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Coming up in this episode… * RSS * Computer Lab * Invisible Walls Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. On This Day In History for August 8, 2018 This is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1576, that The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven. * August 8, 1585, John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage. * Also today in 1786, Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard. * Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph on this date in 1876. * 110 years ago today, Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers’ first public flight. * August 8, 1929, The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. * On August 8, 1946, First flight of the Convair B-36, the world’s first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range. * It was 55 years ago today, the Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. * It was also this date in 1969 that At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles’ album Abbey Road. * It was 49 years ago today, that The Manson Family commits the Tate murders. * President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day on this date in 1974. * It was also this date in 1989 that Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. * 18 years ago today, Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Ernest Lawrence, born on this date in 1901. * Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1902. * English animator and producer, John David Wilson was born 99 years ago today. * Richard Anderson, the American actor and producer was born 92 years ago today. * Also born on that same date in 1931, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Roger Penrose. * American director, producer, and screenwriter, Donald P. Bellisario is 83 today. * Also turning 81 today is American actor and director Dustin Hoffman. * English chemist and academic, Jack Baldwin is 80 today. * Also born on that same date in 1948, Russian engineer and astronaut, Svetlana Savitskaya. * American actor, Keith Carradine is 69 today. * American actor and director, Don Most, born on this date in 1953. * Also turning 57 today is British-Irish musician, singer and songwriter The Edge. Listener Birthdays * 08 – Philippa Ballantine * 09 – Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991] * 09 – Julia Posz – (Technorama Promo) * 10 – Sam Martin * 11 – Steve Wozniak

Coming up in this episode… * Pilots * Escape Rooms * Skyscrapers Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * JoLene McFarland Thank you for the shout out on your show. I don’t just do cosplay at the Renaissance Festival, I am a Stage Manager for one of the stages. Here is a photo of me doing my rounds hydrating others who work there as well. (Yes, that is me in the middle) On This Day In History for August 1, 2018 This is the 213rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 152 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1498, that Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela. * 244 years ago today, British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. * It was on this date in 1834, that Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force. * On August 1, 1855, The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps. * Henry Perky patents shredded wheat on this date in 1893. * 111 years ago today, The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement. * That same date in 1911, Harriet Quimby takes her pilot’s test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator’s certificate. * It was also this date in 1936 that The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. * August 1, 1957, The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). * The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on this date in 1971. * 37 years ago today, MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. * It was on this date in 1984, that Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory, William Clark, born on this date in 1770. * Born August 1, 1779, American lawyer, author, and poet Francis Scott Key. * American astronomer and academic, Maria Mitchell, born on this date in 1818. * Born August 1, 1819, American novelist, short story writer, and poet Herman Melville. * Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic was born on that same date in 1889. * American actor, singer, director, and producer, Dom DeLuise was born 85 years ago today. * Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent was born on that same date in 1936. * Born August 1, 1942, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Jerry Garcia. * Also turning 72 today is American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Richard O. Covey. * Japanese astronaut and engineer, Koichi Wakata is 55 today. * Also turning 39 today is American actor, director, and producer Jason Momoa. Listener Birthdays * 04 – Clark & Diana (Awesome people and the kids of Gary from Jacksonville) * 06 – Julie Tomasi * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 1, 2018 News * There Is Now Just One Blockbuster Left in the US

