Dan is curious about AI voice transcription, and Merlin has yet more smart home advice for a new homeowner.

Episode 609: A Reverse Egg

DISCUSSED: Merlin has some been analyzing a very misleading song about beaches, and Dan has been visiting more with ChadGPT.

Episode 608: Charles Entertainment Berry

DISCUSSED: Dan has a new iPad keyboard, and Merlin is intrigued by ChatGPT. Also, Merlin almost tunes his guitar.

Episode 607: Age of Garbage

DISCUSSED: Dan's takes some smart baby steps into home automation, and Merlin has a lot to say about everything.

Episode 606: Goodnight, Night

DISCUSSED: Dan begins a new journey into smart home living, and Merlin is excited about common misconceptions.
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Episode 605: A Case for a Life

DISCUSSED: After settling some confusion about Anna Borg, the boys settle into an amble about the state of voice assistants and the future of the theoretically smart home. As ever, Merlin is pretty excited about music, but he also needs your help figuring out where in the hell he got this new software keyboard.
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Episode 604: Grandpa's Automation

DISCUSSED: Merlin is extremely happy with a suggestion that Dan made, and Dan has a bunch of apps he's excited about.
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Episode 603: A Jaws of Life for Playgrounds

Typing on an iPad, rhyming compulsively, default media, and taking a young foodie out on the town.

Episode 602: Apple Juice Flood

DISCUSSED: Merlin is excited about reading, and Dan sometimes puts his time in a box. Also: Breaking Bad.

Episode 601: Big Broom

DISCUSSED: Merlin recommends an exciting new beta; Dan gets a new e-reader; and Merlin has a lot to say about taking notes.
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Episode 600: The Trauma of My Chumby

DISCUSSED: a classic odds n' sods episode encompassing a missing remote (and a failed system), some wallet FU, cool help with playlist management, unsubscribing in dribs and drabs, and a big-ass RV.

Episode 599: Self-Involved at Scale

Merlin is still on Island Time, so discussion is mostly limited to Columbo, Star Wars, Merlin's playlists, Ellsworth, and, of course, wallets.
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Episode 598: Chewbacca Credit Union

DISCUSSED: Dan has a new concern; some thoughts on resistance; Merlin shares a new insight on creativity and sleep; Dan has FU directly from the Nosferatu band; Merlin serves a turducken of suggestions related to text editing; and, finally, Dan needs your advice on wallets, while Merlin makes a case for currency.
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Episode 597: The Bronze Hour

DISCUSSED: Merlin is playing with his new dingus; Dan almost talks about wallets; try Tailscale to make your stuff work better together; why you (yes, you) need a VPN; Dan is getting enthused about Obsidian; Merlin is freshly re-enthused about Daytum; and finally Dan is very excited about a Dracula he saw.

Episode 596: Turkey Legs in the Renaissance

DISCUSSED: Halloween Follow-Up; exit interview for Season 4 of What We Do in the Shadows; how Apple could build users' confidence and stimulate their curiosity with better documentation; Merlin makes his case for spreadsheets as your potential place where stuff goes.

Episode 595: Blessèd Vessel

Fortunately, Merlin had thoroughly prepared for 62 minutes of lizards, Morgellons, animal powers, and Tom Cruise.
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Episode 594: Honey Sun Bear

Sleep, practice, infrastructure, power, and OCD are themes. As per usual.
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Episode 593: One of the Eel Women

Dan has Covid, so Merlin agrees to carry him, and yet Dan improbably carries them both.

Episode 592: Dirt Cat

There are a few odds and sods, but, yeah, it's mostly about adjudicating Peak Cruise.
Runner-Up Titles
Bespoke Slime Hole
Gavin Assumed
Nom De Repair
Species-Ending Annoyance
Mosquito Tasks
One Set of Footprints
The Thing You Do Before It Breaks
Creating Conditions
Old People Jam-Up
Don't Give Me Notes
The Boston Janitor Movie

Episode 591: A Closeted Magical Thinker

Feeling bad about feeling bad is ultimately optional.
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