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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Question of the Week: What’s your “comfort series” that you watch over and over again? Facebook On This Day In History for July 6, 2022 This is the 187th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 178 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1484, that Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão found the mouth of the Congo River July 6, 1536, The explorer Jacques Cartier landed at St. Malo at the end of his second expedition to North America. He returned with none of the gold he expected to find. That same date in 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tested his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog The British dirigible R34 landed in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship on this date in 1919 It was on this date in 1942, that Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse 78 years ago today, Jackie Robinson refused to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial Also today in 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles. 60 years ago today, As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test took place Also on July 6, 1990, The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian mathematician and architect, Antonio Manetti, born on this date in 1423. Born July 6, 1916, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor Don R. Christensen. Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on that same date in 1925. American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, Merv Griffin, born on this date in 1925. Born July 6, 1927, American actress and author Janet Leigh. Ned Beatty, the American actor was born 85 years ago today. American actor, director, and screenwriter, Sylvester Stallone is 76 today. Also turning 76 today is American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush. Listener Birthdays 6 – Peter(1982, Sweden) 8 – Trampas Whiteman (aka Dragonhelm) 8 – Mark Lee (aka geekdad72) Stardate -351519.09 8 – Alan Ralph (a.k.a. Spiffy) 8 – Kim Eaddy – Kreg’s Wife 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) And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 6, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Harvard Developed AI Identifies the Shortest Path to Human Happiness Teen Photographer Captures Incredible Moon Photo with His Phone New algorithm can predict futur...

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: Should Smart devices and AI have a duty to report on you? If so, what things should they report on? Technorama On This Day In History for June 29, 2022 This is the 180th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 185 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1613, that the Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare’s playing company (the Lord Chamberlain’s Men) burned to the ground. George Edward Gouraud recorded Handel’s Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music on this date in 1888 That same date in 1927, The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completed the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docked with the Russian space station Mir for the first time. on this date in 1995 Also today in 2007, Apple Inc. released its first mobile phone, the iPhone. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian astronomer and academic, Angelo Secchi, born on this date in 1818. George Washington Goethals, the American general and engineer, co-designed the Panama Canal was born 164 years ago today. William James Mayo, American physician and surgeon, co-founded the Mayo Clinic was born on that same date in 1861. George Ellery Hale, the American astronomer and journalist was born 154 years ago today. Born June 29, 1903, English engineer, developed the H2S radar Alan Blumlein. Polish mathematician, Witold Hurewicz, born on this date in 1904. Born June 29, 1914, Greek-American mathematician and academic Christos Papakyriakopoulos. Also born on that same date in 1944,  American actor, Gary Busey. Also turning 67 today is American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Charles J. Precourt. English physicist and academic, Terry Wyatt, born on this date in 1957. Also born on that same date in 1962,  American colonel, pilot, and astronaut, George D. Zamka. Listener Birthdays June 30 – Alexis Duran (ADdude) July 4 – Mike McBride And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 29, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Chuck thoughts on New phone Pool monitoring system Teleprompter Kreg’s Toy Buzz Lightyear has really flown in space and here’s the video | Space Amazon announces its first fully autonomous mobile warehouse robot Physicists Say They’ve Built an Atom Laser That Can Run ‘Forever’ Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When A Macintosh History (1986)

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Voice Mail VM: Gary – Printed Circuit Boards VM: Gary – Trees and Fire QOTW: It’s 2022, what shouldn’t exist now? Stewe Lundin: I’d say Pepsi, it’s an abomination. That and war. On This Day In History for June 22, 2022 This is the 173rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 192 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1633, that The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reached Le Havre in France on this date in 1783 On June 22, 1969, The Cuyahoga River caught fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Also on June 22, 1978, Charon, the first of Pluto’s satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German mathematician and academic, Hermann Minkowski, born on this date in 1864. Milan Vidmar, the Slovenian engineer and chess player was born 137 years ago today. Born June 22, 1894, English archaeologist and art historian Bernard Ashmole. Richard Gurley Drew, American engineer, invented Masking tape was born on that same date in 1899. American criminal, John Dillinger was born 119 years ago today. German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer, Konrad Zuse, born on this date in 1910. American computer scientist and engineer, James H. Pomerene was born 102 years ago today. Canadian physicist and academic, Larkin Kerwin, born on this date in 1924. Ralph Waite, American actor and director was born on that same date in 1928. Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut, Yuri Artyukhin was born 92 years ago today. American physicist, author, and academic, James Bjorken is 88 today. Also turning 79 today is British-American physicist J. Michael Kosterlitz. Also born on that same date in 1949,  American actress, Lindsay Wagner. American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, Cyndi Lauper, born on this date in 1953. American actor, director, and screenwriter, Tim Russ is 66 today. Also turning 64 today is American actor, director, producer and writer Bruce Campbell. Listener Birthdays 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 And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June  22, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Ancient DNA Solves Mystery Over Origin of Medieval Black Death Nerf’s New Mascot Murph Is Terrifying the Internet – PAPER

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What’s a movie trope you are sick and tired of? On This Day In History for June 15, 2022 This is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 199 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 763 BC, that Assyrians recorded a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. King John of England put his seal to Magna Carta on this date in 1215 June 15, 1502, Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage 355 years ago today, The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys It was 270 years ago today, that Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown) June 15, 1844, Charles Goodyear received a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber That same date in 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Brown completed the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman earned her pilot’s license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent Also on June 15, 1936, First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber It was on this date in 2012, that Nik Wallenda became the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over Niagara Falls Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian model, subject of the Mona Lisa, Lisa del Giocondo, born on this date in 1479. Born June 15, 1542, English captain and explorer Richard Grenville. Juan José Elhuyar, the Spanish chemist and mineralogist was born 268 years ago today. Thomas Mitchell, Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer was born on that same date in 1792. German oceanographer and academic, Georg Wüst, born on this date in 1890. Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and author was born on that same date in 1906. John Fenn, the American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 105 years ago today. American lighting and production designer Marc Brickman is 69 today. 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 18 – Luke (platypuss72) from UK 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  15, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News James Webb Space Telescope hit by a tiny meteorite NASA Completes Main Body of Europa Clipper Spacecraft – Will Search for Life on Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa New York state passes first-ever ‘right to repair’ law for electronics Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What 100% FACT is the hardest to believe? Technorama on FB On This Day in History for May 18, 2022 This is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 227 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1499, that Alonso de Ojeda set sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela It was also this date in 1953 that Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier Apollo program: Apollo 10 was launched on this date in 1969 On May 18, 1974, Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so Also on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage 17 years ago today, A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirmed that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet, Omar Khayyám, born on this date in 1048. Born May 18, 1711, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician Roger Joseph Boscovich. English engineer, mathematician, and physicist, Oliver Heaviside, born on this date in 1850. Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer was born on that same date in 1889. American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Vincent du Vigneaud, born on this date in 1901. Born May 18, 1912, American singer and television host Perry Como. Don Martin, American cartoonist was born on that same date in 1931. Also born on that same date in 1941,  Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic, Malcolm Longair. Also turning 52 today is American actress, producer, and screenwriter Tina Fey. Also born on that same date in 1979,  Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft, Jens Bergensten. Listener Birthdays May 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 30 – Petri Lopia 31 – Troy Dunlavy June 1 – Selganor 2 – Anthony Gartner (Enigmavb) 4 – Leo Schrauwen – history and pictures from Ekeren (Antwerp, Belgium) in Dutch 4 – Tara Parkman (daughter of Richard Parkman) 6 – Adam Larson (UncleAdam) 6 – Grandma Grace (1921) And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 18, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News How Often Do Ads Share Your Data Every Day? Hundreds of Times (gizmodo.com) Total lunar eclipse view from Florida (wesh.com) Hacks & Strange Stories Robots Are Writing Poetry, and Many People Can’t Tell the Difference | The Walrus Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook.

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Feedback from Listener Gary! QOTW: What kind of music do you listen to when you work? Technorama On This Day In History for May 11, 2022 This is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 234 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 868, that A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in China, making it the oldest known dated printed book. Also today in 1502, Christopher Columbus left on his fourth and last voyage (till Nov.7,1504). Also on May 11, 1997, Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeated Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, born on this date in 1752. Born May 11, 1871, American astronomer and author Frank Schlesinger. Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer, Theodore von Kármán was born 141 years ago today. Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer was born on that same date in 1888. Born May 11, 1918, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate Richard Feynman. Antony Hewish, the English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 98 years ago today. American explorer, author, and scholar, Gene Savoy was born 95 years ago today. Born May 11, 1930, Dutch computer scientist and academic Edsger W. Dijkstra. Listener Birthdays 12 – Amanda Huggenkiss 14 – JPCJ And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 11, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Rocket Lab catches falling rocket with a helicopter — then drops it in the ocean – The Verge George Pérez, Legendary DC and Marvel Comic Book Artist, Dies at 67 – IGN Hacks & Strange Stories Artist Uses AI to Horrifyingly Reimagine ‘Star Wars’ as a Cosmic Body Horror Nightmare Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Star Trek Pilot ‘The Cage’ Gets a Hologram Recreation (gizmodo.com) A (Nearly All) New Commodore 64 | Hackaday 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 Mc DanDMan Coyer Tim Cook

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What’s the most ridiculous thing you saw a computer illiterate person do with a computer? Technorama FB Page On This Day In History for May 4, 2022 This is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 241 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1493, that Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation That same date in 1626, Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrived in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw Also on May 4, 1904, The United States began construction of the Panama Canal Also today in 1953, Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea Also on May 4, 1972, The Don’t Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changed its name to “Greenpeace Foundation” The 108 -story Sears Tower in Chicago was topped out at 1,451 feet as the world’s tallest building on this date in 1973 It was also this date in 1998 that A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gave “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian instrument maker, inventor of the piano, Bartolomeo Cristofori, born on this date in 1655. Jean-Charles de Borda, the French mathematician, physicist, and sailor was born 289 years ago today. Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader was born on that same date in 1928. Also born on that same date in 1953,  American actress and singer, Pia Zadora. Also turning 66 today is American astronaut and engineer Michael L. Gernhardt. Listener Birthdays 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 8 – Curtis Parish And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May  4, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News First private mission to the ISS splashes down off Florida coast – The Verge SpaceX launches another historic astronaut mission – CNN Drones are setting down roots in wildfire-scarred landscapes – The Verge Hacks & Strange Stories Pepper’s Scope: What’s Old Is New Again – Make: (makezine.com) Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Turns 40 | Hackaday Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU!

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What movies haven’t aged well? Technorama Podcast On This Day In History for April 20, 2022 This is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1496, that After his return from the New World Christopher Columbus entered the court of his sponsors King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. For more than an hour, the sovereigns besieged the seaman with questions. Also on April 20, 1534, Jacques Cartier began his first voyage to what is today the east coast of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador. Also today in 1535, The sun dog phenomenon was observed over Stockholm, as later depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan It was 160 years ago today, that Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard completed the experiment disproving the theory of spontaneous generation On April 20, 1865, Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrated the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX’s yacht, the L’Immaculata Concezion Pierre and Marie Curie refined radium chloride on this date in 1902 Also today in 1972, Apollo 16 lunar module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, landed on the moon Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German-American mechanic and engineer, Heinrich Göbel, born on this date in 1818. Born April 20, 1918, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Kai Siegbahn. American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network, Mother Angelica was born 99 years ago today. Born April 20, 1923, American drummer and producer Tito Puente. American actor, George Takei, born on this date in 1937. Also born on that same date in 1964,  American actor, Crispin Glover. Also turning 58 today is English actor and director Andy Serkis. Listener Birthdays 21 – Kim and Kreg’s Anniversary 26 – Stewe Lundin – Sweden And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April  20, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. Hacks & Strange Stories Electric Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Salty (gizmodo.com) RSS Printer Gives You The Hard Copy News You Desire | Hackaday What Chinese scientists learned by teaching two monkeys to play Pac-Man Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When Titanosaur nesting spot found in Brazil | Ars Technica 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

