| Title: |
Digital Democracy |
| Author: |
Chloe Lake |
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How cool websites and tricky tools can reveal so much more about politicians - and give people more power. |
Published: |
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 1:32 PM |
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12:47 |
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VV-politics-17th 1.mp3 |
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Sleep Technology |
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How technology affects the ways in which we get shut-eye. |
Published: |
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:50 PM |
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| Duration: |
15:29 |
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VV sleep tech 13th 1.mp3 |
| Title: |
Spy Games |
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It turns out Cold War spies use ghetto tech - and basic mistakes - so what cool inventions should they get their hands on? |
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Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:45 PM |
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| Duration: |
9:19 |
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vv- july 7 spies 1.mp3 |
| Title: |
Game Remakes |
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Chloe Lake talks video game remakes and reimaginings. What got ruined? What was improved? |
Published: |
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:38 PM |
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| Duration: |
15:08 |
| Download: |
VV-june29-game remakes.mp3 |
| Title: |
Hacking Biometrics |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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How gelatine and sticky tape can fool multi-million dollar airport systems that are the reason we all look like weirdos in our passport photos.
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Published: |
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 1:03 PM |
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| Duration: |
16:05 |
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VV-march16th.mp3 |
| Title: |
Chatroulette |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Why the novelty of random webcam chat could hide a bigger problem ofprivacy, and who owns your image when it's streamed to someone else'scomputer? |
Published: |
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:29 PM |
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0:00 |
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VV-chatroulette.mp3 |
| Title: |
Things in space |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
How to shoot stuff into space on the cheap - don't forget the digital camera and the esky! |
Published: |
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:20 PM |
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| Duration: |
14:09 |
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vvfeb16 - space.mp3 |
| Title: |
Piracy Problems |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
iiNet won its case against the movie industry - but that doesn't mean those 10 celebratory movies you download will go unnoticed...
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Published: |
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:37 PM |
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| Duration: |
18:00 |
| Download: |
vvpiracy.mp3 |
| Title: |
Worst Tech Ideas |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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For those wearing iPad bras and adult nappies, ths one's for you. Remember the Audrey? Or the Nabaztag? What about PenIsland.com? Yeah, there's a reason you don't.
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Published: |
Tue, 2 Feb 2010 1:37 PM |
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| Duration: |
15:56 |
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vv-badtechideas.mp3 |
| Title: |
Straya Day Awards |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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The illest Australian Inventions (aka Strayan Venshuns) to win the inaugural Virtual Vices OA (Order of Awesomeness) awards.
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Published: |
Tue, 2 Feb 2010 1:27 PM |
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| Duration: |
20:21 |
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vv-strayaday.mp3 |
| Title: |
Are we 3D yet? |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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We take a geeky chainsaw to the giant gnarled tree of 3DTV hype that towered its huge hype-cloud over the Consumer Electronics Show like that big old tree in Avatar.
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Published: |
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:16 PM |
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| Duration: |
18:02 |
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vv-jan12.mp3 |
| Title: |
The final countdown |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Last-minute geeky gift ideas and the top things to look forward to in 2010 - how can you go wrong? |
Published: |
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:21 PM |
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| Duration: |
18:02 |
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VV-top3gadgets.mp3 |
| Title: |
Red Facebooks |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Want to avoid embarrassing photos on Facebook? Here's a hint: its starts with "d" and ends in "elete". Figure that out, and you'll be doing better than the site's 25-year-old founder, who apparently really likes teddy bears. |
Published: |
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:18 PM |
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| Duration: |
15:16 |
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VV-FACebook.mp3 |
| Title: |
Banned Games |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Imagine not having R18+ movies AT ALL. That's what it's like forgamers in Australia, which is why the publisher of recently bannedgame Aliens vs Predator has given a big middle finger to oursystem, saying it won't "sanitise" the game for a country that doesn'tlet adults choose their entertainment. Zing! |
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Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:52 AM |
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| Duration: |
15:50 |
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VV-BANNED GAMES.mp3 |
| Title: |
Secrets and cheats |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Whatever happened to retro easter eggs and secret codes in video games? |
Published: |
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:39 PM |
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| Duration: |
14:31 |
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VV-gamecheats.mp3 |
| Title: |
Stealing avatars |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
How to PROTECT YOUR FAAAAACE from nefarious face-scrapers on social networks - plus, why Kurt Cobain joined the Village People. |
Published: |
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:42 PM |
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| Duration: |
13:48 |
| Download: |
vvavatars.mp3 |
| Title: |
Hack the Government! |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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But don't hack-hack it, just its free data - for a $10,000 prize and the glory of leading data from dusty old spreadsheets in the halls of power down to the dirty, sexy world of mashups. See mashupaustralia.org for more details.
