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VFTQ Episode 166.6 - Cian's Letters To The Clubbers - D

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:27:00 GMT

Another cop-out episode of VFTQ this week. The main feature is the letter D in Cianâs Letters To The Clubbers, but before that, I remind you of the competition to win JC Hutchinsâs new novel: 7th Son: Descent, I give my views on the Jedward contraversy, I complain a bit about Richard Dawkins (WHAT?!?) and a few other things. I honestly canât remember. Typical.

VFTQ 166 - BUM PITS?!?

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, available at www.viewfromthequad.com! Today on View From The Quad I go on a Halloween themed jaunt through the webernet to find four of the scariest websites out there. First on the list is the last will and testement of the founder of PETA. This crazy lady wants to send her body parts around the world. To people she likes AND dislikes. Next, we have What's The Harm, a website about the problems that uncritical thinking can cause. The stories on this site could cause suicidal tendencies and make you loose faith in humanity. Then we have news of a serial groin-kicker, and top off the show with a look at the latest fashion accessery to be sweeping late-night informertials, Bum Pits! We also kick off a competition to win one of five copies of JC Hutchins's new book, 7th Son: Descent. It's a great book, and I want to give YOU a copy! Listen to the end of the show to find out how to win. Links http://www.peta.org/feat/newkirk/will.html - The last will and testement of the founder of PETA http://whatstheharm.net/index.html - What's The Harm - tales of uncritical thinking http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2155193 - Serial groin-kicker https://www.bumpits.com - Bumpits. *Sigh* Remember, you can contact me by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com or leave a voice message to be played on the show at (001) 206-203-4610 and get them played on the show! If you like what you hear, and want to hear more, please consider leaving a donation at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com! We really appreciate it! Visit www.ViewFromTheQuad.com for more tech news and to subscribe to the newsletter and be informed early about all the new happenings in View From The Quad.

VFTQ episode 165 - 7th Son - Descent extract

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:50:00 GMT

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Today I chat about what has been up for the last few weeks, as well as play an extract of 7th Son: Descent written by J.C Hutchins and read by the author. It's a great story, and check the links below for where to buy it!

Links
http://bit.ly/3dA8Ju - Buy a copy of 7th Son: Descent
http://www.JcHutchins.net - JC's personal site, where you can hear the rest of the story as it is syndicated over 10 weeks

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Cian's Letters To The Clubbers - C

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:22:00 GMT

Here is the next clip in the Cian's Letters To The Clubbers series being played on Spin 1038's Club Educate on Saturday nights.

In this one, I talk about Cubase.

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VFTQ 164.5 - The Letter B

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:11:00 GMT

Due to madness, this week's VFTQ is a rerun of my Letter B segment on the Spin 103.8 radio station two weeks ago. In these segments, I plan to work through the entire alphabet and how each letter relates to Music Technology. This week is the letter B. Enjoy! You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com . Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm, follow Liz at http://www.twitter.com/blondeleftie and follow Scodio Studios at http://www.twitter.com/scodio Leave a comment on the show at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610

VFTQ 164 - VOTE NOES!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:59:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, available at www.viewfromthequad.com! Today on View From The Quad, we hand most of the show over to our resident mad politician Frank, to talk about why YOU should have voted No in Lisbon 2. I also update you on what has been going on in my life, and play two tracks from this weeks featured Irish band, Little Green Cars. Links http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=313024881&s=143449 - Check out Little Green Cars' debut EP: Volume 1. It's awesome. Really. You can also pick it up in Tower Records. Volume 2 is coming out soon. http://myspace.com/littlegreencars - gig details for Little Green Cars Remember, you can contact me by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com or leave a voice message to be played on the show at (001) 206-203-4610 and get them played on the show! Visit www.ViewFromTheQuad.com for more tech news and to subscribe to the newsletter and be informed early about all the new happenings in View From The Quad.

VFTQ episode 163

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:48:00 GMT

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Today on View From The Quad, I play the first installment of Cian's Letters to the Clubbers, my new segment on Spin 103.8's Club Educate on Saturday Nights. Enjoy!

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Links

http://www.Spin1038.com - Listen to Spin Live

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VFTQ episode 162 - Liz has her dirty way

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:14:00 GMT

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The following episode has nothing to do with me (Cian). I apologise for whatever Liz said. She really REALLY didn't mean it. Really. Send her the emails.

Today, Liz talks about Heroes' return, and why it might (or might not) suck as bad as the last few seasons, a pregnant robot, and the next generation in really embarrassing phone accessories.

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Links

http://io9.com/5357548/heroes-returns-more-rad-than-ever-say-stars - Heroes returns, more rad then ever say stars (my arse)

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/09/noooo_pregobot_gives_birth_to.php - Robotic mom gives birth to son

http://alpha-beta-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/09/bluetooth-concept-turns-your-finger.html - Bluetooth concept turns your finger phone into a reality

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VFTQ 161 - Really REALLY REALLY REALLY rushed. Sort of.

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 6 Sep 2009 20:34:00 GMT

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Today on View From The Quad I have a 20 minute deadline to record the entire episode. I make it by two minutes. Madness.
I talk about how to become a superhero with some really hurried technologies, how the makers of GTA had to rush to pay $20 MILLION to their flustered shareholders, how Bono quickly injected a lot of money into the SpiderMan musical.
That's it, really.
We also play the song Thrown Away by Blue Stahli. It's a wonderful song, and you can pick up your own copy at www.FiXTStore.com!

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Links

http://io9.com/5351527/two-technologies-that-could-make-you-superpowered-tomorrow - Two technologies that could make you superpowered

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/02/take_two_settles_investor_class_action_lawsuit/ - GTA class action lawsuit

http://www.holymoly.com/celebrity-news/bono-stumps-funding-troubled-spider-man-musical30661 - SpiderMan the Musical

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VFTQ 160 - ... OH MY!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:08:00 GMT

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Today on VFTQ we talk about a man who lives with lions (damn cute!), pyrotechnical gas propulsion technology, the Lock Ness... speedboat? Disney buying Marvel "Paris Syndrome" and much much more. Like crash test dummies, the Lisbon treaty, Liz's party and such.

Links

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/crazy_fool_is_friends_with_a_p.php - Crazy fool is friends with a pack of lions

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/is_this_nessie_spotted_on_goog.php - Is this Nessie spotted on Google Earth? (NOES!)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hpSHllNjlQeBmsxGJTXeoJMg5YuwD9ADSNBO0 - Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15391010/ - Paris Syndrome leaves tourists in shock

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15391010/

VFTQ 159 - The Reunion

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:41:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, to be downloaded at www.viewfromthequad.com!

This episode of View From The Quad was recorded in a very small room in a very small house in Wexford while the rain pounded down on the ceiling. It was recorded with use of an iPod microphone (that Griffen Stereo one, actually) and thus the evels might be a tad off. We mostly discuss what we have been up too for the past few weeks, since you last heard from us.

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VFTQ 158 - Swine Flu

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:23:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, avalible at www.viewfromthequad.com!

Today on View From The Quad I have two guests, Emily and Dervla, who have to huddle around a single microphone which is set up for Liz's voice. The quality is what it is.
I recount tales of terrible movies that Emily has put me through, swine flu and french college. Exciting stuff, there!
Next week shall hopefully hereld the return of Liz to the show, but until then,
Laters!

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Links
http://www.tinyurl.com/ELCpourlavie - that movie-film thing in which Gorden Ramsey beats me up. Fun stuff.

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VFTQ 157 - Books!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:14:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, avalible at www.viewfromthequad.com!

Today on VFTQ Liz and I have a nice healthy discussion about books. We recorded this a fair while back, and I decided to throw it into the feed.

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VFTQ 156 - Interview with Patrick E Mclean

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 2 Aug 2009 13:59:00 GMT

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Today on VFTQ, I chat to author Patrick E Mclean on pretty much every single topic ever to grace the face of Podcasting, authorship, advertising and economics. It was great fun!

From http://www.theseanachai.com

Patrick finds, tells and creates stories.

In addition to the Seanachai, he is also the author of How to Succeed in Evil.

Heâs worked as an advertising Creative Director, copywriter, bartender a waiter, a landscaper and a lifeguard. Heâs been in the One Show (a rather big thing in the ad world) Heâs also been shot. And both in the same week.

Links

http://www.theseanachai.com - Patrick's short story podcast

http://www.succeedinevil.com - How to Succeed In Evil. Everybody needs to check this story out. It's great!

VFTQ 155 - Interview with JC Hutchins

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:12:00 GMT

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Today I talk to JC Hutchins, Author of Personal Effects: Dark Art, a new transmedia novel which rocked my socks off.

From Wikipedia.com -

J.C. Hutchins is an award-winning novelist best known for his 7th Son technothriller trilogy, which he released as free serialized audiobooks from 2006-07. With approximately 100,000 downloads of his episodic fiction still occurring each month, 7th Son is the most popular âpodcast novelâ series in history.

The trilogy â and its 2008 groundbreaking spinoff anthology OBSIDIAN â are available for free download at 7thSonNovel.com. The seriesâ first novel, Descent, will be published this fall by St. Martinâs Press. Personal Effects: Dark Art, J.C.âs debut in a new supernatural thriller series, will also be published in June. Learn more here.

Links

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312383827?ie=UTF8&tag=theviefrotheq-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312383827 - Personal Effects: Dark Art on Amazon

http://jchutchins.net/ - JC's website

VFTQ 154 - Interview with Ze Frank

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:39:00 GMT

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Today on VFTQ, I talk to Ze Frank!

