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July 16, 2025Episode 775: My Butler is a Murderbot
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QOTW: If you could temporarily break one fundamental law of science or physics to make your weekend better, what scientific law would you break, and what would you do?
Mad Marv
I would really like to see the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics break.
Specifically entropy and I’d like to see the total entropy of the universe decrease. Entropy is states of disorder and randomness.
Entropy is supposed to always increase and therefore can be used to determine the direction of time. So if entropy somehow decreased across the universe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_as_an_arrow_of_time
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On This Day In History for July 16, 2025
This is the 197th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 168 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1536, that Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returned home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga (Montereal) and the River of Canada (St. Lawrence River) region for France.
That same date in 1661, The first banknotes in Europe were issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
Also today in 1769, Father Junípero Serra founded California’s first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolved into the city of San Diego, California.
Also on July 16, 1790, The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the United States after the signature of the Residence Act.
John Robertson Duigan made the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia on this date in 1910.
Also on July 16, 1935, The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
It was 80 years ago today that the Atomic Age began when the United States successfully detonated a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project.
On July 16, 1956, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its last “Big Tent” show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows were held in arenas.
That same date in 1965, The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opened.
On July 16, 1969, The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.
It was also this date in 1994 that the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
Millennium Park, considered Chicago’s first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, was opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley on this day in 2004.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Norwegian pilot and explorer, Roald Amundsen, born on this date in 1872.
Frits Zernike, the Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 137 years ago today.
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer was born on that same date in 1903.
American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher’s, Orville Redenbacher, born on this date in 1907.
American actress Phoebe Cates is 62 today.
American actor, comedian, and producer, Will Ferrell, born on this date in 1967.
Listener Birthdays
18 – Lord Doomicus
18 – Nikolai from Dancing With Elephants
23 – John Miller Jr. – Lancaster SC
23 – Dave Perillo, MegaPodTastic and Montygog’s Art-O-Rama!
26 – Aaron Heath (Adelaide, Australia)
27 – Wife of Will The Computer Guy
29 – Shaun Farrell, host of the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast
29 – John Kratzer
30 – Brian Hunt aka Zaphodbblx
31 – Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 9 years)
31 – Denise Inglis
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 16, 2025
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News
Bug Hunters Gain Access to 64 Million McDonald’s Job Applicants’ Info by Using the Password ‘123456’
Remember That Asteroid NASA Deflected in a Test of Saving Earth? We Have Bad News
‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots | Podcasts | The Guardian
Elephants gesture with an intention to communicate their desires, study finds
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Superman – Theater
Heads of State – Prime
The Bear – Hulu
Iron Heart – Disney+
Chuck
Jaws at 50 – Disney+
Lost Treasures of Rome – Disney+
Star Trek II & III – Paramount+
Trainwreck: The Real Project X – Netflix
Sandman Season 2 – Netflix
Geek Library
Double Rainbow (viral video) – Wikipedia
Look forward to retirement
Question of the week
If your smart home could suddenly talk back, what’s the first sassy comment it would make about your daily habits?
Patreon Topic this week
Dragon Con is coming!
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1 hr 12 min
July 09, 2025Episode 775: My Butler is a Murderbot
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QOTW: What’s the most absurd Internet Of Things gadget you can imagine existing in the near future?
On This Day In History for July 9, 2025
This is the 190th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 175 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1763, that The Mozart family started their grand tour of Europe, lifting the profile of their son Wolfgang Amadeus.
132 years ago today, Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performed the first successful open-heart surgery in the United States without anesthesia.
Also on July 9, 1937, The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation were destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
It was also this date in 1955 that The Russell-Einstein Manifesto called for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
It was on this date in 1958, that A 7.8 magnitude strike-slip earthquake in Alaska caused a landslide that produced a megatsunami. The run-up from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.
July 9, 1962, Starfish Prime tested the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
American inventor, the man who invented the sewing machine, Elias Howe, born on this date in 1819.
Italian composer and conductor Ottorino Respighi was born 146 years ago today.
John Archibald Wheeler, the American physicist and author was born 114 years ago today.
Dutch mathematician and academic, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn was born 107 years ago today.
Kathleen Booth, the British computer scientist and mathematician was born 103 years ago today.
American computer scientist and graphic artist, Janice Lourie is 95 today.
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Tom Hanks, born on this date in 1956.
