Operation: Have a Conversation

You know that corner of the room where you just kinda dump stuff? That picture frame you keep meaning to hang up. That t-shirt you won at an intramural sports tournament. The set of hex-wrenches you pulled out of the toolbox weeks ago with the intention of tightening that chair leg that’s a bit wobbly. […]

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You are you, a person with a ton of free time and a rubik’s cube you will never finish. You are bored out of your mind and have run out of things to do. You decide to listen to a podcast. “Operation: Have A Conversation”. You figure it will be a good way to pass […]

Time is an illusion, the year 2021 doubly so. Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the standardized end of the decentralized arm of the Internet’s plumbing lies a really simple protocol for syndication. Clinging to this is a mostly harmless, audio-based feed whose infrequent updates feature content so amazingly niche that the show notes […]

This is your final chance. After this, there is no un-reading this description. You stop after this sentence—the story ends, you go on with your life, blissfully unaware of what follows. Or, you read to the end—to learn about how Jack, Mikhail, and Mark discuss audio routing, fitted t-shirts, VM’s, VPN’s, and the sandy texture […]

What a year to stay inside. Get cozy and join Mikhail, Jack, and Mark as they discuss indentation buttons, cloud syncing services, IP theft, and answer the age-old question: Who needs the great outdoors when VR disc golf exists? Oh, they also talk about Bo Burnham’s “comedy” special, Inside, I guess. Subscribe on iTunes or […]

Whoops. This one’s all Corner Case Corner. Join Mikhail, Jack, and Mark for a truly precedented number of bizarre tales from the periphery of situations our modern society has been equipped to handle that will boggle your mind and make you wonder, “How the hell did they get themselves into that mess in the first […]

Having fun isn’t hard when you have an ereader and online access to your local library’s collection of ebooks. Join Jack, Mark, and Mikhail for an extended discussion of keyboard shortcuts, books, and MacBooks with a healthy sprinkling of smooth segues between topics. Like, really smooth. Like, smoother than a rock eroded by wind, rain, […]

After a long period of neglect, Mikhail, Jack, and Mark finally get around to responding to the backlog of listener feedback. Climb on in to hear yet another discussion of various popular Linux audio back ends, the efficacy of foldable backpacks, hypothetical numpties who peaked in high school, and the possible ramifications of scorpion-kicking a […]

Tick tock, dot, and dot dot. On this episode of OHAC, Mikhail, Jack, and Mark each give breaking updates on developing Corner Case Corner stories, Jack and Mikhail dink about in a clock of Mark’s imagination, and, in an unprecedented turn of events, Jack is prepared for Hot Takes ahead of time. Like, wow. Subscribe […]

As ever, Mark, Jack, and Mikhail round the infamous Corner-Case-Corner before diving head-long into a field of study in which none have training. On this episode of OHAC, you can hear their philosophizations on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, its relation to the Blackfeet Nation, and truth; all based on an episode of the Psychology Podcast […]

The I-am-an-adult switch has been activated. Prepare for adult topics such as personal organization, self-improvement, and mild cursing. On this episode of OHAC, Mark dives into the convoluted world of online curriculum program funding legislation for public schools, Mikhail gets the run-around from overcautious security software while trying to do his taxes, and Jack is […]

Version 1.33.0: Small UI fixes and performance improvements. Mark, Mikhail, and Jack are now available offline. Retracted implications of extraterrestrial involvement. Introduced tautology in error messages. Fixed bug where Jack was actually prepared for Hot Takes. Loving the podcast? Don’t forget to rate 5 stars and leave a review! Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite […]

Come one, come all, and bring your kids! This time on OHAC, Jack, Mark, and Mikhail have an uncharacteristically positive Corner Case Corner, discuss the implications of an intergalactic pancake, and learn the very important lesson that spaghetti is toast. Now, finish your oatmeal and let’s get going! Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite podcast […]

The lights come on to reveal a digital time display which starts to blink. It’s counting down. The pressure is on as dramatic music slowly swells bringing the tension to ever greater heights. But don’t worry, it’s non-diegetic. Mark, Jack, and Mikhail slog through the ever-expanding corner case corner only to be faced with the […]

While the world outside is frightful, inside (at their respective places of residence) Mark, Jack, and Mikhail get insightful. In this episode, the boys see the long-awaited return of a dangerously bloated Corner Case Corner and a discussion of their yearly themes, a more helpful alternative to New Year’s resolutions. Subscribe on iTunes or your […]

We, the people who have listened to this particular episode of the Operation: Have A Conversation podcast and have read this paragraph of the show notes for the aforementioned episode where Jack, Mikhail, and Mark discuss games, semi-autonomous cars, and the pronunciation of Asus, could reasonably concede that this episode description contains unnecessarily specific and […]

Go ahead. Poke the internet and watch the digital ripples cascade into the bustling information superhighway of data that is collected, collated, and geo-located into demographic information eventually resulting in a targeted pre-roll ad for a very specific brand of rubber duck. Join Mark, Jack, and Mikhail as they dip a toe into the deep […]

Ever had one of those dreams? With vaguely familiar classrooms, impossibly long hallways, and a creeping sense of déjà vu that makes you wonder if you’ve ever had one of those dreams? With vaguely familiar classrooms, impossibly long hallways, and a creeping sense of déjà vu that makes you wonder if you’ve ever had one […]

After 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! Discuss this episode on reddit. SHOW NOTES Sylvan Lake, South Dakota Zsh vs. […]

It’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! […]

“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 […]

The 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 […]

Strange 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 […]

The 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 […]