Links:

Readwise's Reader Beta — "Huge news: after 1.5 years of private beta, thousands of testers, and a looot of incredible work by the team... @ReadwiseReader is finally in public beta! Save everything to one place, highlight like a pro, and replace several apps with one. https://t.co/xsbJnS0U5t"
Kindle Paperwhite, Oasis, Scribe & More E Readers | Amazon
AmazonSmile: Kindle Oasis E-reader (Previous Generation - 9th) – Graphite, 7" High-Resolution Display (300 ppi), Waterproof, Built-In Audible, 32 GB, Wi-Fi (Closeout) : Amazon Devices & Accessories
Amazon.com: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (32 GB) – With a 6.8" display, wireless charging, and auto-adjusting front light – Without Lockscreen Ads : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry
Rakuten Kobo eReader Store United States
2021 e-reader roundup: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Paperwhite reviews – Six Colors
Cornell Note Taking — The Best Way To Take Notes Explained | by GoodNotes | GoodNotes Blog
The Cornell Note Taking System – Learning Strategies Center
Amazon.com: Maruman MNEMOSYNE Notebook 8.27 x 5.83 Inches (A5), 7mm ruled 24-line, 80 Sheets (N195A), Black : Everything Else
Chumby - Wikipedia — The Chumby was a consumer electronics product formerly made by Chumby Industries, Inc. It is an embedded computer which provides Internet and LAN access via a Wi-Fi connection.
Chumby
Note-taking - Wikipedia
The Hero Item - After Show | Do By Friday on Patreon — In which Merlin goes off about ““time management.””

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, hello, Dan, how are you?
0:03.3	Oh, hi, Merlin.
0:04.1	How are you doing way up there?
0:05.2	Oh, you know, I'm terrific.
0:06.5	All of the joy of the season to you and yours.
0:09.8	Well, thank you.
0:10.3	Same to you.
0:11.5	And I was just actually up your way.
0:12.9	I was in San Francisco.
0:15.5	Yeah.
0:16.0	You were here.
0:16.9	Was that for work or were you just having food?
0:19.5	Well, project meetings and business, business papers.
0:25.7	And hung out with your boy Scott Simpson a little bit.
0:29.2	Oh, that's terrific.
0:30.2	How's he doing?
0:31.2	He's great.
0:32.2	He's doing great.
0:33.2	He's super tall.
0:34.2	Yeah, he is.
0:35.2	I don't seem as much as I've figured.
0:36.2	Dan, we're doing a little bit of a whack of do thing here.
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