Ep. 607: "Buffalo Sober"

Roderick on the Line

Merlin Mann

Thelongwinters, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Merlinmann, Johnroderick

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The Problem: it was the nadir of hand chocolate.

(Recorded on Monday, December 22, 2025.)

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0:00.0	Hello? Hi, John.
0:07.0	Hi, Merlin. I'm joining the Zoom call.
0:13.0	Joining the Zoom.
0:15.0	Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, Zoom.
0:18.0	Did you want AI assistant? Hmm. Oh, no, it's call and response. Come on, give it a zoom. Did you want AI assistant?
0:21.6	Hmm.
0:23.3	Oh, no, it's a call and response.
0:25.4	Come on, give it a try.
0:28.1	I don't want AI assistant.
0:31.7	I don't know if I have a choice.
0:34.6	You don't know if you have a choice.
0:38.2	You know what I don't want.
0:38.7	What?
0:40.3	What is it?
0:41.3	Sorry, what is it?
0:43.2	You don't want, John, John. I don't want to pay $9.99 for I cloud.
0:46.8	Oh, oh.
0:48.4	Oh.
0:49.3	But I have to because they're extorting me.
0:52.5	Oh, dear.
0:53.3	Oh, dear. So much for the season of lights
0:57.0	I saw uh there's this podcast called accidental tech I don't know you with it
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