Nothing.

After much thought, I’ve decided to announce that View From The Quad, which at this point is a show over 5 years old, has to go on holiday for an indefinite period.

I’m finding myself less and less excited to be doing the show each week, and time constraints are becoming tighter and tighter as I aim to become more and more involved with the multiple award winning DCUfm over the next year, hopefully taking a management position.

Due to my involvement with DCUfm, I can promise you that this is not the last you will hear of Cian. VFTQ might be back, and I will hopefully post the odd bit of audio ever few weeks, maybe some stuff from Dragon*Con next September.

There is a final episode, but it ends abruptly as I realise that not only is a leaf strimmer outside pissing me off, but I’m no longer enjoying doing the show.

Thanks for listening, thanks for making this great, and come back next time, here on View From The Quad.

View From The Quad 215 is FINALLY online, after several weeks of nothingness. For this I apologise.

Today on the show, I have a rather long list of topics covered. We have how teens are using tampons to get drunk, a laptop thief who didn’t count on the owner having an online backup solution and robotic clouds. We also have pirates which are offering discounts and how The Robots now can tell when you aren’t paying them attention. Scary stuff. There are a few other stories mixed in there as well, so get listening!

Remember: This show runs (mostly) on YOUR donations! If you like what you hear here and want more of the same, head over to www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and leave a donation! It can be any amount you want, or a monthly €2 subscription. Thanks!

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com.
Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm 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’s themesong is DoubleQuick by Blue Stahli. You can find it at http://www.FixtStore.com

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article320476.ece – Science Minister refuses to comment on evolution

http://www.switched.com/2011/03/22/mark-bao-tracks-laptop-thief/ – Laptop Thief Caught due to Bad Dancing

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/146510-qu-designs-cloud-to-cool-your-corner-of-the-earth.html – Robotic clouds

http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110330-34051.html – Teens warned of risk from vodka tampons

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/act-now-pirates-offer-discounts-on-select-ransoms/ – Buy them while they are fresh! Pirates offer discounts on select ransoms

http://io9.com/#!5781290/simon-the-robot-can-tell-when-its-being-ignored-and-try-to-get-your-attention – Robot learns how to know if you aren’t paying attention

http://m.io9.com//5786274/even-newborn-chicks-know-eschers-staircases-are-impossible – Chicks know Escher’s Staircases are impossible

http://gizmodo.com/#!5781768/whats-inside-the-shelter-boxes-going-to-japan – What’s inside the shelter boxes going to Japan

On this week’s episode of View From The Quad, I decided to have a bit of a chat about the iPad 2, after Garageband crashed and lost my usual show.

A whole load is debated here, as I had one pro-iPad 2 panelist (Stu Helm from the International Mac Podcast) and one anti-iPad 2 panalist (Irish photographer, Lette Maloney) on the show.

Remember: This show runs (mostly) on YOUR donations! If you like what you hear here and want more of the same, head over to www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and leave a donation! It can be any amount you want, or a monthly €2 subscription. Thanks!

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com.
Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm 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’s themesong is DoubleQuick by Blue Stahli. You can find it at http://www.FixtStore.com

Check out the International Mac Podcast at http://impodcast.tv

Check out Lette’s work at http://moloneyphoto.com/

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Today on the show, we have a rather huge amount of Science stories, and very few Science Fiction ones, if any. But if that is your thing, you’ll LOVE it! It’s great. Stories include how Caffeine makes us easier to persuade, how an author is having his shit made into a new lifeform, how fuel can be made from plastic bags and a whole lot more. Like, loads more, mate. Loads.

Remember: This show runs (mostly) on YOUR donations! If you like what you hear here and want more of the same, head over to www.ViewFromTheQuad.com and leave a donation! It can be any amount you want, or a monthly €2 subscription. Thanks!

You can contact Cian by emailing cian@viewfromthequad.com.
Follow Cian on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cianmm 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’s themesong is DoubleQuick by Blue Stahli. You can find it at http://www.FixtStore.com

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LINKS

http://gizmodo.com/#!5769527/this-is-the-last-launch-of-the-space-shuttle-discovery – The Last Launch of the Space Shuttle “Discovery”
http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/11/caffeine-makes-us-easier-to-persuade.php – Caffeine makes us easier to persuade
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/io9/vip/~3/G1oAMf5h754/artists-use-genetic-engineering-to-turn-author-william-s-burroughs-shit-into-a-new-lifeform – Artists use Genetic Engineering to turn author William S Burrough’s shit into a new lifeform
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/wintek-workers-still-experience-effects-from-n-hexane-exposure/ – Wintek workers still experience effects from n-hexane exposure
http://singularityhub.com/2011/02/22/frances-first-baby-born-to-treat-siblings-with-genetic-disorder-video/? – First baby born to treat siblings with genetic disorder

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/KcYdfA76nlk/one-mans-trash-bags-are-another-mans-heat-source – One man’s trash bags are another man’s heat source

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/new-high-res-imaging-could-make-biopsies-obsolete-doctors-still/ – New high-res imaging could make biopsies obsolete
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/vip/~3/rvPMnObRMu4/official-minecraft-coming-to-iphone-ipad-android – Minecraft coming to your mobile
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/vip/~3/orNzyyPXzI8/kinect-officially-connects-to-pcs-starting-this-spring – Kinect officially connects to PCs starting this spring
http://www.tested.com/news/how-filmmakers-manipulate-you-by-tracking-your-gaze/1851/ – Filmmakers maniuplate you by tracking your gaze