Technorama

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May 22, 2024Episode 743: Leaving Las Vegas
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On This Day In History for May 22, 2024
This is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 223 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1762, that Trevi Fountain was officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
Also today in 1804, The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially began as the Corps of Discovery departed from St. Charles, Missouri.
On May 22, 1826, HMS Beagle departed on its first voyage.
Also on May 22, 1846, The Associated Press was formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
Future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats, making him the only U.S. president to ever hold a patent on this date in 1849.
It was also this date in 1866 that Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms.
May 22, 1906, The Wright brothers were granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their “Flying-Machine”.
Apollo 10’s Lunar Module flew within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the Moon’s surface on this date in 1969.
Also on May 22, 2012, SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launched a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
English physicist and inventor, invented the electromagnet and electric motor, William Sturgeon, born on this date in 1783.
Brazilian engineer and politician, Augusto Pestana was born 156 years ago today.
Born May 22, 1904, Swedish electrical engineer and inventor Uno Lamm.
German physicist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope, Bodo von Borries was born 119 years ago today.
Born May 22, 1912, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Herbert C. Brown.
Austrian-American astrophysicist and academic, Thomas Gold, born on this date in 1920.
Also turning 78 today is Russian-Ukrainian astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva.
English physicist and academic, Michael Green is 78 today.
Japanese-American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate, Shuji Nakamura, born on this date in 1954.
Listener Birthdays
6 – Amber Pace (not really a listener, but a mother and a wife of listeners)
6 – Bill Barbour
6 – Steve Bickle
6 – Brian Brown
8 – Curtis Parish
12 – Amanda Huggenkiss
14 – JPCJ
16 – Dan Delaney
22 – Tim Elliott
23 – Kris Ziel Host and producer of The AVScast and 24 Under Review
26 – Eli Yukelzon
27 – Tonya from Dancing With Elephants
28 – Chris Martens, Host of The Jesus Geeks, Z Net Central, and Producer of On The Edge Of Darkness
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 22, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
How Scientists Are Preparing for Apophis’s Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth
The Bennu samples have rocks unlike any meteorite ever found
Hypnotoad From ‘Futurama’ Has Officially Overtaken the National Park Service | Cracked.com
Near-flawless quantum teleportation demonstrated in groundbreaking experiment –
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Remember When
Star Wars 1977 movie opening reactions and lines – YouTube
The Computers Of Voyager | Hackaday
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This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.
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John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Your Name Here
Kyle Nishioka
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Saturday Morning Media
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Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
Steve Webb
Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
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Pass me the remote
Chuck
Secrets of the Neanderthals – Netflix
James Burke Connections – 04 Faith in Numbers
Ahsoka – Disney+
Kreg
Lift – Netflix
Masterchef Junior Finale – Hulu
Geek Library
The Best Sci-Fi Anthology Series of the Year Is Streaming For Free Right Now
Nasa shows what it’s like inside a black hole
Other things from Chuck’s library
A Geologic Mystery in Madagascar; Solved at Last?
15 UNUSUAL Geological Wonders
Why Can’t Mickey Mouse Cross THIS LINE And Other Secrets Disney Doesn’t Want You To Know
Why There’s a Straight Line Through Scotland
How Tesla made the WORST TRUCK EVER
Question of the week
What scientific breakthrough are we closer to than most people realize?
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April 24, 2024Episode 741: Fact, Fiction, and the Final Frontier
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QOTW: What is a movie where the main character just can’t get anything right?
Postcard from Jorge in Oslo
On This Day In History for April 24, 2024
This is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1704, that The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, was published.
On April 24, 1800, The United States Library of Congress was established when President John Adams signed legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress”.
Also on April 24, 1885, American sharpshooter Annie Oakley was hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West.
It was 129 years ago today that Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, set sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop “Spray”.
April 24, 1914, The Franck-Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, was presented to the German Physical Society.
Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launched a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organize a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance on this date in 1916.