-From Wikipedia.org

In 2001, Frank created an online birthday invitation and sent it to seventeen of his closest friends. Forwarded wildly, the invitation soon generated millions of hits and over 100 gigabytes of daily web traffic to Frank's personal Web site.The site grew to include interactive group projects, short films, animations, and video games, many Flash-based, including children's educational videos featuring handy tips such as "Don't vacuum your face".

Frank won a 2002 Webby Award for Best Personal Website. In 2005, Frank was featured in Time Magazine's "50 Coolest Websites". Frank debuted onstage at the Gel conference in 2003, and later spoke at the TED Conference in 2004 and 2005.

Links

http://www.zefrank.com - Check out Ze's homepage, where you can find pretty much everything you need not to do any work.

VFTQ Special: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince review

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:54:00 GMT

This is a special mid-week edition of VFTQ, in which I review Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It comes out in the US, UK and Ireland on Wednesday the 15th of July.
I recommend that you listen to this review, as I have included a bit more information in the recording then appears in the script below. Click "Read More" to read the text of the review.

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince review

Please note that this is meant to be heard as an audio review. Hence the script is audio-based. It might read a tad weird. And not contain the full story. I do tend to ramble a bit, after all...

I was a guest last night at the premier of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Know what that means? That means that I got to see it two days before you; Harry Potter Fandom! So I decided to do a review.
This review should not be considered spoilerful unless you have not yet read the book. If you have read the book, I will not be spoiling anything that doesn't happen in it, yet happens in the movie.

Once we were huddled into the theatre, free water and popcorn in hand (Apparently us guests are important enough for free water and popcorn, but not free FRESH popcorn. The box that I ended up getting was stale. But I hadn't eaten since breakfast. I'm not going to complain!), some crowd from that farce of a radio station, 98FM took the stage and tried to rally us all in excitement. Between shamelessly pimping their morning show and squeaking like children, I didn't quite understand a word that they said. Most of this part of the night was spent trading cynical comments with people sitting next to me.

About two and a half minutes later, the stars of the show arrived into the auditorium and took to the microphone. Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) welcomed the fans, to quite a responsive roar, and then took to their respective seat.

I bet they got goddamned fresh popcorn.

Let's just get a few things straight here. I didn't really like the previous films. This piece of filmmaking is 153 minutes long. And maybe 145 of those minutes are cinematic gold. Each and every single one of the actors has matured through his or her run through the series. I loved it.

However, there were a few things that ticked me off. There was a bit too much subplot for my liking. Don't get me wrong, pretty much all of it was emotionally perfect, but I would have liked to have seen the main plot brought a bit forward more. I'm not sure whether cutting some of this out, or simply making the movie a tad longer would have been a better answer. Because I liked what was there.

Another thing that kind of ticked me off is how cheery the movie was. Ok. It was a lot darker then previous instalments, but I can't get over the fact that I remember being riveted to the spot in certain parts of the book. I found Dumbledore's death scene to be rather lacking, as well as his scene in the cave. Something about the cave scene, in particular just didn't resonate with me. The menace just didn't seem to be in it, and I expected Dumbledore to put up just a little more fight while drinking the potion.

However, all in all, I suspect that this film will be in the box office for a damn long time. Well done to the cast and crew, this was certainly a very enjoyable night.

Except for the popcorn. Did I tell you about the popcorn?

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VFTQ 153 - VFTQ 153 - Paintball, Penbo, Preists and escaped monkies

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:17:00 GMT

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Today on View From The Quad, Liz and I discuss a rather strange new form of non lethal weapon that Japanese police are carrying around, a tree stump that is drawing idiots all over the world to Limerick, monkeys running riot in Chester zoo, a pink robot (oh so very newsworthy) and we play a quick excerpt from an interview with Patrick EMclean which will be going live in the next few weeks.

Links

http://gizmodo.com/5311467/beware-criminals-japanese-police-now-equipped-with-chintzy-inaccurate-paintball-guns - Japanese paintball guns

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0710/limerick.html - Treestump draws believes to Limerick

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5753208/Zoo-evacuated-as-chimpanzees-escape.html - Zoo evacuated as chimpanzees escape

http://gizmodo.com/5311069/bossa-nova-penbo-the-first-real-robot-for-girls-is-a-pink-waddling-penguin-with-a-baby - The first "real" robot for girls

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1784493/highlight/8163 - Liz sings the CTYI show at the LIVE SHOW afterparty. To join in the next live show, check twitter.com/cianmm for updates on when it will be on.

VFTQ 152 - Cian has a new mic, thus the sound is weird.

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:08:00 GMT

VFTQ should be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and nowhere else, on the pain of pain.

Today on VFTQ we have a veritable smorgasbord of topics for your listening enjoyment. We talk about China limiting the use of virtual currency,a Turkish Gameshow designed to convert Atheists, an interesting anti-paparazzi device, some interesting new iPhone patents and an awesome sounding new concept car. Also on the agenda is the usual banter about nothing in particular.

Links

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218101859 - China limits use of virtual currency

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/5729452/Turkish-gameshow-attempts-to-convert-atheists.html - Turkish gameshow attempts to convert atheists

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/anti-paparazzi.php - Anti-Paparazzi Purse

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/02/haptic-feedback-fingerprint-identification-and-rfid-tag-readers-in-future-iphones/ - Weird iPhone Patents

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/atnmbl-concept.php - New concept car

http://bit.ly/VFTQPEDA - Personal Effects: Dark Art

VFTQ 151 - MyVibe

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:17:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, avalible at www.viewfromthequad.com!

Today on VFTQ, we talk about fly eating robots, the Gangsta gene being discovered, Eco caravans, red hot chilli grenades, when iPhones go bad, a VERY special iPhone App, and a lot more!

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Links

http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn17367-carnivorous-domestic-entertainment-robots/2 - Robots eating flies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8119591.stm - Chili Grenades

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/17/eco-camper-by-verdier/ - Eco Camper

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/white-iphone-3gs-reportedly-overheats-turns-a-browner-shade-of/ - Discoloured iPhone

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=7884397&page=1 - Gangsta genes

http://gizmodo.com/5295987/myvibe-thighs+on-first-iphone-vibrator-app-approved-by-apple-nsfw - iPhone Vibrator Add

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VFTQ 150 - It's the toy's fault! Not the parents!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:40:00 GMT

VFTQ 150 should be downloaded either through your favourite podcatcher or ViewFromTheQuad.com. PROTIP: iTunes is a podcatcher. And they have reviews. And we like reviews. Take this information and do with it what you will.

VFTQ this week is brought to you by Caffine. I chatter about NASA wanting to blow the moon up in order to find water in it, and why it won't work. I ramble about baby flamingos who are affraid of the colour pink, which is rather unfortunate. I rant about a prosecutor who wants to ban the toys in fast food meals, and thus destroy the childhood of children everywhere, and I talk about PETA, and their gift to mass fly swatter, Obama.

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Links

http://gizmodo.com/5296155/nasa-wants-to-blow-up-part-of-the-moon-to-search-for-water - NASA wants to blow the moon up. But it's for science!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/5568076/Baby-flamingos-scared-of-pink.html - Baby flamingos are scared of the colour pink

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_fastfood - Fun ruining fun ruiner wants to ban fast food toys

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/peta-says-no-more-flykilling-sends-obama-a-humane-fly-catcher-.html - PETA raps Obama on the knuckles for no good reason.

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VFTQ 149 - Dun dun DUNNNNN!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:08:00 GMT

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Liz is away this week, my head hurts, and I am tired. W00!

Today on VFTQ, The Pirate Party wins 2 Seats in the EU, No IE in Windows 7 for EU people, and EA's fake protest against their new game, DantÃ's Death.

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Links

http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-wins-and-enters-the-european-parliament-090607/ - Pirate Party enters the European Parliament

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/11/windows-7-e-coming-to-europe-without-internet-explorer/ - Windows 7 will not include IE 8 for European buyers

http://kotaku.com/5289471/eas-fake-protest-riles-some-religious - EA's fake protest

VFTQ 148 - Things learnt from childrenâs books

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:54:00 GMT

VFTQ can only be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today on the show, we talk about how to best ration ginger beer, our four favourite conspiracy theories, some Heroes news, China blocking porn websites, the new Apple iPhone, Sims 3, Jeff Wayneâs Musical Version of the War of the Worlds, and much more!

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Links

http://i.gizmodo.com/5282981/according-to-our-surveys-many-teenage-students-have-become-familiar-with-internet-pornography - Teenager students have become familiar with internet porn

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/06/04/heroes-casts-a-new-villain-roommate-for-clair/ - Heroes casts a new villian

http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/the-ten-best-conspiracy-theories-1695929.html - Ten best conspiracy theories

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/how-to-ration-ginger-beer-and-other-essential-skills-foradventurers/2006/09/08/1157222326086.html - Things learnt from childrenâs books

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_to_come_with_pedometer PokÃWalker

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VFTQ 147 - Bottled 'tashes [EXPLICIT]

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:52:00 GMT

VFTQ should only be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. So there!

Today on VFTQ, Liz and Cian battle it out with uStream and a utterly failed Live Show, but the perfectly pristine audio is here in it's entirety for you, the loyal listener!

