VFTQ 151 – MyVibe
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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!
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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!
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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, Danté’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
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VFTQ 148 – Things learnt from children’s books
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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 Wayne’s 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 children’s books
http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/HeartGold,_SoulSilver_to_come_with_pedometer PokéWalker
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VFTQ 147 – Bottled ‘tashes [EXPLICIT]
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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.
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VFTQ 146 – Darragh Doyle
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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.
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VFTQ 145 – The Shweepy Show
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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
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VFTQ 144 – Why Vampires Don’t Exist
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This week on VFTQ Liz and I talk about whether Vampires are real, and what the scientists say on the matter (seriously… They DO say things 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 €5 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
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Star Trek Goodness (really cheap!)
So, now that the Star Trek movie is just about to come beaming onto your screens (It’s a double pun!), Amazon are having a HUGE ASS sale on all their Star Trek stuff. Like, really REALLY big. How about 51% off Star Trek Voyager: Seasons 1-7 ? Or maybe 42% off Star Trek: Enterprise: The Complete Series
, which come in pretty awesome boxes? Or 44% off the Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) – Three Season Pack
, getting you all the seasons for something painfully cheap like $139.99?
In fact, just head too The Star Trek Store over at Amazon to check out the rest of the swag they are offering. Oh, and if you happen to have free tickets to the Star Trek Premier, I would be happy to take them off your hands…
Until you head to the screening, check out the trailer. It looks epic. A bit TOO epic, in fact. Time will tell, though.


