Episode 184: Days of Bathrooms Past - a podcast by 5by5

TOPIC: Is there anything else you want to tell me?

This week, Dan and Merlin discuss what bathrooms can teach us about learning, expertise, and empathy.

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• Rules of the Road - San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
  The SF Bicycle Coalition is proud to be the leading resource for street safety in San Francisco. Every year, we reach tens of thousands of people with the Bicycle Rules of the Road. Here are the 10 bike laws you need to know to pedal safely and legally:
  
• 5by5 | 5by5 Specials #29: Four Places at Once
  Dan and his 6 year old son Cash discuss antenna breaks in the upcoming iPhone 6 housing, iPad as a gaming platform, the technology of podcasting and live streaming, the limits of Magneto's powers, Adventure Time, deadly amoebas, visiting Four Corners, Bigfoot, rodeos, a crystal tooth, and more.
  
• California Law Now Requires All Smartphones to Have Built-In Kill Switches By July 2015 - Mac Rumors
  The law requires smartphones to include software or hardware that will render the device inoperable to an unauthorized user in the event that the phone is misplaced or stolen. The anti-theft technology, which has to be able to withstand a hard reset or operating system downgrade, must prevent reactivation of the smartphone on a wireless network except by the authorized user. The anti-theft tools must be installed during the phone's initial setup process, and it must be reversible so an authorized user can unlock the device if it is returned to their possession.
  
• Life after death: Resuscitating a drowned iPhone 5 | Macworld
  Calling my iPhone “unsinkable” might be a bit much—in all fairness, it did actually sink. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
  
• Paul Emerson on Twitter: @sween My brother thought the edge of an Airblade was a place to squeegee the water off your hands.
  
• 5by5 | Back to Work #183: Remember Who Has the Cannon
  TOPIC: Wait, what'd I DO?!?
  
  This week, Dan and Merlin talk about anger, misunderstandings, and trying to do the right thing. How bewildering (and emotional) it can be to feel misunderstood—as well as trying to better understand what we may have done wrong.
  
  Emotions are armor-piercing bullets.
  
• Amazon.com: Wherever You Go, There You Are (9781401307783): Jon Kabat-Zinn: Books
  When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.
  
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• The Doorknob Effect - Carol Bergman
  
• Dreyfus model of skill acquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Amazon Affiliate Stores | Fresh Store Builder
  

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