For those of you who have been waiting for the other shoe AirPod to drop, this will be one of the episodes of all time. Jack pranks himself into a crash-reboot cycle, Mikhail gets mad at empty cars and sports streaming, and Mark’s robot vacuum discovers a mirror dimension. Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s time to get yolked.

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SHOW NOTES

OHAC 58: In the Very Recent Future – Comical Start: Infrastructure Failures – Not Authorized

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 — Not Authorized

OHAC 53: Bagpipe of Fiddles – AirPods Pro Service Program for Sound Issues

AirPod Problem Description / Diagnosis: Frequency errors — both channels, Static crackle — left channel

AirPods 2: Enable charging case sounds, in the settings is grey out

AirPod Noises

Accidental Tech Podcast

Calibre ebook management (pronounced CAL-i-BURR per the developer)

Libbib | Library management web app

BookBuddy app

PWHL (Professional Women’s Hockey League) | YouTube 

CBC Gem app (not available in USA App Store) 

Fox Sports North (now Bally Sports North)

Diamond Sports Group (now Main Street Sports Group) | Wikipedia

MLB.TV

Twins.TV Coming in 2025

Yankees – YES Network

NFL on Netflix

Downstream podcast | Relay FM

Todoist

Octothorpe symbol | Wiktionary

Nintendo DSi | Wikipedia

TWiLight Menu++

GB Operator | Epilogue

Cortex #160: State of the Apps 2025

GameBoy Color screen resolution: 160 x 144 pixels

Nintendo DSi screen resolution: 256 x 192 pixels

eufy Robot Vacuums

Roborock Robot Vacuums

Vacuum map of Mark’s place?

Opus No. 1 by Tim Carleton (hold music) | YouTube

The Theme System Journal (see bottom of page for Cortex podcast episodes)

CGP Grey: Your Theme | YouTube

OHAC 54: Crowd-Sourced Rube Goldberg Machine (2024 Yearly Themes)

OHAC 47: Doctors Hate Them – Extremely Legal Tactical Journaling (2023 Yearly Themes)

OHAC 42: In the Non-Lethal Way (2022 Yearly Themes)

OHAC 30: I’m an Agent of Chaos (2021 Yearly Themes)

OHAC 21: 18 Pounds of Meat in the Mail (2020 Yearly Themes)

OHAC 14: Happiness is Shallow (2019 Yearly Themes)

Mikhail’s 2024 theme – Year of Health

Pomodoro Technique | Wikipedia

Mikhail’s 2025 theme – Year of Compassion

Life Skills for Young Scientists (LiSYS)

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer

Old Man Yells at Cloud | Know Your Meme

Mettā meditation | Wikipedia

Mark’s 2024 theme – Year of Opportunity (with accompanying graphic design)

Mark’s 2025 theme – Year of Fitness (blog post)

FitBod app

TRX Training

Jack’s 2024 theme – Year of Consistency

Jack’s 2025 theme – Year of the Athlete

James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome