FBi 94.5's Virtual Vices

VIRTUAL VICES: World Cyber Games

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:54:00 GMT

Forget athletics - what about the "Geek Olympics"? Hear all about the fame and fortune awaiting the video game champions of the World Cyber Games. And I type that in all seriousness. Check out http://au.worldcybergames.com for more info on the Australian Finals (Aug 8-10).

VIRTUAL VICES: Why Melbourne is Game City

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:29:00 GMT

A glimpse into a utopia of independent video game development, government support, fun museum exhibitions, and the longest-surviving game developer... all situated in the far-off land of Melbourne!

VIRTUAL VICES: iPhone - Hot or Not?

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:06:00 GMT

The Apple iPhone has been overhyped to the point of bursting in an explosion of hot air and bodily fluids... so is it worth all the attention, what does it mean for Australia, and what other devices is it up against?

VIRTUAL VICES: 5 Robot Threats

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:41:00 GMT

We all know robots are electronic revolutionaries silently plotting to end the age of human overlords. So which five are the biggest threat to humanity?

VIRTUAL VICES: Authentic viral videos

Tue, 27 May 2008 03:01:00 GMT

In honour of Weezer's new Pork and Beans music video, we ask: what makes a successful viral video?

VIRTUAL VICES: Grand Theft Hypo

Tue, 20 May 2008 02:17:00 GMT

Sure, it's set world records for sales and stirred the controversy pot more than a few times, but is Grand Theft Auto IV worth all the hype? NB: to clarify - in the game, you don't get "points" for hitting pedestrians... you can just pick up their cash.

VIRTUAL VICES: ROFLCon Memes!

Tue, 6 May 2008 03:04:00 GMT

How to impress your nerdy friends with talk of memes. And the cool stuff they got up to at ROFLCon, the inaugural real-life gathering of funny internet things.

VIRTUAL VICES: Binary Love

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:51:00 GMT

Geekboys who have used programming, videogames and the internet to win the game... OF LOVE. (Oh, and those who got burnt too)

VIRTUAL VICES: Papercraft

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:12:00 GMT

Sick of all the out-specced, overclocked, soon-to-be-obsolete technology out there? Grab some craft scissors, some paper, and listen in...

VIRTUAL VICES: Video embarrassment

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 03:03:00 GMT

Who are the people who have become famous for their embarrassing online videos, and where are they now? Covering Afroninja, the Nintendo 64 kid, and a bit of George Bush thrown in for good measure.

VIRTUAL VICES: Pranks is how we rickroll

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 02:16:00 GMT

Virtual Vices celebrates April Fool's day with crying children, flying penises, and Rick Astley. Plus how to protect yourself from nasty pranks.

VIRTUAL VICES: Map Attack!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:42:00 GMT

Grab your virtual sextant and navigate through some of the cooler online map mashups with gigs, opinions, art and novels hidden within.

VIRTUAL VICES: Spamalot

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:36:00 GMT

Spam... the bastard child of zombie botnets from outer cyberspace. True story.

VIRTUAL VICES: South By South Web

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:02:00 GMT

The event highlights and top websites from SXSW Interactive - the place where the geeks gather when there's loud music outside. Hit up fbiradio.com for sweet sweet linkin'.

VIRTUAL VICES: Wikidating

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 02:07:00 GMT

How Wikipedia is a lot like online dating... especially when the Wiki founder's ex-girlfriend from Fox News starts selling his clothes on eBay!

VIRTUAL VICES: Star Wars Geeks

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:27:00 GMT

Take one scene from Star Wars. Place on large fanbase. Add a sprinkling of reeeaaaallllly dedicated fans. Mix in chocolate, lego, and soldering irons. Upload to web. Bon appe-geek! Yummy...

VIRTUAL VICES: No 'i' in 'crowd'

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:39:00 GMT

This week, we cover the good, the bad, and the ugly of crowdsourcing - from creative collectives to virtual stirrers and their digital mischief.

VIRTUAL VICES: Alternate Reality Games

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 01:53:00 GMT

ARG! The brave new world of games-that-are-not-"games", of Cloverfield monsters and Terminator mysteries, of narratives woven throughout the web to make you wonder where reality ends and the game begins...

VIRTUAL VICES: Social Spying

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:49:00 GMT

Is the CIA really collecting Facebook info, or is it just your creepy ex-classmate that's stalking you online? Get the Nancy Drew lowdown for you online private parts (teehee!)

VIRTUAL VICES: Post-piracy music

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:18:00 GMT

Feel bad for downloading music? Dearrockers.org helps you make amends by posting the muso some cash and a letter. Also, find out about a secret BitTorrent song sabotage project... oooh, mysterious...

VIRTUAL VICES: Stoopid Christmas Gifts

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:15:00 GMT

Stuff your stockings with pre-emptive excitement: it's the last Virtual Vices for 2007, and Chloe Lake's bringing you (and presenter Lachie Macara) the stoopidest gadgets of the silly season. Happy Festivus!

VIRTUAL VICES: Friends With Benefits

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 00:34:00 GMT

It's FBi's Supporter Drive, and since FBi is your "friend with benefits", Chloe Lake brings the web goodness to show that friends don't let friends click on bad links. More info at www.fbiradio.com .

VIRTUAL VICES: Quirky QWERTYs

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:48:00 GMT

Get ur QWERTYUIOP on and check out the weirdest and best keyboards we can find. Hit up the fbiradio.com 'Program Grid' for more links.

VIRTUAL VICES: Mysteries of Teh Intarwebz

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:19:00 GMT

This week Chloe Lake asks the big questions about life, the universe, and www backslashing into the outer limits of the dark web. All that plus Cosby Kids and robots - need I say more?

VIRTUAL VICES: LOLHorses!

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:09:00 GMT

Go for a ROFL in the hay with Chloe Lake as she LOLs at horse-lovers on the information superpaddock.

VIRTUAL VICES: Net Art

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:45:00 GMT

Blow your mind (and your browser) as Chloe Lake shares some examples of Net Art. Bring a beret, daddy-o...

VIRTUAL VICES: Best Mobile Apps & Games

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:29:00 GMT

Chloe Lake shares how to turn your mobile into a music machine, a remote control, a GPS device, and a tool for crack-like game addiction. Oh, and there's a bit of Sextris, too.

VIRTUAL VICES: Anti-Piracy, Pro-Douchebags?

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:25:00 GMT

Chloe Lake looks at the RIAA's, um, illustrious lawsuit history, and questions whether their methods are all that accurate...

VIRTUAL VICES: Net Anonymity

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:14:00 GMT

Wanna know how to keep The Man off your back while you're online? Chloe Lake gives the lowdown on staying down-low while browsing - no filters, no lawsuits, no worries!

VIRTUAL VICES: Tech Headlines

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 02:13:00 GMT

Chloe Lake brings you news of tech, gaming, and why Boston hates geeks - *especially* ones with circuitry-decorated hoodies & a penchant for Play-Doh...

VIRTUAL VICES: Wayfarer

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:33:00 GMT

Artist Kate Richards joins Virtual Vices to talk about Wayfarer - a Sydney-based mash of gaming, cyborgs, technology & theatre... It's kind of like the thinking person's hepped-up lasertag! (www.myspace.com/wayfarerproject)

VIRTUAL VICES: Wardriving in Melbourne

Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:32:00 GMT

How does the hype of wardriving live up to the reality? Chloe Lake roadtests this wiley wireless gadgetwy in the streets of Melbourne...

VIRTUAL VICES: Leeeerrroooyyyy Jenkins!!

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:21:00 GMT

Don your ROFLs and pack some LOLs as Chloe Lake discovers the dude who made gaming funny again. Leeroy Jenkins: The man, the myth, the legend... now 32.3% (repeating of course) more entertaining.

VIRTUAL VICES: One Laptop Per Child

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 02:28:00 GMT

Access to technology should be a human right - but sometimes, it can all go horribly wrong. Chloe Lake explains the One Laptop Per Child program in all its flawed beauty. And as you listen to this, tens of children in Nigeria will most probably be browsing pr0n.

VIRTUAL VICES: The Engines Of Search

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:45:00 GMT

Ever wondered how search engines work, and if they really are run by a squadron of ethically-compromised (and/or evil) robots? Chloe Lake tells a twisty tale of the dark web, bad bots, and the pre-Google days of search. Listen now if you're feeling lucky, cyberpunk.

VIRTUAL VICES: Hacking, Phreaking, and Cracking

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:22:00 GMT

Can you really hack a Coke machine? Or open your car with a phone? And didn't "hacking" die in the 90s anyway? This week, Chloe Lake brings you the crunchy-goodness highlights of today's hackalicious technology (Angelina Jolie's acting skillz not included).

VIRTUAL VICES: DIY Games

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:15:00 GMT

Hey buttonmasher! Wanna make a game? With Tom Cruise in it?? If you answered "Yes" to at least one of those Qs - listen up! Chloe Lake covers the quickest and geekiest ways to make your own game, including the low-down on Project Joystick (www.projectjoystick.com).

VIRTUAL VICES: Symphonic Electronic

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 03:51:00 GMT

Don your tux for the review of "Play! A Videogame Symphony", then strip down to your band pants for the 2nd movement of the Vices Suite: the Music Geeks / Music Tech Mashup. Conducted by Chloe Lake.

VIRTUAL VICES: Media Mythbusting

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:13:00 GMT

From Hogzillas to Japanese Sheepoodles, Chloe Lake rips apart the web of lies often woven by online media... and in the debris, she finds Shaun Davies - the aussie journo who was 1st to prove that Japanese women really do know what poodles (and sheep) look like. Don't myth it!

VIRTUAL VICES: Email Hoaxes

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:34:00 GMT

Chloe Lake will tell you how to win money from Bill Gates' Nigerian bank account if you pass this on to 10 of your friends who aren't dying or cursed and who don't know about the Progesterex rapists that are trying to win a Guinness World Record for most gullible people conned into hitting "Forward". Got it?

VIRTUAL VICES: Dump Toxic Technology

Tue, 29 May 2007 15:03:00 GMT

Thats right dump it all over me...

VIRTUAL VICES: Chatbots!

Tue, 29 May 2007 02:10:00 GMT

Hey boltface, talk nerdy to me! Chloe Lake, robot lover and chat fiend, logs on to the world of chatbots - machines that can carry on a (sometimes) intelligent conversation with you. CRUSH, KILL, ENJOY!

VIRTUAL VICES: Tech Tips for Phantom Pregnancies

Tue, 22 May 2007 02:07:00 GMT

It's last Virtual Vices with Peach & Shag - and to honour the occasion, Chloe finally fronts up to the phantom pregnancy rumours to share the best ways to pass geekdom on to one's own (albeit phantom) progeny. Test-tube babies and reproductive robots, this one's for you!

VIRTUAL VICES: Bionicle Heroes Review

Tue, 15 May 2007 02:44:00 GMT

Remember how simple Lego was when you were a kid? Well, it's no longer just blocks and plastic people... Chloe Lake ventures into a complex world of robots, gaming, and cultural controversies, all packed into what we like to call: The Bionicle Heroes Game Review. Click thru to get Lego-less and block out (boomtish)!!

VIRTUAL VICES: The Wii Elbow Outbreak!

Tue, 8 May 2007 02:24:00 GMT

Wii Elbow - it doesn't mean small joints; it means painful gaming! But is it the first affliction to hit gamers? Heck no! Listen up as Chloe Lake delves into the medical textbooks to find ye olde gaming injuries of yore, and some ye newe remedies to cure said ills. Zounds! Click through for your 8-bit medikit...

VIRTUAL VICES: May Fools!

Tue, 1 May 2007 01:50:00 GMT

What happens when April Fool's goes online? Travel back in time as Chloe Lake delves into the heady jambalaya of geeks, pranks, toilets, and Cold War paranoia. Click on to re-live the best pranks eva. EVA!

VIRTUAL VICES: Does DotCom Equal DotCash?

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:44:00 GMT

Ker-ching! When Google bought YouTube, no-one knew exactly how much the video site's founders earned from the transaction - until now. Let's just say that dotcoms are looking more appealing than Lotto scratchies these days. But can anyone make fast cash just by setting up a website? Chloe Lake looks through the hyperlinks of dotcom history and is surprised by what she finds...

VIRTUAL VICES: Putting Sydney On The, Um, Map

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 03:22:00 GMT

We all know that Sydney's pretty hard to navigate... but what happens when the Google Maps plane goes AWOL? Chloe Lake tells the twisty tale of mapping, flying, and things going pear-shaped on Australia Day... (isn't that the Aussie tradition?!) ... This edition includes the EXCLUSIVE Virtual Vices Acapella Intro by Chloe & Chris, breakin out their mad-1337-roXXor-beatz live in the studio. Don't miss it.

UPDATE: some of the Google Maps pics are now available online... just don't check Sydney Harbour - it's bodgy-lookin!

VIRTUAL VICES: Mobile Gaming Pt 2 - Mafia Wars Yakuza

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:03:00 GMT

Don your Ninja Blacks and strap on your Seikos! Virtual Vices is turning Japanese with Part 2 of the Mobile Gaming series. Chloe Lake reviews Mafia Wars Yakuza, talks about mobile action games, and finds out if you really can play twitchy stuff on something the size of a shuriken. Is your Vices-Fu strong enough, grasshopper? Click to find out! FBhaaaaiya!

