John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin briefly indulge in more grammar questions, then revisit the consequences of HyperCard's demise, why we're all still talking about the Kindle Fire, using music and movies to split humanity into two groups, the pros and cons of different working environments, and finally, a brief history of Nintendo and a not-so-brief consideration of why they should or should not continue to make their own hardware.

Links for this episode:

• Nintendo pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto says he'll retire from current position - The Verge
  
• Nintendo posts first half loss in earnings report, slashes forecast yet again - Engadget
  
• Alan Kay & Nintendo - Guy English
  
• Game Over Press Start To Continue, by David Sheff - Amazon.com
  
• Nintendo - Wikipedia
  
• Satoru Iwata - Wikipedia
  
• Hiroshi Yamauchi - Wikipedia
  
• Nintendo E3 2011 Analyst Q & A Session
  
• Friendly's - Wikipedia
  
• LEGO vs. LEGOs - English Language and Usage Stack Exchange
  
• Friendly’s - Where Ice Cream Makes the Meal
  
• It Takes a Village - Amazon.com
  
• It Takes a Village - Wikipedia
  
• FiveLive - Listen to 5by5 live with this app from the Mac App Store
  
• Donkey Kong Game and Watch
  
• LCD games in the Mario series - Wikipedia
  

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