Summary: Coming up in this episode... Space Monkeys Monkey butlers and Monkeys that are super-smart and secretly run the US Government Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-10W) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://youtu.be/5CuHita7Msk Introducing the team... “Technorama - it’s the smartest thing you’ve done all day - yeah, you’re having one of THOSE days again, aren’t you?” Shout out to the chat room Happy Birthday to: 01 - Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA 01 - Brandon Kirkwold - MN 02 - Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck's evil twin 02 - Oreo Cookie Monster 03 - Euan Campbell McGregor - Scotland, UK 03 - Adam Steppe If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. 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. Feedback Mark in Memphis On This Day In History for January 30, 2013 This is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days remaining in 2013 It was on this date in 1790 that the first boat specializing as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. Also on this date in 1806 the original Lower Trenton Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened. Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica today in 1820. The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened on January 30, 1826. 151 years ago today – The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. MS Hans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMS Titanic, struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank, killing all 95 aboard on this date in 1959. Ranger 6 is launched 49 years ago today. Today in 1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States born today in 1882. also born on this date in 1912 – German physicist Werner Hartmann Lex Luther, or at least the one I grew up with, actor Gene Hackman, is 83. Musician Phil Collins, turns 62 today And finally Batman, actor Christian Bale, turns 39. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 30, 2013 News JJ Abrams to Direct Star Wars? Finally we can get settle that, “Who will win in a fight. Star Wars or Star Trek” Now with more lens flares. Kind of gives a whole new meaning to “Bad Robot” FDA Says It's OK to Have Robot Doctors (http://gizmodo.com/5978614/fda-says-its-ok-to-have-robot-doctors) Speaking of Robot surgery...Robot With A Chainsaw Carving Stools (http://www.geekologie.com/2013/01/wtf-was-that-robot-with-a-chainsaw-carvi.php) Why Lego Is Awesome: The Heartwarming Story of a Kid Who Lost a Minifig (http://gizmodo.com/5977665/another-reason-why-lego-is-awesome) Hacks & Strange Stories Earth Was Hit by a Massive Gamma-Ray Burst in the Year 775 (http://gizmodo.com/5977566/earth-was-hit-by-a-massive-gamma+ray-burst-in-the-year-775) Remember When Atari filing for Bankruptcy (http://gizmodo.com/5977558/atari-files-for-bankruptcy-protection) Ten 80s Tech inventions that never caught on (http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-01/10-80s-tech-predictions-never-came-true) Geek Library Not affiliated with the calculators (http://imgur.com/r/funny/bjDdVgz) Thanks Mark Payne for loaning me his Farscape DVD collection! End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:
