Jon Bash, a composer and university music department administrator at Western Washington University, joins Brett to discuss music theory, creepy remakes of 80s songs, software and productivity fiddling, and mindful meditation.

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Show Notes

• @jonbash
• Skeptical Spirit
• John Bash
• Western Washington University
• Hunting Grounds / Valley Of The Sasquatch
• Pretty Eight Machine
• Nothing Else Matters – Lissie
• One Way Or Another – Until The Ribbon Breaks
• Every Breath You Take (Major to Minor)
• Meshugga
• Steve Reich
• The Joys of Fiddling
• Lilypond
• REAPER
• A Night For Sal (tickets)
• xkcd Automation
• Emacs
  • OrgMode
  • Spacemacs
  • Evil mode
  • todo.txt
• ledger cli
  • Banktivity 5
  • doing (cutting edge branch)
• 10% Happier (book)
  • Meditation For Fidgety Skeptics (app)
  • Podcast
• Andy Puddicombe
  • TED: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes
  • Headspace – Meditation made simple
• Secular Buddhist podcast

Top 3 picks

Jon:

1. Bring Your Own Book
2. Harvard CS50
3. The Big Short

Brett:

1. iMessage apps
   • Shazam
   • Drafts
2. Hyperikon A19 LED Vintage Filament Bulb, Dimmable, 7W , 720 lumen, 3000K
   • Hyperikon A19, 2300K
3. Dollhouse
   • Joss Whedon

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