Episode 205: Obsolete, circa 1993

With Merlin on sabbatical, Dan is joined by John Roderick to discuss his recent visit to Africa, the military, corporate friends, strategic thinking, the Internet, digital books and albums, echoes, playmobil figures, measuring your arms, the tribal world, selling coats on the internet, and more.

Links for this episode:

• Lockheed AC-130 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
  
• Neoconservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• JCI - Cold acclimation recruits human brown fat and increases nonshivering thermogenesis
  
• Far-left politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants: David Rees, John Hodgman: 9781612193267: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Artisanal Pencil Sharpening
  
• Jonathan Coulton
  
• Don't miss the Three Johns at Camp... - Armed Forces Entertainment
  
• SF Sketchfest 2015: Roderick on the Line with Merlin Mann an...
  

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