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Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode.#274: The Floor for People
Everybody starts out with the same quarter.
November 21st, 2025 · 85 minutes
After some Follow-Up on phone dimming and naked swimming, John discusses a video game with some unusual—and possibly unintentional—social mechanics.
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After some Follow-Up on phone dimming and naked swimming, John discusses a video game with some unusual—and possibly unintentional—social mechanics.
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(Recorded on Tuesday, November 11, 2025)
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iPulse in the Apple App Store
Naked swimming in gym class mentioned in the pilot episode of 21 Jump St. in 1987
Written by Patrick Hasburgh, who was born in 1950.
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ARC Raiders trailer - YouTube
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John’s post about a review of Top Gun - Hypercritical
Pluribus’s log line
“The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.”