Discussed: the harsh mistress of holidays, Hanukah presents, Cash's cool gift, the joys of good UX, some excellent very good recommendations, an exciting Science experiment involving hamburgers, kids are terrible at writing things down, things that changed Merlin's game, and some excellent follow-up on how we recognize number patterns.

Happy Holidays, you jackals.

Links for this episode:

• Disney•Pixar Short Film "Bao" - YouTube
  
• The Impossible Feat inside Your VCR - YouTube
  
• Closed Captioning: More Ingenious than You Know - YouTube
  
• Amazon.com : GPD XD Plus [2018 Update] 5" Touchscreen Android 7.0 Handheld Gaming Console Portable Video Game Player Laptop MT8176 Hexa-core CPU, PowerVR GX6250 GPU, 4GB/32GB, 6000mAh Battery : Computers & Accessories
  
• ODROID-GO – ODROID
  
• Death Cab For Cutie - 405 (with lyrics) - YouTube
  
• Moby 'Honey' - Official video - YouTube
  
• Recomendo: 500 brief reviews of cool stuff: Kevin Kelly, Mark Frauenfelder, Claudia Dawson: 9781726743655: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com : Melitta Coffee Maker, 6 Cup Pour-Over Brewer with Glass Carafe, 1-Count : Single Serve Brewing Machines : Grocery & Gourmet Food
  
• Amazon.com: Clever Coffee Dripper, Large, 18 Ounces: Kitchen & Dining
  
• Technology Connections - YouTube
  
• Alice Walker under fire for praise of 'antisemitic' David Icke book | Books | The Guardian
  
• DECONSTRUCTING: Dear Evan Hansen - YouTube
  
• How Long Does it Take for Fast-Food Burgers to Decay? | First We Feast
  
• byta - insulated stainless tumbler
  
• Whole Earth Catalog - Wikipedia
  
• Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap - YouTube
  
• Mark Rober - YouTube
  
• Giuliani’s Quest to Confuse Us Into Submission — Omnishambles — Overcast
  
• Will Sommer (@willsommer) | Twitter
  Tech and internet reporter @thedailybeast—I write a newsletter about conservative media http://www.rightrichter.com —email william.sommer at http://thedailybeast.com