405: Can You Feed Coke to Rocks?

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.

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 
Numbers Guy | The New Yorker
Dayenu - Wikipedia
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