Episode 502: Lifestyle Billy Butcher

DISCUSSED: Merlin has a lot to say about the benefits of making lists; this leads to an old-school stemwinder on "Journal" calendars, functional playlists, shared Notes, the lessons of the cutlery drawer, desire paths, arbitrary grids, "Reference" albums, urban bike hooks, auxiliary paper towel holders, and more; praise for The Boys; the magical combination of Halide and Pixelmator Photo; Dan resurrects a beloved podcast; and, finally, Merlin endorses a really weird British weather report that can help you sleep.

Links for this episode:

• Desire path - Wikipedia
  
• The Pot Roast Principle | Psychology Today
  "I don't know. That's just the way my mom always cooked it. Why don't you ask her?"
  
• Star Trek Dr. McCoy Pop Art T-Shirt
  
• My Happy Place - YouTube
  Videos I watch pretty often when I need a little pick-me-up.
  
• "The Boys" (Prime Video)
  
• Halide
  
• Pixelmator Photo
  
• QUIT! with Dan Benjamin
  Dan's amazing podcast QUIT! has returned!
  
• The Secret History: Howard Hughes, Bizarre Billionaire - YouTube
  
• 5 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4! - YouTube
  
• The Shipping Forecast.mp3.zip
  
• The Shipping Forecast: A Miscellany: Compton, Nic: 9781785940293: Amazon.com: Books
  
• What are Affordances? | Interaction Design Foundation
  

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