View From The Quad

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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.)

 

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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

 

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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.’s work, making 7th Son the most popular “podcast novel” 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.

 

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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

Some sounds used in this episode are from the Free Sound Project at www.FreeSound.org

 

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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!

 

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Here at VFTQ I am well aware that even in this floundering economy, I am much better off then many people in the world.

I have time to be talking to YOU, for instance, instead of fighting for my life on the streets or in a hospital.

This is where Blog Action Day comes in. Today, the 15th of October, blogs all over the world aim to help put a stop to poverty. How can you help? If you have some spare change, donate it to the fund. If not, just blog about this event. Facebook, Bebo, Blogger, Wordpress… I don’t care how you get the word out, just DO!

Thank the lords of Cobalt that you have the chance to be listening to me yabber on ever week, and help us reach our goal.

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

 

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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

 

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