Dan Q - The Podcast

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/10/12/tango-is-like/A series of metaphors about what tango feels like, to me. Like improvising music. Like spinning tops. Like an flock of birds. Or something like that.00:00 Introduction 00:27 What Argentine Tango is like... 01:14 Tango is like... improvising music 02:04 Tango is like... spinning tops 03:16 Tango is like... an emergent phenomenon 05:16 Tango is like... a flock of birds 06:10 Outro

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/08/06/jpeg/Fighting about the correct way to pronounce GIF is so last decade. Let's fight about how to pronounce JPEG.00:00 Intro 00:25 GIF 01:25 JPEG 02:43 Outro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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