Episode 605: A Case for a Life
DISCUSSED: Dan begins a new journey into smart home living, and Merlin is excited about common misconceptions. Links:List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia — Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. (via Sam Enright)The Cabinet of Wikipedian Curiosities – Sam Enright — Carl Sagan was involved in this plan to nuke the moon for unclear reasons, including “a possible boosting of domestic morale”.Pluralistic: Tiktok’s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory DoctorowThe Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow - The New York TimesThe Thoughts of a Spiderweb | Quanta Magazine — Spiders appear to offload cognitive tasks to their webs, making them one of a number of species with a mind that isn’t fully confined within the head.Reconcilable Differences #200: The Genius Who Keeps Retiring - Relay FMHome Assistant“Monorail!” How Conan O’Brien Came Up With an Iconic ‘Simpsons’ Episode - The RingerAn Oral History of 'Marge vs The Monorail', the Episode That Changed 'The Simpsons'Home | Archive of Our Own — A fan-created, fan-run, nonprofit, noncommercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic