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b'Again with the Skype, and the show is off and running with a quick gloss on Programming, Scratch, homemade Pong, and another podcast where John adjudicates what is or is not a thing.\\n\\nJohn goes bowling, but it isn\\u2019t _proper bowling_, and Merlin doesn\\u2019t actually make it into arcades so much anymore. John explores the squalid underworld of Gambling for Children, and Merlin talks about some recent high-quality dogs he\\u2019s met. John thinks Merlin is nowhere near ready for a canine in his life, but Merlin just wants a sweet, precious, cos-playing Corgi.\\n\\nMerlin wonders when it\\u2019s time to talk about Elon Musk, and John draws comparisons to his favorite big-talking, emotional CEO. Merlin doesn\\u2019t like John personally, but continues to listen to his old podcast with Dan.\\n\\nJohn has some follow-up on his daughter\\u2019s time at sleepaway camp. The Sorting Hat erred, there *may* have been a spinal injury, and scurvy is a concern. *Anyways\\u2026*\\n\\nChildren are observed via GPS, and spouses just disappear in another county. How hard is it to pick up a phone?\\n\\nMerlin has two pieces of business, including some pre-talk about a future Spoiler Slot. Then, there\\u2019s a brief update on the Mann family raiding Professor Siracusa\\u2019s Plex. Merlin\\u2019s daughter was reportedly last seen somewhere near The Lost Woods.\\n\\nThis week\\u2019s main topic is a goodie: ***the things only you notice***. The things only you care about. And, sure, the things only you *don\\u2019t* notice (but probably should).\\n\\nJohn sees scratches on his Mac, Merlin wants to know who slightly moved a cable, and why in God\\u2019s name do people keep turning the scale 90\\xb0? Where does this agita come from, how do these emotions get misdirected, and why in the hell is this pizza box here?\\n\\nOn the other hand, how even can you know what you don\\u2019t know if you don\\u2019t know what you don\\u2019t know? John makes a strong case for obliviousness.\\n\\n(_Recorded on Tuesday, July 24, 2018._)'