Merlin Mann

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There are warnings of gales in Trafalgar.
🐴http://unwilling.horse
🦉http://wisdom.limo

Given an infinite timescale, I will eventually get my friend Marco into this band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRVE_-th1EI

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Gaia | Highway Holidays TV

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Jason Faulkner's power pop cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" might as well be my favorite cover.

This guy gets it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82L-dQm3WnM

Jason Falkner - Both Sides Now (w/ lyrics)

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Pregaming tonight's Nick Lowe show by rewatching my favorite music documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0m0IUJ93N8

'Born Fighters' 1979 Documentary Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds & Rockpile

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Transcripts are handy.

People illegally dump 18,000 tons of trash on San Francisco streets every year.

Which seems like a lot.

https://overcast.fm/+AAyIOy6182Y/27:48

Service Request #3: Why Is There So Much Litter in San Francisco? — 99% Invisible

Why did it take nearly a decade to redesign a city trash can, and why haven’t more bins made the streets cleaner?

RODERICK:
…and then they say you have to add a special character…

MERLIN:
How about Falstaff from Henry IV?

(I thought that line was pretty funny.)

https://overcast.fm/+BmEPrugjY

Roderick on the Line, Ep. 621: "Son of the Turf"

The Problem: That's fighting the last war.

https://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/ep-621-son-of-the-turf.html

Ep. 621: "Son of the Turf" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann

The Problem : That’s fighting the last war. (Recorded on Monday, March 30, 2026.) ...

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Learning about The Troubles can provide an interesting lens for thinking about the world today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK2UyDnbwgk

The Troubles | Iconic Movie Scenes vs Real News Footage

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I have that shirt the drummer is wearing.

Replacements 1989 tour, if memory serves.