Summary: Coming up in this episode...<a href="http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/files/2015/11/DasaniMarsWater.png"></a> * More Force Awakens rumors * You could own your own satellite * an awesome 8-track play Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/pPjpgYtDW7c Feedback * What was the worst sci-fi book you’ve ever read: * Mad Marv: Hyperion - I don't always remember the books I couldn't finish, but this one I remember because it was the first (and so far only) time I returned a book to Audible for a refund. Marv * Nicholas: A friend of mine recently told me to read the "Witches of Karres", and being a fast reader I did. The book was something like 300 pages long and the only reason I read them all was because I have some sort of OCD that means I can't leave a book unread. It was only after I was done my friend admitted he wanted to torture me. The book Kreg read was "The Return" <a href="http://ift.tt/1KBQ43l"> http://ift.tt/1KBQ43l</a> Yes, it was horrible. On This Day In History for November 4, 2015 This is the 308th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 57 days remaining in 2015. * It was on this date in 1783 that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria. * November 4, 1847, Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. * Also today in 1890, City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell. * It was 93 years ago today that In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. * The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA 63 years ago today. * 55 years ago today, At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals. * It was 42 years ago today that The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * French mathematician and engineer, Pierre-Simon Girard born on this date in 1765. * Born that same date in 1879 American actor and screenwriter, Will Rogers. * Today is also the birthday of the inventor of the tractor - Harry Ferguson, born today in 1884. * November 4th is the birthday of the woman who created the Barbie doll - Ruth Handler who would have been 99 today. * Actor Art Carney would have been 97 * Dutch businessman, Freddy Heineken was born today in 1923, I'm sure you can figure out what his business is from his last name * Actress Loretta Swit is 78 today. * and finally, the original Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio turns 54! And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 4, 2015 News * <a href="http://space.io9.com/for-sale-two-satellites-lightly-used-1737165696">For Sale: Two Satellites, Lightly Used</a> * <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/28/man-who-shot-drone-gets-off-scot-free/">Man found not guilty for shooting down a drone</a> Listener Birthday Calendar * 04 - Avner (OMG, it's 2014 - I'm 40 already) * 05 - Michael Corlett (from New Zealand) * 08 - Mark, the Encaffeinated ONE, host of <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/page/http%2F%2Fencaffeinated.ca">The Weird Show</a> * 08 - OnTheDrift * 10 - John Noble from the Island * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/">Wiki</a>. Hacks & Strange Stories * <a href="http://gizmodo.com/cosmic-rays-could-help-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-pyrami-1739460036">Cosmic Rays Could Help Unlock the Secrets of the Pyramids</a> * <a href="http://gizmodo."></a>