We talk about a microchip designed to inject cyanide into your bloodstream, Buffy getting a comeback without Joss at the head, Abortion Doctor George Tiller getting shot by a pro life activist (nice...), a magical bus stop, and Bottle Tashes. Yes. Mustaches . On bottles. It's awesome. Trust me on this.

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Links

http://io9.com/5259933/germans-deny-patent-for-gpspoison-microchip - Deadly Microchip

http://www.culch.ie/2009/05/26/buffy-minus-joss/ - Buffy making a comeback?

http://carnalnation.com/content/7628/3/tweets-hate-crazy-right-twitters-about-murder-dr-tiller Disturbing tweets left by right-wing extremists after the murder of Dr George Tiller

http://io9.com/5273325/when-bus-stops-meet-holodecks - Most awesome bus-stop. Evar.

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/05/bottle_staches_for_those_who_c.php - Bottle Staches. You HAVE to see this.

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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VFTQ should only be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. So there!

Today on VFTQ, Liz and Cian battle it out with uStream and a utterly failed Live Show, but the perfectly prestine audio is here in it's entirity for you, the loyal listener!

We talk about a microchip designed to inject cyianide into your bloodstream, Buffy getting a comeback without Joss at the head, Abortion Doctor George Tiller getting shot by a pro life activist (nice...), a magical bus stop, and Bottle Tashes. Yes. Mustaches . On bottles. It's awesome. Trust me on this.

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Links

http://io9.com/5259933/germans-deny-patent-for-gpspoison-microchip - Deadly Microchip

http://www.culch.ie/2009/05/26/buffy-minus-joss/ - Buffy making a comeback?

http://carnalnation.com/content/7628/3/tweets-hate-crazy-right-twitters-about-murder-dr-tiller Disturbing tweets left by right-wing extreamists after the murder of Dr George Tiller

http://io9.com/5273325/when-bus-stops-meet-holodecks - Most awesome bus-stop. Evar.

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/05/bottle_staches_for_those_who_c.php - Bottle Staches. You HAVE to see this.

VFTQ LIVE update

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:32:00 GMT

Join us LIVE on Monday at 9PM GMT + 1! All the info you need at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com/live !

See you there!

VFTQ 146 - Darragh Doyle

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:09:00 GMT

VFTQ should only be downloaded from an official source. So if you are downloading this from some blogger blog which doesn't seem to create any of it's own content, stop it! Come to ViewFromTheQuad.com and enjoy the fun in REAL VFTQ glory!

In this episode of View From The Quad, Liz and I interview Darragh Doyle, a blogger who is going to jump out of a plane. Fo serious.

Darragh Doyle is an online communications and content editor, professional blogger and internet enthusiast with extensive experience in online community building and member services. He is the comunity manager at Boards.ie and basically knows the what's what in the social scene.

Darragh is going to jump out of said plane for a very deserving charity, CARELOCAL, a non-profit organisation which works to assist older people remain living in their own homes, with dignity, security and company, for as long as possible. Go support him at the links below!

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Links

http://www.short.ie/endthebadjokes/ - Pledge some money to Darragh for his gravity defying stunt

http://www.short.ie/throwdarraghfromaplane - Read Darragh's reasons for doing this. (Protip: It's all Mulley's fault!)

http://www.thisiswhatido.org - Visit Darragh's blog for various updates on everything he does, as well as possible media related to the jump. You can be sure that VFTQ will be putting any video he makes into the feed!

http://www.carelocal.ie/ - The charity Darragh is going to endanger his pants for.

VFTQ 145 - The Shweepy Show

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:52:00 GMT

VFTQ should only be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today on the show we talk about Dollhouse getting renewed for a second season, Liz going asleep in a cupboard, Star Trek being watched in space, arguments, thrills, spills, Postman Pat and the first ever edition of Guess The Google!

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Links

http://gizmodo.com/5257724/astronauts-watching-new-star-trek-in-space - Star Trek is beamed up to Space Station

http://gizmodo.com/5257329/extremely-confident-man-builds-extremely-tiny-car - Man builds small car out of Postman Pat Ride

http://io9.com/5256505/ugly-americans-offers-jokes-weird-rationalizations - New Show, possible Futurama rip off [EDIT BY CIAN] Totally not. Just totally not.

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/05/13/exclusive-pixar-unveils-new-toy-story-3-character-in-up-can-you-find-it/ - Teaser for Toy Story 3

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-04/robots-fight-autism - Cute robot used to fight autism

http://gizmodo.com/5250144/one-cheeseburger-equals-15000-google-searches-environmentally-speaking - Guess the Google

VFTQ 144 - Why Vampires Don't Exist

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:51:00 GMT

VFTQ should only ever be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com, on pain of pain.

This week on VFTQ Liz and I talk about weather Vampires are real, and what the scientists say on the matter, how the Leaving Cert is not much fun, the new Kindle (which delves into a discussion on the uselessness of smart whiteboards (Liz likes them, I don't), big scary underwater robots, Star Trek (but we don't spoil a single thing), illegal debs, the pros and cons of Educational Bootcamp, a competition which involves finding Liz in the real world and giving her â5 and so much more!

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Links

http://io9.com/5241252/physicists-prove-that-vampires-could-not-exist - Vampires can't exist, according to Science

http://tinyurl.com/VFTQKindle - Check out the Amazon Kindle

http://gizmodo.com/5242571/menacing-underwater-robot-reaches-out-and-touches-horrifies - Horrifying robot

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1485210 - Video of the Live Stream

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1485210

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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VFTQ 143 - Hamdemic

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 3 May 2009 15:18:00 GMT

VFTQ 143 - Hamdemic can only be downloaded legally at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. So there.

Today on VFTQ we talk about the global snoutbreak of Swine Flu, Ireland's proposed crime of blasphemous libel, Sci-fi's summer scheduel bringing Eureka back, the Sap Cap and lots of off topic banter.How would YOU kill superman?

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Links

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/04/27/scifi-announces-summer-schedule/ - Sci-fi's Summer Schedule

http://gizmodo.com/5237416/sap-cap-packs-a-blackjack-into-a-black-hat - the Sap Cap

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0429/1224245599892.html - blasphemous libel

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f26c4046b0/lex-luthor-bailout-with-jon-hamm - Lex Luthor's bailout

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1459706 - Live video of VFTQ 143

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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VFTQ 142 - TDs gone wild

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:46:00 GMT

VFTQ 142 can only be downloaded at ViewFromTheQuad.com. Think you are managing to download it from somewhere else? IT'S A TRAP!

Today on VFTQ, Liz and I discuss bizarre gadgets that try to solve every single problem in a single package, TDs Gone Wild, the new X-Men movie coming out soon, Caprica, Dollhouse and of course, our patent pending Banter.

This episode was done on a live video stream, so any time we mention the chatroom or camera, that's what's going on. Also, there may be a tiny echo ever 10 minutes or so. But that shouldn't matter. I'm working on setting up a way to stop this. Which will involve a lot of polystyrine.

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Links

http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/convergencegadgets2 - Gadgets for everything

http://is.gd/uIKv - Buy Caprica at Amazon.com (Much cheaper then high-street shops for some mad reason)

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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VFTQ 141 - The one where they talk and swear a lot [EXPLICIT]

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:58:00 GMT

This episode of View From The Quad can only be downloaded at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com.

Shownotes this week are really not needed. Just know that this is an explicit episode, and it is an hour long. Enjoy!

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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VFTQ EXTRA: Harry Potter Nuts

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:08:00 GMT

Just when you thought it was safe to take a browse around the Harry Potter news sites, WB release a new trailer, spouting millions of new, grammatically incorrect, caps locked and obnoxious comments of the type one would normally find on YouTube.

Wonderful.

VFTQ 140 - Celebs I want to meet

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:38:00 GMT

VFTQ 140 can only be downloaded from the NEW AND IMPROVED www.ViewFromTheQuad.com, even if there is a paradox involved.

Hi there kiddykoos! Today on VFTQ Liz talks about being a teenager, Conficker being a stupid virus, how the hand-apple-lady from the Twilight book cover is doing $30 photo-ops at EyeCon, Fox screweing up Dollhouse by refusing to show the last episode of the Season, how hackers managed to take down San Fran's internet and phone systems, another buttload of iPhone rumors (This handset is starting to look pretty cool... Check the Links section for more deets) and the Top Ten Geeky Last Words from Wired.com. Some of these are utterly lost on me. Maybe you can explain them to me...

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Links

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/conficker-dooms.html - Conficker sucks

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/ - Hackers bring down California internet

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090409PD219.html - Apple order lots and LOTS of Flash

http://i.gizmodo.com/5199267/unconfirmed-next+gen-iphone-includes-support-for-80211n-networks - Next gen iPhone to support 802.11n?

http://i.gizmodo.com/5200034/next-generation-iphone-may-have-fm-transmission-capabilities - Next gen iPhone might have FM transmission abilities

http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-04/st_best - 10 best geekly last words

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com . Don't forget to check out the super cool new www.ViewFromTheQuad.com!

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VFTQ 139 - VAMPIRE BATTERIES!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:06:00 GMT

VFTQ 139 can only be downloaded from the official site at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. So don't download from anywhere else, yehear?

Hey there! Today in VFTQ we have another 20ish minutes of audio pleasure. Think Vampiric batteries which run on your blood, some more cool Apple patents designed to get stolen phones back from the theifs, Liz is not in studio, but her slutry voice lives on in Top Ten Thoughts, some big news about the next Transformers movie, a movie version of The World Around Us, Neil Gaiman is almost sainted, and Alan Moore gives us an idea of a different ending Galactica almost had.

