This week, we discuss Google possibly buying Wiz, why "meta work" leads to too many meetings, and why it took forty years to get spell check in Notepad. Plus, we share some thoughts on enjoying your vacation.

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Runner-up Titles

Enjoy the time
Everyone can get a beef rib at this year’s club.
We also need to go over your summariztion prompt, because mine is dog shit right now.
Make your own happiness
Grand unified theory of food - every culture has a tortilla and an empanada.
“Platform” is the new “Suite.”
A robust NO Answer
Writing a book report
Failure by lack of airport ads.
What is you five dollar chicken
I write to figure out what I am thinking

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Episode 476: Bring a point of view

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