Episode 39 - It's More Inertial Than You Think

Summary

Headphone jack in Jody's phone is on the fritz, causing more podcast anxiety
After self-labeling as a software-plumber, Jody forced to do some real/meat-space plumbing
- Matt tries to bait him into a skeptic logic-trap, but Jody doesn't bite
  - Tip to the listeners, if Matt ever asks if you think something is a coincidence, don't respond
  - Matt asserts that hypothesizing that Jody invented the pseudonym contest to steal a free mug violates both Occam’s and Hanlon’s Razors.

Ten Gallon Hat Man has joined Jody as a standing desk user
- xkcd webcomic on standing desks
- Off air, Jody commends TGHM on his setup, especially the fish-eye mirror for the truly security conscious; no chance of shoulder-surfers observing TGHM entering his passwords
Future topic suggestion, Gratification
The Sea Pearl lives! Matt has a new boat (with co-owners and dubious financing, of course). Here she is:
- Matt's Partner even likes the boat:
- TGHM at the helm:
- She is christened, It's Later Than You Think
- She has some problems with her pentil's (sp?)
  - HAD Problems. All fixed now:
- Matt puts his back into it at the oar locks
- Furled Sails podcast

Big ticket inertia items are easy to spot
- A house, a job, etc.
  - Jody had a recent change with his new undisclosed location, but will it only provide more inertia in the future?
  - Matt came up with this topic while questioning why he hadn't already moved to NOLA
Jody tries to break up his every-day inertia in small ways, but struggles to avoid getting too fiddly with index cards, text files, or shiny new software tools
- Also, too much tinkering can be burn-out-making
ALYT is inertial; we get in the habit of keeping a regular show schedule (which makes TCL happy), or stuck in phases of inconsistent recording (like now...making TCL sad)
Conclusion: The obvious is obvious, but has to be said: It's easier to do nothing than something. But, well, you know.