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Hello Outriders,

This week on the podcast I have been chatting to a female veteran of Silicon Valley, finding out how I can play music with my eyes and checking out a podcast where the kids run the show.

First up - I had a nice visit from Marie Alexander, President and CEO of . Quova identifies
the location of someone coming to an internet site - for localised advertising and search, compliance issues - say where gambling is not allowed in some states in the US. We talked about the comfort zones for geolocation and what is like to live and work in the Valley.

Also this week I had a chat with Giles Whitehead who works at the Tydeman centre. That's a specialist mainstream provision for children with special educational needs and high functioning autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language disorder or dyslexia. It's part of the Malling School in Kent. He told me how he turns special educational needs into a rather special .

Last but by no means least, Zacharia Vamvakousis joined me to talk about his extraordinary . As part of his Masters Degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona he has created a way for people with paralysis to become musicians. The project is open source and basically means that people can play music with their eyes.

That's all for this week, but as usual, you're all invited to get in touch and let me know more about what you have been up to on the web. If there is a site that you're amazed by and would like to know more or if you are creating something we should all know about, then drop me a line at Outriders at bbc dot co dot uk, come and say Hi on or join us in the .

Until next week! ~ Jamillah

Hello Outriders!

This week on the podcast we talk about hacking, security guards and travelling back in time for some fond memories.

First up I had a chat with Larry Walsh about the current spate of high profile hacking events. Larry is President of the and Editor in Chief of . He's been looking at online security for a long time and more recently has written about the rebirth of hacker meritocracy - could the competitive nature of 80s hackers be seeing a revival?

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Many of us may be guilty of bypassing the processes of keeping our own data safe because, oh, "it's boring" or "it's taking too much time". The thing is - it's worth it. So, would it help if a terribly handsome man and former foreign legionnaire were at hand to give you a few pointers? Okay, well maybe not for everyone but it certainly made me curious - for reasons of research of course to take a closer look at . Who he? Chris Wilson at Nerd communications works with him and he explained why this avatar might be the thing you need to stay on top of your digital security.

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For those of you who geek out at the return of old computers - this one's for you. The computer I learned my keyboard skills on, the Commodore 64 is coming back! is the company that is reviving our old machines with a twist, so now you could be typing on a familiar brown keyboard or even playing retro simulation games on an Amiga. Leo Nigro is the CTO of Commodore USA and we discussed the joy of old tech and the thrill of bringing it back to life.

Thanks to everyone who joined in the chatter on Twitter for this week's show. You can of course get in touch any time and let me know what floats your boat online. If you have been up to something we should know about, write me an email to Outriders at bbc dot co dot uk or join us on and for updates.

Until next week!

~ Jamillah

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This week on the podcast I have another book for you to think about. Frank Moss is the former director of the MIT Media Lab, where dreams of future technologies come true.

We talked about what students are working on, the future for inventions we may see from MIT in our everyday lives and of course the robots that help push the boundaries of human-machine interaction.

One thing that Frank passes on as great advice is not to be afraid to fail. After all - it's how we learn. So get in there and start failing already, you might surprise yourself.

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The book is out now and you can find out more about Frank and his work on his .

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Until next week!
~ Jamillah

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Hello Outriders!

This week I have been talking to the very clever, the quite interesting and the very innovative. Nothing unusual on the podcast there then.

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First of all some computer history. I’ve often commented on the importance of looking at our past and referencing it as part of our future. Usually this means pointing you to places like the Museum of Computer History or Bletchley Park. This time our cousins in the States are unleashing an immersive archive to explore and share the history of ARPANET. As many will already know, ARPANET was the forerunner to the internet we know and love today. Brad Fidler is a Phd candidate with UCLA department of history has been helping to bring back to life.

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Something brand new now. A system of publishing that brings readers and writers together in a collaborative platform for publishing. John Mitchinson, author, writer for QI and general clever bod is a publisher with . He told me why the world of publishing needs a little disruption.

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When it comes to remembering those we hold dear, there are many methods from head stones to Facebook shrines. A company in the America is bringing these two methods together with QR codes - or 3 dimensional bar codes - so that you can find out more about a person while you are at their graveside. Jon Reece is the general manager of he told me about the new trends in remembering.

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If you’re up to something I should know about or you have seen something you want to hear more about, then drop me a line. You can email me at Outriders at bbc dot co dot uk, send a tweet to or search for us on Facebook where we are, of course, .

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Until next week!
~ Jamillah

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