Ohacpodcast - Podcast Details

Shows

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 26: Handball On UnicyclesAfter promising to “keep it short,” Mikhail leads Mark and Jack down a 40 minute rabbit hole into the weird and convoluted world of alternative keyboard layouts. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ohac26-1.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Sylvan Lake, South Dakota Zsh vs. Bash Google Foobar DuckDuckGo Apple’s Back to School Promotion StachExchange: Changing the Keyboard Layout on MacOS Login Screen Sandwich AddictiveTips Article: Shows screenshot with ABC keyboard layout Screenshots: ABC layout, ABC option layout, ABC – Extended option layout, U.S. lay...2020-08-2000 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 25: Two Thumbs UpIt’s a dark time for the OHAC coalition. Mark has begun dabbling in the dark arts of artificial intelligence. Jack was forced to make the harrowing journey back to the People’s Republic of Illinois. Mikhail’s lights now stay off the entire night through. Yes, dark times indeed.Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play!https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ohac25.mp3Discuss this episode on reddit.SHOW NOTESGovee WiFi RGB LED lightsDolphin Emulat...2020-07-092h 17

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 24: A Francophone Prankster in the Night“I’m the bread from the oven and I want to have a life! I want to experience love and the joy of reading classic literature! I want to feel heartbreak and the frustration of pouring through poorly documented command-line tool manual pages! I want to watch the original Star Wars Trilogy raw and unedited, the way nature intended! Please don’t eat me! I’m bread!” Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play!https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ohac24.mp3 Discuss this episode on...2020-06-122h 05

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 23: A Whisper of a Flavor on the WindThe world may still be in lockdown, but that won’t stop Mark, Jack, and Mikhail from discussing the finer points of minor discrepancies in digital calculations. They also compare notes on habit tracking, haircuts, and the state of the podcasting world as a whole. Stay hydrated out there. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ohac23.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Pocket Casts TeXWriter Ov...2020-05-1400 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 22: Big BidetStrange times have befallen the world. Many are confined to their homes while others are still searching far and wide for but a single roll of toilet paper. But, because Mark, Jack, and Mikhail have been doing this through internet video chat since the beginning, nothing here has changed except the mood. Enjoy. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ohac22.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES TSUPY USB C...2020-03-2900 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 21: 18 Pounds of Meat in the MailThe boys are back and getting in sync. Mikhail, Jack, and Mark once again discuss yearly themes as the much more practical cousin to the flaky and unreliable New Years resolutions. The themes discussed are eerily similar which was totally not at all planned in advance. How neat is that? Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ohac21.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Philippines, Taal volcano eruption from plane...2020-01-2200 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 20: Domo OrigatoEgads. This episode has it all: linguistic peculiarities, real fake hats, beta software issues, pending elopations, and call-backs out the wazoo. Mikhail, Jack, and Mark have done it again. But should they have? Yes. Get into it. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ohac20.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Why “tick-tock” sounds normal, but “tock-tick” doesn’t – Reddit Realhats If your iOS backup is newer than y...2019-12-2000 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 19: Donkey in a BonnetThe aggrieved whinging over niche technological issues continues to permeate the show. Can Mikhail, Mark, and Jack turn back the tide? Or will the plague of bespoke complaints spread until OHAC is reduced to a tech review podcast crafted with an Atari 2600 joystick as the sole input device? Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ohac19-2.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Ferrite Recording Studio – iPad audio editing app...2019-11-041h 41

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 18: HomesteadYou’re lost in the woods. With only a canteen, tarp, watch, and a piece of paper in your pack, two voices in your head shouting instructions, and a relentlessly cruel parser, will you survive the night? Probably not. Hold on to what’s left of your sanity as Jack and Mikhail attempt to navigate Mark’s newest interactive text adventure: Homestead. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ohac18.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. ...2019-09-072h 02

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 17: Playing MinesweeperAfter quite the respite due to a failed recording, the boys are back and better than ever. Technology talk is split up with an unprompted spoiler-filled discussion of the MCU. They talk about the thoughts they think about what they thunk. Strap in. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ohac17.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Unicode Chess Symbols XeTeX Logitech MX Anywhere 2 ...2019-08-1000 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 16: Psuedo-ProfundityIs “dressing to impress” selfish? Will airports ever get their sh!t together? Why is code so rarely cross-browser compatible? Jack, Mark, and Mikhail come up with what may-or-may-not be deep answers to what may-or-may-not be deep questions. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ohac16.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Jupyter notebooks is broken in Firefox Free Solo The Barkley Marathons Shared Whit...2019-05-0800 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 15: Magnum, 067, and Slots: A “Star Wars” StoryA ways back in the past in a collection of star systems a sizable distance from here… Mark, Jack, and friend of the show, Grant, are led by Mikhail through a Star Wars based roleplaying game of pure imagination and online dice rolling simulators. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ohac15-1.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Genesys Roleplaying System Dice roller 2019-03-0900 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 14: Happiness is ShallowNew Year’s resolutions are for suckers. Instead of that nonsense, Mikhail, Mark, and Jack (clap order!) have a rousing discussion about their deepest, darkest, most-well hidden hopes and dreams about how and where they want their years to go by establishing Yearly Themes! Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ohac14.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Slack Font is Weird Mikhail does not reside in Quebec...2019-02-1400 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 13: An Unexpected Thing HappenedSo, you’ve come to the show notes for spoilers, eh? Well, joke’s on you. You’ll still never guess how it ends. Guess you better just give it a listen, huh? Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ohac13.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES OHAC 10: Mio energy conversation (starts 35:17) Custom vibration notifications Rocketbook Boogie board blackboard Flypen For th...2019-01-2500 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 12: Magnetic Resonance EnchiladasIn a world of sails, wooden ships, and ridiculous acronyms, Jack and Mikhail attempt to navigate the text-based world formed from the poetic descriptions of Mark, the heartless command parser. With a little help from well-timed sound effects and a bit of imagination, join the classic crew as they play through the game, Sail Away! Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ohac12.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Practical...2019-01-151h 46

