Flipping Tables

David and Mike flip tables about The Verge and the hissy fit they threw about @SavedYouAClick's summary of one of their articles, followed by a discussion of bad attempts to modernize old stories on tv. Also, Nintendo refocuses on core gamers, ceding the casual crowd it once owned on the Wii to today's smartphones and tablets.

What is Twitch.tv and why do people care about watching other people play video games on the internet? Also, how Slack might change the way you communicate in teams.

Matt Duncan reports in about his cosplay-infused, faux-press-related Gamescom attendance. Ok. QueueCon. It should be called QueueCon. Also, why is it Gamescom instead of Gamescon?

Technology in sports is here to stay, but how much is too much before it becomes a different game altogether? Do we need "pure human leagues" and "robo leagues"? Also, with all our keyboards and touchscreens, why should anyone care about penmanship? Our very first flipping of a TED talk table!

Platform exclusive games are stupid, including the recently announced-as-exclusive Tomb Raider game. Meanwhile, Comcast continues to be awful and terrible and evil. What will it take for data providers to stop being horrible?

Tables are flipped about Comcast, websites that make unreasonable demands before letting you access their content, and the strange, evolving world of etiquette across communication channels. Featuring a fabulous cover of our theme song by Reptile Fiction.

Flipping Tables is flipping even more tables on Twitter, Google+ Facebook and now even Youtube! This week we debate streaming vs buying music, the merits of 3D movies, and wonder if anyone actually goes to the theater anymore at all. Don't you have like a 42" tv at home?!

Special guest Matt Duncan joins David and Michael as they discuss the astounding year-round availability of the McRib in Germany, GEMA and curiously blocked internet content, how we're totally not Stan Lee, and so much more, with absolutely no "copywrite" intended.

Metroid: Other M sucks, so let's discuss that! Also, Microsoft, Apple, and Google: whose business plan and corporate culture will be successful in the brave new world of computing? Should Microsoft retreat into business intelligence and infrastructure like IBM? Can Apple live off their high-end prestige forever? Will Google search ever lose its place in our lives?

Follow-up about classic games and emulators gives way to a discussion of the strange implementation of "Right to be Forgotten" legislation in the EU. Also, Goldman Sachs asks Google to mess with someone's Gmail inbox, and what would it take for you to quit Facebook?

How do gamers still find time to game when they grow up and become busy adults? How do you decide which games are worth spending time on, and what modern features make it easier to game in short spurts in many locations? Also, a discussion of classic games and which ones still hold up, and why.

David and Michael flip tables about Google's I/O 2014 keynote, including the tech press continuing to misunderstand the words "developers conference", as well as other highlights from the keynote that tried to rival a middle earth film in length.

A philosophical discussion about what is worth spending your time on in modern society gets eaten alive by Hipster Ipsum and depressing TV show finales.

Let's flip E3 and the games industry! David and Michael are bitten by a severe case of sequel-itis and rehash-itis. But, for some reason, Nintendo gets a pass for pulling the exact same trick. Take a break from your latest dudebro shooter game and listen!

A measured discussion of WWDC14 gets flipped by our disgust at Twitter's new notifications spam and streaming services not providing special features. And what's up with late 90s ultra politcally correct cartoons?

Dr. David Thomas joins the show to discuss the concept of an F Minus. That is, when something is so bad it makes you question your entire reality. What F Minuses can you think of?

Presentation sins and audiophile followup leads to a discussion about screen resolution and pixel density. Also, what will be the next meaningless spec hawked in endless marketing campaigns of the future?

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Do we take our lack of privacy for granted on the internet? Can companies like Google and Amazon do even more with our data than serve poorly targeted ads? If that's too heavy for you, we've also got Chocolate Rain and funny tumblrs!

Will your artificial intelligence be annoying to your friends? Are you still using Windows XP? Did you know they found thousands of copies of E.T. buried in the desert? Answers to all these questions and why your conference presentation might suck.