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Links

http://io9.com/5195023/batteries-that-feed-on-blood - Batteries that feed on blood

http://io9.com/5195186/the-world-without-us-is-legend - The World Without Us movie

http://io9.com/5195746/transformers-roll-call-whos-in-and-whos-out - Transformers Roll Call

http://i.gizmodo.com/5195474/apple-considers-having-stolen-iphones-call-police - Apple considers having Stolen iPhones call Police

http://www.locusmag.com/2007/0401_NeilGaimanSainthood.html - Neil Gaiman nearing Sainthood

VFTQ 138 - Robots take over the world. Again.

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:54:00 GMT

This episode of View From The Quad can only be downloaded legally at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. If you are, or suspect somebody you know is attempting to download this from some other site, please turn off your computer, lie down with your hands over your head, and the correct authorities will apprehend you for information.

Today on View From The Quad, we have two more ways Robots will take over the world and wipe out humanity, Liz takes over the Top Ten Thoughts segment, the Hotelicoptor, Apple plans to use your DNA to make sure you are you, Ron Howard could direct âThe Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraftâ, Apple gets screwed in the a-hole by Asus and Lenovo, Apple may someday bankrupt iPhone Devs, Declan gives us the scoop on accessibility and computer/iPods and what I thought of the BSG finalÃ.

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Links

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_living_robot/ - The Living Robot

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/03/25-11 - Killing robots

http://is.gd/py3E - Kevin Warwick's biography

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/recent-apple-patent-filing-speaks-of-stealth-biometric-security/ - Apple and the bizzare ways of making your devices secure

http://i.gizmodo.com/5187289/stay-at-the-hotelicopter-the-worlds-first-flying-hotel - The Hotelicoptor

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/03/26/howard-could-direct-lovecraft/ - Ron Howard might direct âThe Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraftâ

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/25/apples-iphone-app-refund-policies-could-bankrupt-developers/ - Apple might bankrupt iPhone Devs

http://i.gizmodo.com/5182321/apple-falls-to-third-place-in-reliability-report-loses-to-asus-and-lenovoibm - Apple gets raped by Lenovo and Asus

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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SWoW Promo

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:27:00 GMT

Hey there! If you have a podcast, and would like a way of helping SWoW get more exposure, feel free to play this in your show! Or just link to it on facebookâ hand it around to your friendsâ. anything really!
Let me know if you have played it on your show and I will say thanks to you on the next one!

You can contact Cian by emailing podcast@startingwow.com

Leave a comment on the show at www.startingwow.com and phone the voicemail line at 001 206 203 4610. Please leave us some nice iTunes Reviews as well!

VFTQ 137 - In which Cian is most certainly not an idiot, thank you very much.

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:19:00 GMT

VFTQ 137 can be downloaded only at the official source, http://www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Hey there kiddies!
Today on View From The Quad, we talk about ironic water cannons used against waster wastage protesters, some of the new features coming in the summer with VFTQ 3, "Don't let Cian use big words", Scientology admitting that Xenu is their homeboy, BSG at the UN and the BSG finalÃ, with not a SINGLE spoiler to be had, Liz kicks her microphone stand meaning that I have to try to edit all the rustling and "BOOOOOOM"ing out of the audio, LCDs strapped to sheep, I can't pronounce something or other, Random discussion at the end about Bones and a fair few other things.

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Links

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=9996728 - Scientologists admit that Xenu is their homeboy

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/16/scientology_xenu_confirmation/ Scientologists confirm Xenu story

http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/19/police-spray-water-cannons-at-world-water-forum-protesters/ -Police Spray Water Cannons at World Water Forum Protesters

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/iphone-3-0-beta-firmware-faq/ - iPhone 3.0 features

http://i.gizmodo.com/5172963/sheep+powered-led-display-lights-up-welsh-hillside - Sheep powered LCDs

http://is.gd/nRY7 - Battlestar Galactica at the UN

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/03/18/critics-view-galactica-finale/ - Critics view the Battlestar Galactica FinalÃ - MAY CONAIN SPOILERS

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com, and you can contact Liz by emailing liz@viewfromthequad.com .

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PodCastle Miniature 26: Up the Chimney

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:16:00 GMT

This is a little something extra for you subscriber type people. I read this great short-short story for Podcastle, the Fantasy Fiction podcast. Hope that you enjoy it!

By Cat Rambo.
Read by Cian MacMahon.

I should have known better. There we were dozing by the fireside, old Tom and me, and thereâs a stranger telling some story of funerals and cats. Old Tom, he leaps up, whiskers abristle. Shouting âThen Iâm the King of Catsâ and disappearing up the chimney!

Rated G. Contains cats and fairy land.

VFTQ 136 - iPod Explodeh

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:21:00 GMT

VFTQ 136 - iPod Explodeh can be downloaded from the ONLY official source at http://www.ViewFromTheQuad.com.

Today on VFTQ Liz and I debate sexy Irish accents (and non-Irish ones - Ach de Noooo!), iPod music creation apps which rock, iPods exploding in people's pants, the new iPod Shuffle, we get another insightful Food Review from Andrew, a Kid using a fart machine in Congress, a boat made out of recycled stuff and Sims 3! (Preorder at the links below) A fair bit then.

Again, this week the audio is less then perfect. This is again due to our setup, and we will be improving this as we get better doing a two person show.

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Links

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/exploding-ipod-touch-sets-kids-pants-on-fire-melts-his-underwe/ - Exploding iPod Touch Sets some kid's pants on fire!

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/2cf63ca10a/kid-uses-fart-machine-during-city-council-meeting - Kid uses a fart machine in Congress

http://www.podcastingnews.com/2009/03/11/apple-intros-update-ipod-shuffle/ - Apple introduces the new iPod Shuffle

http://www.audiorealism.se/technobox/ - Technobox, the iPod app Cian mentioned on the show

http://www.intua.net/products.html - Beatmaker, the awesome iPod app used to create the little musical bit in about half an hour

http://i.gizmodo.com/5166844/boat-made-from-plastic-pet-bottles-to-sail-on-11000-mile-ocean-voyage - Man creates boat out of many many plastic bottles

http://is.gd/nmAA - Preorder Sims 3 on GAME
http://is.gd/nmyh - Preorder Sims 3 on Amazon
http://is.gd/nmAZ - Preorder Sims 3 on HMV.co.uk

Remember, you can contact me by emailing Cian@ViewFromTheQuad.com, and Liz wants a few emails to keep her warm at night. Send those to Liz@ViewFromTheQuad.com!

Thanks for listening!

VFTQ 135 - New co-host, awful levels

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 7 Mar 2009 22:53:00 GMT

VFTQ 135 can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Hey there! This week we welcome Liz into the family as a new co-host on VFTQ! One problem: I think I may have screwed up the microphones. So the levels are quite off, and there are some weird noises going on. But I think I managed to make themimmeasurably better then from what they originally were. Once we set up Liz with her own microphone and all in her own house, everything will be much better.

Today on the show, we talk about Pluto being renamed a planet by the state of Illinois, SEX and the media, we start Andy's Food Reviews, a new segment here on VFTQ, and we natter a bit at the end. Next time will be better quality, I promise. We both just need to get into our strides.

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Links

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/03/05/illinois-plutocrats/ - Pluto gets remaned a planet; in Illinois anyway.

http://www.sessionmagazine.com/mass-media-influence-on-the-sexual-behavior/ - the Media and sexual behaviour

VFTQ 134 - Blackout Ireland

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:53:00 GMT

VFTQ 134 can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today on the show, I have a nice big conversation with Charly all about the Blackout Ireland movement. Go to www.BlackoutIreland.com to find out more!

Other then that, I rip off some stuff from George Hrab, and talk about BoingBoing for a bit. These are short shownotes because I am so very stressed right now.

Links

http://www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/guestessays/religion101.html - the rest of the religious quiz

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0217/1224241279708.html - the Irish Times article mentioned in the episode

http://www.techimo.com/forum/debateimo-politics-religion-controversy/225344-letter-why-didnt-flight-crew-mention-god.html - Why didn't they mention God?

http://www.smh.com.au/national/pastors-abortion-dream-inflames-bushfire-tragedy-20090210-832f.html - Paster claims God caused the Australia bush fires!

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/22/parent-of-gamer-asks.html - BoingBoing article mentioned in the show.

VFTQ 133 - YARG!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:33:00 GMT

VFTQ 133 - Yarg! can be downloaded for FREE at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. Do not pay for me!

Hi, and welcome to this episode of VFTQ! We have many-a-treat for you today, from a truly awesome remix of some Anime song or other, to The Pirate Bay legal pwnage, Facebook deciding that they own all your content and of course, the launch of Dollhouse. What did you think of it? I quite liked it, but it will have to get better to keep me watching.

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Links

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10164777-93.html - The Pirate Bay Trial to begin in Sweden

http://torrentfreak.com/50-of-charges-against-pirate-bay-dropped-090217/ - 50% of the charges against The Pirate Bay are dropped

http://torrentfreak.com/news-from-the-pirate-bay-press-conference-090215/ - News from The Pirate Bay trial

http://consumerist.com/5150175/facebooks-new-terms-of-service-we-can-do-anything-we-want-with-your-content-forever - Facebook's new terms of service

Get the song featured on this episode of VFTQ

Bleach â âHouki Boshiâ (mp3)

Buy at iTunes Music Store

VFTQ 132 - Look mom! No Script!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 8 Feb 2009 22:15:00 GMT

VFTQ 132 - Look mom! No Script! can be downloaded at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today on the show we talk about how to get free Mac software with the puzzle website Macheist, the rumors about the Amazon Kindle 2 which should be announced on Monday, how retailers make you buy stuff that you don't want, and which operating system is the most Scroogey when it comes to torrent seeding.

