I went out and gave the car the old italian tune up tonight. I didn't have an empty parking lot so I probably only braked hard once or twice stop signs. It feels a bit better but I don't know if that is placebo since it definitively still skips a beat during highway braking.
It's also really disappointing how much they crimped the accord auto. The ECU is fighting me every time I want to accelerate. After a few jackrabbit starts, it adjusted a bit, but still... that hesitation yo...