Episode 581: A Frog That No One Saw

DISCUSSED: Merlin runs the table this week with: unseasonable heat; the joy of realizing when someone obviously loved (and probably had to fight for) the thing that they made; and finally, an extended meditation on a phone charger and the decisions that seek to bridge past and future.

Links:

• Blot – A blogging platform with no interface. — Blot is a blogging platform with no interface. It turns a folder into a website.
• How to use Blot - Blot — Blot turns a folder into a blog. When you put files inside your blog’s folder they become blog posts.
• Posts - Blot — A collection of guides to formatting your posts and pages.
• Metadata - Blot
• Configure - Blot
• Why I Went HTML Only :: Barry Hess :: bjhess.com
• The most minimal blog you can find – The Jolly Teapot
• SF Symbols - Apple Developer
• Fonts - Apple Developer
• DEWENWILS Remote Control Outlet Wireless Wall Mounted Light Switch, Electrical Plug in On Off Power Switch for Lamp, No Wiring,100 Feet RF Range, ETL Listed,Programmable - - Amazon.com
• Watch Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey | Netflix Official Site
• Quick Journaling | Drafts Directory
• Prophet's Prey (2015) - Plot Summary - IMDb — When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, Warren managed to expand these practices and the power of his position in unprecedented ways.
• AmazonSmile: Anker 633 Magnetic Battery (MagGo), 10,000mAh Foldable Magnetic Wireless Portable Charger, 20W USB-C Power Delivery for iPhone 13/13 Pro / 13 Pro Max / 12/12 Pro and 12 Pro Max (Black) : Cell Phones & Accessories — Merlin likes this.
• Assemble diary | Drafts Directory
• Prophet's Prey (2015) - Reference View - IMDb
• Notes - Blot
• wisdom/wisdom.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom — "It's only advice for you because it had to be advice for me."
• Merlin Mann on Twitter: "You can tell when somebody really loved what they were making." — "You can tell when somebody really loved what they were making."
• T. Rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition 76940 | Jurassic World™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US
• Bro Thor’s New Asgard 76200 | Marvel | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US
• LEGO® Friends Toys | Official LEGO® Shop US
• Peoples Temple - FoundSF
• Bacon Ray - "Dance of the Monotremes" (The Swab, 1999) — On Merlin' band's last record, they made a song that included every fact they knew about the platypus—ultimately celebrating the distinctive parenting skills of a loving monotreme mother.