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Feb 2024
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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.

This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by:

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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.

For this month's members-only bonus show, John has questions about Merlin's AI friends.

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(Recorded on Tuesday, February 6, 2024)


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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.[

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