VIRTUAL VICES: The Shady Story of Sealand

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 04:01:00 GMT

Sealand: a tiny nation-state formed on an old UK Navy base in the middle of international waters off the coast of England, wrested single-handedly from squatters by the original monarch (no joke). Now in financial trouble, Sealand has become a potential safehaven for shady website-owners. Chloe Lake opens the top-secret Virtual Vices dossier to see what happens when digital pirates venture into the real high seas... Arrrr!!!

VIRTUAL VICES: Mobile Gaming Pt 1 - Brain Juice review

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:54:00 GMT

Are you a frustrated genius? Do you own a mobile phone? Well, oversized-temporal-lobers rejoice, because Brain Juice is a mobile game designed to make you smarter. Why? Cos nerds are HOTTTT, that's why, bitchez. Chloe Lake will give you the lowdown on the game, whilst miraculously maintaining a straight face amidst pregnancy rumours. Cos that's how we roll homies. WTF? Just listen already!!

VIRTUAL VICES: World of Whatcraft? Burning Whosade?

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:41:00 GMT

Chloe Lake brings you up-to-speed on this whole Warcraft shenanigan, just in time for the release of its bouncing baby Burning Crusade - (wait til it's a toddler)... She also gets the launch party lowdown from Jill Maxwell, and finds out what sort of dress code applies to l337 g4merZ. Clue: underwear optional!

VIRTUAL VICES: The Fury Interviews

Tue, 9 Jan 2007 01:40:00 GMT

Warcraft? Bah. Evercrack? Pshaw. Fury is where it's at. This Massively-Multiplayer-Online-Game is being developed by Auran, a game company based in Perth. Fury is one of the biggest gaming projects undertaken in Australia... so what does it take for a bunch of locals to bung one of these MMO things together? Chloe Lake (Geek, Esq.) talks to Adam Carpenter (Lead Designer) & Tony Hilliam (BossMan) about game addiction, water businesses, and the Fury within...

VIRTUAL VICES: Take A Deep Breath & Count To Wii...

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:12:00 GMT

It's like a jungle out there, sometimes the consoles make you want to sell your own soul. Huh, what, break it down... Following the first official console-related death, FBi's First Lady of Geek (read: Chloe Lake) urges everyone to chill out, calm down, and take a leaf out of the sharing-caring Nintendo Wii book. Yes, I said Wii. Stop giggling you lot :)

VIRTUAL VICES: The Console [Fan] Wars

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:53:00 GMT

How far would you go to get your hands on a PS3? This week, Chloe Lake will take you from the rabid fanaticism of Sony fanboys to overzealous eBayers as she looks at the less-than-shiny underbelly of the gaming world. Remember kids: games don't kill people, consoles do!

VIRTUAL VICES: Get Your Xmas Cash Back!

Tue, 5 Dec 2006 00:52:00 GMT

No one deserves presents as much as you. And what better way is there to win back all that cashola you wasted on others than to earn it in exceptionally geeky (and oftentimes dodgy) ways?! Open your wallet (& your ears) and geek-grrrl Chloe Lake will show you how to download the dollars! Ker-CHING!!!

VIRTUAL VICES: Worst Computer Crashes EVA!!

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:17:00 GMT

When Good Computers Go Bad... You thought they were your friends. You thought you could trust them. You thought wrong! When computers crash, they can take your whole world with them, leaving a trail of circuits and tears. Listen up (& back up) as Chloe Lake talks you through the ups & downs of machinic malfunctions (but mainly just the downs). Indulge in a little schadenfreude as she counts down the Worst Computer Crashes Of All Time...

SPECIAL DELIVERY : Podcasts from FBiRadio.com

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:53:00 GMT

VIRTUAL VICES: Top 3 Car Games

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:15:00 GMT

There's a reason they say women shouldn't drive... that's why they invented driving games for Chloe Lake

VIRTUAL VICES: The End of Illegal MP3s

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:54:00 GMT

If your life of crime taking it's toll? Are you sick of ducking for cover everytime ARIA's lawyers come knockiung with a subpoena and a court horder to empty your hard-disk of all your britney bootlegs... Well armistice is just a gentle, soothing click away... Chloe Lake (geek girrrl bi-atch) stands on the mount and prophesizes about the end of the illegal MP3.