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What villain can you just not hate? Technorama On This Day In History for April 13, 2022 This is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 262 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1870, that The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded April 13, 1953, CIA director Allen Dulles launched the mind-control program Project MKUltra The United States launched Transit 1 -B, the world’s first satellite navigation system on this date in 1960 It was also this date in 1970 that An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module exploded, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed “Odyssey”) while en route to the Moon On April 13, 1976, The United States Treasury Department reintroduced the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson’s 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration Happy birthday goes out on this date to: English soldier, member of the Gunpowder Plot (probable; d. 1606), Guy Fawkes, born on this date in 1570. Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States was born on that same date in 1743. Cornish-English engineer and explorer, Richard Trevithick, born on this date in 1771. Irish engineer, invented the Screw-pile lighthouse, Alexander Mitchell was born 242 years ago today. Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, Irish astronomer was born on that same date in 1850. American businessman, founded the F. W. Woolworth Company, Frank Winfield Woolworth was born 170 years ago today. American criminal, Butch Cassidy, born on this date in 1866. Born April 13, 1879, American type designer, lettering artist, graphic designer, and educator Oswald Bruce Cooper. Scottish engineer, invented Radar, Robert Watson-Watt was born 130 years ago today. Born April 13, 1899, American architect and game designer, created Scrabble, Alfred Mosher Butts. American businessman, founded Atlantic Richfield Oil Co., Robert Orville Anderson, born on this date in 1917. American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Michael Stuart Brown is 81 today. Also born on that same date in 1949,  New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician, Len Cook. American actor, Ron Perlman, born on this date in 1950. Also turning 59 today is Russian chess player and author Garry Kasparov. Listener Birthdays 14 – Danny Harnish 16 – Donna Tomasi 18 – Skaifey (Anthony) 19 – Amanda (SusietheGeek’s daughter & Geek in Training) And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April  13, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Fossil of Dinosaur Killed on Day of Asteroid Strike Discovered – IGN A Powerful ‘Space Laser’ Has Been Detected Beaming From Deep Space Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically.

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What is so ancient only an Internet veteran can remember? Technorama on FB On This Day In History for April 6, 2022 This is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 269 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1652, that At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck established a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town Also on April 6, 1808, John Jacob Astor incorporated the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America’s first millionaire In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games was celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I on this date in 1896 Also on April 6, 1926, Varney Airlines made its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines) That same date in 1965, was the launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, physician and astronomer (March 30 also proposed, d. 1204), Maimonides, born on this date in 1135. Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1851. Anthony Fokker, the Dutch engineer and businessman, founded Fokker Aircraft Manufacturer was born 132 years ago today. American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company, Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., born on this date in 1892. Born April 6, 1910, Belarusian-American rocket scientist Barys Kit. American pilot and physicist, invented the Taser gun, Jack Cover was born 102 years ago today. American actor, singer, and writer, Billy Dee Williams, born on this date in 1937. Also born on that same date in 1939,  American businessman, co-founded Zeta Interactive, John Sculley. American actor and director, John Ratzenberger is 75 today. English mathematician and computer scientist, Mike Worboys, born on this date in 1947. Italian soldier, engineer, and astronaut, Paolo Nespoli is 65 today Listener Birthdays 29 – Marc Blackburn  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) 7 – P.C. Haring And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March  30, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Mysterious ‘odd radio circles’ seen in space, new image shows – CNN Completely Paralyzed Patient Gets Brain Implant, Asks For Beer And Heavy Metal Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What character, book or movie name would make a great band name? Let’s play “Movie, Book, or Band name”… (Chuck asks Kreg some questions) On This Day In History for March 23, 2022 This is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 283 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1806, after traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their “Corps of Discovery” began their arduous journey home Elisha Otis’s first elevator was installed at 488 Broadway New York City on this date in 1857 That same date in 1965, NASA launched Gemini 3, the United States’ first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young) Also on March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan made his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars. It was on this date in 2001, that The Russian Mir space station was disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji Happy birthday goes out on this date to: American botanist and explorer, John Bartram, born on this date in 1699. Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer was born on that same date in 1749. Born March 23, 1754, Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer Jurij Vega. English geologist and cartographer, William Smith was born 253 years ago today. Susan Jane Cunningham, American mathematician was born on that same date in 1842. Born March 23, 1882, Jewish German-American mathematician, physicist and academic Emmy Noether. German-American physicist and engineer, Wernher von Braun was born 110 years ago today. Ludvig Faddeev, the Russian mathematician and physicist was born 88 years ago today. American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer, Ric Ocasek was born 78 years ago today. American singer-songwriter, Chaka Khan, born on this date in 1953. Listener Birthdays 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 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  23, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Elon Musk reveals new prediction for when humans will land on Mars using his Starship rocket New spinal cord stimulation study puts people with paralysis on their feet again – CNN Hacks & Strange Stories Watch this mama chimp treat her son’s open wound by applying insect “poultice” | Ars Technica

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What is your worst personality characteristic you find in a character? Technorama On This Day In History for March 9, 2022 This is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 297 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1815, that Francis Ronalds described the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine. Also on March 9, 1841, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally. Also today in 1842, The first documented discovery of gold in California occured at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush. March 9, 1862, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships. It was also this date in 1954 that CBS television broadcasted the See It Now episode, “A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy”, produced by Fred Friendly. The Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. on this date in 1959 It was 62 years ago today that Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implanted for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allowed the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis. Also on March 9, 1961, Sputnik 9 successfully launched, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. It was also this date in 1974 that The Mars 7 Flyby bus released the descent module too early, missing Mars. March 9, 1987, Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation That same date in 1997, Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia were treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permitted Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day. It was 11 years ago today that Space Shuttle Discovery made its final landing after 39 flights. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian cartographer and explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, born on this date in 1451. German theologian, cartographer and astronomer, David Fabricius was born 458 years ago today. Amasa Leland Stanford, the American businessman and politician, founded Stanford University was born 198 years ago today. American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies, Paul Wilbur Klipsch was born 118 years ago today. American classical violin prodigy and theremin player, Clara Rockmore, born on this date in 1911. Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut, Yuri Gagarin was born 88 years ago today. Also turning 87 today is American engineer and businessman, co-founded Qualcomm Inc. Andrew Viterbi. American chess player and author, Bobby Fischer, born on this date in 1943. Also born on that same date in 1971,  American actor, Emmanuel Lewis. Listener Birthdays 11 – Andy Helsby of Absoblogginlutely! 11 – Ken Kitzman a.k.a kitzken 13 – Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. MightyJo 14 – Pi Day (3/14) And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 9, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Quick recap of Star Trek The Cruise VI

Our special guest on this Episode is Evo Terra and you can find him and his podcast at Podcast Pontifications, and on Twitter Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Congratulations to Evo QOTW: Without using standard measurements of time, How old are you? Technorama On This Day In History for February 23, 2022 This is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 311 days remaining in 2022. This date in 1455 is the date of publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type. Also today in 1886, Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall. That same date in 1905, Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen met for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world’s first service club On February 23, 1909, The AEA Silver Dart made the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire It was also this date in 1927 that German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time Also today in 1941, Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg International Organization for Standardization was founded on this date in 1947 The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh was on this date in 1954. It was 39 years ago today, that The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri Also on February 23, 1987, Supernova 1987a was seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud Happy birthday goes out on this date to: French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer, Jean-Baptiste Morin, born on this date in 1583. George Frideric Handel, the German-English organist and composer was born 337 years ago today. Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris, César Ritz, born on this date in 1850. Born February 23, 1924, South-African-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Allan McLeod Cormack. Vasily Lazarev, Russian colonel, physician, and astronaut was born on that same date in 1928. American actress and producer, Majel Barrett, born on this date in 1932. Peter Fonda, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1940. Also born on that same date in 1949,  Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician, Marc Garneau. Also turning 67 today is English singer-songwriter Howard Jones. American engineer and astronaut, Clayton Anderson, born on this date in 1959. Also born on that same date in 1965,  American businessman, Michael Dell. And born on tomorrow’s date in 1969, the lovely Sheila Dee who allows Evo to keep podcasting instead of getting a real job. Thanks, doll face!  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 Holidays