It was on this date in 1967, that Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died in Soyuz 1 when its parachute failed to open. He was the first human to die during a space mission.
It was also this date in 1990 that the Hubble Space Telescope was launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-31.
It was 13 years ago today that WikiLeaks started publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom, Edmund Cartwright, born on this date in 1743.
Gideon Sundback, the Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper was born 144 years ago today.
Born April 24, 1899, Russian-American mathematician and academic Oscar Zariski.
David Blackwell, the American mathematician and academic was born 105 years ago today.
Born April 24, 1930, American actor, director, and producer Richard Donner.
Australian-English guitarist and composer, John Williams is 83 today.
Also turning 82 today is American singer, actress, activist, and producer Barbra Streisand.
American actor, Jack Quaid, born on this date in 1992.
Listener Birthdays
26 – Stewe Lundin – Sweden
26 – Frank Lopez
29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe
29 – Timothy Karre
29 – Dhruv Gupta
30 – Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 24, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
NASA’s Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (video) | Space
Farewell to Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot: Hilarious Bloopers and Triumphs Reel
Hello, Electric Atlas – IEEE Spectrum
A chunk of metal that tore through a Florida home definitely came from the ISS | Ars Technica
Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness | Ars Technica
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Remember When
Journalists kept ruining Spock’s death in ST II – Collecting Trek
Thank you Patrons!
This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.
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Dean Jensen
Denise Inglis
Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Kyle Nishioka
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Mark Kilfoil
Brad Miller
Mike Wills
Saturday Morning Media
Stephen Wesche
Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
Steve Webb
Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! patreon.com/technoramapodcast
Media Corner
Seth MacFarlane & Martin Scorsese Team to Restore Vintage Animated Movies
Pass me the remote
Chuck
Amadeus (Director’s cut) – Netflix
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders – Netflix
Kreg
Conan O’Brien Must Go – Max
Geek Library
The Mysteries Of North America’s Great Lakes | Naked Science | Spark
California’s Dangerous Capitola Village Situation
Design & 3D-Print Your Own 8-bit Gaming Figures
Data & Picard
(1938) The Birth of SQL & the Relational Database – YouTube
Question of the week
If you could shrink yourself to the size of an ant, what scientific phenomena would you want to explore?
Patreon Topic this week
Upgrading hotel locks
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58min
April 17, 2024Episode 740: Task Failed Successfully
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Feedback
QOTW: What seems to be overpriced, but in reality is 100% worth it?
Voicemail from Krazy Joe
Email from Dave
Hi,
I agree with Kreg, John Carter of Mars isn’t a terrible movie… I’d heard it had poor reviews before watching, but really enjoyed it.
Regarding Kreg’s review of The Tourist.
My feelings about the main character was flipped during the last episode, but having watched and enjoyed season two (small spoiler… the last 30 seconds of season two does it again).
If you have time, I’d still recommend watching season two.
On This Day In History for April 17, 2024
This is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 258 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1492, that Spain and Christopher Columbus signed the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
503 years ago today, the trial of Martin Luther over his teachings began during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
April 17, 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano reached New York Harbor.
The Ellis Island immigration center processed 11,747 people, more than on any other day on this date in 1907.
Also on April 17, 1951, The Peak District became the United Kingdom’s first National Park.
It was on this date in 1961, that a group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro – known as the Bay of Pigs invasion.
That same date in 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returned to Earth safely on this date in 1970.
Also today in 2014, NASA’s Kepler space telescope confirmed the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Italian priest and astronomer, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, born on this date in 1598.
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, the German botanist and explorer was born 230 years ago today.
French mathematician and academic, Étienne Bobillier was born 226 years ago today.
J. P. Morgan, the American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. was born 187 years ago today.
Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist was born on that same date in 1863.
Spanish-American ventriloquist, Señor Wences, born on this date in 1896.
Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente was born on that same date in 1906.
Also born on that same date in 1936, Swiss chemist, Urs Wild.
