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Coming up in this episode...(http://tennesseeradiohalloffame.wildapricot.org/resources/EmailTemplates/2013%20November-December%20Newsletter/images/turkey%20with%20microphone.jpg) * Barbie * Annoying Mistletoe * How much is the voice of Vader worth  Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-18H) for complete show notes. Feedback * Voice mail: Trampas - what show is this again? On This Day In History for November 26, 2014 November 26 is the 330th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1778, In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui. * Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was 209 years ago today. * 151 years ago today, United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.) * Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years on this date in 1922. * Also today in 1922, The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.) * The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight on this date in 1990. * Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England 11 years ago today. Happy Birthday goes out on this date to * German organist and composer Johannes Bach born on this date in 1604. * Also born on that same date in 1678, Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer * The man who invented air conditioning, Willis Carrier was born today in 1876. * One of the co-founders of the McDonald's restaurant chain, Maurice McDonald was born 112 years ago. * English computer scientist and psychologist Margaret Boden turns 78. * Turning 75 today, the lovely singer, songwriter, and actress Tina Turner * And finally turning 69 today, Fleetwood Mac's John McVie And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 26, 2014 News * Monterey researchers take first-ever known video of mysterious black seadevil (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/11/22/monterey-researchers-take-first-ever-video-mysterious-black-seadevil/) * Barbie F*cks It Up Again (http://gizmodo.com/barbie-f-cks-it-up-again-1660326671) Listener Birthday Calendar * Nov 26 - Joanie * Nov 27 - Brad P. from NJ (http://www.wholelotofnonsense.org/) * Nov 28 - Ben Sweetser (http://thesweetsers.blogspot.com/) * Dec 01 - Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM) * Dec 02 - Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki (http://www.chuckchat.com/wiki). Hacks & Strange Stories * This is what happens when a drone interrupts your Christmas date (http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/21/tgi-fridays-christmas-mistletoe-drone/?ncid=rss_truncated) * Listen To The Recording Of Philae Landing On Comet 67P (http://io9.com/listen-to-the-recording-of-philae-landing-on-comet-67p-1661283850) * (From MadMarv) Tetris - Player Piano (Official Video) (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/player-piano-awesome-music-and-videos) Remember When * These LEGO Instructions from 1974 Are Awesome (And Yes, They're Real) (http://io9.com/these-lego-instructions-from-1974-are-awesome-and-yes-1662169567) * And Here's a Treasure Trove of 90s Videos About the Internet (http://gizmodo.com/and-heres-a-treasure-trove-of-90s-videos-about-the-inte-1659891048) Geek Library * James Earl Jones was originally paid $7,000 for voicing Darth Vader (http://factually.gizmodo.com/james-earl-jones-was-originally-paid-7-000-for-voicing-1659817892) End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:

Coming up in this episode...(http://www.robotspacebrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Space-Turkey.jpg) * Alcohol laws * Firearms in space * Unicorns Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-18x) for complete show notes  from the show. (image courtesy Robot Space Brain (http://www.robotspacebrain.com/space-turkey/)) [powerpess] Feedback * Mark Sheppard writes: On Technorama 417, it was mentioned you could stream your show on Justin.tv. Justin.tv is no longer around. :-) * Charles Stell writes: Hi Chuck,  How is the new house?  The podcast sounds good. Great to have you and Kreg back "on the air" again. I had to turn off the Star Trek movie episode.  Too many crazy images flying around between my ears as a result of the commentary. Do you miss the snow yet? Keep up the podcasts. On This Day In History for November 19, 2014 This is the 323rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 42 days remaining until the end of 2014. * It was on this date in 1493 that Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico). * A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebental, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine 133 years ago today. * Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures on this date in 1916. * 60 years ago today, Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III. * The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel on this date in 1959. * The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong 47 years ago today. * Also today in 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon. * 15 years ago today, Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Russian physicist, chemist, astronomer, and geographer Mikhail Lomonosov, born on this date in 1711. * Journalist and talk show host Larry King turns 81 today. * Turning 76 today is businessman, philanthropist, and founder of Turner Broadcasting System, Ted Turner. * Chakotay from Star Trek Voyager is now 61. * American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Eileen Collins turns 58. * and finally turning 52 today is actress, director, and producer Jodie Foster.  And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 19, 2014 News * Guy receives text message spam and responds appropriately (http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/guy-receives-text-message-spam-and-responds-brilliantly-hilarity-ensues) * Unicorns are real and here’s proof! (http://io9.com/a-rare-antler-deformity-made-this-deer-look-like-a-real-1658356072) * (From MadMarv) Five-year-old passes Microsoft exam (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30054140) * MadMarv says - “Well what is there to say about this?  Maybe Microsoft should start using essay questions on their exams” Listener Birthday Calendar * 22 - Tom Posz (http://wunderphul.blogspot.com/) - (from California, USA) * 23 - Beth Cindy Steinbach * 25 - Lane Williams (http://www.missingalert.com/) * 25 - A.P. Stephens * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * 10 Weird alcohol Laws (http://gizmodo.com/the-oddest-alcohol-laws-in-america-1648677426) Remember When * Cosmonauts used to carry guns in space! (http://io9.com/cosmonauts-used-to-carry-insane-machete-guns-in-space-1658486907) * Monty Python and the Holy Grail...Behind the scenes (http://imgur.com/a/YCEWZ) Media Corner * Finally! A GOOD Star Wars Quiz! (http://ikwiz.com/trivia.asp?id=40&name=15+of+the+Toughest+Star+Wars%3A+Episode+IV+Questions+Ever!)

Coming up in this episode...(http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/files/2014/10/Rancor_NEGAS-300x300.jpg) * Old Books * Cool Cars * ...and How to beat red light cameras Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-18c)...

Coming up in this episode...(http://h.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2014/07/3032742-inline-i-2-star-wars-vii-leak.webp) * Invisible Jet Flies! * Semi Smart Watches * and yes...There is a Secret Toy Inside! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-188) for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * (nothing again - shame on you) On This Day In History for October 22, 2014 This is the 295th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 70 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1746 – The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter. * That same date in 1797 – André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump from one thousand meters (3,200 feet) above Paris. * October 22, 1875 saw the first telegraphic connection in Argentina. * Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out). That was today in 1879. * Toastmasters International is founded October 22, 1924. * 88 years ago today, J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal, precipitating his death. * Nikola Tesla was a busy man today in 1927 when he introduces six new inventions including a motor with one phase electricity * The Soviet Union launches Luna 12 on this date in 1966. * Another space milestone today in 1968 – Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times. * One more for the space books… The Soviet unmanned space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus 39 years ago. * It was 1976 – Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada. * And it’s already been six years since India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * German astronomer and mathematician, Erasmus Reinhold born on this date in 1511. * Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist, Ernst Öpik was also born today in 1893. * October 22, 1921 is also the birthday of Russian mathematician and computer scientist Alexander Kronrod * Former mouseketeer, Annette Funicello would have been 72. * Attempted assassin of Gerald Ford and Charles Manson follower, Lynette Fromme turns 66. * And rounding out our birthdays, actor Jeff Goldblum is 62 today. * Finally, this is International Stuttering Awareness Day And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 22, 2014 News   * X-Ray reveals the real Star Wars toy inside (http://www.newser.com/story/197341/x-ray-scanner-reveals-mystery-of-star-wars-toy.html) * Casio is bringing back some of their 80s smart (looking) watches (http://gizmodo.com/casio-taps-the-1980s-for-its-retro-line-of-smart-looki-1647258941) Listener Birthday Calendar * Oct 22 - Zach - zml2008 * Oct 25 - Mad Marv (http://madmarvonline.com/) - spelled "K - Y - L - E" but pronounced "Marv". Hope that helps. * Oct 25 - HMNSHLD * Oct 25 - BritOnTour (Jason) * Oct 25 - Scott (Minneapolis) * Oct 28 - Dylan Licata (San Antonio) If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Family builds Wonder Woman’s Invisible Jet out of Legos! (http://geekologie.com/2014/10/family-builds-wonder-womans-invisible-je.php) Remember When * Pocket sized project from the 1930s (http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/is-that-a-depression-era-projector-in-your-pocket-or-ar-1641201713/+ericlimer) * Student connects 1930s typewriter to the Internet (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/17/dico-typewriter-messaging) Media Corner * Now you can play Jeff Goldblum’s laugh from Jurassic Park on any instrument!

Coming up in this episode... * Calvin & Hobbes(http://www.brainpickings.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/carlsagan1.jpg) * Star Wars * Carl Sagan on Drugs (Sorta) Joining us live in the Binary Studio is Michael Mennenga and Tim Adamec Liste...

