Reconcilable Differences

Subtitle: I'm a snuggler.Your hosts discuss the breathless magic of "Project Farm." This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with John preparing for his family's annual sojourn to the beach. In Follow-Up, there's a new Scandinavian sleep technology, and your hosts aren't precisely sure what makes it so Scandinavian. Still, they remain open to adjudicating whether it might be a Secret Weird Thing. The modal shapes of a sleeping dog are considered. The main topic this week is Project Farm. Merlin cops to buying some new knives and a jug of acid, and John has thoughts on the value of objective product testing. In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts talk about some recent TV shows they've enjoyed. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, July 16, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. The origins of the gated snare - YouTube Monitors Unboxed - YouTube Project Farm - YouTube Todd Osgood - IMDb Todd Osgood's Patreon Jerry Cans - YouTube Merlin's first Project Farm video - YouTube Project Farm: Scissors Project Farm: Vacuums Project Farm: Kitchen Knife Sets Project Farm: Ratchets #1 Project Farm: Ratchets #2 Project Farm: Ratchets #3 Project Farm: Water Filters Project Farm: Rust Remover #1 Project Farm: Rust Remover #2 Ceramic vs. Steel Knives - YouTube Canary Cardboard Cutter - Amaon Roderick On the Line #56: We Paradise in Our Wake Consanguinity Stupid Thing, by Aimee Mann Poor Judge, by Aimee Mann Aimee Mann's discography Dan Harmon's favorite 30 Rock joke - YouTube Advanced Dungeons & Dragons episode of Community - Wikipedia Kit Fisto Makes Everything Better Fallout (TV series) - Wikipedia Hampton Fancher Girls5eva - Wikipedia Daniel Kahneman - Wikipedia The Night Manager - Wikipedia House of the Dragon family tree meme Curl, by Jonathan Coulton

The hosts discuss updates on elective plumbing, biased reporting on dogs and technology, key hygiene importance, a review on ship-building reasons, and humorous incidents with a HomePod saving a family from a fire. They also explore reinforcement of biases and fears through media, kitchen safety, and maintaining living spaces. Additionally, the importance of names, jargon, and risks of old tank water heaters are covered.

Subtitle: When you go from zero readers to one reader, it's the biggest 100 percent in the world. What does it mean to be a young person in the age of ubiquitous capture? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Listen Later: A read-it-later service for your ears. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with Merlin's inspiring Apple success story. Then, there's some consideration of where all these wrecked cars might be coming from. In Follow-Up, John learns he's not the only aging auto enthusiast whose magazine has gotten bigger. Also, listeners share more novel, rich-people technologies for making your kitchen look like it's not actually a kitchen. The main topic finds your hosts considering what it means to be a young person in the age of ubiquitous capture. John makes a case for the value of having all your ideas challenged, and Merlin learns how little he knew about the ERA. In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts finally address a topic that's been hanging out in the doc for a while now: Mastodon hates threads. After making two distinct piles, Merlin does a terrible job just sticking to the first one. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, June 25, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Portrait of Madame X, by John Singer Sargent Invisacook.com A kitchen where everything is hidden - YouTube Associated Motor Cycles American Motors Corporation American Motors Incorporated Nash Metropolitan Coupe 200 cars in the woods - YouTube What's the Story Behind the Wrecked Car on a Mount Tamalpais Trail? Love Island on SNL - YouTube Merlin's Mastodon thread about the Portrait of Madame X Michael Whelan - Wikipedia Michael Whelan on Mastodon Why didn’t the Fellowship take a boat to Mordor? Feeding a farting wombat - BBC - YouTube Flash photography used to be pretty wild - YouTube Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach, Kessler, McKennaKessler and McKenna convincingly argue that gender is not a reflection of biological reality but rather a social construct that varies across cultures. Valuable for its insights into gender, its extensive treatment of transsexualism, and its ethnomethodological approach, Gender reviews and critiques data from biology, anthropology, sociology, and psychology.

In this episode, the hosts discuss misunderstandings and criticisms, share upsetting ice machine information, reminisce about Macintosh issues, and talk about lunchboxes. They explore hard drive problems, Kerry from MacWarehouse, and delve into nostalgic tech talk. The conversation meanders through pronunciations, dogs, sleep patterns, and odd eating habits, with humorous title debates and language differences. They also explore vintage comic book character lunchboxes and a smoke alarm incident.