American software developer, co-founded Netscape, Marc Andreessen is 54 today.
American actor, director, and producer, Fred Savage, born on this date in 1976.
Listener Birthdays
10 – KHD a.k.a. The Devin
11 – Steven Truax (rednecktech)
12 – Shadowbird712 of Shadowbird Studios (http://shadowbirdsrandomcrap.blogspot.com/) (Sorry for the cheap plug, y’all)
12 – François Pominville nickname: Bookaroo (Year: 11110110001, Canada)
13 – Ben Ragunton of TGGeeks
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 9, 2025
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News
Controversy Erupts As Scientists Start Work To Create Artificial Human DNA
Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions — military robotics lab reveals incredibly tiny bionic flying robots | Tom’s Hardware
A Strange Mark Just Appeared on the Moon — NASA Satellite Captures Startling Lunar Disruption
Hacks & Strange Stories
Whack-A-Disk | Hackaday
‘Antiques Roadshow’ guest says ‘holy money’ after expert revealed the value of his Batman painting
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The China Syndrome (YouTube)
Buy Now – The Shopping Conspiracy (Netflix)
Grenfell: Uncovered (Netflix)
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise (Netflix)
Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers (Netflix)
Kreg
Everything is going to be Great – Theater
The Day the Earth Blew Up – Max
Ironheart – Disney+
Geek Library
Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read | Open Culture
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1 hr 12 min
June 24, 2025Episode 774: The Simulation that EVERYONE is talking about
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QOTW: You’ve been granted the ability to instantly download any single skill or area of knowledge directly into your brain, Matrix-style. What do you choose, and what’s the most absurd, non-practical way you’d immediately use it?
Email From Avner Braverman
“Happy 20th birthday Technorama, and happy belated 60, Chuck. One third a lifetime is a lifetime. Thanks, Chuck and Kreg for taking me on this journey with you.”
On This Day In History for June 18, 2025
This is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1858, that Charles Darwin received a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin’s own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
Also today in 1873, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
97 years ago today, Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stultz was the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album (or LP) in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on this date in 1948.
That same date in 1981, The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, made its first flight.
June 18, 1983, Aboard Space Shuttle STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
It was on this date in 2006, that The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 was launched.
It was 16 years ago today that The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft was launched.
It was on this date in 2023, that Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean..
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
English astronomer and merchant, William Lassell, born on this date in 1799.
American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Folger Shakespeare Library, Henry Clay Folger was born 168 years ago today.
Also born 167 years ago was Scottish-English mathematician and academic Andrew Forsyth.
Born on that same date in 1870, French mathematician and philosopher, Édouard Le Roy.
English lieutenant and mountaineer, George Mallory, born June 18, 1886.
Born today in 1907, Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author, Frithjof Schuon.
German mathematician Oswald Teichmüller was born 112 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1915, American mathematician Alice T. Schafer.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Jerome Karle, born on this date in 1918.
American astronomer and cosmologist Allan Sandage was born 99 years ago.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Dudley R. Herschbach, born on this date in 1932.
Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut, Vitaly Zholobov is 88 today.
American actress, Carol Kane, born on this date in 1952.
Also born on that same date in 1962, American physicist and academic, Lisa Randall.
Listener Birthdays
18 – Xianfox from Appleton
19 – Steven (sphen603) from Wichita, Kansas
21 – Ascii Adam from the Hook Show
22 – Lance Heath
22 – Jack Stevens
22 – Chris Martinez (Scotland)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 18, 2025
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News
1,000-foot mega-tsunami could erase parts of the U.S., scientists say it has happened before
Unprecedented Close-Up View of Asteroid Shows Rocks That Look Surprisingly Familiar
First-Ever Photo of a Single Atom Captured : A Game-Changer for Science – Glass Almanac
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Cassette Data Storage From The 1970s | Hackaday
Bill Atkinson – Wikipedia (Passed Away June 5)
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Kreg
Rear Window – Netflix
Predator: Killer of Killers – Hulu
Fountain of Youth – Apple TV
Chuck
Titan: The Oceangate Disaster – Netflix
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror – Netflix
Britain and The Blitz – Netflix
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story – Netflix
Question of the week
What’s the most absurd ‘internet of things’ gadget you can imagine existing in the near future?
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1 hr 7 min
June 12, 2025Episode 773: Keep Calm and Put In a Ticket
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QOTW: If you could have any fictional AI from a movie or TV show as your personal assistant, but they had to use a 56k dial-up connection for all their processing, who would you choose and what would be their most frustrating quirk?
