Episode 67: 67: A Pill That Helps with Whatever

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the various ways that Apple takes money from transactions involving the App Store, lessons from gaming and gamers for the larger software world, why nothing is ever good enough when it comes to technology, the Instagram acquisition, and the sad state of the US patent system and how it might be fixed. Links for this episode:Good Game - ABC TVGood Game Spawn Point - ABC3 TVSequelitis - YouTubeSequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X - YouTubeRands In Repose: Two UniversesMisbehaving Children in Ancient Times? Plato or Socrates? - Quote InvestigatorChristoph Adami: Finding life we can't imagine - TED.comPebble: E-Paper Watch - KickstarterHigh Performance Touch - YouTubeCopyright Clause - WikipediaPatent - WikipediaWhen Patents Attack - Planet MoneyNo Respect these Days - Kieran HealySteve Jobs with thoughts on life and failure - YouTubeSteve Jobs: One Last Thing - PBSAgainst Intellectual MonopolySponsored by Igloo Software and Hover.