Coming up in this episode... * Armageddon the movie could come true * Where you can stick Windows 95 * And ISS mission 42 has a promotional idea Click here for complete shownotes (http://wp.me/pe53l-17S) Feedback * From Mark in Memphis regarding our final joke * From Nick regarding my comment about October and December: On This Day In History for October 8, 2014 October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 84 days remaining in 2014! * It was on this date in 1582 that because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. * A telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens on this date in 1860. * October 8, 1871 – Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire. * KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game 93 years ago today. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Co-founder of Delta Air Lines, Collett E. Woolman, born on this date in 1889. * Rev. Jesse Jackson turns 73 today. * Comedian, actor, and screenwriter Chevy Chase is 71. * Also turning 71, American author, screenwriter, and producer R. L. Stine. * Actress and producer Sigourney Weaver, is 65. * Other birthdays today include 64 year old Robert "Kool" Bell from Kool & the Gang. * co-founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings turns 54 * and one year shy of three decades, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Bruno Mars And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 8, 2014 News * Lotus 1-2-3 moves into that great recycle bin in the sky (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/03/lotus-1-2-3-dead/?ncid=rss_truncated) * NASA is fetching an asteroid (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/nasa-reveals-details-of-mission-to-capture-and-bring-as-1641454531/+caseychan) * Woman arrested for possession of... Spaghetti-Os. (http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/29/florida-woman-arrested-possession-spaghettios/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social) Listener Birthday Calendar * Oct 09 - Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT - SUE - KOE) * Oct 09 - Mario (New Jersey) * Oct 10 - Victor Cajiao * Oct 10 - Garrett Riffal * Oct 11 - Bruce Barr * Oct 13 - Jason Schwanz * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Windows 95 on a Samsung Gear watch (http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/5/6910791/least-useful-hack-ever-puts-windows-95-on-your-smartwatch) * Bad selfie inventions (http://gizmodo.com/5-selfie-enabling-devices-that-deserve-a-permanent-ban-1640456802) * Drive through funeral home (http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Saginaw-Funeral-Home-Opens-Drive-Through-Window-275115921.html?device=tablet) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When * The President used to be afraid of light switches (http://factually.gizmodo.com/the-president-was-afraid-of-the-white-houses-first-ligh-1595032960/+megneal) * Contacts used to be made of glass (http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/contact-lenses-used-to-be-made-out-of-glass-1641205245/+megneal) Media Corner * ISS Astronauts recreate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Poster (http://io9.com/iss-astronauts-recreate-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-1640236246) End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: * Call the Listener Line: 206-222-CHAT (2428) * Email at technorama@chuckchat.com * We are also on... * Twitter at @Ctomasi (http://twitter.com/ctomasi), @Steppek (http://twitter.com/steppek),

Coming up in this episode... * French Sewers * Black Burgers * Marvel Cinematic University Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-17N) for complete show notes. Where have we been?? What have we been up to? Why haven’t we Podcasting?? * Chuck Moving * DragonCon On This Day In History for October 1, 2014 This is October 1. It is the 274th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1811 that the first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana. * That same date in 1847, German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. * October 1, 1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing. * First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison today in 1880. * 106 years ago, Ford puts the Model T car on the market for the “princely sum” of US$825. * Today in 1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. * First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet" was today in 1942. * Exactly five years later, another maiden flight. This time it was the North American F-86 Sabre in 1947. * It was this date in 1958 that NASA is created to replace NACA. * Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time today 45 years ago. * Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, on this date in 1971 * 11 years later to the date – EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World. * Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101) today in 1982. * And one of my favorite cable channels, Cartoon Network, starts broadcasting on this date 1992! Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer Luigi Guido Grandi born on this date in 1671 * Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist would have been 101 today. * A couple actors were born on October 1st: Actor and singer Walter Matthau was born today in 1920 * and James Whitmore was one year younger. * rounding out the birthdays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turns 90 years old today. And finally, today is International day of older persons We should make October 1st “Technorama Day” (10/1)! And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for (date) News   * William Shatner to Appear in Star Trek 3? Original Captain Kirk Responds to Rumors (http://www.eonline.com/news/583452/william-shatner-to-appear-in-star-trek-3-original-captain-kirk-responds-to-rumors) * Manhattan Project window to go up for auction (http://gizmodo.com/you-can-buy-this-window-from-the-manhattan-project-for-1638113104) Listener Birthday Calendar * Oct 01 - 10/1 = 101 & Stephen Wesche ( Saint Louis Missouri) * Oct 02 - Adam Rumpke * Oct 06 - John Duerholt (Jo Dho) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * False Advertising!: Burger King's All-Black Burgers Finally Spotted In The Wild (And Look Depressing) (http://geekologie.com/2014/09/false-advertising-burger-kings-all-black.php) * Woman Has Surgery To Get A Third 'Total Recall' Breast (http://geekologie.com/2014/09/woman-has-surgery-to-get-a-third-total-r.php) * Paris unclogs its sewers with giant balls of iron (http://factually.gizmodo.com/paris-unclogs-its-sewers-with-giant-balls-of-iron-1637741407/+megneal) * The Belgians have other ideas for their pipelines (http://gizmodo.com/a-belgian-brewery-will-tap-its-own-underground-beer-pip-1639575889) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Media Corner