Czech pianist, composer, and producer, Jan Hammer, born on this date in 1948.
Listener Birthdays
19 – Amanda (SusietheGeek’s daughter & Geek in Training)
21 – Kim and Kreg’s Anniversary
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 17, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Scientists created a black hole in lab to test a theory, then it started glowing extremely bright – Good
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity finds ‘otherworldly’ wreckage on planet’s surface
Hacks & Strange Stories
Elon Musk’s X Goes to War With Twitter.com, Creating a Phishing Nightmare
Shout out to the chat room
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Remember When
5.25-inch floppy disks expected to help run San Francisco trains until 2030 | Ars Technica
Expired Cans of Salmon From Decades Ago Reveal a Big Surprise : ScienceAlert
Thank you Patrons!
This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.
Alexis Duran
Amber Elstad
Amy Bowen
Avner Braverman
Ben Vaughan
Brian Brown
Chris Martinez
Chris Mc
DanDMan Coyer
Dean Jensen
Denise Inglis
Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Kyle Nishioka
Leon
Mark Kilfoil
Brad Miller
Mike Wills
Saturday Morning Media
Stephen Wesche
Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
Steve Webb
Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! patreon.com/technoramapodcast
Pass me the remote
Kreg
Ripley – Netflix
Chuck
Files of the Unexplained: Season 1 – Netflix
Amadeus – Netflix
Why the International Date Line Looks So Stupid
Geek Library
Why The Mississippi River Bridge Collapsed
Question of the week
What is a movie where the main character just can’t get anything right?
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck electrified his ukulele
Great service from Zoom
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48min
April 12, 2024Episode 739: Technorama is an inside job
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QOTW: What is something that you think shouldn’t exist?
On This Day In History for April 10, 2024
This is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 837, that Halley’s Comet made its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometers/3.2 million miles).
On April 10, 1606, The Virginia Company of London was established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
Also today in 1710, The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, came into force in Great Britain.
It was on this date in 1858, that after the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it was recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
It was 158 years ago today that The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
It was on this date in 1872, that The first Arbor Day was celebrated in Nebraska.
That same date in 1912, RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
April 10, 1916, The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) was created in New York City.
It was on this date in 1925, that The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner’s Sons.
It was 85 years ago today that Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.’s “Big Book”, was first published.
54 years ago today, Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
Also on April 10, 2019, Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announced the first ever image of a black hole, which was located in the center of the M87 galaxy.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German mathematician, physicist, and physician, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, born on this date in 1651.
John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker was born on that same date in 1713.
Born April 10, 1762, Italian physicist and academic Giovanni Aldini.
Arnold Orville Beckman, the American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist was born 124 years ago today.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Robert Burns Woodward was born 107 years ago today.
Born April 10, 1927, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate Marshall Warren Nirenberg.
Egyptian actor and screenwriter, Omar Sharif, born on this date in 1932.
Also turning 68 today is English chemist and academic Carol V. Robinson.
English computer scientist and academic, Carole Goble, born on this date in 1961.
Also turning 56 today is American actor, producer, and screenwriter Orlando Jones.
Listener Birthdays
14 – Danny Harnish
16 – Donna Tomasi
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 10, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
NASA investigates whether debris that struck Florida home fell from space – The Washington Post
Have Scientists Finally Made Sense of Hawking’s Famous Black Hole Formula? – Slashdot
Voyager 1 Issue Tracked Down To Defective Memory Chip | Hackaday
Shout out to the chat room
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Thank you Patrons!
This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.
Alexis Duran
Amber Elstad
Amy Bowen
Avner Braverman
Ben Vaughan
Brian Brown
Chris Martinez
Chris Mc
DanDMan Coyer
Dean Jensen
Denise Inglis
Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Your Name Here
Kyle Nishioka
Leon
Mark Kilfoil
Brad Miller
Mike Wills
Saturday Morning Media
Stephen Wesche
Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
Steve Webb
Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! patreon.com/technoramapodcast
Media Corner
35 Fictional Locations You Can Visit Right Here in the Real World | Cracked.com
New Disney animatronics breathe convincing life into its 2D characters – The Verge
Pass me the remote
Chuck
Starcrash (MST3K) – Netflix
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War – Netflix
Gentleman in Moscow – Paramount+
Why is this number everywhere?
The Most Important day in Tornado Science History – April 3, 1974
Kreg
Resident Alien – Netflix
Lon.TV – YouTube
Geek Library
Why Chicago Razed The First Skyscraper | The Field Building
12 NEW Arduino Projects!!! (2024 Edition)
Let’s Make 80s Computers Talk | 1980s Commodore Speech Synthesizer
6 Theories of the Edmund Fitzgerald
New York’s Lost Subway Entrances
Faulty Sega Mega Drive Game | Can I Fix It?
What’s on the rooftops of New York’s most famous skyscrapers? – IT’S HISTORY
New York’s Liberty Island was a Military Fort
Question of the week
What seems to be overpriced, but in reality is 100% worth it?
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51min
April 07, 2024Episode 738: No Joke
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Reuters covered one of our stories…
Dogs can associate words with objects, study finds | Reuters
Feedback
QOTW: What is your favorite terrible movie?
On This Day In History for April 3, 2024
This is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 272 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1860, the first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, began.
139 years ago today, Gottlieb Daimler was granted a German patent for a light, high-speed, four-stroke engine, which he used seven months later to create the world’s first motorcycle, the Daimler Reitwagen.
On April 3, 1933, was the first flight over Mount Everest, by the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
It was on that same date in 1973 that Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
It was on this date in 1975, that Bobby Fischer refused to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
It was also this date in 1981 that The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, was unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
It was 28 years ago today that Suspected “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski was captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
It was on this date in 2000, in the court case United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft was ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping “an oppressive thumb” on its competitors.
On April 3, 2010, Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German mathematician and astronomer, Michael Neander, born on this date in 1529.
William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist was born on that same date in 1715.
Pierre Bretonneau, the French doctor who performed the first successful tracheotomy was born 246 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1798, American admiral, geographer, and explorer (d.1877), Charles Wilkes.
Bud Fisher, the American cartoonist was born 139 years ago today.
American publisher, co-founded Time magazine, Henry Luce was born 126 years ago today.
Born April 3, 1909, Polish-American mathematician and academic Stanislaw Ulam.
American colonel, pilot, and astronaut, Gus Grissom was born 98 years ago today.
Bangladeshi engineer and architect, co-designed the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center, Fazlur Rahman Khan, born on this date in 1929.
American actor and comedian, Eddie Murphy is 63 today.
Listener Birthdays
4 – Brian K
4 – Joel McLaughlin (aka Gorkon)
4 – Amy Bowen
5 – Chad Davis, Jon Issler (hsteckylf)
5 – Griffin Sylvester (Ildreancipher)
5 – Martine Tysmans – citytrips, travelling, jokes… (in Dutch)
5 – Ringmaster Greg from Dancing With Elephants
6 – Trevor Litecky (future Geek)
6 – Samwise Gamgee
7 – P.C. Haring
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 3, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Woman Wins Contest, Blasts Off and Docks at Space Station
Scientists plan to study solar eclipse with planes and NASA probe
Get Ready for the Robotic Fish Revolution | Hakai Magazine
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Remember When
From Eliza to ChatGPT: the 60-year history of chatbots – The Verge
20 years of Gmail – The Verge
Thank you Patrons!
This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.
Alexis Duran
Amber Elstad
Amy Bowen
Avner Braverman
Ben Vaughan
Brian Brown
Chris Martinez
Chris Mc
DanDMan Coyer
Dean Jensen
Denise Inglis
Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Kyle Nishioka
Leon
Mark Kilfoil
Brad Miller
Mike Wills
Saturday Morning Media
Stephen Wesche
Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
Steve Webb
Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
If you want to become a patron, visit our Patreon Page. We’ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special “after show” we record just for the patrons! patreon.com/technoramapodcast
Pass me the remote
Chuck
Shogūn – Hulu
Faraway Downs – Hulu
Texas Instruments Made a Computer (& It Failed)
Kreg
Starcrash – Tubi
Master Chef – Hulu
Geek Library
Coding games like it’s the 80s | Usborne Computer Programming Book – YouTube
My STAR WARS House & Collection Tour (2024) – YouTube
More videos from Chuck
Mercury and MESSENGER
Forgotten and Abandoned Highway 80 Through the California Desert
How the Colorado Plateau Formed & Rose 8,500 Feet
Question of the week
What is something that you think shouldn’t exist?
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We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:
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March 27, 2024Episode 737: Catacoustics
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On This Day In History for March 27, 2024
This is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 279 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1513, that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reached the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
On March 27, 1886, Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrendered to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
It was 112 years ago today that First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the origin of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Also today in 1915, Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, was put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life
It was 60 years ago today, that The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 struck Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage
That same date in 1975, Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System began.
It was 48 years ago today that The first section of the Washington Metro opened to the public.
Also on March 27, 1998, The Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
French engineer, urban planner, and politician, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, born on this date in 1809.
Edward Augustus Inglefield, the English admiral and explorer was born 204 years ago today.
Born March 27, 1844, American general and explorer, Medal of Honor recipient Adolphus Greely.
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Wilhelm Röntgen was born 179 years ago today.
Born March 27, 1847, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Otto Wallach.
American target shooter, colonel, mountaineer, geographer, geologist, and archaeologist, William Libbey, born on this date in 1855.
Douglas Hartree, the English mathematician and physicist was born 127 years ago today.
American mathematician and computer programmer, Margaret K. Butler, born on this date in 1924.
American science fiction writer, Kevin J. Anderson is 62 today.
Also born on that same date in 1963, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor, Quentin Tarantino.
Canadian actor, Nathan Fillion is 53 today.
Listener Birthdays
21 – Krazy Joe Fiore, MegaPodTasticand Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!
23 – Steve Riekeberg a.k.a. MissingIntellect of Geek Cred
23 – Richard Parkman
25 – Nicholas St Gabriel
26 – Chuck Tomasi
26 – Brina Baird in Hampton, VA
29 – Marc Blackburn
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 27, 2024
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News
Mars declared unsafe for humans to live as no one can survive for longer than four years
2024 Abel prize: Michel Talagrand wins maths award for making sense of randomness | New Scientist
Neuralink Reveals First Human-Trial Patient
Hacks & Strange Stories
Robot turns itself to liquid to escape cage and then reforms just like in Terminator 2
Dogs’ brain activity shows they recognize the names of objects | Ars Technica
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45 Years Ago, the First Star Wars Ripoff was Stupid, Cheap, and Absurdly Fun
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Colossus – The Greatest Secret in the History of Computing
Why The First Computers Were Made Out Of Light Bulbs
Installing Windows 3.1 on an iPhone From Floppy Disks!
Kreg
Roadhouse – Amazon Prime
Yesterday – Netflix
Geek Library
Star Rekt – YouTube
What Will Happen On The Day Of The Yellowstone Eruption?
Atlanta’s Underground Zero Mile Explained | ABANDONED
America Unearthed: Ancient Ruins Discovered in California (S3, E7) | Full Episode | History
Real Reason Why Nazi Officers Fled to Argentina After WW2
The Tiny Most Powerful Aircraft that Almost Changed All of Aviation
New York’s Longest Bridge | Verrazano Narrows
Reimagining the Iconic BeOS BeBox
These Computers Changed the World
The Most Inbred People Of All Time | Random Thursday
Explore Mysterious Rivers On The Deep Seafloor
Capacitors how do they work
The Next Pompeii | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
I Perfected the iMac G4
THE MATRIX: Every Glitch & Details You Missed | Deep Dive
The Discovery That Transformed Pi
Chicago’s Weird “Pedway” Tunnel System Explained
When Apple Made an OS for its Enemies
Tragically Inexperienced: The Ocean Ranger Oil Rig Disaster
10 Photos That Can Prove That Time Travel Exists
Question of the week
What is your favorite terrible movie?
