Subtitle: I never said she stole my money.

John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük.

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Links and Show Notes:

John has Follow-Up on the Ides of March that leads to an examination of Roman numerals, contextual adjectives, and the challenge of adapting software for the peoples of Volapük.

Next up is some guidance on the rope John was trying to push in the previous episode, and Merlin expresses gratitude to the listeners who also didn't know Aja has a person on it. Your hosts learn that you can't make an Omelas without…you know. Breaking something.

Then, John and Merlin talk about the American singer, Taylor Swift.

Apparently still in Follow-Up, there's more talk about DisneySea, and then Merlin gets surprisingly animated in discussing his ardor for some networking software and a recent music video.

Finally, the listener is treated to a discussion of sports in movies.

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(Recorded on Tuesday, February 6, 2024)

Credits

• Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
• Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
• Music: Merlin Mann
• The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley

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The Ides of March

"I never said she stole my money." - One Sentence With 7 Meanings

Pushin' a Rock - America's Funniest Home Videos

The Young Ones - "Nozin' Aroun'" - YouTube

"Knifin' Around" with Thom Yorke - YouTube

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips

Chris Williams on the Aja cover - Mastodon

Merlin on the Aja cover - Mastodon

WPIX channel 11 NY logos

Volapük

XLIFF

"Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K LeGuin

Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole?

Taylor Swift - "Change" (2008) - YouTube

Taylor Swift - "Mean" (2011) - YouTube

Bleachers - "Tiny Moves" - YouTube

Kenzo World - YouTube

Margaret Qualley dances her little heart out in this outstanding commercial directed by Spike Jonze.

Kenzo World Mirror Shot Breakdown - YouTube

@RecDiffs on Mastodon

Tokyo DisneySea Review: Simply Incredible - YouTube

Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage: Tokyo DisneySea's Hidden Gem - YouTube

Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Disneyland 2016 - YouTube

Maid - Netflix

All Too Well: The Short Film - YouTube

Go Away Green - Wikipedia

"or no-see-um-green"

Discover Disney’s Color Magic With Go Away Green and Blending Blue! - Inside the Magic

Walt Disney World Best Kept Secrets - Magic Kingdom

Listen for the subtle music changes between lands in the MK. Also notice how the pavement changes as well, especially as you travel across the nation and through time from Liberty Square (the Colonial Eastern US) into the Frontierland (western US). 

Purkinje effect - Wikipedia

The Purkinje effect occurs at the transition between primary use of the photopic (cone-based) and scotopic (rod-based) systems, that is, in the mesopic state: as intensity dims, the rods take over, and before color disappears completely, it shifts towards the rods' top sensitivity.[