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Message Spock?" -- Kirk "None that I am conscious of... except, of course, Happy Birthday. Surely the best of times" -- Spock (Star Trek II) (http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/files/2014/09/BEr8i1MCIAA1miR-300x258.jpg) Hello Everyone and welcome to the Technorama MST3k Special where we watch Star Trek V: The Final Frontier so you don't have to. Chuck and I (Kreg) hold Clinton Alvord from Comedy4Cast (http://comedy4cast.com), and Scott Tyler (friend of the show) hostage as we make them watch this .. *movie in much the same way as Kirk, Bones, and Spock tried to hang out around the campfire and bond, only without all the singing. So we wish Star Trek a Happy 48th Birthday as we poke and prod at arguably the least relevant show/movie out of the whole 48 years.

Coming up in this episode... * Nasa * Vehicles * item 3 Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-17F) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://youtu.be/TKFFaIklK1o Feedback On This Day In History for July 30, 2014 This is the 211th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 154 days remaining until the end of the year. * It was on this date in 1502 that Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. * That same date in 1859 saw the first ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps. * The premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short was on this date in 1932. * The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, is officially opened. today in 1962. * David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover during the Apollo 15 mission today in 1971. * On this infamous date in 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982. * Only 11 years ago today, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * German businessman Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, born on this date in 1855 * Founder of the Ford Motor company, Henry Ford was born today in 1863 * From the entertainment industry we have several birthdays (all still living as of this recording) * Puppeteer and producer Sid Krofft turns 85 * Arnold Schwarzenegger is 67 today * Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Frank Stallone is 64. * Actor and producer Laurence Fishburne is 53 * And finally Director, screenwriter, and producer, Christopher Nolan is 44. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 30, 2014 News   * NASA study says Earth survived Sun's two coronal mass ejection | The Westside Story (http://www.thewestsidestory.net/2014/07/26/14685/nasa-study-says-earth-survived-suns-two-coronal-mass-ejection/) * Researchers Test A Prototype Of An Alien-Hunting Robotic Ice Drill (http://io9.com/nasa-tests-a-prototype-of-an-alien-hunting-robotic-ice-1610196208) * Thanks to NASA, you can 3D print your own asteroids and satellites (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/24/nasa-3d-printing-library/?ncid=rss_truncated) Listener Birthday (and other things) Calendar * July 30 -Brian Hunt aka Zaphod Bblx * July 31 - Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 9 years) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Father Invents Method To Fill 100 Water Balloons/Minute | Geekologie (http://geekologie.com/2014/07/father-invents-method-to-fill-100-water.php) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Media Corner * These 12 Bizarre Subway Ads Aren't From An Alternate Reality (http://jalopnik.com/these-12-bizarre-subway-ads-arent-from-an-alternate-rea-1611385354/+robertsorokanich) Geek Library   * Hot Wheels Makes Full Size Darth Vader Car To Promote The Teensy Version Coming Out | Geekologie (http://geekologie.com/2014/07/hot-wheels-makes-full-size-darth-vader-c.php) * Here's The Life-Sized TMNT Pizza Thrower In Pizza-Throwing Action (http://io9.com/heres-the-life-sized-tmnt-pizza-thrower-in-pizza-throwi-1610362520)   End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:

Another µTechnorama - I do a mini-review of the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire which just concluded its first season. Some parts I like, other parts left me wondering. Listen and find out. Feel differently? Let us know by getting in touch.

Since we won't be able to produce a regular show for a while, we'll get you some silly content one way or another in small bite size chunks. While the audio quality may not be up to standards and won't win us a Parsec award for quality, we'll determined to have fun! * Phone system instructs 911 callers hang up and call 911 (http://ift.tt/1s9vDaf) * Bieber ringtone saves man from bear attack (http://ift.tt/1o9KgIW) And listen to the Dog Days of Podcasting (http://dogdaysofpodcasting.com) for more fun!

