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d.Construct 2006

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d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those building the latest generation of web-based applications. The event discusses how new technology is transforming the web from a document delivery system into an application platform. The music used in this podcast is Sychophantastic by Brighton band, Tailspin.
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116. Anne-Marie Diffley: Book Of Kells

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Episode 116 has Fender Jackson excited as he converses with the Book Of Kells Visitor Services Manager, Anne-Marie Diffley. When Fender started up The Ireland Podcast the Book Of Kells was one of the first interviews on his list; this chat does not disappoint!https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/8cd3e51e/116-anne-marie-diffley-b…
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191. Rónán Ó Dochartaigh: Oideas Gael Course Manager - Part 1

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A continuation of the celebration of Oideas Gael: Rónán Ó Dochartaigh, Course Manager of Oideas Gael, chats about its offerings, the rise of Irish language learning, and the unique culture of Glencolmcille, touching on immersion, Gaeltacht life, and the growing appeal of Gaeilge today.https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/912871f…
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Episode #518 - Celebrating Django's 20th Birthday With Its Creators | Talk Python To Me Podcast

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Twenty years after a scrappy newsroom team hacked together a framework to ship stories fast, Django remains the Python web framework that ships real apps, responsibly. In this anniversary roundtable with its creators and long-time stewards: Simon Willison, Adrian Holovaty, Will Vincent, Jeff Triplett, and Thibaud Colas, we trace the path from the L…
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66. Anna Falkenau: Traditional Musician & Researcher

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Episode 66 is a conversation with musician and researcher, Anna Falkenau. Anna takes us through her personal journey from East Germany to the West of Ireland with a few musical performances along the way. The latter half of the interview focuses on her research into Traditional Irish Music - a must listen for anyone interested in the arc of the pop…
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189. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin: Oideas Gael - Part 2

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Former teacher and Oideas Gael founder Liam Ó Cuinneagáin shares the story of how he grew the Irish language and cultural learning centre into one of the most successful and well-attended institutions in any of Ireland’s Gaeltacht regions. This is the concluding and second part. https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/7d813f2b/189-…
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Wake Up Excited! | Examining the Past to Figure Out the Future with Jeffrey Zeldman

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Brad Frost sits down with the legendary Jeffrey Zeldman, a pioneer in web design and an influential figure in Brad's life. Jeffrey shares his journey, from writing 'Designing with Web Standards' to founding 'A List Apart,' and how these accomplishments impacted the web design community. The conversation delves into a variety of profound topics incl…
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The Space Shuttle: 6. Satellite for sale

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Can the crew rescue the million-dollar space satellite lost in orbit? Two car-sized satellites, worth $75 million each, are stranded in space. Five astronauts have been selected to bring them back. It’s something that has never been attempted before.In outer space, even the simplest of tasks can be a challenge, let alone trying to snatch a satellit…
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The Space Shuttle: 5. Space truck

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President Ronald Reagan declares the space shuttle open for business. It’s Independence Day 1982. And we’re in the sweltering Mojave desert of California.Carrying commercial satellites into orbit is one of the shuttle’s jobs. But things start to go wrong for the astronauts when a $75-million satellite is lost in space.And that’s just the start of a…
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188. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin: Oideas Gael - Part 1

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Former teacher and Oideas Gael founder Liam Ó Cuinneagáin shares the story of how he grew the Irish language and cultural learning centre into one of the most successful and well-attended institutions in any of Ireland’s Gaeltacht regions. Part one centres largely around the amazing partnership between Fr. McDyer and Liam’s father Willie Ó Cuinneag…
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Starship Alexandria Episode 5 - The Golden Apples of the Sun

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For our fifth episode of Starship Alexandra, Emma puts forward the short story collection The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury to read and consider. Other talking points: Stories specifically talked about: A Sound of Thunder, The Foghorn, The Golden Apples of the Sun (short story), The Garbage Collector, The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl,…
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Starship Alexandria Episode 3 - The Lathe of Heaven

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For our third episode of Starship Alexandra, Emma puts forward Ursula K le Guin’s fascinating SF novel The Lathe of Heaven for Adrian to read and consider. Other talking points: Reality-bending in SF Unusual power relationships Tech billionaire problem solving The perils of having superpowers Inadvertent puns Media Mentions: The Fifth Element, film…
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The Space Shuttle: 4. The 35 new guys

