Modern life has become a subscription service.

This week, we dive into the growing list of things that simply shouldn't exist, from unskippable ads and endless captchas to voice notes that last longer than some films.

Along the way, Dan tries to explain a QR code story but can't stop laughing long enough to finish it, we uncover a surprisingly useful fact about Jelly Babies, and we briefly question whether AI can be tricked by images and QR codes.

Then the lamp gets involved.

Nobody can prove it caused the power cut.

Nobody can prove it didn't.