On This Day In History for June 11, 2025
This is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1509, that Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon.
That same date in 1559, Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sailed for Florida with a party of 1,500, intending to settle on the gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico).
On June 11, 1748, Denmark adopted the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
It was on this date in 1770, that British explorer Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
Also on June 11, 1776, The Continental Congress appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
Also today in 1788, Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reached Alaska.
It was also this date in 1892 that The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, was officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
Inventor Edwin Armstrong gave the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey on this date in 1935.
63 years ago today, Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly became the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
It was on this date in 1998, that Compaq Computer paid US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
That same date in 2002, Antonio Meucci was acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Cassini-Huygens made its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe on this date in 2004.
That same date in 2008, The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into orbit.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German astronomer (died 1788), Johann Georg Palitzsch, born on this date in 1723.
Also born on that same date in 1834, German mechanical engineer and physicist (died 1893), Johann Bauschinger.
Also turning 183 today is German engineer and academic (died 1934) Carl von Linde.
French physicist and academic (died 1945), Charles Fabry, born on this date in 1867.
German-American mathematician and photographer (died 2003), Natascha Artin Brunswick is 116 today.
French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died 1997), Jacques Cousteau, born on this date in 1910.
Also born on that same date in 1915, American mathematician and physicist (died 1999), Nicholas Metropolis.
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016), Gene Wilder, born on this date in 1933.
American actor and producer, Peter Dinklage is 56 today.
American actor, Shia LaBeouf, born on this date in 1986.
Listener Birthdays
15 – Miss Eliza Sea from Wingin’ It 3D
16 – Joe Edmisson
16 – Jason from The Angry Geek
17 – Digital Dan from the Hook Show
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 11, 2025
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News
Voyager 1 Makes an Incredible Comeback as NASA Brings Dormant Thrusters Back to Life
Scientists found a possible new dwarf planet — it could spell bad news for Planet 9 fans | Space
Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds | Internet | The Guardian
Artificial Blood That Could Work for All Blood Types in Trials – Newsweek
Hacks & Strange Stories
While tinkering with an old typewriter, this gamer managed to build a real gaming PC capable of running Minecraft.
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Kreg
Pee-Wee As Himself – Max
Black Bag – Peacock
I Think you Should Leave – Netflix
Mickey 17 – Max
Chuck
Untold: The Fall of Favre – Netflix
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders – Netflix
Geek Library
Can We Save COMMODORE? My Biggest Project Yet!
Question of the week
You’ve been granted the ability to instantly download any single skill or area of knowledge directly into your brain, Matrix-style. What do you choose, and what’s the most absurd, non-practical way you’d immediately use it?
Patreon Topic this week
Catching up with each other for the past month
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1 hr 13 min
May 16, 2025 Episode 772: We forgot to update the Firmare!
In this episode, we dive into a whirlwind of experiences! From conquering virtual classroom setups with clever caching at the ServiceNow conference in Vegas (and a mind-blowing Gwen Stefani concert at The Sphere!), to navigating the bittersweet moments of family loss and the humorous frustrations of home network tech gremlins. We also geek out over retro handhelds and karaoke app development.
1 hr 4 min
April 30, 2025Episode 771: 20th Anniversary Episode
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QOTW: Which Franchise Movie/TV show should be or needs to be turned into a sitcom version? (Laugh tracks, etc)
On This Day In History for April 30, 2025
This is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 245 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1492, that Spain gave Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He was named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovered.
Also on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington took the oath of office to become the first President of the United States.
That same date in 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announced his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London on this date in 1897.
On April 30, 1905, Albert Einstein completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
Also today in 1939, NBC inaugurated its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s N.Y. World’s Fair opening day ceremonial address.
April 30, 1947, In Nevada, Boulder Dam was renamed Hoover Dam.
That same date in 1961, K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, was commissioned.
April 30, 1993, CERN announced World Wide Web protocols will be free.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
English-Canadian cartographer and explorer, David Thompson, born on this date in 1770.
Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist was born on that same date in 1777.
Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company, Hans List, born on this date in 1896.
Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1905.
American mathematician and engineer, Claude Shannon was born 109 years ago today.
American scientist, co-invented the GPS, Roger L. Easton, born on this date in 1921.
Also turning 87 today is American author and screenwriter Larry Niven.
