I think the best part was the geek out you and Andy did. I was on the floor!

Also in terms of discussion I think the conversation about the music subscription plan was really solid. It shows how much of a turning point we are at when you consider that in some form or another, there has been a music discussion every week and it hasn’t gotten old yet.

I’ve always wondered what would happen if itunes turned their already 99c DRM-free catalogue into an all you can eat subscription based service. To me, that seems like a logical transition, since if someone wanted the same song without DRM they could steal it for free or buy it off of Amazon. If itunes made the drm free catalogue subscription based your money actually goes to convenience and steamlining of the process. In addition, an artist could choose whether or not they just want to be put into the subscription catalogue automatically (ie: the radiohead’s of the industry) or be on the pay side. Then after a certain time, the pay artist would be added to the subscription catalogue. The debate would come down to how to negotiate what entitles a consumer to access the catalogue and for how long… questions, questions…

Hi Merlin,

I heard that you mentioned that the Safari “plug-ins” have problems with Safari 3.1. Well, I just want to direct you (via Gruber) to the excellent article on this subject at MacJournals. BTW, I love Inquisitor.

Hurray! I learned to play guitar from the blue album tablature book and I learned inbox zero from Merlin…it’s like my childhood and adult worlds are colliding in one podcast.

Oh, and who doesn’t love Pat’s drum sound on Pinkerton!

I’d just like to say that I would pay genuine money to hear more of that kind of dead-on nerd improv, as performed by the two smartest kids in the room. Enormously funny. I wept at my desk. More necessary satire from the creator of the Worst Website Ever.

Also, good thing Scott Bourne wasn’t around for that show; he’d need a respirator to recover from that ten-minute laugh rat-hole.

Once again, my compliments.

Dude, this was a great episode.

I was walking through mid-town Manhattan while I listened. I’m sure everyone around me was wondering why I was just spontaneously laughing in the middle of my walk.

You all don’t actually have to talk about Mac stuff. You guys could just BS for 45 minutes and i’d still listen.

it was a really funny episode. Andy+ Merlin’s comments were well appreciated by the nerd community all around the world!