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    #60: Anything Can Be a Smoothie

    September 7th, 2017 · 86 minutes

    This week kicks off with some Daisy updates and surprisingly deep dives into online banana quizzes and proper application of The Bristol Scale. Merlin hates having a freezer full of fruit, and John has frankly had it with all the Britishisms. Merlin kindly offers to buy John a new dingus, and John demurs with extreme prejudice.

    Moving onto John’s doggy spy camera, your hosts find much to dislike about many IoT devices. John reviews Merlin’s recent Amazon review and schools him on how to avoid creaming his audio the next time his Mac wants to die.

    Why do kids just talk into the air, and since when did blindly issuing commands to Dad become such a thing? I’m in the BATHROOM.

    Lacking time for a Big Topic, the boys talk more about webcam stress, smoke detector travails, and what a monstrous parent one would have to be to let their kid know about The Flop House. Aloha.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Bristol stool scale - Wikipedia

    The Bristol stool scale, Bristol stool chart (BSC), Bristol stool form scale, or BSF scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories.

    Aimee Mann on Twitter: "Seven. https://t.co/zmRXdvPD8i"
    Meet the Nest Cam IQ security camera | Nest
    Customer Review for Nest Cam IQ, Works with Amazon Alexa by Nest
    Bristol Stool Chart / Scale Business Card | Zazzle
    what's the difference between an apartment and a flat? - language definitions | Ask MetaFilter
    An American’s Guide to Decoding British English and Understanding Britishisms - Vogue
    [IMG] Britishisms We've Learned from _Harry Potter_
    "It's a BALLOON, Penelope!"
    "The Stallone Tangent" - Episode #133 - The Flop House Podcast - YouTube
    Bullet to the Head (Mailbag Song) - Episode #133 - The Flop House - YouTube
    The Flop House
    5by5 | The Talk Show #57: The Banana Window
    The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Sous Vide Steak | Serious Eats
    The dose makes the poison - Wikipedia
    Canvas #36: Wishes for iOS 11 - Relay FM

    This week Fraser and Federico welcome special guest Merlin Mann to discuss opportunities for improvements that may - or may not - arrive in iOS 11.

    Bigfoot caught on tape (Patterson footage stabilized) - YouTube