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: What is your “comfort show” you re-watch when you’re sad or sick? Technorama Chuck Kreg On This Day In History for February 9, 2022 This is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 325 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1870, that US president Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau Also on February 9, 1895, William G. Morgan created a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball A group of meteors was visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth on this date in 1913 On February 9, 1942, Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) was reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources. Also on February 9, 1959, The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, became operational at Plesetsk, USSR It was on this date in 1964, that The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States Apollo 14 returned to Earth after the third manned Moon landing on this date in 1971 51 years ago today, Satchel Paige became the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA’s Baseball Hall of Fame It was on this date in 1978, that The Budd Company unveiled its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 9, 1986, Halley’s Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System On February 9, 1996, Copernicium was discovered, by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Hungarian mathematician and academic, Farkas Bolyai, born on this date in 1775. German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach, Wilhelm Maybach was born 176 years ago today. Born February 9, 1865, German geographer and geophysicist Erich von Drygalski. Carmen Miranda, the Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer was born 113 years ago today. Born February 9, 1918, American chemist Lloyd Noel Ferguson. Also turning 79 today is American actor Joe Pesci. Also born on that same date in 1945, American mathematician and academic, Carol Wood. American actress, activist, and former fashion model, Mia Farrow is 77 today. Also turning 68 today is English cybernetics scientist Kevin Warwick. Also born on that same date in 1960, American biochemist and astronaut, Peggy Whitson. Listener Birthdays 9 – Podcast Mike Wills from Minnesota 10 – Zach Akgulian – Appleton, WI 10 – Drace (Shari from ND) 14 – Douglas E. Welch of Career Opportunities Podcast 14 – Andrew from Illinois 15 – Philip from Australia Unofficial holidays National pizza day National toothache day National bagel and lox day And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 9, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW: If the internet existed in the 1920s, what kind of questions would people Google? Technorama On This Day In History for January 26, 2022 This is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining in 2022. It was on this date in 1788, that The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sailed into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day. 96 years ago today, the first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird. January 26, 1949, the Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory saw first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 was built in 1976). Also today in 1962, Ranger 3 was launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). Happy birthday goes out on this date to: American general, Medal of Honor recipient, Douglas MacArthur, born on this date in 1880. Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1911. Born January 26, 1921, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony, Akio Morita. American journalist and film critic, Gene Siskel, born on this date in 1946. American mathematician Susan Friedlander is 76 today. Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer was born on that same date in 1955. American comedian, actress, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is 64 today. Also turning 59 today is English singer-songwriter and guitarist Andrew Ridgeley. Also born on that same date in 1967,  English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database, Col Needham. Listener Birthdays 26 – Will The Computer Guy 27 – Mark in Memphis 27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast 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 1 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA 1 – Brandon Kirkwold, MN And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 26, 2022 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link. News Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Causing More Streaks to Appear in Space Images NASA Spacecraft Detects FM Radio Signal Coming From Jupiter’s Largest Moon (curiosmos.com) A 555.55-carat black diamond believed to come from space is going on sale – CNN Style Hacks & Strange Stories Elon Musk’s Name Appears in 69-Year-Old Book About Space Travel (greekreporter.com) Shout out to the chat room Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat! Remember When