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Nasa recruits women and ethnic minorities for the first time to its astronaut class. In the beginning of American spaceflight, all astronauts selected for the programme came from the same background. They were all male, all white – all test pilots.But now, with a revolutionary new spacecraft, and changing views in society, Nasa needs to change. The…
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The Space Shuttle: 3. Glass rocket

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Columbia reaches orbit. But astronaut Bob Crippen discovers that the shuttle has been damaged – can he and John Young make it home safely?Parts of the heatshield to protect the shuttle from searing temperatures on re-entry to Earth have fallen off during the journey into space. This new heatshield has never been tested before in orbit. Could more t…
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The Space Shuttle: 2. The greatest test flight

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The astronauts count down to flying a brand-new spacecraft for the very first time. If they pull it off, they will earn a place in space history.The rocket is built. The astronauts are trained. Mission control is ready. Space Shuttle Columbia is about to attempt the unheard of. A crewed test flight.It's 12 April 1981. The morning of launch for the …
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The Space Shuttle: 1. The spaceplane

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Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history? The plan is to create a permanent human presence in space.It’s Spring 1969 - two months before the launch of Apollo 11 – the first US mission to land humans on the moon. But meanwhile, hidden away from public view, Nasa is thinking the unthinkable.Maverick engineer Dr Max Faget is alr…
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Richard Thompson | Broken Record

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On Broken Record, Bruce Headlam talks to Richard Thompson about his love of traditional Scottish music, and how he’s reworked old folk songs over the years. Richard also plays examples of his unique playing style on the guitar and talks about the time he played alongside Jimi Hendrix.https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/broken-record/richard-thompson…
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Shirley Collins, folk singer

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Shirley Collins first enjoyed success as one of the leading figures in the British folk revival of the 1960s. She initially performed with her sister, Dolly Collins, and also collaborated with other folk luminaries to create some of the era’s most beloved albums. In the past decade she has made an acclaimed return to the concert stage and the recor…
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Long Now—Sara Imari Walker: An Informational Theory of Life

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“What is life?” In her Long Now Talk, astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker explores the many dimensions of that seemingly simple question. Starting from the simplest precursors, Walker assembled a grand cathedral of meaning, tracing an arc across existence that linked the fundamentals of organic chemistry, the possibility spac…
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#69 – The Fugitive – Settling the Score

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Follow along as Jon and Andy do a hard-target search of James Newton Howard’s score to the 1993 man-on-the-run thriller The Fugitive. How do this film and its music match this cultural moment? What technical rule does Howard break, and why doesn’t it matter? And, wait a minute, does this plot actually make any sense?https://www.settlingthescorepodc…
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Too Bad About the Internet (with Anil Dash)

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Where did the Internet go wrong, and how do we fix it? To find out more, we talk to entrepreneur and activist Anil Dash about the alternate history of technology. But first, we talk about why Doctor Who is better than ever, and why we're loving the current season — but where is this venerable TV show headed next? We explore our hopes, dreams and an…
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Ethical Machines: A Culture of Online Manipulation

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Developers are constantly testing how online users react to their designs. Will they stay longer on the site because of this shade of blue? Will they get depressed if we show them depressing social media posts? What happens if we intentionally mismatch people on our dating website? When it comes to shades of blue, perhaps that’s not a big deal. But…
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Computer Freaks episode 6: Unintended Consequences

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We return to speaking to Joseph Haughney about his recollections of the Arpanet and its long-term impact. We ask other founders how they feel about what the internet has become. We also speak to internet early founder Hans-Werner Braun’s daughters about how they reconcile themselves to the world their father helped create.https://www.inc.com/comput…
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Computer Freaks episode 3: Let’s Have A Ball

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It’s the 1970s and both the government and academia are doing everything they can to spread the word of the Arpanet. But as the Arpanet gains popularity everywhere after its 1972 coming-out ball in Washington, D.C., through its new phone book, it also faces detractors who don’t want it to be available to all.https://www.inc.com/computerfreaks#episo…
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