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In today's show, Rob and Mark briefly mourn (sort of) the iPod, reveal their thoughts about Google IO, muse about Rob's new mechanical keyboard addiction, and get all doe-eyed about Monkey Island. Links Google I/O 2022 replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-nMZpLM1A Google Glass 2012 skydiving intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM Apparently the going rate for the Triumph Adler Dario 286 keyboard Rob had when he was ten: https://www.ebay.de/itm/284800492507?hash=item424f6ea3db:g:TYIAAOSw3IliZmGP Cheap replica keycaps (no good for ISO layout): https://kbdfans.com/products/enjoypbt-abs-doubleshot-mechanical-keyboard-keycaps-set-3 Expensive replica keycaps (not currently available): https://kono.store/products/gmk-triumph-adler Similar vibe ones Rob went for with a more modern, muted palette: https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-gmk-shoko-r2 Mario “Question Mark Box” keycap: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/954536615/mario-question-block-artisan-keycap-for Keychron reasonably-priced starter mechanical keyboards: https://www.keychron.com Do not look here: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards Mode Eighty Keyboard: https://modedesigns.com/pages/eighty Trailer for the Return to Monkey Island game from original writers Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahskKAxSCY The iMUSE music engine used in classic LucasArts games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE Interview with Monkey Island composers Clint Bajakian and Michael Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y Trap Door, an obscure 80’s stop motion animation children’s TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_Door Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Big Box that now goes for £500+ on eBay: https://limitedrungames.com/products/monkey-island-30th-anniversary-anthology-pc Thimbleweed Park: https://thimbleweedpark.com   If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at [email protected]. Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com