Reconcilable Differences

SUBTITLE:  THAT'S WHY IT'S HARD TO BE JANICE. Merlin presents some Microwave Results and John shares his most recent Graduation Results. THIS EPISODE OF RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES IS SPONSORED BY: * Vitally [https://vitally.io/diffs]: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. * Grist [https://getgrist.com/diffs]: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: Things kick off with some document disagreements and a surprisingly long discussion of HTML. Next up, Merlin presents some Microwave Results and John shares his most recent Graduation Results. In this month’s member bonus episode, your hosts discuss the 1981 German submarine epic, Das Boot. You can sign up today [https://www.relay.fm/rd/join] to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and help support our program. (Recorded Tuesday, June 24, 2025) ---------------------------------------- CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf [https://www.threads.net/@jmetzendorf] * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-provenzano-b1605085/] * Music: Merlin Mann [https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies] * The Suits: Stephen Hackett [https://eworld.social/@ismh86], Myke Hurley [http://threads.net/imyke] GET AN AD-FREE VERSION OF THE SHOW, PLUS A MONTHLY EXTENDED EPISODE. [https://relay.fm/rd/join] POSTEL'S LAW [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle] RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES #218: TRAIN PARLIAMENT [https://www.relay.fm/rd/218] This is the episode where we talk about the people who row boats across oceans. RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES #232: HAM MEANS ONE [https://www.relay.fm/rd/232] This is the episode where we talk about Waffle House’s Pull Drop Mark Order Calling Method. DAS BOOT (1981) [https://letterboxd.com/film/das-boot/] DAS BOOT: BEHIND THE SCENES [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd3bJRtrqeA] BLADE RUNNER (1982) [https://letterboxd.com/film/blade-runner/] LEGEND (1985) [https://letterboxd.com/film/legend/] TIME BANDITS (1981) [https://letterboxd.com/film/time-bandits/] DRAGONSLAYER (1981) [https://letterboxd.com/film/dragonslayer/] EXCALIBUR (1981) [https://letterboxd.com/film/excalibur/] THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-godfather-part-ii/] ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984) [https://letterboxd.com/film/once-upon-a-time-in-america/] CABARET (1972) [https://letterboxd.com/film/cabaret/] THE DEER HUNTER (1978) [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-deer-hunter/]

John's Prom Results and Merlin's Camping Results. THIS EPISODE OF RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES IS SPONSORED BY: * TRMNL [https://usetrmnl.com/go/diffs]: Clarity, at a glance. Get $15 off for 1 week only. * Grist [https://getgrist.com/diffs]: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf [https://www.threads.net/@jmetzendorf] * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-provenzano-b1605085/] * Music: Merlin Mann [https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies] * The Suits: Stephen Hackett [https://eworld.social/@ismh86], Myke Hurley [http://threads.net/imyke] ---------------------------------------- GET AN AD-FREE VERSION OF THE SHOW, PLUS A MONTHLY EXTENDED EPISODE. [https://relay.fm/rd/join] LISA’S FIRST WORD (THE SIMPSONS, SEASON 4, EPISODE 10) - WIKIPEDIA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%27s_First_Word] “THE NICE PRICE” STICKERS [https://www.reddit.com/r/Cd_collectors/comments/1epq2dc/remember_when_nice_price_stickers_made_building/] @KATIEONVIOLIN TELLS MERLIN ABOUT THE APPARATUS™ IN 2024 [https://sfba.social/@katieonviolin/112197247638552278] HYPERCRITICAL #42: THE WRONG GUY [https://hypercritical.fireside.fm/42] THE PLUMBER PROBLEM [https://hypercritical.co/2023/08/18/the-plumber-problem] HORS D'OEUVRE - WIKIPEDIA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hors_d%27oeuvre] TITAN SUBMERSIBLE - WIKIPEDIA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(submersible)]

On goals and accomplishments. THIS EPISODE OF RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES IS SPONSORED BY: * Grist [https://getgrist.com/diffs]: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. * P [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/p-drink-water-reminder-app/id1090749982]: The water reminder and hydration app. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: After some great Follow-Up on "Allentown" and The Apparatus, your hosts talk about goals and accomplishments. In this month’s member bonus episode, John talks about playing Marathon (again). You can sign up today [https://www.relay.fm/rd/join] to hear all the member episodes, get more bonus stuff, and help support our program. (Recorded Tuesday, May 27, 2025) GET AN AD-FREE VERSION OF THE SHOW, PLUS A MONTHLY EXTENDED EPISODE. [https://relay.fm/rd/join] THE HISTORY OF BILLY JOEL'S ALLENTOWN - HIDDEN HISTORY, BY LENNY FLANK [https://lflank.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/billy-joel-and-allentown/] @NIELTORDA'S EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE APPARATUS [https://mastodon.social/@neiltorda/114512182102191992] THE APPARATUS OVER THE YEARS [https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies/114555222253751480] SEB LABELS THE PARTS OF THE APPARATUS [https://mastodon.social/@spol/114565022715507960] BOB DIVELY EXPLAINS THE APPARATUS [https://mastodon.social/@typingmonkey/114559381302613922] IAN OF EARTH EXPLAINS THE RUSTY BRACES ON THE APPARATUS [https://keyboards.social/@_IanOfEarth/114565110492024430] A BELL IS A CUP - WIKIPEDIA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bell_Is_a_Cup] "A Bell Is a Cup.…Until It Is Struck" THE WATERWORKS CARD GAME (1972) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworks_(card_game)] SIRENS (2025 TV SERIES) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens_(2025_TV_series)] THE CAST OF US #17: CONVERGENCE [https://www.theincomparable.com/tcou/17/] John's guest appearance on The Cast of Us podcast to discuss the finale of season 2 of The Last of Us TV show on HBO. MAKING A MESS: A HISTORY OF MEGALOPOLIS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9nTb86csPQ] From the Be Kind Rewind YouTube channel, BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER (BOOK) [https://amzn.to/3HdWtfS] APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS CELEBRATES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER” AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL [https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/05/apple-original-films-celebrates-the-world-premiere-of-bono-stories-of-surrender-at-the-cannes-film-festival/] MARATHON (1994 VIDEO GAME) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(video_game)] MARATHON (2025(?) VIDEO GAME) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(2025_video_game)] MARATHON REVEAL TEASER - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUv1-qR1Aw] MARATHON CINEMATIC - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbEnWLRo1s] MARATHON GAMEPLAY - YOUTUBE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJIQoWIQP8]

Your hosts finally discuss The Apparatus. THIS EPISODE OF RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES IS SPONSORED BY: * Grist [https://getgrist.com/diffs]: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: Things kick off with some Billy Joel talk. Merlin thinks he's hearing double, but John's not so sure. Anyway, be sure to hang that graduation on the wall. In follow-up, John shares a listener's collection of colorful zipper nudges from around the world. Next, Merlin's kid continues to unintentionally learn how to do computer things. The legends and lore of YouTube engagement strategies are considered. This week's main topic is The Apparatus. In which your hosts investigate a fascinating and evolving contraption that appeared in Merlin's neighborhood. Things wrap with some anecdotes about places in Merlin's neighborhood where people have made numbers one and two in gross, anti-social ways. (Recorded on Tuesday, May 13, 2025) The Apparatus. Aug 5, 2024 [https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/recdiffs/IMG_5351.jpeg] ---------------------------------------- CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf [https://www.threads.net/@jmetzendorf] * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-provenzano-b1605085/] * Music: Merlin Mann [https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies] * The Suits: Stephen Hackett [https://eworld.social/@ismh86], Myke Hurley [http://threads.net/imyke] GET AN AD-FREE VERSION OF THE SHOW, PLUS A MONTHLY EXTENDED EPISODE. [https://relay.fm/rd/join] BILLY JOEL - "IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME" (GLASS HOUSES, 1980) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAQa4MOGkE] BILLY JOEL'S ALLENTOWN VS. LEVITTOWN VS. BETHLEHEM [https://lflank.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/billy-joel-and-allentown/] “HE THRUSTS HIS FISTS AGAINST THE POSTS AND STILL INSISTS HE SEES THE GHOSTS.” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan%27s_Brain] ON MY OWN, AS SUNG BY KAHO SHIMADA [https://song.link/us/i/286655711] The best version of On My Own, according to John. It's from Les Misérables (Highlights from the Complete Symphonic International Cast Recording) LES MISÉRABLES (HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIC INTERNATIONAL CAST RECORDING) [https://album.link/i/286655691] ATP TOP FOUR: GAME CONSOLES [https://atp.fm/atp-top-four-game-consoles] THE APPARATUS [https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies/112197198459540943] MAKESHIFT AC OUTLET ADAPTER MEME [https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupportmacgyver/comments/3czsxo/this_ac_outlet_adapter_also_clips_your_nails/] WHAT ROY WOOD WAS CAPABLE OF. | EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC. | FLICKR [https://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/3425641652/in/photolist-6dHiV7] Merlin's kid has a history of forging technological desire paths. "Dah."

SUBTITLE: IT'S HARD TO LOOK THINGS UP IF THEY DON'T EXIST. Merlin is very vulnerable, and John is encouraged to leverage this. THIS EPISODE OF RECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES IS SPONSORED BY: * Yawn Email [https://yawn.email/diffs]: Tame your inbox with intelligent daily summaries. Start your 14-day free trial today. * Grist [https://getgrist.com/diffs]: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. * ExpressVPN [https://www.expressvpn.com/diffs]: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: CREDITS * Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf [https://www.threads.net/@jmetzendorf] * Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-provenzano-b1605085/] * Music: Merlin Mann [https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies] * The Suits: Stephen Hackett [https://eworld.social/@ismh86], Myke Hurley [http://threads.net/imyke] GET AN AD-FREE VERSION OF THE SHOW, PLUS A MONTHLY EXTENDED EPISODE. [https://relay.fm/rd/join] SNOPES ON “FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU, THEN THEY LAUGH AT YOU, THEN THEY FIGHT YOU, THEN YOU WIN” [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/first-they-ignore-you/] MERLIN’S BLOG POST ABOUT HIS LATEST CHATGPT SUCCESS (AMONG OTHER THINGS) [https://merlin.ghost.io/grace/] MERLIN’S BLOG POST ABOUT CELEBRATING GOOD THINGS [https://merlin.ghost.io/that-was-good/] TINY GLADE [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198150/Tiny_Glade/] THE INCOMPARABLE #208: THE GOOD PEOPLE ARE DEAD ALREADY [https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/208/] John talks about The Last of Us video game on The Incomparable. THE INCOMPARABLE #536: SOMETIMES THE DRAWER IS EMPTY [https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/536/] John talks about The Last of Us Part II video game on The Incomparable. THE CAST OF US #10: LOOK FOR THE LIGHT [https://www.theincomparable.com/tcou/10/] John talks about the final episode of The Last of Us (TV show) season 1 on The Cast of Us.