American pilot, and astronaut, Michael J. Smith, born on this date in 1945.
Also born on that same date in 1976, American astronaut, Victor J. Glover.
American actress, Kirsten Dunst, born on this date in 1982.
Also born on that same date in 1985, Israeli actress and model, Gal Gadot.
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)
1 – Technorama
3 – Keao Wright
3 – Leon
5 – Joe Mieczkowski host of Onthepodcast
6 – Amber Pace (not really a listener, but a mother and a wife of listeners)
6 – Bill Barbour
6 – Steve Bickle
6 – Brian Brown
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 30, 2025
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Okay, stepping into my interviewer shoes for the big Technorama 20th Anniversary! We get interviewed by AI!
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Gary Lindros
Jason Pollard
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Krazy Joe
Kyle Nishioka
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Mark Kilfoil
Mike Wills
Saturday Morning Media
Stephen Wesche
Steve Cody
Steve Therrien
Steve Webb
Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
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Kreg
Wolf man – Google Search
Andor Season 2 – Disney+
Geek Library
gopher:// The web before the web
My Three Sons and the computer age in 1965 (… and wrapping up our first ten years)
Geology of Mount Diablo- The Mountain that Moved to California
I fixed the vintage ThinkPad that IBM screwed up
Samsung Galaxy Tips & Tricks | GOOD LOCK!!
Were Magazine Type-In Games Really That Bad? // Coding Again Like It’s The 80s
These People Can Talk to What?
Fun With The IBM PS/1
MORE FUN! With The IBM PS/1
Quantum Compute with Single Photons
World’s Most ILLEGAL Gaming PC
This fix for a common Mac SE/30 problem is GENIUS
The Normandie’s Gorgeous Design | Grand Plans
Where did our numbers come from?
The Secret Origins of a Legendary PC Hardware Database
5 Regrettable Things People Did With Uranium
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Should we keep going? OR
We’ve been rambling about tech for 20 years now! Thinking back to 2005, what prediction about the future of technology did you totally believe back then that seems absolutely hilarious or wildly wrong now?
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Chuck got an internet upgrade – not what he was hoping for
Plaud Pin Hyjinx
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April 17, 2025Episode 770: Don’t Quark Your Day Job
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QOTW: Would you rather live on a terraformed Mars (thin atmosphere, limited Earth contact) OR live in a massive orbiting space station (crowded, artificial everything)?
On This Day In History for April 16, 2025
This is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1582, that Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founded the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founded the University of Münster on this date in 1780.
On April 16, 1853, The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opened the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
It was 115 years ago today that the oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opened for the first time.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel on April 16, 1912.
Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD on this date in 1943. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
53 years ago today was the launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
That same date in 2012, the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German mathematician and astronomer, Petrus Apianus, born on this date in 1495.
The English mathematician, invented the octant, John Hadley was born 343 years ago today.
Born April 16, 1823, German mathematician and academic Gotthold Eisenstein.
American inventor, Wilbur Wright was born 158 years ago today.
Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer was born on that same date in 1889.
Henry Mancini, the American composer and conductor was born 101 years ago today.
Russian physicist and academic, Vadim Kuzmin, born on this date in 1936.
American captain, pilot, and astronaut, David M. Brown was born 69 years ago today.
Listener Birthdays
16 – Donna Tomasi
18 – Skaifey (Anthony)
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 15, 2025
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News
NASA spacecraft spots monster black hole bursting with X-rays ‘releasing a hundred times more energy than we have seen elsewhere’ | Space
Scientists built largest brain ‘connectome’ to date by having a lab mouse watch ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Star Wars’ | Live Science
This 18-Year-Old Wins $250,000 After Finding 1.5 Million Mysterious Space Objects
NASA’s James Webb space telescope captures new view of Uranus
Hacks & Strange Stories
Lord Help Us After They Hooked ChatGPT Up to a Furby
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Scientists discover what caused the woolly mammoth to die-off – The Brighter Side of News
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Pop-Culture Jeopardy! – Prime
Chuck
Black Mirror – Season 7 – Netflix
Geek Library
The Most Disturbing Expedition in Canadian History
Steam Deck… but it’s 1995
FIRST LOOK: Titanic’s Destroyed Stern Section in vROV Pilot
Question of the week
Which Franchise Movie/TV show should be or needs to be turned into a sitcom version? (Laugh tracks, etc)
Patreon Topic this week
Meeting an old friend from School after 37 years
Sales are good on eBay
Typing: How we got started and what it looks like today
Stage Manager on Mac
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April 09, 2025Episode 769: Binary System of Fun
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QOTW: What’s the most ‘futuristic’ thing you’ve tried that turned out to be a complete letdown?
