This week on ChristCore:
Last week:

Movie Review: The Nice Guys
Editorials: Best On-Air TV Series
Album Review: My Epic “Viscera”

Christcore Conversations, Episodes 27 & 28: A Lesson in Humility and Is Christian Higher Education Worth It?

 
Tech:
Discussion:

 

Google would love to work with Apple on making messaging more interoperable

 

Are there missed opportunities when Apple and Google don't create cross-platform features?

 

What kind of features would you like to see operate across platforms?

Anthony: Messaging

Controversy surrounding Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act

Lawsuits pending against tech giants Facebook, Google, and Snapchat

State Senator Terry Link introduced an amendment to gut the privacy act, but put it on hold after public outcry and media attention

Amendment would have stopped those lawsuits in a single stroke

Many of the plaintiffs suspect Google or Facebook to be behind the last-minute proposal to change the law. "We believe that Facebook is a lobbyist that is a part of this," said Chris Dore

Bullet Points:

 

First Lightning-to-headphone adapter surfaces, offering a sign of things to come

Apple is rumored to be moving to a three-year refresh cycle

Samsung made a Batman-inspired Galaxy S7 Edge

Spotify price-matches Apple Music’s $14.99 per month family plan

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn replaces 60,000 factory workers with robots

Fun story: Tesla CEO Elon Musk says our reality is likely a simulation

 

Apps or tech you've been using:

Bryce: Tonido, Bittorrent Sync, Loopback
Anthony: GarageBand, Fasten

 
Television:
Discussion:

Where does a Christian draw the line in media consumption?  By that I don’t mean morally, I mean time spent. How does media consumption help us fulfill the great commission?  How can we better use our time?

Bullet Points:

 

HBO orders Bill Hader’s lonely hitman comedy ‘Barry’ to series  

Daniel Craig limited series ‘Purity’ gets 20-episode order at Showtime

Does this spell the end of Craig’s James Bond?

‘The Americans’ renewed by FX, will end after two more seasons  

‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Might Nix Season 3 In Favor of a New HBO Show

Quick question: Would you want to see a continuation of the ‘True Detective’ franchise?

Ewan McGregor to lead Season 3 of ‘Fargo’ in dual roles   

How amazing is this? Obi-Wan Kenobi with a ‘Fargo’ accent… yes, please.

 

What shows have you been watching?

Bryce: Homeland, American Ninja Warrior….  Ink Master….  Lady Dynamite, Veep, Preacher
Anthony: The Flash, The Path, The Americans, Game Of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Bloodline

Movies:
Discussion:

 

The Power of Twitter — online trending topics and social conversations

#GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend campaign

GLAAD responds to the campaign

“GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a U.S.