Listen "36: The Ragged Edge of What's Possible"
Episode Synopsis
This week’s follow-up covers good news/weird news on Merlin’s wife’s phone, more on “accessibility” settings, and how craftsmanship and quality often war with management.
The main topic is _solo parenting_. Facing The Shoe Crisis, thrice ruining the dinosaur eggs, and finding yourself in a Staples line that’s literally not moving. Is fear and anxiety really such a smart and time-tested motivator? Is it telling that John and Merlin’s partners don’t seem to sweat mornings when _they’re_ not around?
Also, we learn why neurosis is *always* built into the price when applying _Siracusa’s Incompleteness Theorem_.
(_Recorded Monday, October 3, 2016_)
The main topic is _solo parenting_. Facing The Shoe Crisis, thrice ruining the dinosaur eggs, and finding yourself in a Staples line that’s literally not moving. Is fear and anxiety really such a smart and time-tested motivator? Is it telling that John and Merlin’s partners don’t seem to sweat mornings when _they’re_ not around?
Also, we learn why neurosis is *always* built into the price when applying _Siracusa’s Incompleteness Theorem_.
(_Recorded Monday, October 3, 2016_)
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