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This week, Dan and Merlin talk about\\u2014what? Well. They talk about privilege, empathy, bikes, bass players, Merlin\'s new mic, more bathroom signs, and a controversial anecdote about how Apple was maybe kinda not nice to a customer.

Links for this episode:

• What is the blue light from our screens really doing to our eyes? \\u2014 Tech News and Analysis
  \\u201cI discovered that using light at night is bad for people\\u2019s health and interferes with their sleep. I felt a moral obligation to do something about it, particularly when I learned it\\u2019s the blue component in ordinary white light that is suppressing the production of melatonin. And melatonin not only helps you sleep but is a marvelous material that has a very big influence on health in general\\n
• What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege | A Little More Sauce
  
• blanco on Twitter: "@hotdogsladies Sorry for the delay your Samson Microphone package should be there today. Hope you enjoy it."
  
• Samson \\u2014 C01U Pro
  
• Louis CK - Time Travel is Excluslively a White Privilege - YouTube
  
• (30) On August 18, 2014 we lost our house and many... - Karen Scholz Leibfred
  
• Mighty Fine Burgers Fries & Shakes \\u2013 Austin
  
• Apple - Support - AppleCare+ - iPhone
  
• Daring Fireball: Security Trade-Offs
  I\\u2019ve heard from Genius Bar staffers who eventually left the job because of the stress of dealing with customers suffering data loss.\\n
• Engineers4Engineers 2014 Developer Conference
  
• Showbot
  
• Restorative practices - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Restorative practices is a social science that integrates developments from a variety of disciplines and fields \\u2014 including education, psychology, social work, criminology, sociology, organizational development and leadership \\u2014 in order to build healthy communities, increase social capital, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, repair harm and restore relationships.\\n
• Olestra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  In the late 1990s, Olestra lost its popularity due to side effects, but products containing the ingredient can still be purchased at grocery stores in some countries.\\n
• The Flop House
  
• Letter of recommendation \\u2014 Hair-Breened Ideas
  

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