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February 20, 2025Episode 766: The Wrath of Kahnectivity Issues
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QOTW: You’ve discovered a new planet entirely populated by sentient plants. What’s the first question you ask them?
Voice mail: Jason Pollard
Answer to question from show 762
From Jason Pollard
“…What I didn’t say in the voicemail is just how impactful you’ve been in my life. I have listened to you both since the early 2000s on an apple ipod loading it to the harddrive while doing security at a truck dock in a hot metal box.
20 years later I’m now an analyst with Docusign and interact with Servicenow and related companies on a daily basis.
You, and Leo Laporte are the only two podcasts I’ve listened to this entire period of time. Thank you again for all the years of podcasts”
On This Day In History for February 19, 2025
This is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 315 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1819, that British explorer William Smith discovered the South Shetland Islands and claimed them in the name of King George III.
February 19, 1847, The first group of rescuers reached the Donner Party.
Also today in 1878, Thomas Edison patented the phonograph.
65 years ago today, China successfully launched the T-7, its first sounding rocket.
Also today in 1985, William J. Schroeder became the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
February 19, 2002, NASA’s Mars Odyssey space probe began to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Prussian mathematician and astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, born on this date in 1473.
German physician and chemist, Friedrich Hoffmann was born 365 years ago today.
Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1859.
Swedish geographer and explorer, Sven Hedin, born on this date in 1865.
Also born on that same date in 1932, American captain, physician, and astronaut, Joseph P. Kerwin.
American singer-songwriter and producer, Smokey Robinson is 85 today.
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, David Gross, born on this date in 1941.
English biochemist and emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cyrus Chothia was born 83 years ago today.
Karen Silkwood, the American technician and activist was born 79 years ago today.
American game designer and programmer, Danielle Bunten Berry was born 76 years ago today.
Also turning 73 today is Mexican engineer and astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela.
English actress, model and producer, Millie Bobby Brown, born on this date in 2004.
Listener Birthdays (from now until we get back)
February
19 – Scooter in Connecticut
19 – Steve in Sumter
19 – Steve Cody(Columbia, SC)
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
March
7 – Ben Maddox a.k.a. CptRootbeer
7 – Caleb from Dancing With Elephants
8 – Ali Zein Yousuf a.k.a. superAL1394
8 – BJ Keifer a.k.a bjk
11 – Andy Helsby of Absoblogginlutely!
11 – Ken Kitzman a.k.a kitzken
13 – Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. MightyJo
14 – Pi Day (3/14)
16 – Michelle Lopez a.k.a. CntrySigns
18 – Gregory Lemon @ GregoryLemon.com
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 19, 2025
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News
Google quietly edits Super Bowl ad to cut glaring error by Gemini AI about Gouda cheese
Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction – Ars Technica
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Earth’s magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them ‘dance’ | CNN
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We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Was So Durable : ScienceAlert
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Kreg
Marvel Marathon – Disney+
Star Trek The Motion Picture, Generations, Strange New Worlds – P+
Chuck
Netflix: American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Netflix: How To Rob A Bank
Geek Library
1980 Documentary Predicts The Information Age. Amazing To See What They Said Back Then
A Love Letter to Cable-Stayed Bridges
Installing OSX on an iPad!
The Absolute CHAOS of Ten Cent Beer Night | Fascinating Failures
How One Failed Fantasy Became The Most Quoted Film In History
Whatever Happened to The PRINCESS BRIDE?
Supervolcanoes: The ticking time bombs beneath our feet – Full Knowledge Documentary
The Octopuses Are Making Fish Armies
The Deadliest Poisons Known to Man
Carrot Juice Is Murder: Music Video
Question of the week
What fictional character would you want to have a drink with?
Patreon Topic this week
What a world we live in!
Stop and reflect every once in a while
3D printing sure has changed!
I just changed my ringtone to a song after hearing it
Replacement Amazon Echo Frames
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59 min
February 12, 2025Episode 765: Livin’ in a Simulation!
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QOTW: “What’s the most ridiculous tech-related purchase you’ve ever made?” (We all have those impulse buys we regret!)
On This Day In History for February 12, 2025
This is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 322 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1404, that The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen-Geist Spital in Vienna..
523 years ago today, Vasco da Gama set sail with 15 ships and 800 men from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on this date in 1909.
Also today in 1947, The largest observed iron meteorite until that time created an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
It was 64 years ago today that The Soviet Union launched Venera 1 towards Venus.
Construction on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri began on this date in 1963.
It was also this date in 2001 that NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touched down in the “saddle” region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
French chemist and academic, Bernard Courtois, born on this date in 1777.
Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist was born on that same date in 1785.
Carl Reichenbach, the German chemist and philosopher was born 237 years ago today.
Born February 12, 1804, German-Italian physicist and academic Heinrich Lenz.
English geologist and theorist, Charles Darwin, born on this date in 1809.
Louis Renault, the French engineer and businessman, co-founded Renault was born 148 years ago today.
Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1897.
French mathematician and philosopher, Jacques Herbrand was born 117 years ago today.
Born February 12, 1914, German-Canadian mathematician Hanna Neumann.
Lorne Greene, the Canadian-American actor was born 110 years ago today.
Ivan Anikeyev, Soviet cosmonaut was born on that same date in 1933.
Also turning 77 today is American computer scientist and engineer Ray Kurzweil.
American cryptographer and programmer, Phil Zimmermann is 71 today.
Also turning 57 today is American actor Josh Brolin.
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
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 12, 2025
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Mysterious square structure spotted on Mars branded ‘wild’ has space fanatics completely baffled – Science – LADbible
Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help – Ars Technica
NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here’s what that means | Space
Hacks & Strange Stories
The scientists who re-created Spider-Man’s web fluid explain their feat
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Krazy Joe
Kyle Nishioka
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Kreg
Gladiator II – Paramount+
The Sticky – Prime
Chuck
Pirates: Behind The Legends – Nat Geo
Black Mass – Netflix
Geek Library
Carl Sagan predicted the world as we know it today – YouTube
Question of the week
You’ve discovered a new planet entirely populated by sentient plants. What’s the first question you ask them?
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54 min
January 29, 2025Episode 764: Things That Make Us Go ‘Huh?’
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QOTW: Complete this sentence: It’s Technorama, of course they…
Email from Madmarv
…bring up the rear end of the DragonCon parade.
…only do *binary* high-fives.
On This Day In History for January 29, 2025
This is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 336 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1845, that “The Raven” was published in The Evening Mirror in New York, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.
Also today in 1886, Karl Benz patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian, Emanuel Swedenborg, born on this date in 1688.
Ernst Kummer, the Polish-German mathematician and academic was born 215 years ago today.
Born January 29, 1846, Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist Karol Olszewski.
Richard Arman Gregory, the British astronomer was born 161 years ago today.
American actor, comedian, and screenwriter, W. C. Fields was born 145 years ago today.
Karl Freudenberg, German chemist was born on that same date in 1886.
English mathematician and geophysicist, Sydney Chapman was born 137 years ago today.
Allen B. DuMont, the American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network was born 124 years ago today.
Abdus Salam, Pakistani-British physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1926.
Joseph Kruskal, the American mathematician and computer scientist was born 97 years ago today.
Also turning 80 today is American actor and businessman Tom Selleck.
Also born on that same date in 1954, American talk show host, actress, and producer, founded Harpo Productions, Oprah Winfrey.
American engineer and astronaut, Christina Koch, born on this date in 1979.
Listener Birthdays
Jan
29 – Sarah P. from NJ… who was born in OK, moved to VA, married Brad P, moved to NJ, and is now back in VA
Feb
1 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA
1 – Brandon Kirkwold, MN
2 – Gary Lindros – aka Gary from Jacksonville – Groundhog’s Day Rules!!!
2 – Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck’s evil twin
2 – Oreo Cookie Monster
3 – Euan Campbell McGregor – Scotland, UK
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 29, 2025
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon – CNN
An asteroid got deleted because it was actually Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
Private moon spacecraft just took a breathtaking snapshot of Earth | Mashable
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Puzzling fossils unearthed in China may rewrite the human story | CNN
Life on Mars? NASA rover finds breakthrough supporting the case.
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Denise Inglis
Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Krazy Joe
Kyle Nishioka
Leon
Mark Kilfoil
Brad Miller
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Stephen Wesche
Steve Cody
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Stewe Lundin
Tim Cook
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Kreg & Chuck
Section 31 – Paramount+
Chuck
American Primeval – Netflix
The Curious Case of: The Girl Who Died Twice – YouTube TV
The Irishman – Netflix
Geek Library
The UE1 is Done!
How WW1 Propaganda Justified A Slaughter
How an Engineering Marvel Became So Deadly
50 US Geography Facts That Seem Fake (But Are 100% Real)
That Time A Tsunami Lasted 9 Days
New York’s Lost Admiral’s Row | ABANDONED
Earth Had A Ring & It Changed Life Forever
A history of time in computers
What Happened to America’s First Megacity?
Why did The Anglo Saxons Migrate to Britain?
Question of the week
“What’s the most ridiculous tech-related purchase you’ve ever made?” (We all have those impulse buys we regret!)
Patreon Topic this week
Feedback from Madmarv and continued discussion on password management
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56 min
January 23, 2025Episode 763: Space Trash and Robot Cats
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QOTW: What Tech or Science dreams do you wish will come true in 2025?
On This Day In History for January 22, 2025
This is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 343 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1890, that The United Mine Workers of America was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
Also today in 1927, Teddy Wakelam gave the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
It was on this date in 1946, the Central Intelligence Group was created. It was the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Also on January 22, 1947, KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, began operation in Hollywood.
January 22, 1968, Apollo 5 lifted off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
That same date in 1973, The crew of Apollo 17 addressed a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission.
The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, was introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial on this date in 1984.
It was 33 years ago today, The space shuttle Discovery launched on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who became the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
27 years ago today, space shuttle Endeavour launched on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, Pierre Gassendi, born on this date in 1592.
Born January 22, 1788, English poet and playwright Lord Byron.
Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic, Karl Ernst Claus was born 229 years ago today.
Wilbur Scoville, the American chemist and pharmacist was born 160 years ago today.
D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1875.
Hungarian mathematician and academic, Frigyes Riesz, born on this date in 1880.
Willy Hartner, the German physicist, historian, and academic was born 120 years ago today.
Born January 22, 1907, American pilot and engineer Douglas Corrigan.
Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Lev Landau, born on this date in 1908.
Born January 22, 1934, American actor and director Bill Bixby.
American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, Alan J. Heeger is 89 today.
English actor John Hurt was born 85 years ago today.
American singer-songwriter and producer, Steve Perry, born on this date in 1949.
Also turning 70 today is American actor John Wesley Shipp
Listener Birthdays
22 – TAW012294
23 – Kathie Luke, IL
23 – Chris Moody from PodioMedia Chat
23 – Keith Lane from TGGeeks
24 – Cynthia Fry
25 – Kreg Steppe
26 – Will The Computer Guy
27 – Mark in Memphis
27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 22, 2025
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News
We finally know what the Sun sounds like – and it’s surprisingly retro
Schrödinger’s Cat breakthrough could usher in the ‘Holy Grail’ of quantum computing, making them error-proof | Live Science
Physicist May Have Solved The Grandfather of All Time-Travel Paradoxes : ScienceAlert
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We Took a Three-Hour Road Trip to the New BATMAN ’66 MUSEUM — and It Was Worth Every Second | 13th Dimension, Comics, Creators, Culture
5 reasons x86 might not be the future of home computing anymore
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Kreg
The Gentleman – Netflix
The Flintstones – Netflix
Chuck
Oblivion – Netflix
Remembering Gene Wilder – Netflix
American Murder: Laci Peterson – Netflix
Geek Library
Bonus Space Trash from SpaceX
How Passwords Work and How to Hack Them: From DES to ZIP
Reviving a $50,000 SGI Indigo2 from 1996
Mutara Nebula Battle – Re-created w/ Motion Controlled AMT Model Kits
I’ve Never Seen a Black Apple IIc Before…
Star Trek – 1940s Film Noir
America’s Prison For The Rich and Famous Explained
What Happened to Sears Catalog Houses?
Question of the week
Complete this sentence: It’s Technorama, of course they…
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck’s dive into 1Password, Kreg’s building permit
Site Plan: site_plan_form_250117_102125.pdf
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55 min
January 15, 2025Episode 762: AI Ate My Homework
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QOTW: Now that the holidays are over, If you could come up with a new holiday tradition using the latest and greatest tech, what would it be and how would it work?
On This Day In History for January 15, 2025
This is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 350 days remaining in 2025.
It was on this date in 1759, that The British Museum opened to the public.
207 years ago today, a paper by David Brewster was read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a “supplement” (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light.
It was 136 years ago today that The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, was incorporated in Atlanta.
James Naismith published the rules of basketball on this date in 1892.
Also today in 1910, Construction ended on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 99 m (325 ft).
January 15, 1919, a wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150 – it was known as the Great Molasses Flood.
On January 15, 1936, the first building to be completely covered in glass finished construction. It was built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Toledo, Ohio.
January 15, 1967, The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35 -10.
Also on January 15, 1969, the Soviet Union launched Soyuz 5.
We jump ahead to 2001, Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, was launched on January 15. Happy Wikipedia Day.
January 15, 2005, ESA’s SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovered elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist, Sofia Kovalevskaya, born on this date in 1850.
American businessman and philanthropist, Pierre S. du Pont was born 155 years ago today.
Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, born on this date in 1895.
Hungarian-American physicist and academic, Edward Teller was born 117 years ago today.
Lloyd Bridges, the American actor was born 112 years ago today.
Born January 15, 1922, English geneticist Sylvia Lawler.
American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate, Martin Luther King Jr., born on this date in 1929.
Born January 15, 1933, English chemist and academic Peter Maitlis.
Listener Birthdays
3 – Thomas Gideon (The Command Line Podcast)
6 – Steve Therrien (Canada)
8 – Elvis!
9 – Lingo from the Brit & Yankee pubcast
13 – Tim Cook
14 – Glynne Tolar
15 – Ralph Whitfield (aka GoofyRalph)
17 – fuffy_frog (aka Kristina) originally from Canada but now from Thailand
21 – Michael Rabalais
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 15 , 2025
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News
Student just built a working fusion reactor for less than $2,000 – The Brighter Side of News
Orange dwarf cave crocodiles: The crocs that crawled into a cave, ate bats, and started mutating into a new species | Live Science
This researcher claims only one breakthrough stands between humanity and a 1,000-year lifespan – Jason Deegan
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Antarctic ice core could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say | CNN
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Gary Lindros
John Clifford
John Noble
Jorge Schrauwen
Krazy Joe
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
In The Heart of the Sea (Netflix)
Freaks (Netflix)
Nr. 24 (Netflix)
History’s Greatest Mysteries: The Escape of John Wilkes Booth
Rogue’s Heroes (Amazon Prime)
The Terror (Netflix)
The Triple Six Eight (Netflix)
Kreg
Saturday Night – Peacock??
Teacup – Peacock
Your Friend Nate Bargatze – Netflix
Question of the week
What Tech or Science dreams do you wish will come true in 2025?
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December 25, 2024Episode 761: The Starship Tannenbaum
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Email from Tom Posz
note about the quasar if it was closer to earth and then as bright as the sun, how we would not have night anymore, what would be the effect on things on the earth, etc.
Don’t forget the story from Issac Asimov, Nightfall, where 6 suns illuminate the surface of this planet all the time, except every 2000 years, night falls and the people go mad because the stars come out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_(Asimov_novelette_and_novel) This story was written a long long time ago and it probably started Asimov’s writing career.
Email from Kyle Nishioka
A playlist for 80s TV and movies? I kinda think you can just make a checklist from Ready Player 1 and cover most everything you need to know about the 80s.
The funny thing about reading a lot of LitRPG is now I have confirmation of what I thought was widely popular when I was a kid. So in no particular order:
Airwolf
Knight Rider
Transformers
Voltron
Certain shows are popular only because they get used in memes. You don’t need to watch the show/play the game, just look up knowyourmeme.com
The Simpsons
My Little Pony
Care Bears
The Smurfs
Dragonball
Warcraft
LotR (movies only, not the books)
QOTW: How has technology influenced or changed Christmas traditions?
On This Day In History for December 25, 2024
This is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 6 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 336, that First documented sign of Christmas celebration in Rome.
It was also this date in 1066 that William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy was crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.
Also on December 25, 1492, The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, ran onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.
It was 300 years ago today, that J. S. Bach led the first performance of Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91, in Leipzig, based on Luther’s 1524 Christmas hymn.
Also on December 25, 1758, Halley’s Comet was sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley’s prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
December 25, 1946, The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated within the Soviet Union’s F-1 nuclear reactor.
Also on December 25, 1968, Apollo 8 performed the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.
It was also this date in 2003 that the ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stopped transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing.
The Cassini orbiter released Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn’s moon Titan on January 14, 2005 on this date in 2004.
3 years ago today, The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
English physicist and mathematician, Isaac Newton, born on this date in 1642.
Born December 25, 1652, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar Archibald Pitcairne.
German physician and scholar, Johann Jakob Reiske, born on this date in 1716.
American nurse and humanitarian, founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was born 203 years ago today.
Born December 25, 1876, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus.
American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader’s Digest, Lila Bell Wallace, born on this date in 1889.
American actor, Humphrey Bogart was born 125 years ago today.
Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1904.
Born December 25, 1906, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Ernst Ruska.
American singer-songwriter and bandleader, Cab Calloway, born on this date in 1907.
Arseny Mironov, Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing was born on that same date in 1917.
American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling was born 100 years ago today.
Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born on that same date in 1959.
Also turning 53 today is Canadian educator and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.
Listener Birthdays
25 – Joel Parks (Agrojag-Ama)
29 – CMenn
31 – Shadowbird’s Mom
31 – Mr. Sim (aka Jeremy from Winnipeg)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 25, 2024
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News
Google Says It Appears to Have Accessed Parallel Universes
A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun
First demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy Internet cables – Northwestern Now
Hacks & Strange Stories
I Called 1-800-ChatGPT, and Talked to the AI Chatbot. It Might Be the Smartest Idea I’ve Seen Yet
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Chuck
Carry On (Netflix)
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair (Netflix)
La Palma (Netflix)
Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Kreg
Christmas Vacation – Max/Hulu
Christmas with the Kranks – Hulu
(In Progress) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – Disney+
Geek Library
This Crazy New Timepiece Completely Rethinks the Moonwatch Genre | Gear Patrol
The Search For King Arthur’s Bones, The Garden Of Eden & Other Myths
Why Bethlehem Steel Was a Nightmare For Workers
How Texas Plans To Expand Beyond Its Border
Shocking Details Revealed of 3 Unexplained Deaths (S2) | The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd
Star Trek: Lower Decks | Recording Studio Behind-The-Scenes | Paramount+
Revenge of the Bent Pyramid
I Explore the Mystery of America’s Most Disturbing Desert
Are Energy-Efficient Windows Bad For Us?
Washington D.C.’s Secret Federal Tunnel System Explained
Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)
Las Vegas’ Map, Explained
The History of the Music Video
New York State’s Abandoned Wonder Bread Factory Explained
Question of the week
If you could come up with a new holiday tradition using the latest and greatest tech, what would it be and how would it work?
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December 18, 2024Episode 760: Jingle Bells and Gigawatts
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You’re building a themed escape room based on a scientific concept. What’s the concept and what’s the most challenging puzzle?
On This Day in History for December 18, 2024
This is the 353rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1833, that the national anthem of the Russian Empire, “God Save the Tsar!” was first performed.
December 18, 1865, US Secretary of State William Seward proclaimed the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the United States.
Also today in 1892, was the premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
On December 18, 1898, Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat set the first officially recognized land speed record of 63.159 km/h (39.245 mph) in a Jeantaud electric car.
That same date in 1958, Project SCORE, the world’s first communications satellite was launched.
On December 18, 1966, Saturn’s moon Epimetheus was discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, was launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union on this date in 1973.
Also on December 18, 1981, was the first flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160. It’s the world’s largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built.
December 18, 1999, NASA launched into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
It was on this date in 2018, a meteor exploded over the Bering Sea with a force over 10 times greater than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German explorer, Philipp von Hutten, born on this date in 1505.
Christopher Polhem, the Swedish physicist and inventor was born 363 years ago today.
English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, J. J. Thomson, born on this date in 1856.
Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician,General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was born on that same date in 1878.
American engineer, invented FM radio, Edwin Howard Armstrong was born 134 years ago today.
Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist was born on that same date in 1922.
Also turning 90 today is Russian colonel, engineer, and cosmonaut Boris Volynov.
American mathematician and academic, Lenore Blum, born on this date in 1942.
English musician Keith Richards is 81 today.
Also turning 78 today is American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks Steven Spielberg.
American actor and producer, Brad Pitt is 61 today.
Also born on that same date in 1975, Australian singer-songwriter, Sia.
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, Christina Aguilera, born on this date in 1980.
American singer, Billie Eilish is 23 today.
Listener Birthdays
20 – Phil Burchill the 9 year old I started listening to Technorama with turned 21 this year (2017)!
21 – Johnne Robison Kochheiser
21 – James Ballard KarakSindru
22 – Bo Pace
22 – Luke “Chuck’s Stalker” Smith (2000)
22 – Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL
23 – Richard Green
24 – MaDBooM
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 18, 2024
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News
Jupiter’s ‘Tortured Moon’: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io’s Intense Volcanic Fury
Hacks & Strange Stories
Dogs really are communicating via button boards, new research suggests | Popular Science
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Media Corner
Unboxing an Unopened Philco Predicta Television
Bill Gates Recommends Four Books That ‘Make Sense of the World’ – Slashdot
Pass me the remote
Chuck
Star Wars: A New Hope (D+)
Wyatt Earp And The Cowboy War (Netflix)
Kreg
Red One (Amazon Prime)
Carry-On (Netflix)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Max)
Geek Library
Yes, Flights ARE Bumpier Now (And They’re Getting Worse)
How Scientists Solved the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake
How Earth’s First, Unkillable Animals Saved the World
Which Essential Oils Actually Work?
Exploring a Pennsylvania Town Submerged for Decades
The Johnstown Flood – What it Looks Like 131 Years Later
A Ghost Town on America’s Most Dangerous Road? – Lausanne, Pennsylvania
Pompeii Explained 4K
Herculaneum: A Fate Worse Than Pompeii | Vesuvius Uncovered | Real History
Why is Phoenix so FLAT?
What’s inside the Raspberry Pi 500?
How Jets Killed the Ocean Liner
An Archaeologist and I Test North America’s Biggest Ancient Discovery
Question of the week
How has technology influenced or changed Christmas traditions?
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck
More Notion/Make exploration
Android Notifications
Android Popups
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December 12, 2024Episode 759: We are short one Reindeer!
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Voicemail! (technology sometimes)
QOTW: What seemingly ‘old-fashioned’ tech do you still use regularly and love? (e.g., vinyl records, physical books, a landline phone)
On This Day In History for December 11, 2024
This is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1901, that Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal from Poldhu, Cornwall, England to Saint John’s, Newfoundland.
It was also this date in 1913 that More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Mona Lisa was recovered in Florence, Italy. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, is immediately arrested.
On December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
16 years ago today, Bernie Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
It was 15 years ago today that Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment released the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS..
It was on this date in 2020, that The Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency..
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, David Brewster, born on this date in 1781.
Hector Berlioz, the French composer, conductor, and critic was born 221 years ago today.
Born December 11, 1843, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate Robert Koch.
Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1863.
Slovenian mathematician and academic, Josip Plemelj was born 151 years ago today.
Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1882.
American farmer and businessman, founded Knott’s Berry Farm, Walter Knott, born on this date in 1889.
American actress and comedian, Teri Garr was born 80 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1951, Malaysian astrophysicist and astronomer, Mazlan Othman.
Also turning 62 today is American actor Ben Browder.
Listener Birthdays
12 – Deckrd
12 – Kevin Burns (Soleblaze)
12 – Matt Blocker TheGiant
12 – Rob Riehl (suriehl)
12 – Pamela Gay from AstronomyCast
13 – Fritz The German
14 – Michael Spence from Brother Osric’s Scriptorium
17 – Jorge Schrauwen
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 11, 2024
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News
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT o1 model will try to escape if it thinks it’ll be shut down — then lies about it | Tom’s Guide
Blue Origin forced to delete female astronaut’s footage of first time in space after controversy – Space – UNILAD
What Are These Weird Structures Hubble Spotted Near a Monster Black Hole?
Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Movie: For the First Time in History, We Have a Clear Image of a Star in Another Galaxy
Hacks & Strange Stories
Mysterious Drones Are Flying Over New Jersey at Night
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Media Corner
Exclusive: “Unification” Producer Breaks Down OTOY’s Star Trek Short Giving Kirk And Spock A Final Goodbye – TrekMovie.com
Pass me the remote
Kreg
Pop Culture Jeopardy – Amazon Prime
Skeleton Crew – D+
Chuck
Skeleton Crew – D+
Apollo 13: Survival – Netflix
Churchill At War – Netflix
Geek Library
Eight Minutes That Changed History Forever
Why Nebraska Has a Light House
This Mistake Made Phil Collins a GENIUS
What The Ig Nobel Prize Says About Us
How Volcanoes Froze the Earth (Twice)
Defunctland: The History of Jaws: The Ride
Question of the week
You’re building a themed escape room based on a scientific concept. What’s the concept and what’s the most challenging puzzle?
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December 03, 2024Episode 758: Christmas Crunch
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You’re stranded on a deserted island (cliché, we know, but roll with it!) and you can only bring THREE pieces of technology with you. What gadgets are you packing to ensure your survival AND your sanity?
On This Day In History for December 4, 2024
This is the 339th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1791, that the first edition of The Observer, the world’s first Sunday newspaper, was published.
Also today in 1872, The American brigantine Mary Celeste was discovered drifting in the Atlantic. Her crew is never found..
It was on this date in 1881, that the first edition of the Los Angeles Times was published.
Also today in 1956, The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) got together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
It was on this date in 1965, that Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
It was 33 years ago today, that Pan American World Airways ceased its operations after 64 years.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German anatomist and botanist, Johann Gottfried Zinn, born on this date in 1727.
Born December 4, 1908, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate Alfred Hershey.
Also born on that same date in 1933, American game show host and producer, Wink Martindale.
American actor, director, and producer, Max Baer Jr. is 87 today.
Also born on that same date in 1949, American actor, Jeff Bridges.
American actor, Tony Todd was born 70 years ago today.
Listener Birthdays
6 – SuperMoonMan
7 – Peter aka Zzippster from the Zzipp and Co. Podcast, Weymouth, Dorset, UK
8 – DanDman
8 – Gydian (Michael H.)
9 – Steve Kite (BigUnit62)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 4, 2024
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News
Astronauts baffled by ‘unexpected odor’ leaking from Russian spacecraft docked at ISS | Live Science
The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever | Live Science
Hacks & Strange Stories
Chernobyl Dogs Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Biologists Say
Why we can’t just launch all our Garbage at the Sun
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Remember When
Man Keeps a Rock For Years Hoping It’s Gold. It Turns Out to Be Far More Valuable
Space Selfie by Mark Rober and CrunchLabs
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Kreg
Dear Santa – Hulu
Tommy Boy – Paramount+
Chuck
Into The Fire: The Lost Daughter – Netflix
The Menendez Brothers – Netflix
Geek Library
NASA Just Released a Fireplace Video For The Holidays, And It’s Hilarious : ScienceAlert
(16) Carl Sagans Cosmos – Episode 8 – Journeys in Space & Time – YouTube
(16) When Dinosaurs Chilled in the Arctic – YouTube
(16) I Spent 24 Hours in the Woods With Talking AI Chatbots | WSJ – YouTube
(16) The Hidden Reason US Can’t Build New Highways – YouTube
(16) NFL Teams Are Trying to Win More Games with Lights – YouTube
(16) How We Domesticated Cats (Twice) – YouTube
(16) Unsolved Mystery of the Old West – Visiting The Wickenburg Massacre Site – YouTube
(16) THEN and NOW Photos of Iconic MOVIE LOCATIONS That’ll Make You Feel Old – YouTube
(16) Top 10 Practical Effects of All Time | A CineFix Movie List – YouTube
(16) How One Hurricane Could Lead To A Global Tech Shortage – YouTube
(16) First 12 Minutes of MTV – YouTube
(16) Why Megalodon (Definitely) Went Extinct – YouTube
(16) The Munsters Unaired Pilot – YouTube
The Ancient City That Mastered Water – YouTube
(16) 15 Strangest Bodies of Water – YouTube
(16) Why Can’t We Make New Stradivari Violins? – YouTube
(16) The Computer Revolutionized Weather Forecasting – YouTube
Question of the week
What seemingly ‘old-fashioned’ tech do you still use regularly and love? (e.g., vinyl records, physical books, a landline phone)
Patreon Topic this week
Chuck’s adventures with Samsung and Black Friday
Sirius XM called me (Kreg)
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November 27, 2024Episode 757: Cyber Turkeys 2: The Gobbling
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QOTW: What would be the dumbest, lamest, and most boring superpower you could have that gave you an edge of normal people.
