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#254: Someone Else’s Bucket

He’s our special little guy.

February 14th, 2025 · 75 minutes

Merlin tries a new way of writing online, and John thinks about what it really means to own your web presence.

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Merlin tries a new way of writing online, and John thinks about what it really means to own your web presence.

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(Recorded on Tuesday, February 4, 2025)


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Merlin's (latest) website: merlin.ghost.io
“Ta-da.”

I accidentally made this website into a newsletter, and it looks like almost fourteen people accidentally signed up for it. Which is awesome and weird. Thank you.

Cool URIs don't change
John's website: hypercritical.co
Merlin's "Cranking" essay
The Peridiam YouTube channel about Survivor