On This Day In History for April 9, 2025
This is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 266 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1682, that Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
April 9, 1860, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville made the first known recording of an audible human voice on his phonautograph machine.
That same date in 1937, The Kamikaze arrived at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
April 9, 1945, The United States Atomic Energy Commission was formed.
That same date in 1959, NASA announced the selection of the United States’ first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the “Mercury Seven”.
The first British-built Concorde 002 made its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot on April 9, 1969.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German physicist and academic, Thomas Johann Seebeck, born on this date in 1770.
Polish-American mathematician and engineer, Charles Proteus Steinmetz was born 160 years ago today.
Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar was born on that same date in 1902.
American engineer, invented the ENIAC, J. Presper Eckert, born on this date in 1919.
African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer, Mary Jackson was born 104 years ago today.
American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises, Hugh Hefner, born on this date in 1926.
Born April 9, 1937, Canadian screenwriter and producer Marty Krofft.
Also born on that same date in 1954, American actor, Dennis Quaid.
English computer scientist and academic, Nigel Shadbolt, born on this date in 1956.
Listener Birthdays
14 – Danny Harnish
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 9, 2025
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News
Giant Mars balloon escapes Kennedy Center plaza, rolls toward highway – NBC4 Washington
Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion expected any night now – Space News – News – Daily Express US
A man who used an AI avatar in court because he thought it would present an argument well says he got chewed out by a panel of judges | Fortune
Hacks & Strange Stories
An exception to the laws of thermodynamics: Shape-recovering liquid defies textbooks
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Computer Salesman’s Stunning 1979 Vision Came True
Bill Gates Publishes Original Microsoft Source Code in a Blog Post – CNET
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Evil (Paramount+)
Einstein and the Bomb (Netflix)
Kreg
The Bondsman – Prime
Geek Library
Can we recreate a World’s Fair Exhibit with Laserdisc and an Apple II?
The Clock that Reinvented Time
Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
A Mystery of Google Maps – What is the Yarrow Ravine Rattlesnake Habitat?
The 2024 New Jersey Earthquake (and Jan 27 New Hampshire earthquake): First Indicators?
Trapped Alive in a Frozen Shipwreck (The True Story of the LC Waldo)
How Geologists Discovered and Mapped a Great Seaway
Is the ZX81 / Timex Sinclair 1000 actually bad? Let’s fix these to find out.
The Stannard Rock Lighthouse Tragedy
These Keys Shouldn’t Exist | Nostalgia Nerd
What You Don’t Know About King Tut’s Space Dagger
Question of the week
Would you rather live on a terraformed Mars (thin atmosphere, limited Earth contact) OR live in a massive orbiting space station (crowded, artificial everything)?
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck’s experience of note taking with Notion in 3 days of auditing a course
Chuck use’s Grantas’ Bambu X1-Carbon for the first time
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April 02, 2025Episode 768: All the Good Jokes Are Gone
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QOTW: What seemingly mundane everyday task would be exponentially improved (or hilariously worsened) with the addition of a rogue AI assistant, and what would its first ‘helpful’ suggestion be?
Voicemail – unknown
On This Day In History for April 2, 2025
This is the 92nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León came ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Johns River.
It was 225 years ago today that Ludwig van Beethoven led the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna..
It was also this date in 1902 that “Electric Theatre”, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opened in Los Angeles.
It was 114 years ago today that The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the country’s first national census.
It was also this date in 1912 that The ill-fated RMS Titanic began sea trials.
The Soviet Union launched Zond 1 on this date in 1964.
April 2, 1973, saw the launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
That same date in 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached one million..
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Frankish king, Charlemagne, born on this date in 747.
Dutch explorer Cornelis de Houtman was born 460 years ago today.
Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist was born on that same date in 1618.
German-Dutch botanist and illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian was born 378 years ago today.
Italian explorer and author, Giacomo Casanova, born on this date in 1725.
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet was born on that same date in 1805.
Born April 2, 1814, American inventor Erastus Brigham Bigelow.
Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler and was born on that same date in 1875.