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Dropped phone and the consequences
Chuck talks to his AI self
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March 14, 2024Episode 736: Neutrons Cannot Drive Electric Cars
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On This Day In History for March 13, 2024
This is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 293 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1639, that Harvard College was named after clergyman John Harvard.
It was 243 years ago today that William Herschel discovered Uranus.
162 years ago today, The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves was passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
Also on March 13, 1930, The news of the discovery of Pluto was announced by Lowell Observatory.
It was 55 years ago today that Apollo 9 returned safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opened between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. on this date in 1988
It was also this date in 2020 that President Donald Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
American astronomer and mathematician, Percival Lowell, born on this date in 1855.
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1899.
American chemist and Women’s Army Corps officer, Myrtle Bachelder was born 116 years ago today.
L. Ron Hubbard, American author was born on that same date in 1911.
Born March 13, 1916, American engineer and academic Jacque Fresco.
Ralph J. Roberts, the American businessman, co-founded Comcast was born 104 years ago today.
Al Jaffee, American cartoonist was born on that same date in 1921.
American singer-songwriter and pianist, Neil Sedaka is 85 today.
Also born on that same date in 1942, American computer scientist and engineer, Dave Cutler.
Also turning 79 today is Russian mathematician and academic Anatoly Fomenko.
Listener Birthdays
13 – Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. MightyJo
14 – Pi Day (3/14)
16 – Michelle Lopez a.k.a. CntrySigns
18 – Gregory Lemon @ GregoryLemon.com
19 – JT Shea of The Gigcast and JT Ukes at 40
19 – Michael R. Mennenga
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 13, 2024
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News
NASA Launches Astronauts After Finding Crack in Spacecraft During Countdown
Archimedes’ death ray might have worked, teen science project suggests | CNN
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos-backed fusion energy pioneer claims ‘pivotal moment’ | Recharge
Quantum Computing Takes a Giant Leap With Light-Based Processors
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Pass me the remote
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Ricky Stanicky – Prime
The Tourist – Netflix
Passengers – Rental
Wonka – Max
Chuck
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)
Old pinball machines are amazingly complex
Dune 2 (Theater)
Geek Library
Pi Solar Camera – Astronomy with the Raspberry Pi
The Oldest Unsolved Problem in Math
What’s inside a .EXE File?
Why do hurricane lanterns look like that?
The First Transistors
Netscape it’s rise, fall, and eventual revenge
The Rise of Unix. The Seeds of its Fall.
Why people thought steel houses were a good idea
The Forgotten Era: What Really Happened AFTER the Dinosaurs Went Extinct ? Earth History Documentary
America’s Ice Age Explained | How the Earth Was Made (S2, E12) | Full Episode | History
The Grand Canyon Explained | How the Earth Was Made (S2, E1) | Full Documentary | History
6 Years STRANDED On Desolate Pacific Island
New York’s Lost Domino Sugar Refinery
Question of the week
What movie would be the most improved if you add “vs Predator” to the title?
Patreon Topic this week
ChatGPT/AI and podcasting
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February 20, 2024Episode 735: Going on a Voyage
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On This Day In History for February 21, 2024
This is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1804, that The first self-propelling steam locomotive made its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales
That same date in 1842, John Greenough was granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine
It was on this date in 1878, that The first telephone directory was issued in New Haven, Connecticut
That same date in 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrated the first “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America on this date in 1947
On February 21, 1948, NASCAR was incorporated
It was also this date in 1972 that The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 landed on the Moon
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German astronomer, composer, and theorist, Sethus Calvisius, born on this date in 1556.
Francis Ronalds, the British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph was born 236 years ago today.
Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Henrik Dam was born 129 years ago today.
Born February 21, 1921, American aeronautical engineer Richard T. Whitcomb.
American computer scientist and engineer, Thelma Estrin was born 100 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1943, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records, David Geffen.
United States Senator, American captain, pilot, and astronaut, Mark Kelly is 60 today.
Listener Birthdays
23 – Zhadum
23 – Keith Hughes(a.k.a. EdGizmo)
25 – Norbert
25 – Sandi Sheppard (Mark’s lovely wife)
28 – Wayne “Your Ad Here” Pittenger – Bethlehem PA
29 – Paul Dove a.k.a Eilmer From Malmesbury UK
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 21, 2024
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News
Water molecules found on asteroids thought to be ‘completely dry’ | CNN
Private Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from space | Space
Hacks & Strange Stories
‘Rat Dck’ Among Gibberish AI Images Published in Science Journal
You’ve tried plant-based meat, but here come meat-based plants
AI falsely fines Dutch man 380 euro for using phone while driving – The Jerusalem Post
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The Wedding Crashers
Better Call Saul
Chuck:
Building the Eiffel Tower | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS (YouTube)
The Only Reason the Voyager Probes are Still Working Today (YouTube)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
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If humans discovered a way to teleport anywhere on Earth instantaneously, how would this change daily life and global society?
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February 15, 2024Episode 734: Heart Flush
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On This Day In History for February 14, 2024
This is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 321 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1778, that The United States flag was formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte rendered a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones
Also today in 1849, In New York City, James Knox Polk became the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken
That same date in 1855, Texas was linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas
It was 148 years ago today, that Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone, as did Elisha Gray
It was also this date in 1899 that Voting machines were approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections
It was on this date in 1912, that The U.S. Navy commissioned its first class of diesel-powered submarines
It was 106 years ago today that Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar.
It was also this date in 1924 that The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
February 14, 1961, Discovery of the chemical element 103, Lawrencium, was first synthesized at the University of California
That same date in 1990, The Voyager 1 spacecraft took the photograph of planet Earth that later became famous as Pale Blue Dot
On February 14, 2000, The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker entered orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid
It was also this date in 2005 that YouTube was launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German priest and mathematician, Johannes Werner, born on this date in 1468.
Born February 14, 1819, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter Christopher Latham Sholes.
French astronomer and academic, Benjamin Baillaud, born on this date in 1848.
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., the American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel was born 165 years ago today.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1869.
American actor and producer, Jack Benny was born 130 years ago today.
Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer was born on that same date in 1898.
American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Herbert A. Hauptman was born 107 years ago today.
Born February 14, 1934, American actress and singer Florence Henderson.
Also turning 57 today is Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
English actor, director, and producer, Simon Pegg is 54 today.
Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype, Jaan Tallinn, born on this date in 1972.
Listener Birthdays
14 – Douglas E. Welch of Career Opportunities Podcast
14 – Andrew from Illinois
15 – Philip from Australia
17 – Bob Trate of MegaPodTastic and Action Figure Junkies
18 – Hot John Miller of MegaPodTastic
18 – Ray Insalaco – Central Village, CT
19 – Scooter in Connecticut
19 – Steve in Sumter
19 – Steve Cody(Columbia, SC)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 14, 2024
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News
NASA’s Voyager 1 probe is malfunctioning in deep space due to a critical memory error | Tom’s Hardware
Space-based research may lead to cancer ‘kill switch’ | Fortune Well
Hacks & Strange Stories
Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen
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It turns out that ray tracing on a 42-year-old computer is actually possible, if you’re willing to wait 17 hours for each frame to load | TechRadar
Over 40 Years Later, William Shatner Still Loves The Commodore Vic-20 | Time Extension
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The Marvels – Disney+
Freelance – Hulu
Good Grief – Netflix
True Detective – Max
Chuck
When Whales Could Walk | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS – YouTube
Ice Age Footprints | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS – YouTube
Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED – YouTube
The Mystery Of The Village That Beat The Black Death | Riddle Of The Plague Survivors | Chronicle – YouTube
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If time travel was possible and you could send a modern smartphone back to a scientist from the past, who would you choose and how do you think it would change history?
