110: Assigned to Somebody [January 30, 2015]

Heron reflects on how single moments can define your life. Heron is fascinated by adaptive text. Tom reflects on the impact of his life on others and the death of a podcaster versus the death of a poet. Imagine no old media. They are interrupted by a panhandling police call. Tom shouts out a new listener and discusses some ideas from this listener. Computer repairs to the history of computation prefaces this rambling discussion. Who has the larger audience? [Editorial note: the missing linguist is David Wynn Miller.] Intelligence analysts please get in contact. Heron doesn't like email. Tom explores the future offered by a longtime listener. [Editorial note: Heron was correct about stem cells.] They discuss archery.