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(http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/files/2014/05/kirk-towl-day-300x240.jpg)Coming up in this episode... * Star Trek * Douglas Adams * Star Wars * What else do you want? Listen below with the audio player or Click Here

Coming up in this episode... * Lazy Astronaut * A follow up to Footloose * NSA Monitors the Earth Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16N) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icB3BpqsrIk&feature=share On This Day In History for May 14, 2014 This is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 231 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1607 that Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony. * That same date in 1796, Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. * The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River today in 1804 * Today in 1939 – Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five. * The Yermolayev Yer-2, a long-range Soviet medium bomber, has its first flight on this date in 1940 * 41 years ago today – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Happy birthday goes out on this date to * Danish astronomer Peder Horrebow, born on this date in 1679 * English mathematician William Emerson, also born today in 1701 * German mathematician and educator Rudolf Lipschitz was born today in 1832 * One of Albert Einstein’s sons Hans Albert Einstein was born on this date in 1904. He went on to become an engineer and educator * Also born on this date in 1952 – American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Donald R. McMonagle, * Computer scientist Pranav Mistry celebrates his 33rd birthday today * and finally computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg turns 30 And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 14, 2014 News   * After 32 Years, Town Lifts Arcade Game Ban - Marshfield, Mass. has a lot to catch up on (http://www.newser.com/story/186256/after-32-years-town-lifts-arcade-game-ban.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=foxnews&utm_campaign=rss_tech) * Scientists find sun’s ‘long-lost brother’ | The Space Reporter (http://thespacereporter.com/2014/05/scientists-find-suns-long-lost-brother/)     Listener Birthday Calendar * May 14 - JPCJ * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Nasa has cameras on the ISS stream the Earth to us (http://www.space.com/25797-nasa-hd-earth-from-space-video-webcasts.html) 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 * Animated short about a lazy guy in outer space (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-animated-short-shows-how-hilarious-the-alien-futur-1573843090) * The Weirdest Things You Never Knew About the Making Of Flash Gordon (http://io9.com/the-weirdest-things-you-never-knew-about-the-making-of-1571016187) Geek Library   * Chuck: I was bored so I wondered if there was a kreg.com, and this is what I found...   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

Coming up in this episode... * Email Etiquette * Again with the Future Predictions * E.T. taken from his home Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16G) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4jrMYXCBqI&feature=share On This Day In History for May 7, 2014 This is May 7th is the 0x7F day of the year in the Hexagorian calendar. There are 0xEE days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1718 that the city of New Orleans is founded * That same date in 1864, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide was launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. * Today in 1895 in Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day. * Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees today in 1946. * The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer 62 years ago today. * On this date in 1992 the Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission (STS-49). * and today in 1998 Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for $40 billion USD and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * Russian Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, born on this date in 1840 * Also born today in 1901 actor and singer Gary Cooper * And the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, scientist and inventor Edwin H. Land would have been 105 today. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 7, 2014 News * NASA’s Next Prototype Spacesuit has a Brand New Look, and it’s All Thanks to You. | NASA (http://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-s-next-prototype-spacesuit-has-a-brand-new-look-and-it-s-all-thanks-to-you/) * Searchers unearth grave of 'E.T.' game | Technology - WMUR Home (http://www.wmur.com/money/technology/searchers-unearth-grave-of-et-game/25686468?absolute=true) * E.T. unearthed: The dig for legendary Atari cartridges in pictures (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/27/et-atari-dig-in-pictures/) PSA * If you do this in an email, I hate you - The Oatmeal (http://theoatmeal.com/comics/email) Listener Birthday Calendar April * 30 - Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana) May * 03 - Keao Wright * 03 - Leon * 05 - Joe Mieczkowski host ofOnthepodcast (http://www.onthepodcast.net/) * 06 - Amber Pace (not really a listener, but a mother and a wife of listeners) * 06 - Bill Barbour * 06 - Steve Bickle * 08 - Curtis Parish * 12 - Amanda Huggenkiss * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. 