Coming up in this episode… * Bourbon * Exoskeletons * Sand Printers Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * If you could change your name to a number, what number would you choose? * Madmarv’s number is: 8008 On This Day In History for July 11, 2018 This is the 192nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 173 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1405, that Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time. * Also today in 1576, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland. * Also on July 11, 1735, Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979. * It was on this date in 1796, that The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. * That same date in 1801, French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. * July 11, 1848, Waterloo railway station in London opens. * 129 years ago today, Tijuana, Mexico, is founded. * July 11, 1893, The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto. * Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology to scientists on this date in 1895. * 121 years ago today, Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies. * To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States on this date in 1960. * Also on July 11, 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. * It was also this date in 1962 that First transatlantic satellite television transmission. * On July 11, 1972, The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts. * 41 years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. * Also today in 1979, America’s first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. * PTV is introduced as a kids programming block for PBS to broadcast educational programming to underprivileged children on this date in 1994. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Swedish chemist and mineralogist, Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, born on this date in 1709. * American astronomer and author, Isabel Martin Lewis was born 137 years ago today. * Alexander Prokhorov, the Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 102 years ago today. * Venetia Burney, English educator, who named Pluto was born on that same date in 1918. * Brazilian physicist and academic, César Lattes was born 94 years ago today. * American-Canadian physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman, born on this date in 1927. * Italian physicist and academic, Tullio Regge was born 87 years ago today. * Also turning 84 today is Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company Giorgio Armani. * Pakistani physicist and academic, Pervez Hoodbhoy is 68 today. Listener Birthdays * 11 – Steven Truax (rednecktech) * 12 – Shadowbird712 of Shadowbird Studios (http://shadowbirdsrandomcrap.

Coming up in this episode… * Harlan Ellison * SpaceX * Asimo Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Shout out to Jolene at the massage clinic Feedback * If money were no object, what ONE feature would you want in your dream home? * From: marv@madmarvonline.com: I’d like my dream house to have a Holodeck. On This Day In History for July 4, 2018 This is the 185th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 180 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1054, that A supernova, called SN 1054, is seen by Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. * The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people on this date in 1803. * It was also this date in 1817 that In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. * On July 4, 1837, Grand Junction Railway, the world’s first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool. * It was on this date in 1845, that Henry David Thoreau moves into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau’s account of his two years there, Walden, will become a touchstone of the environmental movement. * It was also this date in 1855 that The first edition of Walt Whitman’s book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn. * On July 4, 1862, Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. * Also today in 1886, The first scheduled Canadian transcontinental train arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia. * Also on July 4, 1892, Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days. * It was 126 years ago today, that The first double-decked street car service was inaugurated in San Diego, California. * It was also this date in 1914 that The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo. * Also today in 1927, First flight of the Lockheed Vega. * It was also this date in 1934 that Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design that would later be used in the atomic bomb. * Also on July 4, 1951, William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor. * 57 years ago today, On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. * It was also this date in 1997 that NASA’s Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. * Also today in 1998, Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation. * It was 13 years ago today, that The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. * On July 4, 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, born on this date in 1753. * George Everest, the Welsh geographer and surveyor was born 228 years ago today. * American novelist and short story writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne was born 214 years ago today. * Born July 4, 1816,

Coming up in this episode… * A.I. * Alexa * ..and Mary Poppins, y’all! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.   Feedback THANK YOU GILBERT FRAGA FOR THE GENEROUS DONATION. * Facebook feedback for the Question of the week * Which fictional place would you like to visit? On This Day In History for June 27, 2018 This is the 178th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 187 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1895, that The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. * It was also this date in 1898 that The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. * On June 27, 1971, After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes Fillmore East in New York, the “Church of Rock and Roll”. * 36 years ago today, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. * It was 5 years ago today, that NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * French astronomer and academic, Alexis Bouvard, born on this date in 1767. * Augustus De Morgan, the English mathematician and logician was born 212 years ago today. * Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 was born on that same date in 1838. * Born June 27, 1872, American astronomer Heber Doust Curtis. * Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist was born on that same date in 1880. * Juan Trippe, the American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways was born 119 years ago today. * American pool player, Willie Mosconi was born 105 years ago today. * American businessman and politician, Ross Perot, born on this date in 1930. * Also turning 81 today is American physicist and astronaut Joseph P. Allen. * American director, producer, and screenwriter, J.J. Abrams, born on this date in 1966. * American actor, Tobey Maguire is 43 today. Listener Birthdays * 27 – Jordan Burkhead, daughter of Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast * 29 – Martin McKeay (Accch, this is the Big 40!) * 30 – Alexis Duran (ADdude) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 27, 2018 News * ‘Electronic Skin’ Allows User of Prosthetic Hand to Feel Pain Hacks & Strange Stories * Clever: Pencil Dice, Six-Sided Pencils With Dots You Can Use To Roll Like Dice – Geekologie * Domino’s Is Filling Potholes For Pizza Safety During Delivery – Geekologie Shout out to the chat room What 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! 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 epi...