Subtitle: They're the size of the schmutz.John complains about a podcast that Merlin likes, and Merlin announces that professional eye care is a racket. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Jane Street: The quantitative trading firm. Learn more, and see their open roles now. Links and Show Notes: John has some concerns about Merlin’s water intake and general desk situation. In what begins as follow-up, John has further illumination regarding the oven dial problem. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this leads to a lot of appliance talk. John complains about a podcast that Merlin likes, and Merlin announces that professional eye care is a racket. Finally, John wonders why he’s started receiving such a big magazine. In this month’s member bonus episode, Merlin leads a deeper investigation into the vacation problem. Travel is about more than travel, plus if you want to get better at something, it’s useful to stop pretending you’re great at it. (Recorded on Tuesday, May 28, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Mike Milzz’s stove dials Dan Pierce’s stove dials Impulse: A super-fast electric stovetop with a big battery Voyagers! (TV show) The Omni Samsung refrigerator with stupid doors Blank Check podcast Blank Check's podcast series on John Carpenter Dark Star (movie) Blank Check episode on Dark Star CGP Grey’s Metric Paper video The origin of “Big Tennis” - Do By Friday episode #62: I Fifteen Love You The udm=14 query parameter for removing junk from Google search results StopTheMadness browser extensions Reconcilable Differences #12: Hobbit Tendencies Jenny Nicholson’s four-hour video about Disney's Galactic Starcruiser hotel Tovala Smart OvenIt’s not just smart— it’s countertop genius: the Tovala Smart Oven.

John thinks Merlin drinks too much water, which naturally leads to a deep dive on the landscape of consumer ice machines. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with some initial concerns, and then Merlin shares why so many things are kind of like a television. In Follow-Up, John has confused his retired newscasters, and Merlin still hasn't figured why he was so disoriented by a strange oven. Werner Herzog cameos are considered. Next, Merlin has a confession that reflects the logical conclusion of realizing you can always augment the sub-standard materials supplied by a host. Painful rituals of car seats and Catholicism are considered, and John indulges Merlin's retrospective look at 15th century gift cards for sin. John thinks Merlin drinks too much water, which naturally leads to a deep dive on the landscape of consumer ice machines. (Recorded on Tuesday, May 14, 2024) “Irish Breakfast” (August 19, 2012) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. jcs.org - Joshua Stein's cool website about classic Mac stuff Flying Toasters in CSS Howdy Doody on 99% Invisible John's stovetop dial Two-sided stovetop dial Electric glass stovetops on Technology Connections Water intoxication GE pellet ice machine John's terrible ice machine Drop & Run Best of Werner Herzog - YouTube Slime in the ice machine - YouTube

Subtitle: Merlin penetration tests his vacation.Merlin shares two recent experiences with Apple technology that were unqualified successes. Which, of course, leads to a jeremiad about some consumer tech that's a good deal less successful. John explains how writing books is like jazz, man. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with a recent Apple ID dust-up, but John's not so sure it's any different than the usual Apple ID dust-ups. Merlin has a panic attack when his beloved debit card doesn't work. Then, there's some Follow-Up on the Magic Marker System which John thinks might be post hoc BS, and Merlin asks John to clarify his term for being his family's TV ambassador, although that's not the word he used. In something like a main topic, Merlin shares two recent experiences with Apple technology that were unqualified successes. Which, of course, leads to a jeremiad about some consumer tech that's a good deal less successful. Merlin suspects Airbnbs might be a racket for rich people to get free housekeeping for a house they've never actually lived in, and John explains how writing books is like jazz, man. In this week's members-only after show, Merlin has a quick drinking update, and then your hosts discuss the very good FX show, Shōgun. Spoiler Horn fires off at 2:08:06. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get cool bonus stuff, and—yes—support this program. (Recorded on Tuesday, April 2, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Baader–Meinhof phenomenon The episode of Upgrade where Myke talks about his Apple ID problems A BS rationalization of the Waffle House Magic Marker System - TikTok The Flop House AeroGarden Shōgun The plastic pregnant lady The death of UK coal in five charts Rule of threes (survival) - WikipediaNormally, the rule of threes contains the following: You can survive three minutes without breathable air (unconsciousness), or in icy water. You can survive three hours in a harsh environment (extreme heat or cold). You can survive three days without drinkable water. You can survive three weeks without food. Technically, many people have gone for 40 days on a water fast and have survived. Letterkenny - "To Be Faaaaair…" “To Be Fair” on Letterkenny - YouTube

Subtitle: John is disappointed in everyone.Follow-Up opens with a correction from John and an admission that he's very disappointed in you, the listener. John clocks Merlin's sudden overuse of some given word. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with an acknowledgment of the enthusiastic listener response to the Waffle House episode. Merlin compliments John on a bit, and John handles that pretty much how you'd expect. Follow-Up opens with a correction from John and an admission that he's very disappointed in you, the listener. John clocks Merlin's sudden overuse of some given word. There's a brief tangent into Shōgun and some films Merlin liked less than John. There's some discussion of subtitles and screenshotting. There's further Follow-Up on the Mark System in day-to-day use. Then some discussion of horses, words that sound like other words, plus more sneaky Britishisms. As is so often the case, this somehow leads to your hosts complaining about technology for a pretty long time. Would it kill you to provide a deep link? Merlin suddenly becomes very animated thinking about designing a new Mark system that would involve 3D-printing some jellypacks. The episode concludes on a surprisingly rabbinical note. (Recorded on Tuesday, April 16, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Waffle House Training - Pull Drop Mark Order Calling Method - YouTubeThe video that changed so many lives. Huffman coding Hamming code The Secret of NIMH Anthony Bourdain visits Waffle House Another video of the Magic Marker system in action Metafilter comment about Waffle House Equus (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] - YouTube Urban Dictionary: Tachy Goes To Coventry Merlin Mann: "Easy." - MastodonMerlin made a GPT for the Mark system. Merlin Mann: "Jelly pack. " - MastodonMerlin made a jelly pack supercut.

John guides Merlin through an unusual form of communication. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: John guides Merlin through an unusual form of communication. So unusual is this form of communication that its interrogation continues through the members-only bonus episode. Remember, you can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support this program. (Recorded on Tuesday, April 2, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. You Ruined Everything, by Jonathan Coulton Kottke's post about Waffle House’s Magic Marker System Waffle House's Pull Drop Mark Order Calling Method - YouTube Waffle House's Food Safety Training - YouTube Waffle House Marker System Poster "…wheat" - YouTube Multimodal Literacy and the Myth of Low-Skilled Labor at Waffle HouseThe learning curve for a Waffle House server can be steep, and even steeper for a cook. The process by which an order cycles from the customer-menu interaction to the final presentation of food is complex, multimodal, and reliant on code-switching. Hamming codeJohn mistakenly used this name instead of the correct one. (See next link.) Huffman codingThis is what John should have said. The XKCD comic about generalized systems Merlin's pegboard Julia Child's kitchen

Subtitle: Merlin only ate one.Topic include perception, misdirection, binaries, and how it is that "Survivor" so rarely leaks. This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DIFFS. Links and Show Notes: Things kick off with the usual problems, and then somehow there's a whole thing about magic tricks, perception, and misdirection. John cannily coins "The Reverse Columbo." In Follow-Up, Merlin has a headphone correction, Listener Dave nominates !bff, Listener Benjamin identifies the weird old guy pronunciation channel, and a band from the 80s gets the LED out. John points out that, with computers, binaries are definitely a thing, but Merlin feels like he could go either way about it. For a main topic, your hosts have more to say about Jelinsky. As a very entertaining dingaling, our guy's brief time on Survivor provides a good opportunity to explore how the show is produced and presented. Finally, your hosts consider John's potential career path as "an external coach." (Recorded on Tuesday, March 19, 2024) Credits Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano Music: Merlin Mann The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Dr, Geoff Lindsey, "the weird old guy pronunciation channel" An American T-dropping conspiracy?! - YouTube Jack Rhodes's YouTube channel Slow-motion up-close magic example video - YouTube Merlin's Apollo Robbins playlist - YouTube Trying to understand why light "slows down" in water, glass, etc. - YouTube The cover of The Police album Ghost in the Machine Fair-Play mysteries List of Seinfeld fictional films | WikiSein | FandomThe series Seinfeld mentions many fictional films, sometimes as major plot elements, sometimes minor plot elements and often as running gags. Revisiting the Seinfeld Movie Posters - IGN "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" (David Mamet, 1996) Dr. Katz - Best of Ray Romano - YouTube "Blade Runner" (1982) - Photo Analysis Scene - YouTube Penn and Teller Magic bullet catch complete - YouTube Frinkiac - S04E07 - SHE MUST THINK YOU'RE AFTER HER EGGS!"I ONLY ATE ONE!"