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Dan Q - The Podcast

Dan Q - The Podcast

Written by: Dan Q
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 A podcast nobody asked for about things only Dan cares about. A spin-off of the blog of Dan Q, who's been making random stuff on the Internet since the 1990s.© Dan Q 2026; all original content CC-BY-AT; details at https://danq.me/license/ Social Sciences
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  • Nostalgia, Music, and Computers

    Nostalgia, Music, and Computers
    Jan 15 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/01/15/nostalgia-music-and-computers/

    It turns out that I get nostalgic about technology in the same way as I get nostalgic about music. Here's some things that take me right back to being nine, eleven, thirteen and fifteen years old.

    00:00 Intro
    00:24 Nostalgia, Music, and Computers
    00:46 When I hear "Dawnbreaker", I feel like I'm nine years old...
    05:13 When I start a new Ruby project, I feel like I'm eleven years old...
    07:45 When I hear "In Yer Face", I feel like I'm thirteen years old...
    13:23 When I see a personal Web page, I feel like I'm fifteen years old...
    17:34 Wrapup and reflection
    18:02 Outro
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    18 mins
  • Why I Am So Tired

    Why I Am So Tired
    Jan 9 2026
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/01/09/why-i-am-so-tired/

    After dusting off and modernising a joke I first read in a chain email from 1996, I can tell you conclusively that the reason that I'm tired is because I'm overworked.

    00:00 Intro
    00:32 Why I'm So Tired
    01:59 That leaves...
    02:14 History of the joke
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    3 mins
  • Actually, Yes! (that IS what my birth certificate says)

    Actually, Yes! (that IS what my birth certificate says)
    Dec 18 2025
    Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2025/12/18/actually-yes/

    There's a certain kind of person who, upon hearing my unusual name, immediately asks whether that's what's on my birth certificate (with an underlying implication that it's not my 'real' name, whatever that means, if it isn't). Well: as of this week, thanks to a quirk in Scottish law, the name I've used every day for almost two decades DOES appear my birth certificate. Fuck the haters.

    00:00 Intro
    00:26 Actually, Yes! (that IS what my birth certificate says)
    04:59 Outro
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    5 mins
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