Coming up in this episode… * Stephen Hawking * William Shatner * Needle Man! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * What superpower would you NOT want? On This Day In History for June 20, 2018 This is the 171st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 194 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1248, that The University of Oxford receives its Royal charter. * It was also this date in 1787 that Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the ‘United States’. * Also today in 1819, The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail. * June 20, 1837, Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne. * Also on June 20, 1840, Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. * It was on this date in 1877, that Alexander Graham Bell installs the world’s first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. * June 20, 1893, Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother. * Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return on this date in 1900. * It was also this date in 1944 that The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space. * June 20, 1945, The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. * It was 55 years ago today, that Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called “red telephone” link between Washington and Moscow. * June 20, 1975, The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as “summer blockbusters”. * It was on this date in 1990, that Asteroid Eureka is discovered. * The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida on this date in 2003. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * American astronomer and author, Mary R. Calvert, born on this date in 1884. * Born June 20, 1889, Greek-South African astronomer and academic John S. Paraskevopoulos. * Lloyd Hall, the American chemist and academic was born 124 years ago today. * Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor was born on that same date in 1909. * Also turning 104 today is Turkish archaeologist and academic Muazzez İlmiye Çığ. * American actor and producer, Martin Landau was born 90 years ago today. * Also born on that same date in 1931, American actress, Olympia Dukakis. * Also turning 76 today is American singer-songwriter and producer Brian Wilson. * Canadian singer and guitarist, Anne Murray is 73 today. * American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, Lionel Richie, born on this date in 1949. * Also turning 67 today is American actress and voice artist Tress MacNeille. * American actor, John Goodman, born on this date in 1952. * Also born on that same date in 1960, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor, John Taylor. * Also turning 51 today is American-Australian actress Nicole Kidman. * Russian mathematician and academic, Misha Verbitsky, born on this date in 1969.

Coming up in this episode… * Space and Capes! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback John Miller Jr. Had someone bring up a story on how the FBI was asking all users with routers to reboot them to help minimize the spread of a botnet.  I’ve included the links to two of these stories. I wanted to know your thoughts on these stories. Rebooted mine, figured it couldn’t hurt. Articles * CNET * FORTUNE * SNOPES   On This Day In History for June 13, 2018 This is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 201 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1514, that Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated. * It was also this date in 1525 that Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns. * It was 244 years ago today, that Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain’s North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves. * It was also this date in 1805 that Meriwether Lewis and four companions, scouting ahead of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River. * Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City on this date in 1927. * It was also this date in 1966 that The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. * 41 years ago today, convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before. * Also today in 1981, at the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. * It was also this date in 1983 that Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. * Also on June 13, 1997, A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. * It was 8 years ago today, that A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer, Giovanni Antonio Magini, born on this date in 1555. * Willebrord Snell, the Dutch astronomer and mathematician was born 438 years ago today. * Born June 13, 1595, Czech physician and scientist Jan Marek Marci. * English physicist and physiologist, Thomas Young was born 245 years ago today. * Born June 13, 1831, Scottish physicist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell. * Willard Harrison Bennett, American physicist and chemist was born on that same date in 1903. * Russian mathematician and engineer, Iosif Vorovich, born on this date in 1920. * Also turning 84 today is American computer scientist and engineer Leonard Kleinrock. * American actor, comedian, and producer, Tim Allen, born on this date in 1953. * Also turning 56 today is American actress and author Ally Sheedy. * Russian mathematician, Grigori Perelman is 52 today. * Also born on that same date in 1981,  American actor and producer, Chris Evans. * American child actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman, Ashley Olsen is 32 today.

