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Tool Check


Not enough of these. (adze re-enactment tool via daegradtools.com)

At some point someone dared to wonder, "what if a time-displaced MMA-fightin' Viking orphan became a carpenter's apprentice to Jesus of Nazareth?" and voila, a movie was born! But of all the tools in this production, which ones are most wrong? Jedicus helps us see the light.




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How To Be Puzzled


The New York Times Building photo by Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA - New York Times Building - Bottom Portion

The NYT Tech Guild is on strike, which means NYT Games (and Cooking) are behind the picket line. But never fear! Mefites needing their puzzle fix can find Wordle alternatives in this Ask Me thread and the secret word game Letroso, plus, for more fun, be sure to check out Catfishing (Wikipedia category guessing game) by Mefi's own Klipspringer, and Gisnep (quote guessing game) by Metafilter's own ironicsans.





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288: ‘It Shouldn’t Be Hard to Get a Smoothie’ With Dan Frommer

Dan Frommer returns to the show for more analysis of WWDC 2020, including App Clips and the Mac's transition to Apple silicon.




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295: ‘Signing Up to Take Some Vitamins’, With Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka returns to the show to discuss the news from Apple’s “Time Flies” event — new Apple Watches, new non-Pro iPads, and particularly the Apple One services bundle.




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297: ‘Subscribed to a Hamburger’, With David Smith

Special guest “Underscore” David Smith joins the show to talk about iOS 14 widgets, WatchOS complications, sleep tracking, and his App Store chart-topping hit Widgetsmith.




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306: ‘A Total Landscaping’, With Mike Monteiro

Mike Monteiro returns to the show to talk about the Capitol insurrection and riot, Twitter and Facebook permanently banning Donald Trump, the shutdown of Parler, the fate of liberal democracy, and Mike’s new book, “The Collected Angers”.




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307: ‘Soviet Toilet Paper’, With John Moltz

John Moltz returns to the show to give stock market investment advice.




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311: ‘Toaster Fridgey’, With Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to speculate about pending Apple product announcements and events. Lots of guessing, no wagering.




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312: ‘Not to Get Zealotrous’, With Craig Mod

Craig Mod joins the show to talk about writing, designing, filmmaking, what makes for good software, and building a successful membership program to support independent art. And: pizza toast.




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315: ‘I Don’t Know How to Read’, With Joanna Stern

Special guest: the one and only Joanna Stern. Topics: new iMacs, Touch ID vs. Face ID, remote controls, surveillance advertising, and people who want to make everything a video call when a good old-fashioned voice call would do.




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329: ‘The Scotland Board of Tourism’, With David Smith

Special guest David Smith returns to the show to talk about Apple Watch Series 7 and the state of WatchOS, Apple suing NSO Group, and more.




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340: ‘Billionaires Have Beefs’, With Tom Watson and Daniel Agee

Special guests Tom Watson and Daniel Agee join the show to talk about Glass, their upstart photo sharing app and community.




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354: ‘Get Me to the Fainting Couch’, With John Moltz

Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to talk about Center Stage, Stage Manager, and all the other stages.




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383: ‘A Photocopy of a Fax’, With Jason Snell

Jason Snell, come on down. You’re the next contestent on The Talk Show. Special topics: John Warnock and Adobe, Disney and Apple, the iMac’s 25th anniversary, and more.




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387: ‘Are There Ever Too Many Love Songs?’, With Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky

Special guests Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky, co-founders of Lux, join the show to talk about their apps (Halide, Spectre, and Orion) and speculate about next week’s “Scary Fast” Apple event.




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389: ‘Two-Legged Stool’, With Gabe Rivera

Special guest Gabe Rivera, founder of the indispensable news aggregator Techmeme, joins the show to talk about the state of news and social media.




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393: ‘An Asterisk on the Bento Box’, With Marco Arment

Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include the Apple-Masimo patent dispute over Apple Watch blood oxygen sensors, the new External Payment Links entitlement for the App Store, and more.




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403: ‘150 Million Calculator Apps’, With Quinn Nelson

Quinn Nelson, renowned host of [Snazzy Labs](https://www.youtube.com/@snazzy), returns to the show to recap the highlights of WWDC: Apple Intelligence, platform updates, and the latest salvos from the EC regarding Apple’s compliance with the DMA.




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408: ‘Good Enough to Be Pesky’, With Taegan Goddard

Special guest Taegan Goddard, longtime writer and founder of Political Wire, joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of independent media.




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¿Cómo adaptarse al confinamiento?




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¿Qué efectos tiene el alcohol en tiempos de cuarentena?

¿Qué efectos tiene el alcohol en tiempos de cuarentena?




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Una historia detrás de la guerra.

Una historia detrás de la guerra.




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¿Cómo llevar bien el confinamiento?

¿Cómo llevar bien el confinamiento?




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La vida detrás de la demartitis atopica.

La vida detrás de la demartitis atopica.




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Mito de Quirón.

Mito de Quirón.




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MITO DE QUIRON.

MITO DE QUIRON.




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HISTORIA DE VIDA JUAN JOSÉ.

HISTORIA DE VIDA JUAN JOSÉ.




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HISTORIA DE VIDA XLH.

HISTORIA DE VIDA XLH.




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El flúor y su toxicidad.

El flúor y su toxicidad.




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¿Cómo toma usted la pandemia?

¿Cómo toma usted la pandemia?




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Historia del triatleta colombiano.

Historia del triatleta colombiano.




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¿Qué es la medicina ortomolecular?

¿Qué es la medicina ortomolecular?




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¿Cómo afecta a los niños el confinamiento?

¿Cómo afecta a los niños el confinamiento?




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Historia de vida.

Historia de vida.




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HISTORIA DE VIDA.

HISTORIA DE VIDA.




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El parto natural y sus beneficios.

El parto natural y sus beneficios.




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¿Cómo debe ser el acompañamiento de los pacientes con Alzheimer?

¿Cómo debe ser el acompañamiento de los pacientes con Alzheimer?




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Cáncer de mama y sus formas de autocuidado.

Cáncer de mama y sus formas de autocuidado.




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¿Por qué es importante el etiquetado de alimentos?

¿Por qué es importante el etiquetado de alimentos?




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¿Cómo combatir el estreñimiento?

¿Cómo combatir el estreñimiento?




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¿Por qué son importantes los hábitos saludables?

¿Por qué son importantes los hábitos saludables?




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Una historia de vida detrás de la epidermólisis bullosa o piel de mariposa.

Una historia de vida detrás de la epidermólisis bullosa o piel de mariposa.




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Una investigación para el tratamiento del COVID-19.

Una investigación para el tratamiento del COVID-19.




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Respirar como acto de sentir, ser y pensar.

Respirar como acto de sentir, ser y pensar.




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Una investigación sobre conflicto armado, cese al fuego y embarazadas.

Una investigación sobre conflicto armado, cese al fuego y embarazadas.




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Historia de vida.

Historia de vida.




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¿Qué enseña la mitología?

¿Qué enseña la mitología?




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Ansiedad: ¿amiga o enemiga en estos tiempos?

Ansiedad: ¿amiga o enemiga en estos tiempos?




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¿Cómo llevar a cabo un parto natural sano?

¿Cómo llevar a cabo un parto natural sano?