Episode 640: Bob's Big Mess

An important discussion about aging as examined and explained through the lens of James Howlett.

Merlin thinks LLMs have raised the bar for voice assistants in general and Siri in particular. Dan and his kid watch the excellent HBO series, Chernobyl. Merlin’s weird, truncated contexts in Things.

Your hosts discuss facial hair, notebooks, the metric system, flexing about local weather, and becoming the bathroom supplies you want to see in the world.

Travel is not always about traveling, but it is definitely always about your life.

A classic odds n' sods episode. Plus, Merlin has thoughts about memory and ecosystems, and Dan is considering jetting through an eclipse.

Dan talks about what he's learned from traveling a bunch, and Merlin thinks a lot of weirdness comes from our twin fears of boredom and inconvenience.

A classic odds n' sods episode.

Merlin conducts a deep dive on being busy versus being time-constrained, and Dan has some updates on his task management odyssey.

Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some thoughts.

Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations evolve with how we work.