Episode 274: A Goat in the Pipe

Published: May 31, 2016, 10 p.m.

TOPIC: Disruptions in Service

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This week, Dan and Merlin talk about that ineffable but growing feeling of disconnection from the collections we used to treasure. Music, Photos, Movies, Books\u2014all the stuff we increasingly entrust to The Cloud.

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Seems like there's a weird confluence of changing culture and buggy technology that makes us feel sadly meh about making everything work. And that feels weird.

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Also? Don't be Randyll Tarly. That guy's a total choad.

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Links for this episode:

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I can't even tell what one of my 99 Problems isn't.

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Jiminy.

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  • The Paragons - "The Tide Is High" (Official Audio) - YouTube
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  • I Made You a Mixtape \u2013 MacStories
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  • In Praise of the A-List - Six Colors
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