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#245: The One That's Glistening

October 11th, 2024 · 79 minutes

The uneven paces of technological and personal progress.

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Merlin checks in with John to see if he's started noticing the Millennial Speech Tics. Of course, this leads to a lot of discussion about how people do and don't talk.

In Follow-Up, John shares a French meat word, and then he updates us on his health.

The main topic this week seems like it's going to be about best practices for phone charging. Fortunately for the listener, it broadens into a slightly more interesting exploration of the uneven paces of culture, technology, and personal habits.

(Recorded on Tuesday, October 1, 2024)


Credits

Who has the most repetitive intonation? - YouTube
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Iron Sky (2012)
Megalopolis (2024)
Tom and Ray Magliozzi's 1999 MIT Commencement Address - YouTube
Unrealistically easy phone-booth hacking in WarGames - YouTube
The History of Pets vs. Cattle, and How to Use the Analogy Properly