Back to Work

Episode 390: A Festive Merry-Go-Round for the Very Lonely


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Skype gets way too ambitious; sprinkling sauce on a service; a mandatory social network for doorbells; Dan acquires a new deity; some excellent listener follow-up on Computerized Adaptive Testing; Dan takes his boy to see a bona fide cinema classic; Dan has some great TV recommendations; Merlin reports in from the deep weeds of a fraught smart speaker ecosystem.

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  • The Podcast Digest: TPD 156 - Merlin Mann "An Old Man's Reframe"
    For the 4 year anniversary episode of TPD, it was my pleasure to have been joined by one of my favorite podcasters of all time - Merlin Mann!  I talk with Merlin about his history in podcasting, working with his co-hosts, the difference in his shows and some of his favorite podcasts!  
  • The Podcast Digest
  • Amazon.com: All-new Sonos One - Smart Speaker with Alexa voice control built-In. Compact size with incredible sound for any room. (black): Home Audio & Theater
  • The Dude Abiding kit
  • 5by5 | Back to Work #389: Butt Baking
  • CA Parent Opt-Out
  • Chain of Command (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Wikipedia
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) - Wikipedia
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey - in-depth analysis - by Rob Ager 2008
  • Computerized adaptive testing - Wikipedia
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