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 11: TribeModern society: A curse? A blessing? Both? It’s definitely both. But why though? Join Jack, Mark, and Mikhail as they discuss war, peacecraft, and what early hominids lost while becoming modern humans besides a decent amount of body hair. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ohac11.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Dialing Codes by Country Mikhail’s call from “Switzerland”. f.lux Spongebo...2018-11-291h 56

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 10: An Endless DisappointmentStop the presses! Or, on second thought, don’t. Those things generally take several hours to restart. What a hassle. Anyway, on this episode, Jack, Mark, and Mikhail tackle the issue of news media, satire, and political disparity while only being interrupted by a fire alarm less than five times. What a day. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! Listen on Spotify! Listen on Google Play! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ohac10.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Streetlight Manifesto ...2018-11-032h 06

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 09: A Tale of Three CitiesThey may have moved to three separate, fully-disclosed parts of the continent, but that doesn’t stop Jack, Mark, and Mikhail from growing ever closer through the magical – nay, mystic – power of friendship and conversation. Jack can’t find parking, Mark is where the beer is, and Mikhail fails to adequately describe a table. What more could you ask for? Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/episode9.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Zapier IFTTT “iPad...2018-10-041h 39

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 08: First Semi-Annual(ish) State of the Apps 2018aIn a rare return, Mark finds himself attempting to write the show-notes in an entirely different style at great expense and at the last minute. Jack is busy, so in this first of an uncertainly-recurring 3-hour segment, Mark and Mikhail discuss productivity, values, personal-style guides, and of course their electronic devices. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/episode08.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES [EDITED] After significant effort, a well-funded cyber-archaeology expedition, and a Grande Unsweetened Iced Black Tea Lemonade...2018-09-052h 28

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 07: It’s Pronounced “Escapology®”Look! Up in the waveforms! It’s a burp! It’s a phone ringing! No! It’s a special guest! Grant joins the classic crew to discuss technology, coyote genitals, and Escapology: the puzzle room in which everyone definitely made equal contributions towards solving. Don’t worry, Grant is totally introduced right away and not at 12 minutes and 40 seconds into the episode. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/episode07.mp3 Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Joe Rogan’s Kale Shake FAT3...2018-07-2700 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 06: A Weird DoughnutGuess who’s back, back again. Jack, Mark, and Mikhail are back, tell a friend. Under the direction of the new fearless editor in chief, the gang makes a beautiful segue from grumbling like crotchety old men about technology to discussing the true value of college and the finer points of friendship. I mean really, like wow. The transition is seamless. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/episode6alternative.mp3 Listen on YouTube. Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES...2018-07-031h 19

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 05: What Is the Dragon?In this episode, we discuss the finer points of humanity’s relationship with the impending embrace of death. Is growing old and dying a natural part of life? Or a tragic fate to which our race has developed an acute case of Stockholm Syndrome? To cap it all off, we give our best 1-2 minutes on each of an eclectic collection of topics in our newest section of the show: HOT TAKES. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ohac051.mp3 Or download from Internet Ar...2018-05-301h 12

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 04: Action CastleIn this episode, we play the analog text adventure Action Castle. We also talk more generally about what constitutes a game, what we each like to play, as well as the finer points of documenting the beauty of nature. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ohac04_games2nd-edit.mp3 Or download from Internet Archive here. Or listen on YouTube here. Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Action Castle Relay FM Special Episode — Six Gun Showdown...2018-02-1253 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 03: If I Had Known ThenIn this episode, we talk about what we wish had been taught in schools. We discuss the finer points of computer literacy, history in non-history courses, and science. Fueled by nostalgia, we get introspective at the end. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast app! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ohac-03.mp3 Or download from Internet Archive here. Or watch on YouTube here. Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Conversations all the way down Lunar Eclipse Flat Earth Theory T...2017-09-161h 17

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 02: A Normal Meeting at NightIn the first episode released after being officially available on the iTunes store, we talk mostly about personality tests — those that are serious, and those that are fun. In addition, we talk about Lord of the Rings, time-tracking, and sea monsters. Get yourself a proper podcast app and subscribe on iTunes! https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ohac-021.mp3 Or download from Internet Archive here. Or watch on YouTube here. Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES IQ Test Myers Briggs Test and Official Home...2017-07-0558 min

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 01: Art is in the ArgumentIn this episode we discuss the essay A Mathematician’s Lament by Paul Lockhart, which lays out interesting ideas about mathematics education. We then talk about whether the current public education system is any good, if we can anthropomorphize society. We also learn two new words. https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ohac-01-mix-4-2-2017.mp3 Or download from Internet Archive here. You can also find this episode on YouTube. Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Lockhart’s Lament (the essay in pdf) A Mat...2017-04-171h 05

Operation: Have a ConversationOHAC 00: Words Are HardIn this episode we discuss gift giving, word use, sarcasm, and how to solve all the world’s problems. https://ohacpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ohac-00-words-are-hard.mp3 Or you can download the episode on Internet Archive here. Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Fidget Cube Red Sovine, Teddy Bear African American Vernacular English vs Ebonics Asteroid mining 2017-01-151h 04