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#123: Squirrel List

February 6th, 2020 · 87 minutes

A litany of the lost things is presented and analyzed, and a catechism for finding the lost things is interrogated.

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This week kicks off with some accidental video and an update on Merlin's ill health. John has been maintaining some lists, and Merlin shares some confessions of the Banker's Box lifestyle. Many things still need to leave my house.

In follow-up, Merlin is ready to present his iTunes Results regarding the acquisition of Studio Ghibli movies. John finally draws a line in the sand. Why split the movie? Why no extra features? Is it Siracusa's day to watch Roderick? The magic of Miyazaki is extolled. So much smoking.

Speaking of media homework, John has a new assignment for Merlin. Then, some documentary talk in general.

John is back to harassing Merlin about how often he washes the towels, and Merlin is provoked into making a confession of fanciness. Some friend. John, in turn, confesses to being upset by Merlin's ghastly pet companions. Everything in the house is Bando'd. Merlin has some questions about Daisy's technology stack. This leads to a pretty deep dive on the design trade-offs that go into contemporary dog-tracking innovations.

Finally, the boys return to Secret Weird Things People Do, and John has a bath mat concept for consideration, plus a hot tip on bathtub materials.

(Recorded on Thursday, January 30, 2020)

Credits

Redeeming 4K/UHD Codes - Google Sheets
DIGITAL MOVIE RESOURCES - 4K Sheet Help
Movies Anywhere

"Enjoy your favorite purchased moviescombined into one collection."

Cheer - Netflix
Review - Series | Comedy Central Official Site | CC.com
Get Into the Elephant Stuff - The Incomparable's Watchmen episode
Exporter for Notes.app - Export or Backup Notes from Apple's OSX Notes app to Plain Text .txt
MS111 | Rolls Corporation - Real Sound

The ROLLS MS111 is a general purpose muting switch for microphones. The MS111 will pass phantom power, with no popping on the outputs. It is configurable to be Push to Mute or release to Mute by a second switch accessed on the side of the unit. The MS111 can have the mute switch configured to be Momentary (see manual), the switch is set to latching from the factory. The MS111 is only compatible with balanced signals.

STEALTH VAN LIFE TOUR | Extremely ORGANIZED Cargo Van Conversion - YouTube
SUPER COOL AMPHIBIOUS RV Woelcke Autark T5 Crosser Off Road 4x4 Campervan Motor Home - YouTube
David Ogden Stiers - IMDb
Ōtori-Sama - Ghibli Wiki

"They are spirits resembling giant chickens or ducks that are clients of the Bathhouse, here they put themselves into bath tubs. They are servants of the deity Ōtori."

Panic Button - Pro Co Sound