248: Dexterous Ostrich
Summary
The hosts discuss the exhaustion of attending multiple baby birthday parties and coping with spring allergies and erratic weather. They debate installing mini-split air conditioning to handle rising temperatures, comparing costs and installation logistics. The conversation shifts to a positive review of the new SNL UK, praising its British humor while critiquing musical guests. Finally, they troubleshoot data backup strategies after Backblaze stopped syncing cloud storage, exploring options like Synology NAS drives or local hard drives.
Topics discussed
House updates: Allergies, heat, and air conditioning plans
Review of Saturday Night Live UK
Sponsor: Airalo eSIM
Data backup strategies: Dropbox, NAS, and Mac Mini
Sponsor: FitBod fitness app
Personal update: Father's health decline and dementia
Sponsor: Squarespace
Family trip to Virginia: Hiking, arcades, and safari park
Discussion of the Upgrade podcast's Apple 50 retrospective
Sponsor: Mercury Weather app
Recommendations: Music, TV shows, and books
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