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 * 5 Predictions For The Future That Aren't So New After All (http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/5-predictions-for-the-future-that-arent-so-new-after-al-1570866958) * A History of Books that Forecast the Future (http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/84434340874/when-science-fiction-became-fact-larger) Geek Library * Letter to Neil DeGrasse Tyson from Carl Sagan (https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13nt1caqpmaede4504cen24xpm5ypahxkk0k) * Reboot: these stunning still-life photos will take you back to the future | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/25/5653426/relics-of-technology) 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... * Google Street * NASA * Sci Fi Short films Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16y) for complete show notes and video from the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ADZutxtW2VM On This Day In History for April 23, 2014 This is the 113th day of the year, there are 252 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1635 that the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts. * That same date in 1914 saw the first baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known a Weeghman Park in Chicago. * It was also on this date 1945 during World War II that Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz. * April 23, 1967 a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit aboard Soyuz 1. * 29 years ago this very day, Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! * Just 9 years ago today, the first video was uploaded to YouTube. It’s titled “Me at the zoo” Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Irish astronomer and physicist John Thomas Romney Robinson born on this date in 1792 * Also born on this date in 1928 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, and dancer * Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison, was born today in 1936 * The six million dollar man, actor Lee Majors turns 75 today Lee Majors. If you did the math, he would be worth of 40 million dollars today. * Other famous actors and actresses with birthdays today include: * Hervé Villechaize, who played Tattoo on Fantasy Island, was born today in 1943 * George Lopez is 53 * Saturday Night Live star Jan Hooks is 57 * and Valerie Bertinelli is 54 Finally some holidays to note: * World Book Day * International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 23, 2014 News * Google Street View Accidentally Made An Algorithm That Cracks CAPTCHAs | Gizmodo Australia (http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/google-street-view-accidentally-made-an-algorithm-that-cracks-captchas/) * NASA crashes spacecraft into moon at 3,600 mph - CNET (http://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-crashes-spacecraft-into-moon-at-3600-mph/) Listener Birthday Calendar * April 23 - Runtime * April 29 - Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * The (Unintentional) Amazon Guide to Dealing Drugs - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/the-unintentional-amazon-guide-to-dealing-drugs/360636/) * How nerds pack their boxes! (Chuck uses QR codes) * Thanks to listener Brian! 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 * Sci-fi short film imagines a world without paper | The Verge (http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/19/5631170/scattered-sci-fi-short-film-imagines-a-world-without-paper) Geek Library * 5 Great Geek Tourist Spots ~ The Tourist Choice (http://www.thetouristchoice.com/2014/04/5-great-geek-tourist-spots.html) 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... * NASA * Large Hadron Collider * and a huge Rubik’s cube Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16m) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZS_YnjehsM&feature=share On This Day In History for April 16, 2014 This is April 16, 2014. It is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are just 259 days left. * It was on this date in 73 that Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Great Jewish Revolt. * That same date in 1853, the first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane. * Also on April 16, 1908 – Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah. * Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel today in 1912. * Bernard Baruch coins the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union on this date in 1947. * Today in 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America". * It was April 16,1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation. * Apollo 16 is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida 42 years ago. * The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide today in 1990. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer born on this date in 1495 * English mathematician, and inventor of the octant John Hadley,  was born today in 1682. * Also born on this date 1867 – Wilbur Wright, American pilot, engineer, and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (d. 1912) * Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer Charlie Chaplin was born today in 1889. * It’s also the birthday of the inventor of the snowmobile, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, born April 16, 1907 * Pope Benedict XVI is now 87. * The man behind the many of our favorite character voices, Billy West turns 62. * And our last birthday, the boy who didn’t shoot his eye out, actor, director, and producer, Peter Billingsley is 44. And finally, it’s World Voice Day - Use yours And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for (insert date here) News * Man arrested at Large Hadron Collider claims he's from the future - CNET (http://www.cnet.com/news/man-arrested-at-large-hadron-collider-claims-hes-from-the-future/) * NASA offers 3 explanations for strange bright light seen in photo from Mars - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/news/strange-weird/article/NASA-photo-captures-strange-bright-light-coming-5382677.php?cmpid=hpts) Listener Birthday Calendar * 18 - Skaifey (Anthony) * 19 - Amanda (Susie the Geek's daughter & Geek in Training) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Checkmate, Shatner (http://imgur.com/a/ej726) * I made a giant Rubik's Cube out of foamboard and paint (http://imgur.com/gallery/wCVEH) 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 * Doctor Who Theme on eight floppy drives - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enZ4P7Azxys&feature=youtu.be) Geek Library * xkcd: Heartbleed Explanation (http://xkcd.com/1354/) 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... * Bee Stings * Nasa * 15 Second Delay * ...all this with Special Guest Clinton Alvord from Comedy4Cast (http://www.comedy4cast.com/) Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16j) for complete show notes and video from the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORydKgPsKSA On This Day In History for April 9, 2014  This is April 9th is the 99th of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 266 days remaining in 2013. * It was on this date in 1867 the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska - passing by a single vote. * The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed 69 years ago * The Journey of Reconciliation took place on this date in 1947. This was the first interracial Freedom Ride beginning through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. * Today in 1957, the Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping. * Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven" 55 years ago. * April 9, 1961 – The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations. * The first indoor baseball game is played in the Astrodome today in 1965. * On this date in 1967 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. * Two events of interest happened today in 1969. First, the "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. * and also today in 1969 – The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford. * It was also on this day in 1975 – The first game of the Philippine Basketball Association, the second oldest professional basketball league in the world. What’s the oldest? Don’t look at us - we only read this from Wikipedia. * 34 years ago – The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. * The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it today in 1981. * Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union today in 1991 * and let’s not forget the 9th wedding anniversary of the of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor's Guildhall. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * Australian journalist Anna Coren born on this date in 1975 * also born on this date in 1975, English footballer and manager, Robbie Fowler * David Gordon Green, director and screenwriter, turns 39 * Actor and screenwriter, Blayne Weaver, is 38. * Brian Larsen, the singer-songwriter and producer is 28. * Also 28 today, actress and singer, Leighton Meester * More obscure birthdays include: * French-Comorian footballer Kassim Abdallah, 27 * Singer from bands Escape the Fate, Blessthefall, The Word Alive, and The Dead Rabbitts, Craig Mabbitt, is also 27 * Oh look! - another singer songwriter from Dream Street, Jesse McCartney, is also 27 * Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby player Jarrod Mullen, is also… wait for it… 27 * One more 27th birthday today… singer/actress Jazmine Sullivan * OK, someone who’s NOT 27… Actress Kristen Stewart, is 24 * Let’s just get through the rest of these… * Singer Joshua Ledet is 22 * Actor Joey Pollari is 20 * Actress Elle Fanning, is 16 * Singer/actress Jackie Evancho, is 14 * Send them a birthday wish on Facebook! And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 9th, 2014 News * Microsoft makes MS-DOS and Word for Windows source code public (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/25/microsoft-wants-to-teach-the-kids-a-thing-or-two-with-ms-dos-and/) * NASA shows off next-generation Z-2 spacesuits, makes us question its fashion sense

Coming up in this episode... * Space Junk * Science * Locomotives Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-16f) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op5x-uXrOlk On This Day In History for March 26, 2014 This is March 26, it is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 280 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1636 that Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands. * The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York that same day in 1830 * March 26, 1931 – SwissAir is founded as the national airline of Switzerland. * Today in 1934 – The driving test is introduced in the United Kingdom. * The United States Army launches Explorer 3 on this date in 1958 * Let’s not forget just 17 years ago thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides. * The "Melissa worm" infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world today in 1999. * And that very same day, although not entirely related, a jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Prokop Diviš, the Czech scientist who invented the lightning rod, born on this date in 1698 * also born on this date in 1773 American mathematician and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch * Happy birthday to German mathematician Adolf Hurwitz, born today in 1859 * 1874 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright * 1875 – Max Abraham, German physicist * 1879 – Othmar Ammann, Swiss-American engineer, designed the George Washington Bridge and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge * 1914 – William Westmoreland, American general * And if this is your birthday, like Chuck’s, you celebrate it with the likes of: * 83 year old actor, director, and singer Leonard Nimoy (SINGER? REALLY?!) * 74 year old actor James Caan * 66 year old rocker from Aerosmith, Steven Tyler * actor, screenwriter and producer Martin Short * Actress Jennifer Grey * and co-founder of Google Larry Page, who turns 41 And that’s the way it was on this day in history for March 26, 2014 Footnote: 1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City Random thought: Wouldn’t computer protocols make a good band name? “SMTP” “LDAP” “SSO” News * New Australian research centre to remove space junk, save satellites and spacecraft - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-07/new-research-centre-to-remove-space-junk-save-satellites/5306286) - From Douglas in Australia Listener Birthday Calendar * March 26 - Chuck Tomasi * March 26 - Brina Baird in Hampton, VA If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. 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 * This 1960s Jet Train Is Still America's Fastest Locomotive (http://gizmodo.com/this-1960s-jet-train-is-still-americas-fastest-locomo-1526862324) Media Corner * Talk about the New Cosmos * Kreg: Saw Mr. Peabody and Sherman * Watch Gandalf Battle The Balrog In This Found Lord of the Rings Footage (http://io9.com/watch-gandalf-battle-the-balrog-in-this-found-lord-of-t-1549473281) Geek Library * How Bill Nye Became "The Science Guy" (http://gizmodo.com/how-bill-nye-became-the-science-guy-1549580866) Animated Gif of the Day * Cutting a water droplet using a superhydrophobic knife on superhydrophobic surfaces (http://i.imgur.com/C1GNQaw.gif) 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)

Coming up in this episode... * Tee and Pip * Death Star Backlash * Leonard Nimoy’s connection to Star Wars Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-162) for complete show notes and video from the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf48YN7Is5s On This Day In History for February 26, 2014 March 5th, 2014 This is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1815 that Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba. * That same date in 1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. * HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast on this date in 1914. * February 26, 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park. * Also today in 1935 – Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of radar in the United Kingdom. * Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets today in 1946. * As part of the Apollo Program: NASA launches an AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket 48 years ago today. * And this is the 21st anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * French author, poet, and playwright Victor Hugo, born on this date in 1802 * Also born on this date in 1829 – Levi Strauss, German-American fashion designer, founded Levi Strauss & Co. * American soldier and hunter Buffalo Bill was born today in 1846 * John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon, and co-creator of Corn flakes was also born on this date in 1852 * Kenneth Edgeworth, Irish astronomer, economist, and engineer was born 134 years ago * If February 26 is your birthday you also share it with the likes of: * American animator, producer, and voice actor, Tex Avery * Actors Jackie Gleason, Mason Adams, and Tony Randall * Singer-songwriter Fats Domino * and astronauts Anatoly Filipchenko and Susan J. Helms And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 26, 2014 News * Architect of the Death Star speaks out about exhaust ports (http://geektyrant.com/news/architect-of-death-star-speaks-out-about-vents-in-open-letter) (NSFW) Listener Birthday Calendar * Feb 28 - Wayne Something Something - Bethlehem PA * Feb 29 - Paul Dove a.k.a Eilmer From Malmesbury UK * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Up, up and down: The ephemerality and reality of the jetpack (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/02/the-bell-aerosystems-rocket-belt/?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 * The Closest Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy Ever Came to 'Star Wars' (http://www.movies.com/movie-news/closest-39star-trek3939s-leonard-nimoy-ever-came-to-39star-wars39/14989) Media Corner * Tee and Pip's upcoming projects * Dawn's Early Light (http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/) * Ministry RPG * Billy Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teemorris/the-case-of-dillingers-diamond-a-billibub-baddings) * Weather Child (http://goo.gl/oA3nrG) * Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences (http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com) * Tee Morris (http://www.teemorris.com) End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:

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Coming up in this episode... * Back to the Future Sing-a-long * Star Trek Predictions * and also Predictions from the Jetson’s Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-15M) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IyT-wZvPWI On This Day In History for February 12, 2014 February 12 is the 43rd day of the year. There are 322 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1851 that Edward Hargraves announces that he has found gold in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, starting the Australian gold rushes. * It was that same date in 1909 that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded. * In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place today 100 years ago. * A meteor creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union on this date in 1947. * 53 years ago today Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus. * February 12, 1963 – Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. * and it was on this date in 2001 that NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * French chemist Bernard Courtois born on this date in 1777. * Also born on this date in 1785 – French physicist Pierre Louis Dulong * Heinrich Lenz, the German physicist was born today in 1804 * Happy 205th birthday to English scientist and theorist Charles Darwin * American lawyer and politician, 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln was also born on this date in 1809 * Co-founder of Renault, Louis Renault, was born February 12, 1877 * American-Canadian science fiction author Donald Kingsbury turns 85 today * American engineer and author Ray Kurzweil is 66 * and finally actor and talk show host Arsenio Hall turns 58. Don't forget - it's also Darwin Day! And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 12, 2014 Listener Birthday Calendar * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki (http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/). Hacks & Strange Stories * This insane 7-foot Lego Halo spaceship took 4 years to build (http://lego.gizmodo.com/this-massive-7-foot-halo-lego-spaceship-took-4-years-to-1515432755) * Royal Caribbean uses 80-inch HDTVs to create 'virtual balcony staterooms' (http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/04/royal-caribbean-virtual-stateroom/?ncid=rss_truncated) * How they made electronic music 30 years ago (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/some-guy-made-electronica-music-using-ms-dos-1516348647/@caseychan) 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 FDA Just Approved a PillCam The Jetsons Predicted 50 Years Ago (http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-fda-just-approved-a-pillcam-the-jetsons-predicted-5-1517876149/@barrett) * Every Real-Life Technology Star Trek Predicted (http://gizmodo.com/all-of-the-real-life-technologies-that-star-trek-predic-1515633834) Media Corner * 'Back To The Future' Musical Opening Next Year | Geekologie (http://geekologie.com/2014/02/back-to-the-future-musical-opening-next.php) Geek Library * The Most Unfortunate Design Flaws in the Human Body (http://io9.com/the-most-unfortunate-design-flaws-in-the-human-body-1518242787) End of Show Stuff Technorama Show #400 is coming up soon! Send us a voicemail! You’ve got a few weeks left. Get them in by March 5! 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

Coming up in this episode... * Single Serving Cookie Maker * Is Vader or Isn’t Vader Lukes Dad? Custody suit continues... * and Mapping out the Internet Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-15H) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRHSGlBZw1Q Feedback * From listener Ben Listening to latest Technorama. Must make small correction. Orcs are a subgroup of Goblins. On This Day In History for February 5, 2014 This is the 36th day of the year, there are 329 days remaining in the year. * It was on this in 1900 that the United States and the United Kingdom sign a treaty for the Panama Canal. * That same date in 1909 – Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic. * Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists February 5, 1919. * The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips" 90 years ago today. * Today in 1958 – A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered. * and 43 years ago today, Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission. Happy birthday goes out on this date to * Gaspar Schott, German mathematician, born on this date in 1608. * Author William S. Burroughs, would have been 100 today. * Happy birthday to Chinese computer scientist  Wang Xuan, born February 5, 1937 * The man behind such TV shows as The A-Team, Riptide, 21 Jump Street, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Beretta, Adam-12, Columbo, and many many more, Stephen J. Cannell was born today in 1941 * Actress Barbara Hershey, turns 66 * and finally the man who created LiveJournal, Brad Fitzpatrick is 34 today. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 5, 2014 Listener Birthday Calendar * Feb 07 - Chad W. Smith from Chattanooga, TN * Feb 07 - Bryon the Big BS in PA, Williamsport PA * Feb 08 - Jan Scott from Yorkshire, UK * Feb 08 - Blake Noble * Feb 09 - "Podcast" Mike Wills (http://podcastmike.com/) from Minnesota * Feb 10 - Zach Akgulian - Appleton, WI * Feb 10 - Drace (Shari from ND) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * A genius guy invented the perfect machine to make a single cookie (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-genius-guy-invented-the-perfect-machine-to-make-a-sin-1500663634/@caseychan) 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 * Was Darth Vader originally not Luke’s father in ‘Empire Strikes Back’? (http://www.hitfix.com/news/was-darth-vader-originally-not-lukes-father-in-empire-strikes-back) * Friendly Robots of the Soviet Union (http://theappendix.net/blog/2014/1/soviet-robots) Media Corner * This Beautiful Map of the Internet Is Insanely Detailed (http://gizmodo.com/this-beautiful-map-of-the-internet-is-insanely-detailed-1512236854) Geek Library * The Dreaded Nightmare of a Conference Call In Real Life [VIDEO] (http://mashable.com/2014/01/23/conference-call-in-real-life/) * Book Sculpture Smaug Emerging From 'The Hobbit' | Geekologie (http://geekologie.com/2014/01/book-sculpture-smaug-emerging-from-the-h.php) * Planetary Watch that is AWESOME..and expensive. (http://www.coolhunting.com/style/sihh-2014-van-cleef-arpels-midnight-planetarium.php#g) 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),

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Coming up in this episode... * Klingon * Time Capsules * ...and Sweet, Sweet 80’s goodness Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-15z) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfzsur3lnc On This Day In History for January 8, 2014 This is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days remaining in 2014. * It was on this date in 1835 that the United States national debt is zero for the only time. * Also on the same date in 1889, Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator. * The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system today in 1904 * Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched 41 years ago today. * Today in 1981 – A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time". * AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions on January 8, 1982 * and 20 years ago today 1994 – Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * German astronomer Johannes Fabricius born on this date in 1587 * Also born today in 1862 – Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company * Mathematician Richard Courant was born today in 1888 * The original Doctor Who, actor William Hartnell was born today in 1908 * Born on this date in 1923, Computer scientist and author Joseph Weizenbaum * And if your birthday is today you also celebrate it with: * 81 year old journalist Charles Osgood * The king of rock-n-roll - Elvis Presley * Game show host Bob Eubanks * Monty Python’s Graham Chapman * A man too smart to listen to Technorama, physicist and author Stephen Hawking * and singer, songwriter, producer and actor David Bowie and don’t forget… Thursday January 9 is the 7th birthday of the iPhone. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 8, 2014 News * Indian Trail councilman tenders resignation – in Klingon | CharlotteObserver.com (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/01/02/4582880/indian-trail-councilman-resigns.html#.Usm3PvRDt8H) * Not Tech, but fascination - 1942 ‘Time Capsule’ Apartment Discovered In Paris (http://belloblog.com/2013/12/23/1942-time-capsule-apartment-discovered-in-paris/) Listener Birthday Calendar * Jan 03 - Thomas Gideon (The Command Line Podcast (http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/page/http%2F%2Fthecommandline.net)) * Jan 06 - Steve Therrien (Canada) * Jan 09 - Lingo (http://www.thebritandyankee.com/) from the Brit & Yankee pubcast (http://www.thebritandyankee.com/) * Jan 14 - Glynne Tolar If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Floppy Disk Table (http://welldonestuff.com/floppy-disk-table/) * Searching the Internet For Evidence of Time Travelers - Slashdot (http://beta.slashdot.org/story/196371) 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 Blizzard-Fighting Monster Machine We Deserve But Never Got (http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-sno-melter-1960-512626160/1494194980/@ericlimer) Media Corner * Kung Fury taps '80s nostalgia with its kung fu cop, Power Glove and killer arcade machines | Polygon (http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/27/5246738/kung-fury-taps-80s-nostalgia-with-its-kung-fu-cop-power-glove-and) * Short Film: “The Final Moments of Karl Brant” - SF Signal

Coming up in this episode... * Beer * Simon Pegg * and Uranus Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-15v) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saaQBic_dzg Feedback * From: willshattuck@gmail.com Subject: How the Commodore 128 was built I came across this article from one of the guys at Commodore, Bill Herd, and his recollection on building the C128. Â Thought you guys would enjoy it. http://hackaday.com/2013/12/09/guest-post-the-real-story-of-hacking-together-the-commodore-c128/ On This Day In History for December 18, 2013 This is the 352nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining in 2013. * It was on this date in 1642 that Abel Tasman becomes first European to land in New Zealand. * The premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia was on that same date in 1892. * That same date in 1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph (63.159 km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car. * The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is announced by Charles Dawson 101 years ago today. * Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched on this date in 1958. * December 18, 1966 – Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by Richard L. Walker. * Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union 40 years ago. * Today in 1987 – Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language. * 16 years ago today, HTML 4.0 is published by the World Wide Web Consortium. * NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT on this date in 1999. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * Swedish scientist and inventor Christopher Polhem born this date in 1661 * J. J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate was also born today in 1856 * Engineer and inventor of FM radio, Edwin Armstrong, was born on this date in 1890 * Also born today in 1934, Russian astronaut and engineer, Boris Volynov * Celebrating his 70th birthday today is English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor Keith Richards * Reaching his 67 today is director Steven Spielberg * Actor and producer Brad Pitt turns 50 today * and finally wrestler, actor, and producer Stone Cold Steve Austin is 49 And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 18, 2013 News * In Norway, all library books must be digitized -- by law (http://io9.com/norway-is-digitizing-its-whole-library-1481064343) * Simon Pegg will star in the brand new film from the Monty Python crew (http://io9.com/simon-pegg-will-star-in-the-brand-new-film-from-the-mon-1481429798) Listener Birthday Calendar * 20 - Phil Burchill (will be 0x21 in 2006) * 21 - James Ballard KarakSindru (http://www.karaksindru.com/) * 22 - Bo Pace * 22 - Luke "Chuck's Stalker" Smith (2000) * 22 - Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL * 23 - Richard Green * 24 - MaDBooM * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * There were cat bombs during World War II? (http://io9.com/oh-my-god-there-were-cat-bombs-during-world-war-ii-1480930509) Remember When * Was ‘Internet’ First Used For A Transistor Radio? | Mark Hill :: Antiques & Collectables Expert :: Author & Publisher (http://www.markhillpublishing.com/the-internet-transistor-radio/) 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. Geek Library * ​The secret origins of nerd, dork, and other things you've been called

* Doctor Who DVD collection(http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/files/2013/12/abominable-snowman-5201691-300x187.jpg) * Life like replica of the Starship Enterprise * Star Wars Ice cube trays ...and more of our Christmas list Coming up in this episode   Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-15r) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSeFgUJpJqo&feature=share On This Day In History for December 11, 2013 This is the 345th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining in 2013. * It was on this date in 1934 that Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time. * That same date in 1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. * 65 years ago today the United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, which established and defined the role of the United Nations Conciliation Commission as an organization to facilitate peace in the British Mandate for Palestine. * Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon on this date in 1972. * and Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme five years ago today. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * Italian physicist Gian Domenico Romagnosi, born on this date in 1761 * also born on this date in Scottish physicist David Brewster * it's also the birthday of astronomer Annie Jump Cannon born today in 1863 * Actress Teri Garr, turns 69 * Singer Brenda Lee shares the same birthday * Bass player Nikki Sixx, is 55 * and finally John Crichton from Farscape, actor Ben Browder, turns 51 This is also International Shareware day… remember that stuff? And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 11, 2013 News * Microsoft designs smart bra to combat emotional eating (Wired UK) (http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-12/06/microsoft-smart-bra) * Sony's Play For Elderly Tech Fans: A Wearable Smart Wig? (http://gizmodo.com/sonys-play-for-elderly-tech-fans-a-wearable-smart-wig-1471023561) * Winamp says goodbye. (http://features.en.softonic.com/winamp-is-dead-5-things-we-miss-already) Listener Birthday Calendar * 12 - Deckrd * 12 - Kevin Burns (Soleblaze) * 12 - Matt Blocker TheGiant (http://www.thegiant.us/) * 14 - Michael Spence from Brother Osric's Scriptorium (http://michaelspence.us/) * 17 - Jorge Schrauwen (http://www.blackdot.be/) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki (http://chuckchat.com/wiki). Hacks & Strange Stories * Our friend JT put together a Yardis (http://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/sh/bb2fcec7-58be-41dc-a3d6-ec32b4bb37e1/cf4c8e42b554aaad386b785854873aa8)! 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 * IBM warns us about content on the internet in 1994 (http://i.imgur.com/54z9ueG.jpg) * New 'Empire Strikes Back' featurette shows storyboards from classic asteroid chase (http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/5/5179102/empire-strikes-back-featurette-storyboards) * Hyperland (http://vimeo.com/72501076) - Douglas Adams looks into the future, Nostradamus style 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 even Google Plus (https://plus.google.