October 20, 2012
The October 20, 2012 broadcast combines a personal lesson about character with practical advice for life online. Reflecting on Dr. Dave's son Nick's rebuilding football team, Dr. Dave says that a score is not the true measure of success and that the quality of a life is revealed by how someone behaves when things are going poorly. He recommends writing an angry message but saving it instead of sending it, because not everything deserves a reply. He also explains why phishing messages deliberately look as though they came from someone trusted and why the best computer optimization may be removing unnecessary software rather than adding another program. A humorous critique of people adding stands and keyboards to tablets preserves an early iPad-era technology moment.
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8 parts, 94:10 total. All preserved transcript parts in this selection have been reviewed for content and sequence. The archive includes show breaks; this is not a verified uninterrupted recording. The air date remains proposed.
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Regular show: hour recordings
2 recordings · 108:28 total within this version.
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Regular show: segments
8 recordings · 94:10 total within this version.
Numbered positions are present in sequence. This alone does not prove the show is complete.