DISCUSSED: Merlin is reporting live from the show floor; Dan is due for a new phone; nostalgia for buying a carton of cigarettes; praise for Netflix's "Challenger" series; Merlin shares some updates on his big resource-leveling project; gotta find those big rocks, amirite; interruptions are the death of the tech person's day; remember, your work is part of your life—not separate from it.

DISCUSSED: Merlin is reporting live from the show floor; Dan is due for a new phone; nostalgia for buying a carton of cigarettes; praise for Netflix's "Challenger" series; Merlin shares some updates on his big resource-leveling project; gotta find those big rocks, amirite; interruptions are the death of the tech person's day; remember, your work is part of your life—not separate from it.


Links for this episode:

"Challenger: The Final Flight" (Netflix)
Apple’s new HomePod mini speaker revealed in leaked images - The Verge
Nostromo patch | Etsy
NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft | NASA
F-1 Rocket Engine | National Air and Space Museum
You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties - YouTube
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