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#247: Milk, Milk, Milk

No tea towels on the hob.

November 7th, 2024 · 94 minutes

Main topic this week is "ceilings and floors."

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In Follow-Up, listeners share updates on John's new smart home hub. Also, there's a new installation of Dog Justice Corner that finds some cheeky chappies getting ASBO'd by the bobbies.

This week's main topic is ceilings and floors. Can metaphorical limits help us make smarter decisions and mitigate risk given incomplete information? John thinks Merlin is way too optimistic about meatballs, and Merlin thinks gift cards might be hillbilly bitcoin.

(Recorded on Tuesday, October 29, 2024)


Credits

Trash Theory - YouTube
The YoLink FAQ
LoRa radio communication - Wikipedia
The Average German Supermarket: Discounters and Rules at the Checkout - YouTube
BBC story about a tea towel on the hob
Floor and Ceiling functions - Wikipedia
Diner Lobster on SNL - YouTube
Product 19 cereal - Wikipedia
Just Wonders - YouTube
Bleachers - "Tiny Moves" (Official) - YouTube

Directed by: Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley

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