  Coming up in this episode… * Mini Brains * Robots * Google Duplex Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback On This Day In History for May 16, 2018 This is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 229 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1568, that Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England. * May 16, 1770, A 14 -year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France. * It was 175 years ago today, that The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri. * Also on May 16, 1866, The United States Congress establishes the nickel. * Also today in 1888, Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances. * May 16, 1891, The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world’s first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today). * That same date in 1919, A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight. * It was also this date in 1929 that In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place. * That same date in 1951, The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines. * May 16, 1960, Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. * That same date in 1969, Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. * 30 years ago today, A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. * It was 27 years ago today, that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. * On May 16, 2011, STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Italian mathematician and philosopher, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, born on this date in 1718. * Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten was born on that same date in 1804. * Born May 16, 1821, Russian mathematician and statistician Pafnuty Chebyshev. * Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone, David Edward Hughes was born 187 years ago today. * Henry Fonda, the American actor was born 113 years ago today. * American pianist and entertainer, Liberace, born on this date in 1919. * Also turning 93 today is American astronomer Nancy Roman. * Also born on that same date in 1938,  American computer scientist and academic, Ivan Sutherland. * Canadian physician and astronaut, Dafydd Williams, born on this date in 1954. * Also born on that same date in 1966,  American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress, Janet Jackson. * American actress, reality television personality, and author, Tori Spelling, born on this date in 1973. Listener Birthdays * 22 – Tim Elliott * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.

Coming up in this episode… * Hotels * Cassettes * Uranus Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.   Feedback * Fritz-Ulrich SiewertHello  Chuck and Kreg, I‘m a little late with my suggestion, but there is already a beer here in Germany with a nerdy name: “Bit Sun”.

Coming up in this episode… * Fruit * Deadpool * More on HD Vinyl Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * Charles Stell Hi Chuck,  My suggestion for your domicile is “The Faraday Cage.” Still listening out in the Piney Woods, Charles Stell * John Miller Jr. I wanted to get an origin story on the “Letters, We Get Letters” song that you guys use.  Hopefully, you’ll get this letter, play the jingle, read this letter, and accept that all of this was done for the sake of getting you to play that jingle.  #ilikethatjingle Your loyal fan, John Miller Jr. PS:  NOTICE MEEEEEE!!! On This Day In History for April 25, 2018 This is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1792, that Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine. * On April 25, 1792, “La Marseillaise” (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. * Also today in 1859, British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. * On April 25, 1901, New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. * Also today in 1944, The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. * April 25, 1945, Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco as part of the United Nations Conference on International Organization. * Also today in 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson publish “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” describing the double helix structure of DNA. * Also on April 25, 1954, The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. * April 25, 1959, The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. * Also today in 1960, The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. * Also on April 25, 1983, Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto’s orbit. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Scottish astronomer and author, James Ferguson, born on this date in 1710. * Felix Klein, the German mathematician and academic was born 169 years ago today. * American engineer and inventor, Charles Sumner Tainter was born 164 years ago today. * John Moisant, American pilot and engineer was born on that same date in 1868. * Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi’s law, Nobel Prize laureate, Guglielmo Marconi, born on this date in 1874. * Born April 25, 1903, Russian mathematician and academic Andrey Kolmogorov. * William Pereira, the American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid was born 109 years ago today. * American singer, Ella Fitzgerald, born on this date in 1917. * Born April 25, 1918, French-American astronomer and academic Gérard de Vaucouleurs. * Also turning 95 today is English astronomer and academic Francis Graham-Smith. * Russian mathematician and physicist, Felix Berezin was born 87 years ago today. * Also born on that same date in 1932,  Russian astrophysicist, Nikolai Kardashev. * Roger Boisjoly, the American aerodynamicist and engineer was born 80 years ago today. * Also turning 78 today is American actor and director Al Pacino. * American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer, Hank Azaria, born on this date in 1964. * American puppeteer and voice actor, John Henson was born 53 years ago today. Listener Birthdays * 29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the kno...

