episode 181: I Saw Your Wife
John has project updates pertaining to his security camera journey, including his exasperation at the lack of one blindingly obvious feature. Also, your hosts talk about "Severance."
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Things kick off with an unexpected chalk talk from Merlin on the provenance of a favorite phrase as well as an even less expected history of his college's dorms.
In follow-up, John would like to clarify that he knows the difference between a TV show about pirates and a Southern California hardcore band. Merlin offers to make John a mix tape.
After confidently announcing he's not going to talk about his Synology updates this week, Merlin talks about his Synology updates.
Believe it or not, this leads to a discussion of the sorry state of smart home products.
Finally, your hosts dig into the AppleTV+ series, Severance. Spoiler horn fires off at 1:31:12.
Credits- Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
- Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
- Music: Merlin Mann
- The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley