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#267: Crumbs and Soldiers

We called them latex invitations.

August 14th, 2025 · 90 minutes

John reports back with his Billy Joel Results.

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John reports back with his Billy Joel Results.

(Recorded on Tuesday, August 5, 2025)


Credits

The Living Daylights (1987)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
“Slicing the Pie” in Destiny - YouTube
“Slicing the Pie” with diagrams - YouTube
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Lisp code examples
“Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in.” — Larry Wall, July 21, 1994 in comp.lang.lisp
Billy Joel: And So It Goes - HBO
Billy Joel: Turn the Lights Back On - YouTube