Coming up in this episode... * PC User groups fading away * Batman * Simians Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-17i) for complete show notes and video from the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zOU_QbvXhw Feedback * Jorge sent pics from CERN (http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/2014/07/24/jorge-at-cern/) On This Day In History for July 23, 2014 This is 204th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 161 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1829, in the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter. * That same date in 1903 the Ford Motor Company sells its first car. * Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film on this date in 1926. * Today in 1927 – The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay. * Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live transAtlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite 52 years ago today. * It was also on this date in 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It will leave 43 killed, 342 injured and 1,400 buildings burned. * The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite today in 1972. * and 32 years ago today, The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86. * Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered today in 1995; it will become visible to the naked eye nearly a year later. * and today in 1997 – Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * French physicist and mathematician Étienne-Louis Malus, born on this date in 1775 * Aso born on this date in 1886, Swiss-German physicist Walter H. Schottky * And finally astronomer Vera Rubin turns 86. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 23, 2014 News * Kreg’s Friend Marc Points out...Influential PC User Group Dies (http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2014/07/08/influential-pc-user-group-dies/?burnworld-usergroupdies) * 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' season 8 boldly goes from Twitter parody to book | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/28/5853010/twitter-account-for-never-made-star-trek-tng-s-8-book) Listener Birthday Calendar * July 26 - Aaron Heath (Adelaide, Australia) * July 27 - Wife of Will The Computer Guy * July 29 - Shaun Farrell, host of the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Mad Marv lets us know about: 3D ice cream! (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/16/3d-printing-with-ice-cream-mit/) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When * The History of the 1966 Batmobile Revealed - Caped Crusades (http://capedcrusades.com/2014/07/08/the-history-of-the-1966-batmobile-revealed/) * Link to Article (http://blog.consumerguide.com/the-true-history-of-the-batmobile-it-was-actually-a-lincoln-futura/) Kreg * Saw Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Last Week * Monty Python Live! Media Corner * It was Weird Al Week .. Last Week * Futurama 3d (test shot) on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/100785455) * The 55 Essential Movies Your Child Must See (Before Turning 13) | PopWatch | EW.com (http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/06/23/55-essential-movies-your-child-must-see-before-they-turn-13/?hootPostID=83ee0a5060a8dae53dc682ac835f653e) Geek Library * Dice shaming for disloyal D20s - Boing Boing (http://boingboing.net/2014/06/29/dice-shaming-for-disloyal-d20s.html) End of Show Stuff

Coming up in this episode... * HeroesCon 2014 * Ghostbusters Carolinas (http://carolinaghostbusters.com/) * 501st Carolinas Garrison (http://www.carolinagarrison.net/) Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-179) for complete show notes and pictures from the show. Kreg's Gallery of Pictures from HeroesCon (https://plus.google.com/photos/114860045023837730306/albums/6027841651943266785) End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: * Call the Listener Line: 206-222-CHAT (2428) * Email at technorama@chuckchat.com * We are also on... * Twitter at@Ctomasi (http://twitter.com/ctomasi),@Steppek (http://twitter.com/steppek), and@technorama (http://twitter.com/technorama) * on Facebook at the Technorama Page (https://www.facebook.com/technoramapodcast) * And evenGoogle Plus (https://plus.google.com/u/0/114344045273696987673/posts) * Links are in these show notes and on our website * www.chuckchat.com (http://www.chuckchat.com/) * How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment. * Or a review on the iTunes music store. Also Thanks to * Mad Marv for providing the great blog content * Everyone who sent us links during the week * Those who joined us in the hangout * You, for downloading and listening This show is a member of Friends in Tech. Find out more atFriendsInTech.com (http://friendsintech.com/) We're also affiliated withFarpointMedia.com (http://farpointmedia.com/)  and all the great podcasts over there. Check them out, we know you'll  find something you'll enjoy. There are new shows coming on board all the  time.   If you're getting this show by clicking on the link on theweb site (http://chuckchat.com/technorama), consider subscribing to get the show automatically delivered to you for free. Drop either one of us an email if you would like more information.   Tell a friend about Technorama and... binary high five

