Technogaze

10 May 2014

The Internets’ Own Boy, Kevin Spacey on CoD, Larry Ellison’s balls

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In today’s show, we discussed the latest in Uber’s foray into cheap car rides in Australia.

We interviewed Brian Knappenberger, writer and director of the upcoming Human Rights and Arts Film Festival film, “The Internets’ Own Boy” – a documentary detailing the life of Aaron Swarz, an Internet whiz kid who fought to make available information that should be free.

We talked gaming again this week, highlighting Nintendo’s exclusion of same-sex couples from its latest game, Tomodochi Life. We also talked about other new released from Nintendo – a remake of the ever popular Pokemon series. And Kevin Spacey, after his character in House Of Cards, Frank Underwood, being a heavy Call Of Duty player, now plays a role inside the game itself.

We also talked about Russia and Iran censoring the Internet, and the chilling effects that such action has on the ideals of free speech. Disclosed e-mails between Google and the NSA reveal that they had regular meetings – fuelling speculation that the activities of the PRISM wiretapping program were in fact, a co-operative affair.

And finally, we discussed Larry Ellison’s balls. Basketballs, that is.