<ul>
<li>Follow-up: 

<ul>
<li>Group MMS issues persist, and Casey is over. it. (FB8893003)</li>
<li>AirPods Max and its competitors

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/headphones/beoplay-h95">Beoplay H95</a></li>
<li><a href="https://marco.org/headphones-closed-portable">Marco&#8217;s Closed Headphones Mega-Review</a></li>
<li>AirPods Max button and varying modes</li>
<li>Passive (powerLiss operation)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Marco&#8217;s Computing Situation

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HMUB2LL/A/lg-ultrafine-5k-display">LG UltraFine 5K</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/">Marc Edwards on External Displays</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CZPV8DF/?tag=marcoorg-20">CalDigit Thunderbolt Dock</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/">Pro Display XDR</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Marco&#8217;s <a href="https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/">AirPods Max</a> review

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphones#Planar_Magnetic">Planar Magnetic / Orthodynamic Headphones</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_noise_control">ANC</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR2C2AM/A/lightning-to-35mm-audio-cable-12m">Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Audio Cable</a></li>
<li>Competitors

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0863TXGM3/?tag=marcoorg-20">Sony WH-1000XM4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hifiman.com/products/detail/75">HiFiMAN HE-6</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.danclarkaudio.com/headphones/aeon.html">Dan Clark Audio AEON 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006NL5SM/?tag=marcoorg-20">Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q9MJKBV/?tag=marcoorg-20">Bose 700</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Bluetooth codecs

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AptX">aptX</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding">AAC</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://chromeisbad.com/">Chrome is Bad</a>?

<ul>
<li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/12/14/chrome-slowing-down-mac-performance/">Guilherme Rambo&#8217;s take</a></li>
</ul></li>
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410: The Comfort Is Killing Me

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.