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Shellshock is another "the internet is doomed" bug, the Yahoo Directory apparently still exists but not for much longer, Ello is pretty ugly for a "designer built" product, and iPhones bend when enough pressure is applied. With all that said, have you ever dollar sign hash placid fourteen mapped your way to a national park?

The Edwards brothers welcome their father Bruce on to talk about his pop culture influences from growing up in the 50s and 60s. Join us for the fascinating discussion, covering early television, the maturing of fantasy and sci-fi genres, seeing Star Wars Episode IV for the first time, and why Justin was allowed to watch Twin Peaks when he was 9 years old.

A great big ethereal conversation about Getting Things Done, Bullet Journal, notetaking, and the burdensome systems we all use to be "productive." Do you really need your Twitter archive stored away for all time? John Cleese says creative problem solving and doing work are two different modes and who are we to argue?

Sarah Tallman, dancer and choreographer for Wonderbound, sat down for an interview about her new piece prepared for the upcoming production Enduring Grace. Hear about Tallman's influences and creative process as well as the classical dance roots that underpin Wonderbound's modern take on dance, collaborative art and performance.

The Apple Watch gets a brief mention because that's all it deserves. U2 and Urban Outfitters inspire a discussion about stupid decisions and the subsequent PR backlashes, as we also take a look at the Bullet Journal and Opp.io. Is there a journaling system that Mike can succeed with?

Roguelikes were always awesome, and they're making a comeback thanks to indie devs and mobile gaming. And speaking of indie devs, some of them are being harassed by assholes in the gaming community. Do you think they should stop? (Trick question; they should definitely stop.) Also, what should we call smartphones now?

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?

Justin and Michael discuss the movies of 2014 (so far), separating the wheat from the chaff. Also, what genre or caliber of movie absolutely demands a theater viewing and where do you draw the line?

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.

Michael and guest-host Sam Worobec talk to Zach and Phoebe of the Portland-based indie-pop duo Del Phoena. In the middle of their first tour, and releasing their debut EP, they discuss how Del Phoena came together and their creative process.

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.