On Tonight’s Show, a special announcement (or two) is made. On the show is Churba, Nelson, Victor, George, and Scott Johnson! Topics: – Charlie Hebdo attacks: How the rest of the world has the benefit of learning from America’s mistakes post-terrorism – Sony/North Korea: Now that it’s had some time to chill, what happened? And … Continue reading »

Tonight on FNPL, GAMERGATE. Nope, nothing else. That’s it.   Victor’s: Department of Defence: encyclopedia of ethical failure www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/dod_oge/eef_complete_2012.doc Nelson: Gath Nixon the abhorson trilogy http://www.amazon.com/Sabriel-Old-Kingdom-Garth-Nix/dp/0064471837/ Slideshow for NYMAG http://www.grubstreet.com/2014/07/101-best-new-cheap-eats-ranked.html Jason: Sunshine Laws http://ballotpedia.org/State_sunshine_laws Ro: A Bride’s Story http://www.amazon.com/A-Brides-Story-Vol-1/dp/0316180998 Cartoon Hangover http://cartoonhangover.com/ ScoJo: Hardcore History Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/id173001861?mt=2 My History Can Beat Up Your Politics https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your/id169078375?mt=2 … Continue reading »

Tonight, we had Churba, Nelson, Kate, and oh wow did we go long. Topics: 1. Loss of cultural permanence through the erosion of physical goods by digital analogues (or “Digital stuff won’t survive the apocalypse”) 2. Perfumes and Colognes 3. The Ultimate Single Sign-On: With facebook and Google and other platforms offering single-sign on services, … Continue reading »

Hey Everyone! Like last month, this month is going to have a theme: Cars! Yes, we’re doing an automotive special. With us are the motorheads of the FNPL guests: Churba, George, and (at the very last minute) Omar! Topics: The Local Motors Rally Fighter and bespoke cars: Local Motors Rally Fighter, Equus Bass 770 Our First Cars … Continue reading »

Tonight, we let Adam and Charlotte off of the proverbial leash and talk about Common Core, school start times, and other education related stuff. Meanwhile, Churba, Nelson, and I sit back and watch. Adam’s things: http://gls2014.sched.org/pauldarvasi#.VAkVnWOfUc8 http://gamesineducation.org/ Charlotte’s thing: The Bone Clocks: A Novel – By David Mitchell (commission generating link) Churba’s Thing: Hip Hop Family … Continue reading »

Tonight on the show, we’ve got Nelson, Churba, newcomer Justin Owen, and Charlotte jumps in at the last minute! We talked about Google Wear watches versus Google Glass, what we think people should know, and the class separation in a building in New York. Nelson’s Thing: Textual Churba’s Thing: Cards Against Humanity Online (Unofficial) Justin’s … Continue reading »

Tonight on Friday Night Party Line, it’s the core group and we talk about all sort of wonderful things including cyberization, Google’s new toys, Anime, and Mad Max! Topics: Ethics of cyberization http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-deka-arm-is-hackable-and-that-might-open-up-a-legal-can-of-worms The Google Watch http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/heres-what-googles-android-wear-can-do/ Netflix Releases Anime http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/26/5846280/knights-of-sidonia-debuts-july-4-netflix And a new Mad Max Movie! http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/new-photo-of-tom-hardy-charlize-theron-mad-max-fury-road-20140321 Our Interesting Things: Churba: MotorTrend’s “Roadkill” Nelson: … Continue reading »

Tonight, we’ve got Churba, Thaed, Scott Johnson, on the show with Amanda in-studio!   Topics: LGBTQ vs Nintendo: Tomodachi Life not allowing same-sex relationships. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nintendo-apologizes-after-same-sex-controversy-over-tomodachi-life-game/ On a similar note: Cochita Wurst wins Eurovision, but does it matter? http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/private-sydney/eurovisions-conchita-wurst-its-just-a-beard-people-20140516-38ddq.html Godzilla as a cultural form. http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2014/05/how-godzilla-stays-relevant-in-a-world-of-abundant-nuclear-warheads/ Too many trigger warnings? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/05/trigger-warnings-can-be-counterproductive   Things: Victor – The Real … Continue reading »

Tonight, the usual suspects kinda phone it in as we were all pretty tired. However, we made it exactly to time, so there’s that. Topics: Our predictions of Science of the future and an impromptu review of the movie “Her”. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s works are going back to being the filthy, racist works they were supposed … Continue reading »

Tonight  we have Churba and Nelson! Also, some students I TA for (but in the after-show-show). Topics: The Physicality of our Technology http://qz.com/177552 Online Gaming and Livestreaming http://www.dailydot.com/esports/league-of-legends-reddit-twitch-plays-pokemon/ Nelson’s thing: The Magicians Churba’s thing: The Diamond Club Victor’s thing: Forbidden Fire Contest: Email Victor a funny literary thing and, if your thing is selected, you will … Continue reading »