Merlin Mann returns to the show for a Thanksgiving-week holiday spectacular. Topics include the history of Markdown, nerding out with Keyboard Maestro, kids today and the computers they want to use, caring about idiomatic native UI design, a look back at last year's election, and more.
Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code TALKSHOW.Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code THETALKSHOW for free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.Fracture: Your photos, printed directly on glass. Great gift idea. Save 15% off your first order with code TALK15.Various apps mentioned during the show:DraftsEditorialnvAltSimplenoteJustin Williams’s now-defunct Elements — the first Dropbox-backed text editor for iOSVesperBartender — a Mac utility for managing all those stupid little menu bar appsVanilla — another Mac menu bar app managerApple Support technote documenting standard Mac text editing keyboard shortcuts.[Reconcilable Differences #65](https://www.relay.fm/rd/65 “Reconcilable Differences #65: The Mustard of My Father - Relay FM”) — Merlin and John Siracusa talking about Steam.The Elements of Eloquence — the book that explains the implicit rules of adjective order in English.Dr. Drang on Excel.Last year’s day-after-the-election “Holiday Party” episode.PredictIt — Website where you can gamble on election and political predictions.Max Temkin’s US Politics Twitter list.This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.