Coming up in this episode... * Judging internet people * Coffee * ... And space Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-174) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://youtu.be/8tUme7SKa2U On This Day In History for June 25, 2014 This is the 176th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 189 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1900  That the Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. * That same date in 1910 – The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come. * Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane on this date in 1923. * June 25, 1944 – The final page of the comic Krazy Kat was published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. * The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published today in 1947. * 65 years ago today, Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters. * Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. That was today in 1960. * “Our World” becomes the first live global satellite television program. It was broadcast today in 1967 * On this date in 1981 – Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington. * 17 years ago, an unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. Happy birthday goes out on this date to * Author George Orwell, born on this date in 1903 * Little Timmy’s Mom on “Lassie” and Maureen Robinson on “Lost in Space”, Actress June Lockhart turns 89 today * singer-songwriter, actress, and author Carly Simon is 69 today * and finally, Jimmie “Dy-no-mite” Walker is 67. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 25, 2014 Follow Up * What It Was Like To Judge That History-Making Turing Test (http://gizmodo.com/what-it-was-like-to-judge-that-history-making-turing-te-1589864844) News * The World's Biggest Telescope Is Finally (Really) Complete (http://gizmodo.com/5846269/the-billion-dollar-alma-observatory-can-spot-a-golf-ball-from-15-kilometers/1591467356/+andrewtarantola) * A Coffee Machine That Works In Space! (http://io9.com/a-coffee-machine-that-works-in-space-1591393273) Listener Birthday Calendar (June) * 25 - Mark Sheppard (Wichita, Kansas) Born 1957 * 25 -Jim Guckin (http://www.jimguckinshow.com/) from Philadelphia, Pa * 26 - Patrick Norton * 26 - Daughter of Will The Computer Guy * 29 - Martin McKeay (Accch, this is the Big 40!) * 30 - Alexis Duran (ADdude (http://addude.podbean.com/)) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Six-foot-tall Lego Bender hoards booze in its chest - CNET (http://www.cnet.com/news/six-foot-tall-lego-bender-hoards-booze-in-its-chest/) * You Can Ride In Optimus Prime On Uber (http://jalopnik.com/you-can-ride-in-optimus-prime-on-uber-1591512798/+ericlimer) * Phone-jamming cloak lets you be seen and not tracked (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/16/chbl-jammer-coat/?ncid=rss_truncated) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When * Watch this rundown on the 'Prehistory of Online Video' (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/20/pre-history-of-internet-video/?ncid=rss_truncated&utm_campaign=socialmedia_gpl&utm_source=socialmedia_gpl&utm_medium=gp)

Coming up in this episode... * The Sun * 1980s Home Automation * ...and a one man band Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16Y) for complete show notes and video from the show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0KJ4qmXi-c On This Day In History for June 4, 2014 This is the 155th day of the year. There are just 210 days remaining until the end of the year. * It was on this date in 1783 that the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon). * That same date in 1411 King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries. * Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps today in 1855. * June 4, 1876 – An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City. * Also on this date 1896 – Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run. * 18 years ago today, the first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission. * and just four years ago, Falcon 9 Flight 1 is the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40. Happy birthday goes out on this date to * Slovak astronomer Franz Xaver von Zach, born on this date in 1754 * Also born today in 1910, English engineer and inventor of the hovercraft, Christopher Cockerell * Actor and director Dennis Weaver would have been 90 today * The heaviest man in America, Robert Earl Hughes was born today in 1926. * Actor Bruce Dern turns 78 * Another actor, Parker Stevenson turns 62 * Astronaut Col. Robert S. Kimbrough is 47 * and finally, Dr. Baltar, actor James Callis turns 43 today. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 4, 2014 News * The 7 confirmed exoplanets most likely to host life (pictures) (http://www.cnet.com/pictures/the-7-confirmed-exoplanets-most-likely-to-host-life-pictures/) * Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere. by LeVar Burton & Reading Rainbow — Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh) * Spectrograph (http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/a-first-for-nasas-iris-observing-a-gigantic-eruption-of-solar-material/#.U4qTLpRdX09) Listener Birthday Calendar * 04- Tara Parkman (daughter of Richard Parkman) * 06 - Adam Larson (UncleAdam) * 06 - Grandma Grace (1921) * 08 - Bobby Irvin * 10 - Tim (from Australia) * 10 - Weber (BTW June 10 - AA was founded 1935) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Swedish Street Musician One man band does Star Wars Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EJsgq46atU#t=23) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When * 1985 home automation system - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/Jb6jW) * Kids Reacting To Old Computers Hurts My Heart | Kotaku Australia (http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/05/kids-reacting-to-old-computers-hurts-my-heart/) Media Corner * 20 Best Science Fiction Short Stories of the 20th Century | The NerdClave (http://nerdclave.com/home/20-best-science-fiction-short-stories-of-the-20th-century/) Geek Library * Chuck: No Vulcan hands in church (and no singing in Klingon either) End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: