DISCUSSED: thoughts on hand-washing and habit-building; Dan has a really good scarecrow joke; Merlin still can't figure out how many 12-year-olds Dan owns; Dan has a question about laptops and backpacks; the Tao of Backpacks; how to listen to a podcast; Dan has a question about iPhone cases; what we talk about when we talk about ad blocking; Merlin recommends a TED talk and a podcast about delight; Dan's new Picard podcast is going well; Dan has questions about OmniFocus; finally, Dan has questions about Los Angeles and, then, repeatedly ruins Merlin's very good endings.

Links for this episode:

• Ligatures in programming fonts | Butterick’s Practical Typography
• Tim Harford — Cautionary Tales
• Cautionary Tales — Overcast
• A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity | Tim Harford - YouTube
• The Show of Delights - This American Life
  In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could imagine: a show made up entirely of stories about delight.
• Amazon.com: Pro Co Sound CDSS Short Stop Mute Box: Musical Instruments
• Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel | TED Talk
• Myriam Sidibe: The simple power of hand-washing | TED Talk
• DSPTCH Daypack Review - Matterful
• Daypack - Ballistic Nylon - DSPTCH
• Synapse 25 - Backpacks - Travel Bags – TOM BIHN
• Short Stop - Pro Co Sound
• How To Use Plaque Disclosing Tablets
• Talking Heads - Live in Rome 1980 [Full Concert] - YouTube

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