Patreon Topic this week
reMarkable news from Chuck – new stylus & one less thing in Todoist
Kiwi browser for Android
Banning/limiting screen time in French town
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February 15, 2024Episode 734: Heart Flush
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QOTW: Take your favorite Superhero and give them a D&D Class
On This Day In History for February 14, 2024
This is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 321 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1778, that The United States flag was formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte rendered a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones
Also today in 1849, In New York City, James Knox Polk became the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken
That same date in 1855, Texas was linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas
It was 148 years ago today, that Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone, as did Elisha Gray
It was also this date in 1899 that Voting machines were approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections
It was on this date in 1912, that The U.S. Navy commissioned its first class of diesel-powered submarines
It was 106 years ago today that Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar.
It was also this date in 1924 that The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
February 14, 1961, Discovery of the chemical element 103, Lawrencium, was first synthesized at the University of California
That same date in 1990, The Voyager 1 spacecraft took the photograph of planet Earth that later became famous as Pale Blue Dot
On February 14, 2000, The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker entered orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid
It was also this date in 2005 that YouTube was launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German priest and mathematician, Johannes Werner, born on this date in 1468.
Born February 14, 1819, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter Christopher Latham Sholes.
French astronomer and academic, Benjamin Baillaud, born on this date in 1848.
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., the American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel was born 165 years ago today.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1869.
American actor and producer, Jack Benny was born 130 years ago today.
Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer was born on that same date in 1898.
American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Herbert A. Hauptman was born 107 years ago today.
Born February 14, 1934, American actress and singer Florence Henderson.
Also turning 57 today is Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet Stelios Haji-Ioannou.
English actor, director, and producer, Simon Pegg is 54 today.
Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype, Jaan Tallinn, born on this date in 1972.
Listener Birthdays
14 – Douglas E. Welch of Career Opportunities Podcast
14 – Andrew from Illinois
15 – Philip from Australia
17 – Bob Trate of MegaPodTastic and Action Figure Junkies
18 – Hot John Miller of MegaPodTastic
18 – Ray Insalaco – Central Village, CT
19 – Scooter in Connecticut
19 – Steve in Sumter
19 – Steve Cody(Columbia, SC)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 14, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
NASA’s Voyager 1 probe is malfunctioning in deep space due to a critical memory error | Tom’s Hardware
Space-based research may lead to cancer ‘kill switch’ | Fortune Well
Hacks & Strange Stories
Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio tower stolen
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Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat!
Remember When
It turns out that ray tracing on a 42-year-old computer is actually possible, if you’re willing to wait 17 hours for each frame to load | TechRadar
Over 40 Years Later, William Shatner Still Loves The Commodore Vic-20 | Time Extension
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Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Kyle Nishioka
Leon
Mark Kilfoil
Brad Miller
Mike Wills
Saturday Morning Media
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Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
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Stewe Lundin
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Pass me the remote
Kreg
The Marvels – Disney+
Freelance – Hulu
Good Grief – Netflix
True Detective – Max
Chuck
When Whales Could Walk | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS – YouTube
Ice Age Footprints | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS – YouTube
Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED – YouTube
The Mystery Of The Village That Beat The Black Death | Riddle Of The Plague Survivors | Chronicle – YouTube
Question of the week
If time travel was possible and you could send a modern smartphone back to a scientist from the past, who would you choose and how do you think it would change history?
Patreon Topic this week
reMarkable news from Chuck – new stylus & one less thing in Todoist
Kiwi browser for Android
Banning/limiting screen time in French town
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