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Links

http://www.Macheist.com - Macheist: Free Mac Apps and fun puzzles

http://i.gizmodo.com/5148568/kindle-2-official-images-and-price-leak-359-on-february-24 - Kindle 2 rumors

http://www.mint.com/blog/the-motley-fool/retail-tricks-that-make-you-overspend/ - How retailers make you overspend

http://i.gizmodo.com/5148750/mac-vs-pc-whos-the-more-considerate-bittorrent-software-thief - Battle of the OSes - Bittorrent seeding style

VFTQ 131 - FAR!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:26:00 GMT

VFTQ 131 - FAR! can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

This week on the show, we play FAR by George Hrab, a great song which just so happens to be the theme of the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. Which you should listen too. Also, we talk about the awesome new stuff in iPhoto 09 and iLife 09, the new suite of tools Google have released to let you check up on any damn dirty traffic shaping your ISP might be doing and that whole thing about Eircom and the record companies. Nasty stuff, there.

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http://geologicpodcast.com/ - George Hrab's podcast

http://365daysofastronomy.org/ - 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast

http://StartingWoW.com - Starting WoW, the podcast I made the song for

http://is.gd/i00l - Buy iLife 09 slightly cheaper then normal on Amazon

http://www.measurementlab.net/ - Google Measurement Lab

VFTQ 130 - MOREVI interview part 2

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:03:00 GMT

VFTQ 130 - MOREVI interview part 2 can be downloaded at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. Part one can be downloaded for free here, or at the link at the end of the shownotes

ANOTHER extra long episode, this time with the second half of the Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine. In this half, the phone in really gets going, with lots of callers with amusing and intriguing questions.ALSO, we have an EXCLUSIVE about an amazing "Steampunk CSI" project Tee and Pip are working on! In my words, "That sounds so awesome!"

Same drinking rules apply, with two additions. Here is the revised list.

-Tee blows his nose.

-Pip punches Tee or Tee says âOwwwwwwwh!â

-Tee drinks Tea.

-Cian, Pip, Tee or any of the phone-in guests make a terrible joke which bombs, and Cian edits out the silence to make it sound less terrible.

-Anybody refers to the âTee Morrisâ You Are Mutedâ meme from the last call-in show I did with him

-Tee makes a mistake as too what is possible in an online game. (This should put you back no more then four or so drinks. Maybe Tee needs to listen to Starting WoW!)

-Cian lies to a guest caller about his ability to pronounce their name

Links

http://www.viewfromthequad.com/2009/01/18/vftq-129-morevi-exit-interview-part-1 - Part 1 of this epically long interview

http://www.teemorris.com - Tee Morrisâs website

http://www.teemorris.com/morevipodcast/ - Morevi: Remastered

http://www.pjballantine.com/ - Pipâs site

VFTQ 129 - MOREVI Exit interview part 1

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:58:00 GMT

VFTQ 129 - MOREVI Exit interview part 1 can be downloaded for free from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. Don't pay anybody!

This extra long episode (just under an hour) of View From The Quad is the first half of the Exit Interview I did with Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine about Tee's podiobook, Morevi, which can be downloaded in full from Morevi.net.
Please note that at the time of recording, it seemed that both Pip and Tee were not going to make it through the day. They had a serious case of Con-Funk and a two hour long interview was pretty much the last thing that they needed to be doing.
With this in mind, I have developed a drinking game for this interview.
Take one drink any time one of the following happens
-Tee blows his nose.
-Pip punches Tee or Tee says "Owwwwwwwh!"
-Tee drinks Tea.
-Cian, Pip, Tee or any of the phone-in guests make a terrible joke which bombs, and Cian edits out the silence to make it sound less terrible.
-Anybody refers to the "Tee Morris... You Are Muted" meme from the last call-in show I did with him

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Thanks for listening, and come back next time to hear lots more phonecalls, some terrible humour, and finally find out if Pip and Tee cough out their lungs.

Links

http://www.teemorris.com - Tee Morris's website

http://www.teemorris.com/morevipodcast/ - Morevi: Remastered

http://www.pjballantine.com/ - Pip's site

VFTQ 128.7 - Weird gadgets

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:42:00 GMT

This is another short update about what is going on. I just recored it on my laptop while I was on the move, so the quality is a bit iffy.

Links mentioned in the show are as follows

The Weird Gadgets can be found at http://thehottestgadgets.com/2009/01/19-weird-and-wacky-gadgets-001985, and as for that LIVE Tee Morris interview I told you about, catch all the details at www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=20621

Talk to you laters!

The View from the Quad : VFTQ127-5.mp3

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:04:45 GMT

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VFTQ 128 - Horiffic audio and Amazing interview skillz

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, avalible at www.viewfromthequad.com!

Sorry about the horrific audio quality, my microphone seems to be acting up. Which is bad.

To check out ANY of the links mentioned in this show, just visit http://wholelotofnonsense.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/whole-lot-of-nonsense-show-68-day-8-of-12-days-of-hand-made-gift-feedback-cian-macmahon/, and for the Zombie video, check out http://cianmacmahon.com/page3/page3.html

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Remember, you can contact me by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com or leave a voice message to be played on the show at (001) 206-203-4610 and get them played on the show!
Visit www.ViewFromTheQuad.com for more tech news and to subscribe to the newsletter and be informed early about all the new happenings in View From The Quad.

VFTQ 127 - Video - Anarchists

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:54:00 GMT

View From The Quad 127 can be downloaded for free from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com.

This week I decided to do a video, because bizzarly, I can do those really fast in shoddy quality better then I can do audio episodes really fast in shoddy quality.

This week I talk about some silly political movement (which, by definition, should not be a political movement) and then about some poor dude who might have died. But I hope he didn't.

Anyway, I really gotta get back to studying now...

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VFTQ 126 - Schmeat!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:22:00 GMT

View From The Quad can be downloaded from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com for free. Except no substitutes!

Today on the show we talk about how Twilight is darker then you might think (See what I did there? I made a JOKE!), we talk about lab grown meat, practicle uses for Lightsabors and how a bittorrent tracker pwned an anti-bittorrent company.

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Links

http://is.gd/amXX - Slashfilm.com on Twilight

http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=4507 - Skepchick on Twilight

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/12/4/101038/688?source=daily - Schmeat!

http://909sickle.com/s/practical-lightsabers/ - Practicle uses for lightsabors

http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-site-pwns-anti-piracy-outfit-081206/ Bittorrent site pwns anti piracy outfit

VFTQ 125 - Interview with GrannyMar

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:37:00 GMT

VFTQ 125 - Interview with GrannyMar can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

GrannyMar, Winner of an Irish Blog Award in 2008, is Podcasting's Super Gran. She was thrown into the online world by her daughter for a lecture on getting your granny into podcasting, and has been hooked ever since.

I met her in Podcamp Ireland 2008, where she was giving a talk on how much help a blog or podcast can be for those who have little or no family, and the talk was so very interesting that I just had to pull her aside later and asked for an interview.

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You can visit Granny Mar, subscribe to her podcast and blog, find her on twitter and much more by visiting her blog at GrannyMar.com/blog

Check out my sometimes blurry images of Top Gear Live in Ireland at Flickr.com/Photos/Cianmm

Talk to you next week!

Review of Blue Snowball Microphone

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Here is a recording/review I did of about and using the Blue Snowball microphone. The audio has no effects on it, but my voice was slightly horse at the time of the recording.

Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/cianmm to see photos of the unboxing, and to order yourself a Blue Snowball Mic, head on down to Amazon where they have them for $85, which is a hell of a lot cheaper then I paid for my two. Just head to http://is.gd/8YmU.
Talk to you guys next week,

Cian

VFTQ 124 - interview with Ben of Benrik

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:58:00 GMT

Hey there!

This week I interview Ben Carey, one of the two genii (Geniuses?) behind Benrik.

"Benrik Limited is the corporate lovechild of Ben Carey and Henrik Delehag, and the outlet for their creative ideas and general outpourings.

Benrik's mission is to introduce a welcome element of branded anarchy into our predictable lives. Benrik's books are thus instruction manuals for warped living."

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Links

http://is.gd/7L4i - Buy Benrik's books. (Due to publishing restrictions, the latest Diary can only be ordered from the UK Amazon site. Benrik hope to fix this in the future.)

VFTQ 123 - Blu Ray Serenity!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:08:00 GMT

VFTQ episode 123 can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today on the show we talk about how Apple's new trackpad is a bit broken, the full story behind my Halloween as well as Podcasting in my school and Serenity FINALLY coming to HD!

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Links

http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2008/archives/2248 - Problems with the new Apple Macbook Pro

http://is.gd/6NcO - Preorder the blu-ray version of Serenity in the UK

http://is.gd/6Ndy - Preorder the blu-ray version of Serenity in the US

VFTQ 122 - Interview with JC Hutchins

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 1 Nov 2008 21:19:00 GMT

VFTQ 112 can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. Accept no substitutes.

Today on the show I interview the genius creator of the 7th Son trilogy, J.C Hutchins.

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"J.C. Hutchins is an award-winning novelist best known for his 7th Son technothriller trilogy, which he released as free serialized audiobooks from 2006-07. Nearly 50,000 people worldwide have enjoyed J.C.âs work, making 7th Son the most popular âpodcast novelâ series in history.
A former journalist, J.C. wrote for The Palm Beach Post, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.), and Wizard: The Comics Magazine."

Links

http://jchutchins.net - The only link you will EVER need to get to any of JC's stuff. Really.

How To Survive Zombie Attack

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:50:00 GMT

I made this video about a year ago. Enjoy!

VFTQ 121 - Fantastic Face Funk!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:31:00 GMT

VFTQ 121 - Fantastic Face Funk! if free for your downloading pleasures at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today on the show we talk about some utterly insane man who hooks electrodes up unto his face. And then uses it as a music visualiser. Madness, I say!

Next, I rant for a bit about shitty music shops and the staff in them.

Then, we have some crazy cops who allegedly ATTACKED AND SODOMIZED some man who was alledegly smoking pot.

Then... VFTQ brings you a NEVER BEFORE HEARD trailer for the upcoming Saw 19! Yay!

Links

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdlYFCp5Ic - Weird face visualizer guy

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10242008/news/regionalnews/horror_abuse_by_cops_135071.htm - Horror Abuse by Cops

VFTQ 120 - Unicycles are NOT cool.

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:21:00 GMT

VFTQ episode 120 is up for grabs at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Heya! Today in the show we talk about my upcoming interview schedule, stupid electric self balancing unicycles, some stupid antivirus virus thing called Macguard, Japan finding 34,500 times the legal dosage of PESTICIDES in Chinease beans. Om nom nom! Also on the cutting block for discussion is some weird man who implanted an RFID tag into his hand.

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Links

http://gizmodo.com/5065431/self+balancing-electric-unicycle-to-make-clowns-attention+seekers-even-less-impressive - self balancing unicycle at Gizmodo.com

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/17/macguard-double-plus-ungood-avoid/ - damn dirty fake antivirus

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Rest+of+the+World&month=October2008&file=World_News2008101614556.xml - Japan detects pesticides in Chinese frozen beans

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/14/video-of-a-guy-impla.html - motherfraking insane guy implants RFID tag

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat - Wikipedia article on cats. You know you want it!

http://craphound.com/littlebrother/ - Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. Give me an interview, Cory, PLEASE!

VFTQ 119 - WTFNEWPSP?!?

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT

VFTQ 119 - WTFNEWPSP? is free for download at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Heya! In this episode of VFTQ which I recorded with a horrible migraine. So let it be grumpy.
We talk about Apple hosting Field Trips (WTF#1), Old VS New Media (again) some new PSP I have never heard of (WTF#2) and Apple Rumors. (not so WTF.)

Update
Apple released new Macbooks, Macbook Pros and a big ass cinema screen.

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Links

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/10/apple-stores-welcome-kids-via-field-trip/ - Apple Field Trips

http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/10/12/fighting-perceptions-against-new-media/ - Old media hates New Media

VFTQ 118 - Podcamp, Work, Music

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 5 Oct 2008 21:03:00 GMT

VFTQ 118 - Podcamp, Work, Music is free to download at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Heya! Today on the show we talk a bit about Podcamp Ireland (I list the good and bad things), I go through why I'm really busy at the moment and then play some amazing George Hrab song and Galway Girl. Yes. THAT Galway girl.

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Music - Galway Girl (eeeeek!) More On This Album Download Galway Girl (mp3), Sweet Dreams redo by George Hrab. Visit him at www.GeologicPodcast.com

Links

http://www.Podcampireland.com - Podcamp Ireland

http://www.grannymar.com/blog/ - GrannyMar

http://teaandchat.com/ - Tea and Chat

http://vulturespi.com/Vultures.html - Vultures PI

VFTQ 117 - Life Without Steve Balmer Screaming [repost]

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:55:00 GMT

This is being reposted because something went horribly wrong with the feed.
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VFTQ 117 can be downloaded for free at http://www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Hey-lo, VFTQites! Today on the show, we meet an excited CEO, a granny who wrangles Liamas, a song that Iâm gonna be singing for some auditions or others and a host of other characters!

In other news, this is a bit of a cop out episode. Hopefully school will calm down soon and these cop out episodes can end.

Donât forget to meet me and a host of other A-List podcast celebs at Podcamp Ireland in Kilkenny on September the 27th. Check out the Links section for the website.

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Links

http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/ - stupid Apple screwing up a piece of plastic recall

http://teaandchat.com/ - Steven Kilbride of Tea and Chat.

http://www.podcampireland.com - Podcamp Ireland (free registration!)

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/ - Jonathon Coulton

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VFTQ 117 - Life Without Steve Balmer Screaming

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:25:00 GMT

VFTQ 117 can be downloaded for free at http://www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Hey-lo, VFTQites! Today on the show, we meet an excited CEO, a granny who wrangles Liamas, a song that I'm gonna be singing for some auditions or others and a host of other characters!

In other news, this is a bit of a cop out episode. Hopefully school will calm down soon and these cop out episodes can end.

Don't forget to meet me and a host of other A-List podcast celebs at Podcamp Ireland in Kilkenny on September the 27th. Check out the Links section for the website.

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Links

http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/ - stupid Apple screwing up a piece of plastic recall

http://teaandchat.com/ - Steven Kilbride of Tea and Chat.

http://www.podcampireland.com - Podcamp Ireland (free registration!)

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/ - Jonathon Coulton

VFTQ 116 - Church says

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:44:00 GMT

View From The Quad episode 116 can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. If somebody wants you to pay (and isin't me) just slap them in the face with a trout. Or something.

Hey there! In this episode of View From The Quad we talk about the new Apple iPod line and why it is "Meh", we talk about the Church finally saying sorry for being wrong about evolution and lastly we talk over this TV season.

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Links

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1055597/Church-makes--8216-ludicrous-8217-apology-Charles-Darwin--126-years-death.html - Church says sorry to Darwin

http://www.stikked.com - Pastebin made by my good friend, Ben McRedmond.

The View from the Quad : Cory_Doctorow_-_Little_Brother.pdf

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:56:49 GMT

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VFTQ 115 - HorseS#&t

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:18:00 GMT

VFTQ 115 - HorseS#&t can be downloaded for free from www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. Accept NO substitutes!

Today on the show we get a visit from two VERY famous TV hosts and magicians who put together a little something for us, I talk about Cory Doctorow's new book, Little Brother (that book changed me.) along with Adam Savage being told to shut up by the Credit card companies.

Also, we have all the little bits and pieces that make VFTQ so much fun to listen to.

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Links
http://craphound.com/littlebrother - Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. Download it for free at this link, or just wait 6 days and it will shoot down this feed.

http://consumerist.com/5043831/mythbusters-gagged-credit-card-companies-kill-episode-exposing-rfid-security-flaws - Adam Savage gagged.

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The American Pie (Non CTYIers need not apply)

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:23:00 GMT

For those of you who know me from CTYI, this is a little treat for you. Here we have a lovely, full colour (unlike the retail copies) PDF copy of The American Pie, the newspaper us journalistic people put together during the course. Enjoy!

VFTQ 114 - VFTQ Classic interview

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Hey there! Due to a huge workload this week, I am replaying part of an old interview I did a while back with JC Hutchins. Listen to my horribly squeaky voice.

Cian.

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In this episode of the View from the Quad, I interview the genius behind 7th Son, J.C Hutchins. We talk about where the idea for his book came from, his rig (what he uses to record and edit) and J.C wanting to be put in old man makeup, and acting as an old man. Also on the cards is the First movie which he saw which made him want to write this sort of stuff, (original Star Wars, not the new one *shiver*) exploding listnership and exploding lorries. But that is not all! (In fact, that is just the first 20 min or so!) Listen to find out exactly how our (mindbending for me) conversation went! My fave qoute which makes me look like an idiot: âWhen I was trying to contact you cause things went a bit south, I managed to find your address and phone number. Has anybody ever contacted you about that?â âNo.â âAhâ Ehmmââ

Visit JC at www.JChutchins.net

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VFTQ 113 - Walk like an Olympian!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:57:00 GMT

View From The Quad #113 - Walk like an Olympian can be downloaded for free at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Hello and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad! Today on the show we cram as much content into our allotted time as we possibly can, covering diverse topics such as new iPod rumors, PC Guy's secret long lost brother and how to become an Olympic contender. If you have the money. And the will to work out a lot, of course.

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Links

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http://gizmodo.com/5040318/10-gadgets-that-help-you-play-like-an-olympian - Things to make you feel like an olympic competitor. Or not...

http://totallylookslike.com/2008/08/21/john-hodgman-totally-looks-like-dr-bunsen-honeydew/ PC Guy's secret alter ego?

http://gizmodo.com/5040823/kevin-rose-ipod-rumors-price-cut-new-itunes-80-features-and-tall-rounded-nano - Kevin Rose's iPod predictions.

VFTQ 112 - LISTEN!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

View From The Quad episode 112 can be downloaded for FREE at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Hey there, and welcome to this episode of VFTQ! Today on the show, we talk about:

Sci-Fi show using SUBLIMINAL MESSAGING to persuade people to watch... WRESTLING! If you have any idea what is going on, send in your anon tips! 001-206-203-4610

Next, we talk about my NEW MACBOOK PROOOOOOOO! Teh W00tZ!

