{"id":329,"date":"2026-08-28T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memetichazard.co.uk\/?p=329"},"modified":"2026-08-23T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T08:17:18","slug":"series-6-episode-10-the-tyranny-of-convenience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memetichazard.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/series-6-episode-10-the-tyranny-of-convenience\/","title":{"rendered":"Series 6 Episode 10: The Tyranny Of Convenience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode we talk about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TRON<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People At Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Cruiserweight Surveyor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Fraught Negotiation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Dripping Tap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birds From Portugal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holiday Locations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typing Machine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OWL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diet Chat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approach Tree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forest-to-time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>too much content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Novelty Sources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Optimisation Hole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clipper Instant Coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy Drinks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coffee bags???<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vanilla yoghurt &amp; blueberries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nothing Works Forever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early broadband<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Half-Lag 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just Drag It Onto Flash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What Are Files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pigeon Density Effect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lemma Demon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Man Like This <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Convivial Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google internal competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The perils of networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Thing Itself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text Flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>iPod Refurbishment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Programme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Moses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reality Detail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Everything Is Unique<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes Things Just Happen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And Sometimes People Make Them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World At War<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oliver Reed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t forget to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/memetic-hazard\/id926112024\">review<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/memetichazard.co.uk\/?feed=podcast\">subscribe<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/memhaz\">follow us on Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@memhaz\">Mastodon<\/a>&nbsp;(and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/memhaz.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;I guess)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adamenglebright.com\/\">Adam\u2019s blog<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/josef.one\/\">Josef\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode we talk about: Don\u2019t forget to&nbsp;review&nbsp;and&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;and&nbsp;follow us on Twitter&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mastodon&nbsp;(and&nbsp;Bluesky&nbsp;I guess)! 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