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Published: |
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:23 PM |
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| Duration: |
12:52 |
| Download: |
vvhacking.mp3 |
| Title: |
Discovering music |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Google Audio's bound to upset the apple cart of online music, but how can you find your way to more sweet, fruity tunes? |
Published: |
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:38 PM |
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| Duration: |
15:17 |
| Download: |
VVOCT27.mp3 |
| Title: |
Cyborgery! |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Become a better person with bionic ears, arms that feel, games that read your thoughts and blobs that move. |
Published: |
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:32 PM |
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| Duration: |
10:25 |
| Download: |
VVcyborgery.mp3 |
| Title: |
Augment your reality |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
How to kill zombies at the pub or scan the city for a cafe with sci-fi mobile apps.
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Published: |
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 1:27 PM |
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| Duration: |
17:03 |
| Download: |
VVoctober6.mp3 |
| Title: |
Dust storm tech |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Wall-E and Kanye West could have totally survived Sydney's dust storm.
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Published: |
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 1:03 PM |
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| Duration: |
13:07 |
| Download: |
VVsep29.mp3 |
| Title: |
God Boxes |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Imagine a unit that does anything you tell it to... from making coffee with a Wii controller to getting your plants to tweet for more water. |
Published: |
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:20 PM |
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| Duration: |
13:27 |
| Download: |
VV-sep22-godbox.mp3 |
| Title: |
Making virtual a reality. |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Sci-fi mobiles, vibrating video game vests and other ways to turn your world into a game. |
Published: |
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 1:16 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
vv-reality.mp3 |
| Title: |
Tiny, tiny nanotech |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Spray on screens, self-cleaning socks, and nanocars - sure, nanotechnology can be all very cool, but will it bring about the ROBOT UPRISING?!
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Published: |
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:32 PM |
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0:00 |
| Download: |
VV sep 1.mp3 |
| Title: |
Digging For Gold |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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August 25th - How to find the coolest content online - and how to tell if it's fresh. |
Published: |
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:21 PM |
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0:00 |
| Download: |
VV aug 25.mp3 |
| Title: |
Ghostbusters |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Bill Murray? Dan Akroyd?! ALYSSA MILANO?! The new Ghostbusters game schools big studios on how to get a movie game right. |
Published: |
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 1:03 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV JULY 28.mp3 |
| Title: |
Great Ideas! |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Keep your brain fresh with a carnivorous clock, transparent gadgets, and a GPS game telling the true story of Sydney's 1930s underbelly. |
Published: |
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:47 AM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV JUNE 30.mp3 |
| Title: |
Growing indie games |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Chloe Lake and Chris Coucouvinis talk about making your own games without knowing a line of code... and the ins & outs of selling them. |
Published: |
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:28 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
vv june 23.mp3 |
| Title: |
Web will overcome |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Despite riots in Iran and the Great Firewall of China, the internet is making it easier for the people's voice to be heard. |
Published: |
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 1:11 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV-June16th-Overcome.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices - New York 2.0 |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Can video games really give you deja vu in a city you've never visited? This week, we look at how games affect your brain and your perception of space.