Coming up in this episode… * Phoenix Film Festival * Contact Lenses * Quantum Spookiness Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Special Guest: Ben Ragunton from the Two Gay Geeks On This Day In History for April 18, 2018 This is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1506, that The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid. * It was also this date in 1857 that “The Spirits Book” by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France. * An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California on this date in 1906. * It was on this date in 1912, that The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. * On April 18, 1923, Yankee Stadium: “The House that Ruth Built” opens. * That same date in 1930, the British Broadcasting Corporation announced that “there is no news” in their evening report. * It was on this date in 1949, that The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals. * Also on April 18, 1980, The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country’s first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * English conductor, Leopold Stokowski, born on this date in 1882. * Ukrainian Jewish-American physicist and academic, Maurice Goldhaber was born 107 years ago today. * Clifton Hillegass, the American publisher, founded CliffsNotes was born 100 years ago today. * Vladimir Hütt, Estonian physicist and philosopher was born on that same date in 1936. * English actress, Hayley Mills, born on this date in 1946. * American actor and producer, James Woods is 71 today. * Also born on that same date in 1953, Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter, Rick Moranis. * Also turning 56 today is American comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. * American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host, Conan O’Brien is 55 today. * Also born on that same date in 1971, Scottish actor, David Tennant. * Also turning 42 today is American actress, director, and producer Melissa Joan Hart. * Taiwanese computer scientist and academic, Audrey Tang is 37 today. * German chess grandmaster, Matthias Blübaum, born on this date in 1997. Listener Birthdays * 18 – Skaifey (Anthony) * 19 – Amanda (SusietheGeek’s daughter & Geek in Training) * 21 – Kim and Kreg’s Anniversary * 23 – Runtime * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 18, 2018 News * In a New Video, Stan Lee Threatens to Sue Anyone Reporting on Claims of Alleged Elder Abuse * An Obsolete Law Prohibits SpaceX From Broadcasting Videos From Space * Billy ‘King of Kong’ Mitchell’s ‘Donkey Kong’ scores were a lie

Coming up in this episode… * Nasa * Hubble * Dinosaurs Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * Postcard from Jorge On This Day In History for April 11, 2018 This is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 264 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1951, that The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey. * It was also this date in 1957 that United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule. * 50 years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. * It was on this date in 1970, that Apollo 13 is launched. * Also on April 11, 1976, The Apple I is created. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * English surgeon, geologist, and paleontologist, James Parkinson, born on this date in 1755. * Macedonio Melloni, the Italian physicist and academic was born 220 years ago today. * William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1862. * American mathematician, Dorothy Lewis Bernstein, born on this date in 1914. * Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic was born on that same date in 1926. * Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic, Lev Bulat was born 71 years ago today. * English mathematician and academic, Andrew Wiles, born on this date in 1953. Listener Birthdays * 04 – Joel McLaughlin (aka Gorkon) * 05 – Chad Davis, Jon Issler (hsteckylf) * 05 – Griffin Sylvester (Ildreancipher) * 05 – Martine Tysmans – citytrips, travelling, jokes… (in Dutch) * 05 – Ringmaster Greg from Dancing With Elephants * 06 – Trevor Litecky (future Geek) * 07 – P.C. Haring * 14 – Danny Harnish * 16 – Donna Tomasi * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 11, 2018 News * Buzz Buzz, NASA Funds Project to Put Bee Robots on Mars * Hubble space telescope spots the farthest known star Shout out to the chat room What 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 * Still believe an asteroid killed the dinosaurs? Think again—new theory suggests 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.   Kyle Nishioka Avner Braverman Ben Vaughan Mike Wills Megapodtastic Nightgig Studios Gary Lindros John Clifford Leon John Noble Chris MC Alexis Duran Saturday Morning Media Steve Therrien Jorge Schrauwen   If you want to become a patron, visit

