Dan Benjamin
Co-Host of Back to Work
Dan is the founder of 5by5, a podcaster, writer, software developer, designer, and ex-corporate stooge. He is the author of Bacon Method, writer of Hivelogic since 2000, and has contributed to A List Apart and O’Reilly.
Dan Benjamin has hosted 69 Episodes.
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Episode 586: We Have Met the Audience, and He Is Us
August 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
DISCUSSED: A very moist man's lawyer learns how Dropbox works; Merlin introduces "The Bump"; Dan has a cool new calendar technology; and Merlin speed-rounds some odds and sods.
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Episode 585: The Wahlberg Uncertainty Principle
August 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
Frankly, it was a bit of a fever dream.
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Episode 584: Groomsman Gifts for the Funeral
July 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 36 mins
Merlin has thoughts on survival, aging, and whether to bother trying to understand whatever NFTs are. Next up, the triumphant return of "Cool Thing I Learned This Week" brings updates on iOS dictation and a very Merlin video about organization.
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Episode 583: The Dentist Picks the Chair
July 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 19 mins
Your hosts discuss dramaturgy, package managers, and monospaced fonts.
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Episode 582: Dadsplaining
June 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 19 mins
DISCUSSED: Dan misses going to the movies; cool ways to save your bacon in Git; and Merlin is excited about a (new to him) app for personal tracking and quantization.
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Episode 581: A Frog That No One Saw
June 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 38 mins
Merlin shares an extended meditation on a phone charger and the decisions that seek to bridge past and future.
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Episode 579: Memento Morey Amsterdam
June 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
Dan & Merlin are live from the show floor, sharing their thoughts on the WWDC 2022 keynote address.
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Episode 576: People Who Don’t Want to Talk to a Lamp
May 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 34 mins
It's a very special "Oops! All Automation Check-ins" episode. But, of course—as always—there's also a philosophical component.
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Episode 575: You're Being Scared Wrong
May 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
DISCUSSED: Dan's new tenants flip him the bird, and Merlin has strong feelings about email.
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Episode 574: Tired and Fourteen
May 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 14 mins
Your hosts are finally back in action with vital updates on #productivity and #creativity. Also, ginger ale and egg substitutes.