On This Day In History for November 27, 2024
This is the 332nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 34 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1839, that In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association was founded.
100 years ago today, In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held.
CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II on this date in 1945.
November 27, 1968, Penny Ann Early became the first woman to play in a major professional men’s basketball league, for the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA game against the Los Angeles Stars.
Also on November 27, 1971, The Soviet space program’s Mars 2 orbiter released a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it was the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars.
It was also this date in 2001 that A hydrogen atmosphere was discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Anders Celsius, born on this date in 1701.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the American businessman was born 181 years ago today.
Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer was born on that same date in 1871.
Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, Lars Onsager was born 121 years ago today.
Russian mathematician and theorist, Anatoly Maltsev, born on this date in 1909.
Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host was born on that same date in 1917.
American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician, J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. was born 101 years ago today.
Welsh chemist, physicist, and journalist, John Maddox, born on this date in 1925.
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Jimi Hendrix was born 82 years ago today.
Also turning 72 today is American captain, engineer, and astronaut Jim Wetherbee.
American engineer, educator, and television host, Bill Nye is 69 today.
Also turning 67 today is American game designer and author Michael A. Stackpole.
Listener Birthdays
Nov
27 – Brad P. from NJ(but who was born in VA, and has moved back there…)
28 – Ben Sweetser
Dec
1 – Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM)
2 – Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 27, 2024
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News
Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million | CNN
Asteroid worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 NASA is capturing would give everyone on earth $1,246,105,919 each – Space – UNILAD
Hacks & Strange Stories
Smuggler arrested with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body | CNN
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A Man on the Inside – Netflix
That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America’s Public Lands – Book (Mark Kenyon)
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Chuck
3 Body Problem – Netflix
Diplomat (season 2) – Netflix
For the Empire (YouTube)
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How Baboons Led Us to a Lost Civilization – YouTube
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): 23 Things You Never Knew
Back Again Once More to the Future – Studio C
Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling – Studio C
We Could Put The World’s Rarest Tree In Your Back Yard
The Tragedy of Compaq
Insane Stories from the Early Days of MTV
Whatever Happened to Millimeter-Wave 5G?
Television’s First (and Lost) Color Cartoon
The Chimp War that Shocked The World
How Boston Fooled The Music Industry With Their Debut Album
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What Once Saved Intel
Seven Bit Encoding
The LED Traffic Light and the Danger of “But Sometimes!”
The 9 Experiments That Will Change Your View of Light (And Blow Your Mind)
Catastrophe and Cartography – Ice Age Floods Visualized
The Babylonian Map of the World with Irving Finkel | Curator’s Corner S9 Ep5
Which Power Plant Does My Electricity Come From?
How Animals Got Butts
The Hidden History of London’s Gas Streetlights
A Journey to Sad Hill Cemetery from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Archaeologists Investigate The Sunken Wreckage of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Your Gorgeous Hair Evolved From Frog Toes
Downtown Interchanges Are Awful & These Are the Worst
The Government’s Toxic Secret at Hunters Point
Amazing Effects in Classic Films – How Did They Pull It Off?
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