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    #191: Alien Spacecraft Sitting on an End Table

    April 30th, 2018 · 115 minutes

    This week the Grim Reaper comes for AirPort, we imagine a future Apple AR/VR headset, and at the very end it’s time for Myke at the Movies to take on “Avengers: Infinity War.”

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    The Flop House
    The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun
    My Brother, My Brother and Me | Maximum Fun
    foobar2000
    VOX Music
    Tiny Player for Mac
    Swinsian
    Netflix Plans BuzzFeed-Set Docuseries 'Follow This' | Hollywood Reporter
    Comcast Makes Formal $31 billion Offer for Sky – Variety
    Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers - Bloomberg
    It's official: Apple discontinues AirPort - Six Colors
    Alternatives to AirPort - Six Colors
    The Best Wi-Fi Router (for Most People): Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company
    The Best Wi-Fi Mesh-Networking Kits for Most People: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company
    Quick Tip: Make Time Machine backups over a network in High Sierra - Six Colors
    Apple’s working on a powerful, wireless headset for both AR, VR - CNET
    New 13-inch MacBook Air production reportedly pushed into second half of 2018
    Photos: A Take Control Crash Course | Take Control Books
    An Update on Speaker Support For AirPlay 2 | Sonos Blog
    The Incomparable | Thoughts About Thanos (Episode 404)
    ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Closes in on All-Time Domestic Weekend Record – Variety
    Thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War (and Yes, There are Spoilers) – Whatever