Born April 2, 1908, American actor and dancer Buddy Ebsen.
Alec Guinness, English actor was born on that same date in 1914.
American mathematician and theorist, Paul Cohen was born 91 years ago today.
Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter was born on that same date in 1939.
Also turning 84 today is American radio host Dr. Demento.
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 2, 2025
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News
Warp drive may be achievable sooner than expected, study finds
Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Away to Reveal a Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem : ScienceAlert
NASA’s Unexpected Discovery of The Largest Organics on Mars Explained : ScienceAlert
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A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
Geologists Use Rusty Rocks to Trace a Billion-Year Gap in Earth’s Timeline
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World War II: From The Front Lines (Netflix)
From Rock Star To Killer (Netflix) – Didn’t finish
Rogue One (D+)
Daredevil: Born Again (D+)
Kreg
Pop Culture Jeopardy – Prime
Yellowjackets – Paramount+
Reacher Season 3 – Prime
Geek Library
Notepad Messed With Your Mind
The eMachines Experience
The Search for MH370 is Back ON! What’s changed?!
Windows Longhorn Explained by a Retired Microsoft Engineer
Erich Priebke: How To Catch A Gestapo Officer
The Franklin Ace 1000 – An Early Apple II Clone
Commodore C286-LT laptop #retro #fyp #retrocomputer
What’s Inside a Manhole?
I have a PDP-10 Mainframe in my Living room
The Race That Killed 21 Runners: The Gansu Ultramarathon Disaster | Fascinating Horror
This Vintage Libretto Laptop is TRASH. Let’s Fix that.
What was the Computer in Electric Dreams (1984)?
BOOTING the HEAVIEST Computer on eBay!
The DEADLY FAILURE of Bowls of Joy – The First Launched Coaster
The Worst Medical Mistakes in History…
What’s Inside this Crappy Netbook?
Pi-ntelligent Planner: The Ultimate Family Hub!
The INSANE Story Behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit
How Computers BOOT: From Startup to Viruses
Question of the week
What’s the most ‘futuristic’ thing you’ve tried that turned out to be a complete letdown?
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck made an integration between Patreon and Notion
WordPress/NGinx
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March 19, 2025Episode 767: Boeing! Boeing! Boeing!
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QOTW: What fictional character would you want to have a drink with?
Voice mail: Krazy Joe (3)
On This Day In History for March 19, 2025
This is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 287 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1687, that Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, was murdered by his own men.
It was also this date in 1824 that American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.
It was 194 years ago today that the first documented bank heist was committed in U.S. history, when burglars stole $245,000 (1831 values) from the City Bank (now Citibank) on Wall Street. Most of the money was recovered.
107 years ago today, The US Congress established time zones and approved daylight saving time.
On March 19, 1932, The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened.
56 years ago today, The 385 -metre-tall (1,263 ft) TV-mast at Emley Moor transmitting station, United Kingdom, collapsed due to ice build-up.
Also on March 19, 1979, The United States House of Representatives began broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
It was on this date in 2008, that GRB 080319B, a cosmic burst that was the farthest object visible to the naked eye was briefly observed.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Scottish missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, born on this date in 1813.
Wyatt Earp, American police officer, was born on that same date in 1848.
Born March 19, 1883, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Norman Haworth.
Canadian-American mathematician and theorist, Leonidas Alaoglu, born on this date in 1914.
Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic was born on that same date in 1932.
Born March 19, 1943, Mexican chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Mario J. Molina.
Also born on that same date in 1955, German-American actor and producer, Bruce Willis.
American actor, Connor Trinneer, born on this date in 1969.
Listener Birthdays
19 – Michael R. Mennenga
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
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 19, 2025
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News
While trying to bring mammoths back to life, scientists create a really strange creature.
Saturn solidifies its title as moon king with the discovery of 128 new moons | CBC Radio
World’s Largest Camera is Ready to Take Its First 3,200-Megapixel Photos of the Universe | PetaPixel
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?
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The Oldest Face in Europe? Meet “Pink,” the Very First Human in Western Europe
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Shrinking Season 2 – Apple+
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Xbox
Chuck
Daredevil (D+)
Andor (D+)
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Question of the week
What seemingly mundane everyday task would be exponentially improved (or hilariously worsened) with the addition of a rogue AI assistant, and what would its first ‘helpful’ suggestion be?
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck’s Echo Frames are back in action
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