VIRTUAL VICES: A World Without Wires

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:00:00 GMT

Untangle the wires and feel those warm electronic vibes wavingover you...and feeding that tumour in your right thigh.... hmmm, the future is succulent.

VIRTUAL VICES: The Montreal Gunman's Blog

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:47:00 GMT

Its Not Funny. But's its very interesting.

VIRTUAL VICES: GooTube (get it?)

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:29:00 GMT

Once there was Google and YouTube... for years they casted longing looks at each other across cyberspace study hall. YouTube was the prettiest girl in the class, just slghtly ahead of that friend-grabbing moll MySpace. All the boys wanted to cop a some of the 'tube (such was the parlance of the times). But this week YouTube made her choice... and after a hot and sweaty 2 billion dollar hanky-pank in the online broom cupboard we know have the latest dot.com teenage preganacy... we call her GooTube... Chloe has the forceps and is ready to explore....

VIRTUAL VICES: What's a Wiki?

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:34:00 GMT

Chloe Lake brings down totalitarian technocracies everywhere and talks demoncratisation of information in the world of Wiki's. Confused? Press play and all will make sense. Promise. Scouts Honour.

VIRTUAL VICES: "Loco Roco" Game Review

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:11:00 GMT

It looks like a rolling ball of chocolate and its just as freakin additive, Chloe road-tests the new PSP Game LOCO ROCO

VIRTUAL VICES: Accessible Technology

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:43:00 GMT

How dyou get your blackberry to be wheel-chair friendly? Geek Girl Chloe Lake talks how to make Technology Accessible for all.

VIRTUAL VICES: Future Technology

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:00:00 GMT

Will the future bring lots of Future/Sex Love/Sounds? WIll new technology finally bring SexxyBack. Geek Girrl Chloe Lake has the low down.

VIRTUAL VICES: 100th Episode Retrospective

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:10:00 GMT

DISCLAIMER: This is roughly round-a-bout the 100th episode

VIRTUAL VICES: Religious Games

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:06:00 GMT

Can Religion be found in games? Can you have a religious experience in games?

VIRTUAL VICES: Home Studio Set-up

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 04:17:00 GMT

Got a Gear Habit? Let Chloe sort you out

VIRTUAL VICES: Game Review - Fear

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:14:00 GMT

Chloe confesses and faces her addiction to the game fear

VIRTUAL VICES: Spirituality In Games

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:12:00 GMT

A state of trance induced through repetitive action â Religion or Gaming

VIRTUAL VICES: Myspace

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:34:00 GMT

Does Myspace have any friends?

VIRTUAL VICES: Games Addiction

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:10:00 GMT

Chris and Chloe talk Gaming Addictions and how to deal with them

VIRTUAL VICES: Flash Back

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:33:00 GMT

Back in the day when Spectrum HoloByteâ..

VIRTUAL VICES: Digital vs Analogue Music

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:08:00 GMT

New technology fuelling our indecisive music listening habits

VIRTUAL VICES: Racism in Games

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 01:29:00 GMT

Does Racism in games exist and does it matter?

VIRTUAL VICES: Exploding Laptops

Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:56:00 GMT

Laptops can lower your sperm count or just blow that thing clean off

VIRTUAL VICES: Mac on PC Action

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:54:00 GMT

One Boozy Night with Bill Gates and Steve JobsÃïÂ.

VIRTUAL VICES: Polycom Communicator

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:50:00 GMT

More then a review this is an all encompassing tour from VOiP to Skype and beyond

VIRTUAL VICES: Keyboard Culture

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:48:00 GMT

The implications of computers on human communication

VIRTUAL VICES: Top5 Tech Support Tips (fixed)

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:39:00 GMT

A 5 step support program for dealing with computer rage

VIRTUAL VICES: Geocaching

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:17:00 GMT

Combine GPS and Murder Mysteries and you end up with Geocaching

VIRTUAL VICES: VOiP

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 10:42:00 GMT

VOiP the P.O.T.S killer or another useless acronym?

VIRTUAL VICES : Search Engines

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:49:00 GMT

VIRTUAL VICES : What's Happening to My Screen!!!

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:14:00 GMT

VIRTUAL VICES : Internet 2.0 & EmoKids on the EmoNet

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:04:00 GMT

Chloe delves into Internet 2.o and the world of internet coding mash-ups and then we all poke fun and the emo. Fun for all the family.

VIRTUAL VICES : Mark Echo's Gettin Up!

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:28:00 GMT