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    #5: Work Simulator

    July 3rd, 2015 · 90 minutes

    After trying to find ways to deal with unbearable heat, Grey and Myke discuss how they like to spend their time away from work, and put the 'Great Perspective Zoom Debate' to rest.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Not the Confederate Flag - YouTube
    Hottest July day ever recorded in UK - BBC News
    David Smith's investigative work.
    Check the Weather on the App Store on iTunes
    London Fashion Week
    Custom Shirt Configurator
    Konqueror - What is Konqueror?
    narwhal for reddit on the App Store on iTunes
    Discover new Recipes - IFTTT
    Prison Architect by Introversion Software
    Factorio
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    The Walking Dead (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Arrested Development (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Star Trek: Voyager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Girl Talk - All Day - Illegal Art
    Inquisitive - Relay FM

    Myke's show, in which he is currently talking to people about music.

    Cities: Skylines on Steam
    Mini Metro
    X-COM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Year Walk on the App Store on iTunes
    Doom (2016 video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Kingdom Rush on the App Store on iTunes
    Splatoon™ for Wii U - Ink Shooting Game
    Batman: Arkham Knight
    No Man's Sky
    Procedural generation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Minecraft sales on PC top 20M copies, more than 70M total | Polygon