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I don’t listen to podcasts in general — I’ve just never found the right combo and cadence of devices and opportunity and process — but I often take a few minutes when +<\/span>Stan Pedzick<\/a><\/span> forwards these “GM Word of the Week” posts.<\/p>\n

This one is glorious — an examination of the word “Wyvern” and the history behind it. In the grandest traditions of geekery and nerditude, it veers and meanders across a dozen different fields, through a dozen different digressions, and, most appropriately, starts with a discussion of the word “pedantry.”<\/p>\n

It was more than worth 25 minutes of my life.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Brian \u201cFiddleback\u201d Casey<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n


\n
\n<\/a>
\nWyvern<\/a><\/span>
\nFour Legs Good, Two Legs Bad<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t listen to podcasts in general — I’ve just never found the right combo and cadence of devices and opportunity and process — but I often take a few minutes when +Stan Pedzick forwards these “GM Word of the Week” posts. 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