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Published: |
Tue, 2 Jun 2009 1:41 PM |
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0:00 |
| Download: |
vv-newyork.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Cloud gaming |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Forget consoles - we may soon have top-end video games being streamed live over the net. But how will it work? |
Published: |
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:37 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_280409_CloudGaming.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Be kind online |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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The Facebook friend who saved a boy's life; a couple who met amidst a sea of meanies - these are some of the nice stories that have emerged from the depths of the web. |
Published: |
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:38 AM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_140409_GoodKarma.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: DIY Chiptunes |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Want to make sweet bleeps and glitchy grooves with your very own 1980s games console? Chloe Lake shares some chiptunes tips with Chris Cocouvinis, plus some surprising trivia... Hit up fbiradio.com for more links. |
Published: |
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:36 AM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_070409_Chiptunes.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Twitter twankers |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
If a tree falls over on Twitter, does the rest of the world care? A look at how Twitter works, and why it sometimes doesn't. |
Published: |
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:59 AM |
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0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_310309_TwitterTwaddle.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Leaked censorship secrets |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Batten down the hatches! A web censorship sh*tstorm has broken, and the Government's having trouble plugging the leaks of top-secret blacklists.
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Published: |
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:54 AM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
vv-24-3-blacklist.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices-5 things you didn't know |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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Did you know the web is 20, and one of the first pics on it was a band photo? Find out more nuggets of info about the WWW... |
Published: |
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:43 AM |
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0:00 |
| Download: |
VV17-03 - 5 Things.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Procrastinating online |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Can you survive the day without looking at your top websites? Here are a few new ones to get you started.
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Published: |
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:21 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV-top5.mp3 |
| Title: |
Indie games = art |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Is there more to life than 1UPs and Insert Coins? Blow your mind with the past and present Independent Games Festival finalists as they push the envelope right over that massive cliff of big, dumb, commercialism. |
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Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:13 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV INDIE.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Future of File-sharing |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
So the Pirate Bay's going to court... Could this be the end of piracy forever? And what should we have learned from the past, with Napster, Limewire, and Kazaa? |
Published: |
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:51 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
vv-filesharing.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices - Sydney's Silicon Valley |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
How a bunch of local punks built and launched their websites in 24 hours. |
Published: |
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 1:19 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
vvjan20.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices - Coltan And Blood Gadgets |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Ever heard of blood diamonds? Coltan is a a metal found in almost every gadget and is the source of massive conflict and illegal trade in the Congo. Find out more about unethical technology. |
Published: |
Tue, 2 Dec 2008 1:26 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
coltan mp3 VV 2-12.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Keeping it real |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Spot the difference: 2 guys play Guitar Hero while riding their bikes. Awesome, or fake? We look into the fine line between cool stuff and selling out. |
Published: |
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 1:55 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_251108_BikeHero.mp3 |
| Title: |
Virtual Vices: Internet Addiction |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
How can you tell if you're addicted to the internet and is it a real disorder?
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Published: |
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 1:43 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_11-18-08_Addiction 1.mp3 |
| Title: |
Money Making Online |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Screw the financial crisis, here are some nifty ways to make cashola online. |
Published: |
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:58 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
vv_11-11-08_makemoney.mp3 |
| Title: |
Internet censorship |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Chloe Lake and Sophie Mallett discuss plans to lock all the non-PG stuff out of the internet. Scary idea, but can it really be done? |
Published: |
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 1:31 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_041108_NetCensorship.mp3 |
| Title: |
Cool gadgets for kids |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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| Summary: |
Just because kids drool and pick their nose doesn't mean they can't play with gadgets! |
Published: |
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 1:19 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
| Download: |
VV_300908_CoolKidsGadgets.mp3 |
| Title: |
Tech 5 Years Ago |
| Author: |
FBi Radio |
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In honour of FBi's 5th birthday, Chloe Lake and Sophie Mallett take a look at what was big in the technology world 5 years ago, and where it's at now. |
Published: |
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 1:11 PM |
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| Duration: |
0:00 |
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VV_020908_Tech5yrsAgo.mp3 |