Now, Top 6 thoughts makes an appearance, and then I rant a bit on teenage pregnancy. Sort of.

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LINKS

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/08/13/are-they-already-here/ - sci-fi using subliminal messaging

http://static.crooksandliars.com/2008/08/pregnancystatistic.jpg - teenage pregnancy drops off after the age 25

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VFTQ 111 - MSN Idiots annoy me

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:25:00 GMT

VFTQ episode 111. Download at www.viewfromthequad.com

Hello there, and welcome to this episode of View From The Quad!

First we talk about how to remove this pesky MSN thing which sends messages to all your friends. Chances are you know somebody who has it, and have wanted to strangle them for their COMPLETE INCOMPETENCE with computers. Gah! Idiots! Listen to this to learn how to fix with the greatest of ease! If you are reading these on ViewFromTheQuad.com, click "Read More" to see the list of websites that your infected friends might link you too, and ignore them like the plague itself. If you are viewing this on your MP3 Player, RSS catcher or what have you, just scroll down.

Next on the list, DEFCON hackers manage to DISABLE pacemakers remotly! Time for the doctors to start worrying! Sure, you have to be REALLY close to the person, and sure, you have to be there for a good long time, but it could still happen!

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Links

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http://nickioc.blogspot.com/2008/06/virus-msn-pics-for-msn-friends-v11c.html - Instructions for getting rid of the MSN Pics for MSN Friends v1.1c thing

http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/08/defcon-excuse-me-while-i-turn-off-your-pacemaker/ - Hackers manage to disable Pacemakers remotely

http://web-japan.org/trends/07_lifestyle/lif080707.html - The suit that washes itself

Thanks for listening! Laters!

The following list is a list of the websites pretending to be MSN networking sites and they ask idiots to fill in their username and password. Then all hell brakes loose.

http://nome_contatto.hostside.info

http://ultraoffers.info

http://imgshost.info

http://ultimate-stuff.info

http://ImportImage.info

http://UltraaCool.info

http://hostimgs.info

http://imagezshak.com

http://disco-fevers.com

http://catchedyou.com

http://just-so-cool.com

http://picshotz.com

http://hostfriendpics.com

http://thatzyou.com

http://is-dat-u.com

VFTQ 110 - Back from CTYI

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 4 Aug 2008 23:17:00 GMT

VFTQ 110 - Back From CTYI. Download at www.viewfromthequad.com

Hey there! It feels so great to be back in front of a microphone, preaching to you lot. Although I don't preach.

I could do with a peach though... Om nom nom nom...

Anyway, In this episode I give "The State of the reUnion", talk about Why Geeks make Better Lovers and read an article I wrote on my last days in CTYI. Tear. (Or Pi, depending on how B.E.N.T you are. Yes, Injoke.)

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VFTQ 109 - The Music Show

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:23:00 GMT

Welcome to this episode of View From The Quad! Download it at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com. This being a music episode, there is not much chat to be had in the shownotes. Instead, there are links to the bands played.

http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=97007092b961d7e9a7d77c2614ee0086 - Jonathon Coulton

http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=9bb4f20840a1b5c8e815ccd1498031c6 - Like So

http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=525b2b07eafd32a10271be48451f5c18 - George Hrab

http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=317f375e7b6f56ae6dde9e6b4d6674a9 - Parachute Musical
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FREE ENTIRE BOOK! - Tee Morris's Case of the Pitcher's Pendent!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:41:00 GMT

Those of you who know VFTQ will know of the wonderful Tee Morris. His second book is coming out on 8/8/08, and he has given me a PDF copy for all you for FREE! So here is my call to you guys. Take this free copy of what is an AWESOME book, read it, and then order as many copies of the book as you CAN on 8/8/08! Please order ONLY on that date. Order at http://www.amazon.com/Case-Pitchers-Pendant-Billibub-Baddings/dp/1896944779/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215557227&sr=8-3 to help get Billi into the BESTSELLERS!

Enjoy!
- Cian.

VFTQ episode 108 - Interview with George Hrab

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

View From The Quad episode 108 - George Hrab

Today on VFTQ I talk to the wonderful George Hrab about all kinds of things, although the conversation keeps seeming to swerve over to the side of embarrassing incidents. Ms. Information also makes an appearance!
George Hrab is a wonderful fellow, musician and entertainer. His podcast is at www.geologicrecords.com, and his music is at CDbaby.com and on iTunes. I recomend his songs Think For Yourself, BrainsBodyBoth, The Assumption and The More I Dispise it Less. If you have watched the CTYIfilm, you will already be familiar with quite a bit of his work, as all the music in the film is George's. Also buy his AMAZING Non Coloring Book at http://www.lulu.com/content/1153616 in either Hard Copy or on the REAL cheaps on download. It's great. I have one. This conversation gets a bit... Hairy. Don't listen around the kiddykoos, OK? Or the Scientologists. Always with the Scientologists, here on VFTQ.

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VFTQ 107 - My Voice Hurts

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

In this episode of View from The Quad, I talk about why my voice is dead, new Heroes news, (Thats why they call it News, you know) and the new 3G iphone being launched to one big damp "Meh' from me.

Other then that, I have been recording all week, and I must say chaps, I have been feeling better.

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VFTQ 106 - Screw Viacom

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:51:00 GMT

View From the Quad episode 106 - Download at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today we talk about how some VFTQ podcasts need your votes to win an European Podcast Award. See below for more info!
We also cover Fedex shipping dope to the wrong guy, and he Large Hadron Collider NOT killing us all.
I then play Brother Love's "Summertime".

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Links
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http://next-thing.net/?p=3801 - Fedex delivers drugs to the wrong guy
http://whatsnextintech.com/2008/07/06/what-is-the-large-hadron-collider.aspx - What is the Large Hadron Collider?
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/04/hitachi_5tb_hdd_2010/ 5TB 3.5inch HDD

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VFTQ 105 - Phonecall from a... a... D-Bag (It's explicit, guys)

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:55:00 GMT

Download at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com
Hey there kids! In this episode, I have a broken throat, so it isin't normal. First, I sound a bit weird, and second, although it works out quite long for VFTQ these days, I don't do all that much talking. More ranting then normal though.

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We talk about why Vista might not suck quite as much as everybody says it does, and I play a voicemail from a douchbag. And interrupt him every few minutes.

Links
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http://gizmodo.com/5019908/ten-reasons-why-vista-isnt-that-bad - Gizmodo.com - 10 reasons why Vista isin't that bad

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/141343.asp -

Man gets Windows Vista to work with printer

http://www.lurkertech.com/bill-the-borg/boardwatch_borg.jpg - BillGatus of Borg

VFTQ episode 104 - PUSSSSSSH!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:59:00 GMT

VFTQ 104 - Download at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Again, we have the DAMN audio glitches. Curses.
Also, this episode is explicit.

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This week we talk about how the Large Hardon... I mean Hadron colider will NOT end he world as we know it, How Robot lovers may become the Norm in about 40 years, a crazy insane teacher who refused to stop teaching creationisim and then BRANDED a kid with the image of the cross, and I bring down the hammer on unfit geeks, and issue the One Hundred Pressup challange to all my listeners. Please join in and don't feel alone!

Links
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http://lsag.web.cern.ch/lsag/LSAG-Report.pdf - Large Hadron Collider report

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/In_2050_your_lover_may_be_a_robot/rssarticleshow/3148524.cms - Robot Lovers

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/06/20/teacher.cross/index.html Teacher brands students with a cross

http://www.hundredpushups.com - One Hundred Pushup challenge.

Email the podcast at cian@viewfromthequad.com and let me know if you are going to take part in the challange!
Thanks for listening,
Cian.

VFTQ episode 103

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:40:00 GMT

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For some reason, this episode has a few little audio glitches. I have no idea why. I tried rerecording... but... they just reappeared.

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Today we talk all about electric cars which may replace the clown car which is really really small, Ireland saying "Screw you" to the EU (It rhymes!) and the most horrible knife in the world. Ever. Trust me. This thing is vicious, and not in a good way.

Email me at cian@viewfromthequad.com and leave comments at www.viewfromthequad.com

That is all
Cian, OUT!
*static noise*

VFTQ 102 - Are sharks hunting humans?

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:35:00 GMT

In this stunningly beautiful episode of View From The Quad (which you can download at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

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This week, since I have no school, there is a silly large amount of topic with which to speak. First, we have the suspense as WWDC sneaks up on us and I talk about a few things that I would like to see in the Apple conference.
Next, Top Ten Thoughts makes an unwelcome comeback with some listener suggestions and then I go on a bit of a rant about a certain reality TV show which started on Thursday.
Did you know that some poorly educated idiots are complaining about the Large Hadron Collider? Apparently the world is going to end. With a Big Bang.
Next on the list: Are a certain species of Sharks hunting humans? The Sun reports that....
Thanks for listening to the show!

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Links

The Penguin in the middle of NZ - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/04/2265453.htm
Large Hadron Collider - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhc
Sharks Hunting Humans - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1257884.ece

Email me at cian@viewfromthequad.com or phone the listener line at 001 206 203 4610

Seeya next time!

VFTQ episode 101 - Robot Insurance

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Welcome to this episode of View From The Quad. Download it at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com

Today we cover a fire which has broken out at the Univeral Studios backlot, wrecking the King Kong attraction and the video archives. The friggin VIDEO ARCHIVES!