Coming up in this episode… Ice Aircraft Carrier Mr Rogers Your Data Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback What’s your first memory? On This Day In History for March 28, 2018 This is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 278 days remaining in 2018. It was on this date in 1776, that Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. March 28, 1802, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered. It was 108 years ago today, that Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. On March 28, 1933, The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. Also on March 28, 1979, A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. It was 28 years ago today, that United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Italian painter and architect, Raphael, born on this date in 1483. Henry Schoolcraft, the American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist was born 225 years ago today. Joseph Bazalgette, English architect and engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge and Battersea Bridge was born on that same date in 1819. Born March 28, 1836, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company Frederick Pabst. Ángela Ruiz Robles, Spanish teacher, writer and inventor, pioneer of the electronic book was born on that same date in 1895. Born March 28, 1899, American businessman Gussie Busch. Harold Agnew, the American physicist and academic was born 97 years ago today. Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer was born on that same date in 1923. German-French mathematician and theorist, Alexander Grothendieck was born 90 years ago today. American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Jerome Isaac Friedman, born on this date in 1930. Dutch physicist and astronaut, Wubbo Ockels was born 72 years ago today. Also born on that same date in 1986, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress, Lady Gaga. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 28, 2018 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories T-Rex Catches Fire at Amusement Park Despite the Fact That Real Dinosaurs Were Rarely on Fire Pastry Chef Spends Three Days Trying To Make A Gourmet Version Of Cheetos – Geekologie Shout out to the chat room What 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 Britain’s Plan To Build a 2,000 Foot Aircraft Carrier Almost Entirely From Ice – Slashdot All 856 Episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Return to Twitch for the Show̵...

  Coming up in this episode… * Steve Jobs * Ancient Die * Did we mention we are back? Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Video is in 2 parts….sorry. Feedback * If you were dropped off in 1870, what job would you be qualified to do? * Email from Kyle On This Day In History for March 21, 2018 This is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days remaining in 2018. * It was on this date in 1871, that Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. * Also today in 1925, The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee. * It was 90 years ago today, that Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo transAtlantic flight. * It was also this date in 1963 that Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (in California) closes. * NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes on this date in 1965. * 53 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. * Also today in 1970, The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco. * Also on March 21, 1994, The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force. * Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon on this date in 1999. * It was 12 years ago today, that The social media site Twitter is founded. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * American inventor, Mary Dixon Kies, born on this date in 1752. * Joseph Fourier, the French mathematician and physicist was born 250 years ago today. * Born March 21, 1839, Russian pianist and composer Modest Mussorgsky. * American astronomer and astrophysicist, Antonia Maury, born on this date in 1866. * George David Birkhoff, the American mathematician was born 134 years ago today. * Jewish-Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle, Friedrich Waismann was born 122 years ago today. * Forrest Mars, Sr., American candy maker, created M&M’s and Mars bar was born on that same date in 1904. * American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery, Julio Gallo, born on this date in 1910. * Born March 21, 1911, African-American scientist and inventor Walter Lincoln Hawkins. * Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1922. * Born March 21, 1927, American-German astronomer and critic Halton Arp. * American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, Walter Gilbert is 86 today. * Also turning 72 today is Welsh-English actor Timothy Dalton. * American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Eddie Money, born on this date in 1949. * Also turning 65 today is English computer scientist and academic Steve Furber. * Also born on that same date in 1962,  American actor, Matthew Broderick. * American actress, producer, and talk show host, Rosie O’Donnell is 56 today. Listener Birthdays * 21 – “Krazy Joe” Fiore, MegaPodtastic * 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

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