Attack of the Chat Bots
Patrick vents to Rob about a day of endless struggle with a Comcast "support bot" and why the world, in general, just feels more frustrating.
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Mid World
Rob and Patrick discuss the scratching of itches, and how seeking perfection—or even the very good—often distracts us from being in smaller moments of joy.
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Ten Years of Tyranny
Sympathy for the Devil's little helper
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You Can Do That?
Rob and Patrick chat about discovering what the people in life do for a living, and how hard it can be to explain what your own job even is.
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Letting the Fires Die
On saying goodbye to Destiny’s Crucible
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Super Mega Baseball 4 and the Quest for the Perfect Game
How Metalhead achieved the ideal form of the baseball sim-cade game, thanks to the double-edged influence of EA.
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The Old World (Part Two)
Patrick and Rob continue their long-winded conversation about the nature of physical media and why we cling to the arguably irrational.
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The Old World (Part 1)
Rob and Patrick mull the seemingly inevitable death of discs, and why it's sometimes worth fighting for a pile of physical data.
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The Invisible Axe
At least 1,600 employees at Xbox will lose their jobs over the next year and change. Rob and Patrick discuss what it's like to work under dark clouds.
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Zoroark and the Invention of Lying
Plumbing the depths of Pokémon Champions, and the deceitful mind of a competitive player.
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Far From Home
Patrick recently dropped his kid off at camp, which got him wondering: when was the first time you were away from your parents?
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RIP to a King
A tribute to a Chicago Bulls legend.
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It Happened to Me: a 3D Printer Turned Me into a Miniatures Wargaming Sicko
Violent little dudes.
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Due to Ongoing Market Conditions
The best time to buy something was six months ago. The next best time to buy something is...five years from now? Rob and Patrick reflect on the ongoing pricing crisis that makes predicting your financial decisions so much harder now.
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Mina the Hollower’s Long Journey Underground Is Over
The unlikely story of a mouse becoming the hopeful savior for a virtual world—and a real one.