We also talk about how you can insure yourself again'st robot attack, and some sequals to terrible films that you haven't heard about yet, and we can only hope get dissrupted by the fire at the studios.

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Cian

The Starting WoW Promo!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:24:00 GMT

www.StartingWoW.com

VFTQ episode One Flipping Hundred!

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:58:00 GMT

Download this episode at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com.
Hello there kiddies, and welcome to this centenary edition of View From The Quad!
Back when I started this podcast, I never thought that I would ever make it this far. Looks like we made it then!
Of course, back then I wasn't dipping into the pockets of GoToMeeting.com, who are kindly sponsoring this episode! For your 1 month free trial, go to www.gotomeeting.com/techpodcasts.
This is a rather full episode of VFTQ, and we talk about quite a bit, actually. (Take that people who say I talk of nothing! TAKE THAT!)
Other things on the list of topics include

The Rules of the internet (look below in the Links section for a link to the post on the website where you can see them)
The mars landing
Hugenormous solid state drives
Joss Whedon's Dollhouse TV show, and a rather depressing outlook which the fans seem to have..

After all that, I play "Into My View" by Chris McKay and The Critical Darling, and you can find out more about them at http://tinyurl.com/6k9pee.

Links
Rules of the Internet - http://www.viewfromthequad.com/2008/05/25/rules-of-the-internet
The WikiNews article on the Mars landing - http://tinyurl.com/5fph7j

Thanks oh so much for listening! Tell your friends!
Cian.

VFTQ 99 - Idiot gets killed by helicoptor while checking his mail

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Welcome to this fine episode 99 of View From The Quad, which you can downoad at www.ViewFromTheQuad.com.
Today we have a rather rushed show, because I have to record, edit and upload in less then 45 minutes. Can I do it? Find out here!
We talk about Podiobooks.com moving to Wizzard.TV which will help the great people who give their books away for free.
We also talk about some idiot who killed himself with a helicoptor while checking if he had any post, and much much more. Really. We have a silly amount of topics today, for the short time space.

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Remember, go to www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and sign up to the newsletter if you want to recieve that special secret episode which is not available anywhere else.

Thanks for listening,
Cian.

VFTQ 98 - Pot, Fiber through Sewers

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:54:00 GMT

Today VFTQ goes live, with me and Charly in the Live Eye in the VFTQ Sky studio.

The topics fly around the room, from DRM on tape and vinyl to pot and things found in my physics classroom, to the chance for people who were listening live to win Charly's phone and I talk about Iron Man.

If you want to find out up to the minute news on when you can join me in recording the next LIVE episode of View From The Quad, sign up to the newletter on www.viewfromthequad.com right this damn instant!

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Laters,
Cian.

VFTQ episode 97 - Chat with Tee Morris

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 4 May 2008 17:20:00 GMT

VFTQ 97 - chat with Tee Morris

Hey there kids! Sorry that I haven't been podcasting all that much recently. In order to make up for it, here is a chat I had with Tee Morris (of Podcasting for Dummies and Morevi.net) on the topic of Mevio, The State of Podcasting, and a whole lot more.

Sorry again, but I have been realllly busy in the past while. I hope to get VFTQ up and running again VERY soon. Like, next week.

Cian.

Starting WoW - The New podcast from Cian Mac Mahon

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:58:00 GMT

Hello! I just thought that I would let you know that during the blackout, I have been working on a brand new podcast, Starting WoW. You can get it at www.startingwow.com, so go on! Subscribe!

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Starting WoW episode 2 - The game heats up

Hello, and welcome to the second ever episode of the Starting WoW podcast!
On this episode, we cover some more of the basics such as
âHow can I use the mail system to my full advantage?â?
âWhat is a Guild? How do I join one?â?

We also sort through some more of the strange words surrounding the WoW universe and talk about techniques for Grinding.

As if this was not enough great content, we also have a 14 day prepayed copy of World of Warcraft to give away,as well as ask you to PLEASE submit your own content to podcast@startingwow.com. It will help me out quite a bit.

Enjoy this episode!
Cian.

VFTQ episode 96 - New Mixer

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:20:00 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this fine episode of View From The Quad, avalible at www.viewfromthequad.com! Topics covered today: Top Ten Thoughts Man dies while trying to remove gold from his computer parts. iTunes is the number one music reseller in the US. Wordpress 2.5 is announced and released into the world. Remember, you can contact me by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com or leave a voice message to be played on the show at (001) 206-203-4610 and get them played on the show! Visit www.ViewFromTheQuad.com for more tech news and to subscribe to the newsletter and be informed early about all the new happenings in View From The Quad.

The View from the Quad : Blackout.mp4

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:55:50 GMT

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VFTQ 95 - Mike Bennet Interview

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:54:00 GMT

In this episode of View From The Quad, I interview genius behind One Among the Sleepless and the Hall of Mirrors, Mike Bennet. We talk about a HUGE number of topics, from bunny rabbits to S&M, from dancing turkeys to monsters. Visit him at www.OneAmongthesleepless.com

Sorry kids...

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:59:00 GMT

Not a proper episode. I know, I know. I suck.

VFTQ 94 - Irish iPhone = FAIL

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:59:00 GMT

VFTQ 94 - Irish iPhone = FAIL

Intro

Watch the lovely music I play in the intro at http://tinyurl.com/235ysk and download a lovely stereo copy

Topics Covered

NEW Section: "Top Ten Thoughts"
In this section I rant for about 3 minutes on 10 seemingly unrelated things. Covered in this edition, the Irish release of the iPhone, people who wear Fake Tan, Will Farral and Roast Chicken, and much more!

The Irish release of the iPhone will suck. Terribly. Believe me, and if you dont, check out http://tinyurl.com/2qq7aw, a Gizmodo UK artical about how us Irish are getting shafted.

Heroes: Volume 1 is a LOVELY hardback compliation of all the Heroes webcomics from Season 1. You can buy it at http://tinyurl.com/39bzwu through Amazon. It is WELL worth it for the Heroes fan.

My mixer board is still down and out for the count. This would be a GREAT time for you to donate your life savings to me through the donation button at http://www.viewfromthequad.com

I dont get many voicemail any more for some reason... And I like the voicemail music. So ring (001) 206 203 4610

Links

http://tinyurl.com/2mo63e - Going Postal, a book by Terry Pratchett

http://tinyurl.com/2pcnoh - Making Money, a book by Terry Pratchett

http://www.teenpodcasters.com - Teen Podcaster Network

Contact Me!

You can email me at cian@viewfromthequad.com

You can visit the website, join in the forums and leave comments on each and every episode of VFTQ, not to MENTION look back over the archives at http://www.viewfromthequad.com

Ring the voicemail line and let me know how you feel about any of the topics covered in this episode, such as the Irish edition of the iPhone! 001 206 4610 is the number you want to ring.

That just about covers it for this episode. Stay subscribed now, you hear?

VFTQ 94 - Irish iPhone = FAIL

Intro
 
Watch the lovely music I play in the intro at <link>http://tinyurl.com/235ysk<link> and download a lovely stereo copy
 
 
Topics Covered
 
NEW Section: "Top Ten Thoughts"
In this section I rant for about 3 minutes on 10 seemingly unrelated things. Covered in this edition, the Irish release of the iPhone, people who wear Fake Tan, Will Farral and Roast Chicken, and much more!
 
The Irish release of the iPhone will suck. Terribly. Believe me, and if you dont, check out <link>http://tinyurl.com/2qq7aw<link>, a Gizmodo UK artical about how us Irish are getting shafted.
 
Heroes: Volume 1 is a LOVELY hardback compliation of all the Heroes webcomics from Season 1. You can buy it at <link>http://tinyurl.com/39bzwu<link> through Amazon. It is WELL worth it for the Heroes fan.
 
My mixer board is still down and out for the count. This would be a GREAT time for you to donate your life savings to me through the donation button at <link>http://www.viewfromthequad.com<link>
 
I dont get many voicemail any more for some reason... And I like the voicemail music. So ring (001) 206 203 4610
 
 
Links
 
<link>http://tinyurl.com/2mo63e<link> - Going Postal, a book by Terry Pratchett
 
<link>http://tinyurl.com/2pcnoh<link> - Making Money, a book by Terry Pratchett

<link>http://www.teenpodcasters.com<link> - Teen Podcaster Network

Contact Me!

You can email me at cian@viewfromthequad.com

You can visit the website, join in the forums and leave comments on each and every episode of VFTQ, not to MENTION look back over the archives at <link>http://www.viewfromthequad.com<link>

Ring the voicemail line and let me know how you feel about any of the topics covered in this episode, such as the Irish edition of the iPhone! 001 206 4610 is the number you want to ring.

That just about covers it for this episode. Stay subscribed now, you hear?

VFTQ 93 - Sorry about the microphone, guys

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 22:46:00 GMT

VFTQ 93 - Sorry about the microphone, guys

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VFTQ 91 - Seth Harwood interview

cian@viewfromthequad.com (Cian Mac Mahon) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:41:00 GMT

In this episode of VFTQ, I interview Seth Harwood, genius behind the first noir podiobook, Jack Wakes Up, and the sequal, Jack Palms 2: This is Life.
You can find him at www.sethharwood.com
VFTQ will be back to the normal weekly schedual in two weeks, when I get home from France.
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