Episodes

  • I Hate (Most) Keyboard ‘Fn’ Keys

    I Hate (Most) Keyboard ‘Fn’ Keys
    Jun 9 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/06/09/fn-keys/

    Sometimes keyboards come with a 'Fn' key that allows some of their context-sensitive keys to do particular general-purpose functions. Sometimes these are implemented in careful, considerate and configurable ways... and other times they just make me want to throw the keyboard out of the window.

    00:00 Intro
    00:23 I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys
    12:31 Outro
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    13 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Carl Person

    Wikipedia @ 25: Carl Person
    May 27 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/27/wp25-carl-person/

    As I continue my 25-consecutive-days-of-Wikipedia, today's random article of the day was Carl Person, a lawyer with an interesting history.

    00:00 Intro
    00:22 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday
    01:01 Carl Person
    05:39 Outro
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    6 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Cirrothauma Murrayi

    Wikipedia @ 25: Cirrothauma Murrayi
    May 25 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/25/wp25-cirrothauma-murrayi/

    Today, Wikipedia introduced me to a mysterious deep-dwelling octopus. So cool!

    00:00 Intro
    00:25 Wikiedpia's 25th Birthday
    01:01 Cirrothauma Murrayi
    03:36 Aside: pluralisation of octopus
    04:23 Octopus eyes
    07:11 Outro
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    7 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Yousuf Karsh

    Wikipedia @ 25: Yousuf Karsh
    May 21 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/21/wp25-yousuf-karsh/

    Wikipedia is 25 years old this year, and in celebration of that I found my way via a Mercurial crater to the article about Yousuf Karsh, one of the most-important portrait photographers of the 20th century.

    00:00 Intro
    00:20 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday
    01:03 Karsh (crater)
    02:33 Yousuf Karsh
    04:40 Karsh's life
    06:36 Outro
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    7 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Necker Island

    Wikipedia @ 25: Necker Island
    May 20 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/20/wp25-necker-island/

    Today, thanks to Wikipedia, I learned a lot about a miniscule Hawaiian island with an interesting cultural and archaeological history... after I found my way there from a random page about a hip hop album!

    00:00 Intro
    00:34 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday
    01:08 Here & Now (Pop Shuvit album)
    02:06 Pop Shove-It (the skateboarding trick)
    04:38 A history of skateboarding technology and tricks
    07:50 Mākaha, Kāne’āki Heiau and other heiau
    09:04 Necker Island
    12:13 Outro
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    13 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Lake Baikal

    Wikipedia @ 25: Lake Baikal
    May 19 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/19/wp25-lake-baikal/

    Today's random Wikipedia article was about a kind of seal that lives only in Lake Baikal in Siberia, which turns out to be a really, really big lake. Like: it's got about a fifth of the world's fresh water in it; that's how big it is!

    00:00 Intro
    00:21 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday
    01:03 Baikal Seals and Lake Baikal
    03:11 Omul and Raskolotka
    03:52 Baikal Deep Water Neutrino Telescope (BDWNT)
    05:15 Outro
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    6 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Yo-Yo

    Wikipedia @ 25: Yo-Yo
    May 17 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/17/wp25-yo-yo/

    This year is Wikipedia's 25th birthday, and as part of the celebrations I learned who Marcus Koh is... but that wasn't remotely as interesting as learning about the long history of the yo-yo!

    00:00 Intro
    00:28 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday
    01:12 Marcus Koh and the yo-yo
    02:09 The long history of the yo-yo
    03:10 An Ancient Greek wine-drinking party
    05:20 Ancient Greek yo-yos
    05:47 The modern yo-yo
    06:50 The Eskimo yo-yo and other articles
    08:15 Outro
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    9 mins
  • Wikipedia @ 25: Rail transport in Indonesia

    Wikipedia @ 25: Rail transport in Indonesia
    May 15 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/15/wp25-rail-in-indonesia/

    Wikipedia is celebrating its 25th birthday, and today I'm celebrating by discovering what the Argo Wilis is, along with a dive into a rabbithole about rail transport in Indonesia!

    00:00 Intro
    00:25 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday
    01:18 Rail Transport in Indonesia
    07:00 Outro
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    7 mins