Reconcilable Differences

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!"

The podcast covers topics like contradictory meanings of words, whimsical language and grammar conversations, casual banter about pronunciation and accents, exclusive benefits for members, critiquing movies, editing techniques in reality TV, word pronunciation nuances, humorous misunderstanding of 'several', language quantifications, immersive technology experiences, and enthusiasm for a new movie and futuristic technology.

Subtitle: You have desk at home.Follow-up, Billy Joel, and Apple Vision Pro. 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 doesn't like how Merlin starts the show but, unsurprisingly, has nothing better to offer. Counting is discussed. Then, there's a tangent on the peculiar joys of long-running videos series. Then there's a lot of really good listener Follow-Up, including new Things It Took You Too Long to Realize plus more examples of movies that don't seem to understand the sport that they're about. Merlin confesses that Ry is his only friend. Next up is some fascinating FU on the ways non-English languages handle plurals. John demands Merlin find out whether his kid knows what a jellyroll is and directly implies that Merlin also does not know what a jellyroll is. It seems like your hosts are about to talk about Apple Vision Pro when Merlin suddenly remembers there's very important new content from Dr. William Martin Joel that requires immediate discussion. John thinks he kinda looks like a Sontaran. Then your hosts talk about Apple Vision Pro for a pretty long time. (Recorded on Tuesday, February 20, 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. Scansion Rebuilding the historic Tally Ho sailing ship: Sampson Boat Co - YouTube Playlist On Cinema at the Cinema - YouTube Playlist Tim Heidecker's On Cinema at the Cinema: An Under-Appreciated Masterpiece - YouTube"Tim Heidecker's On Cinema at the Cinema is a web series created by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington. Well, web series is reductive... its more like a cinematic universe... the OCU?" Hero (2002) Dual (Grammatical Number) Japanese Counters A funny video about Japanese counters - YouTube Language Plural Rules from the Unicode CLDR Jelly Roll Billy Joel: Turn the Lights Back On (Music Video) The Sunrise Wildfire of 1995 The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968) Ry :ducked: (@ry@duck.haus) - duck.hausMerlin's sole friend on the internet.

Subtitle: I never said she stole my money.John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. 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 has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük. Next up is some guidance on the rope John was trying to push in the previous episode, and Merlin expresses gratitude to the listeners who also didn't know Aja has a person on it. Your hosts learn that you can't make an Omelas without…you know. Breaking something. Then, John and Merlin talk about the American singer, Taylor Swift. Apparently still in Follow-Up, there's more talk about DisneySea, and then Merlin gets surprisingly animated in discussing his ardor for some networking software and a recent music video. Finally, the listener is treated to a discussion of sports in movies. For this month's members-only bonus show, John has questions about Merlin's AI friends. You can sign up today to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and, yes, support our program. (Recorded on Tuesday, February 6, 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 Ides of March "I never said she stole my money." - One Sentence With 7 Meanings Pushin' a Rock - America's Funniest Home Videos The Young Ones - "Nozin' Aroun'" - YouTube "Knifin' Around" with Thom Yorke - YouTube Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips Chris Williams on the Aja cover - Mastodon Merlin on the Aja cover - Mastodon WPIX channel 11 NY logos Volapük XLIFF "Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K LeGuin Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole? Taylor Swift - "Change" (2008) - YouTube Taylor Swift - "Mean" (2011) - YouTube Bleachers - "Tiny Moves" - YouTube Kenzo World - YouTubeMargaret Qualley dances her little heart out in this outstanding commercial directed by Spike Jonze. Kenzo World Mirror Shot Breakdown - YouTube @RecDiffs on Mastodon Tokyo DisneySea Review: Simply Incredible - YouTube Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage: Tokyo DisneySea's Hidden Gem - YouTube Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland 2016 - YouTube Maid - Netflix All Too Well: The Short Film - YouTube Go Away Green - Wikipedia"or no-see-um-green" Discover Disney’s Color Magic With Go Away Green and Blending Blue! - Inside the Magic Walt Disney World Best Kept Secrets - Magic KingdomListen for the subtle music changes between lands in the MK. Also notice how the pavement changes as well, especially as you travel across the nation and through time from Liberty Square (the Colonial Eastern US) into the Frontierland (western US).  Purkinje effect - WikipediaThe Purkinje effect occurs at the transition between primary use of the photopic (cone-based) and scotopic (rod-based) systems, that is, in the mesopic state: as intensity dims, the rods take over, and before color disappears completely, it shifts towards the rods' top sensitivity.[

Topics discussed in this podcast include Italian recipes, UNIX history, things they took too long to realize, learning computer science basics and Unix, Python 2 vs Python 3 compatibility, the album cover of Asia's Magnum Opus, Michelin stars and their importance, a parody of 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi', clarifying misconceptions about '20,000 leagues under the sea', and understanding error codes in computer programming.

The hosts discuss topics such as news consumption, UNIX, secret weird things people do, favorite anime, computer basics, and the significance of learning the Unix command line. They also touch on random thoughts, 3D printing experiences, language misinterpretations, cereal preferences, and the significance of Roman numerals and call sign of a UHF station.