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Episode 644: A Tony Bennett Hair Hat 03.04.2024 1:00:52 ↓

An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett.

Episode 643: The Price of Lies 01.04.2024 1:29:06 ↓

Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl . Merlin’s weird, truncated contexts in Things.

Episode 642: A Better Roll of Toilet Paper 20.03.2024 1:42:36 ↓

Your hosts discuss facial hair, notebooks, the metric system, flexing about local weather, and becoming the bathroom supplies you want to see in the world.

Episode 641: Germans in the Wild 13.03.2024 1:17:12 ↓

Travel is not always about traveling, but it is definitely always about your life.

Episode 640: Bob's Big Mess 12.03.2024 1:19:42 ↓

A classic odds n' sods episode. Plus, Merlin has thoughts about memory and ecosystems, and Dan is considering jetting through an eclipse.

Episode 639: The Commodore's Club 05.03.2024 1:15:53 ↓

Dan talks about what he's learned from traveling a bunch, and Merlin thinks a lot of weirdness comes from our twin fears of boredom and inconvenience.

Episode 638: A New Kind of Bullet 23.01.2024 2:14:16 ↓

A classic odds n' sods episode.

Episode 637: The Minimally Viable Log Cabin Channel 17.01.2024 1:35:06 ↓

Merlin conducts a deep dive on being busy versus being time-constrained, and Dan has some updates on his task management odyssey.

Episode 636: Honoring My Pivot Table 09.01.2024 1:21:20 ↓

Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some thoughts.

Episode 635: Buffet de Canard 03.01.2024 1:20:19 ↓

Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations evolve with how we work.

Episode 634: Nominally Future-Resistant 13.12.2023 1:20:36 ↓

A fairly epic episode covering health tracking and self-quantization. Remember: data doesn't have to hurt.

Episode 633: A Self-Aware Old Man 05.12.2023 57:49 ↓

Your hosts talk about how we perceive the world and the challenge of mindfully updating our perceptions.

Episode 632: Big Strong Beef Boy 28.11.2023 1:23:12 ↓

Dan and Merlin are excited about technologies that have found a place in their lives. What a blessed season of thanks! Runner-Up Titles: A Lot of Their Unhappiness Came from Me The Smell of a 15-Year-Old My Trans Daddy is a Fox Las Vegas Poops

Episode 631: Little Bit of Dirty Grey 14.11.2023 1:10:53 ↓

Merlin has more on generative AI, and Dan has a sweet new watch.

Episode 630: Monchichabowsky 07.11.2023 1:15:29 ↓

On AI and curiosity.

Episode 629: Benjamin Franklin's Disease 24.10.2023 51:10 ↓

And and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion.

Episode 628: Beating Yourself Up at Scale 11.10.2023 58:29 ↓

Talk of eyes, intentionalities, and HDMI.

Episode 627: Unscheduled Dirt Event 03.10.2023 1:06:43 ↓

Merlin claims he's not going to do any work for this one, and Dan has some advice for travelers.

Episode 626: Chekhov's Lightsaber 26.09.2023 1:10:46 ↓

Your hosts catch up on some great media, and Merlin expounds on the magic of Channels. Also, Merlin logrolls a recent podcast episode and re-extolls the power of dictation.

Episode 625: Chapters of Madness 06.09.2023 44:57 ↓

Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion.

Episode 624: Rectangle Time 29.08.2023 54:19 ↓

Dan and Merlin have a wide-ranging discussion about technology, and Merlin lays the groundwork for several spirited rants.

Episode 623: My Terrible Adhesion 22.08.2023 1:00:30 ↓

Over the course of this classic Odds n' Sods episode, it becomes clear that all Merlin cares about is babies and 3D printing.

Episode 622: A Gentleman's Malt Liquor 15.08.2023 1:14:28 ↓

Dan returns from a nice trip, and Merlin has been printing lizards.

Episode 621: Hairy Legs and the Whole Nine 18.07.2023 1:09:43 ↓

You’re either early or you’re late; leave time for a flat tire; have you tried melatonin?; a new search engine and some enthusiasm for blogs.

Episode 620: Happy to be a Chair 11.07.2023 58:00 ↓

With Merlin on the mend, your hosts discuss actors named Hurt, comic books, and old Macs.