Summary: <br> Coming up in this episode…<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Gyruss* Laptop Thieves* More Song Masher<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/?p=5412">Click Here</a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> <br> <br> Claudio Miranda<br> <br> <br> <br> Hey Chuck and Kreg!<br> <br> <br> <br> I brainfarted when it came to the Questions of the Week and forgot to send in my submissions for favorite video game music. Without a doubt, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor in Gyruss, one of my favorite video games as a teenager. The Wikipedia entry says that it’s actually based on a rock version of the J. S. Bach classic called “Toccata” from Skye<br> <br> <br> <br> Gyruss:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyruss"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyruss</a>Gyruss Music:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNc7VdD-ink"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNc7VdD-ink</a>Gyruss Gameplay:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRXuW1hryw"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRXuW1hryw</a>“Toccata” by Sky:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbgUrp1a70"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgbgUrp1a70</a><br> <br> <br> <br> My response for good nerd/geek gifts are:<br> <br> <br> <br> USB flash drivesGeeky/nerdy themed clothing (I prefer anything *nix themed)An e-book reader, maybe?Or even better, a good dead-tree book!If we’re talking relatively affordable, a Pinebook or Raspberry Pi kit.Last, but definitely not least, a really good coffee mug!<br> <br> <br> <br> BTW, I also left a voicemail when you asked what geeky thing you were thankful for but I guess it got overlooked, hence why I’m sending it in via e-mail. :-p<br> <br> <br> <br> OneZeroOne!<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chuck.tomasi/posts/10157331160288455?comment_id=10157331176473455&notif_id=1544392061649727">What are some good nerd/geek gift ideas when you’re on a budget?</a><br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for December 12, 2018<br> <br> <br> <br> This is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining in 2018.<br> <br> <br> <br> * It was on this date in 1862, that American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by a controlled mine.* It was 117 years ago today, that Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter “S” [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John’s, Newfoundland.* On December 12, 1991, The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.* December 12, 2000, The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.* It was also this date in 2012 that North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, using an Unha-3 carrier rocket.<br> <br> <br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> <br> <br> * American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express, Henry Wells, born on this date in 1805.* Born December 12, 1862, English businessman J. Bruce Ismay.* Walter Benona Sharp, the American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company was born 148 years ago today.* Born December 12, 1881, Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros Harry Warner.* American actor, Edward G. Robinson was born 125 years ago today.* Born December 12, 1900, American actor and dancer Sammy Davis, Sr..* American singer, actor, and producer, Frank Sinatra was born 103 years ago today.* American game show host and producer, Bob Barker is 95 today.* Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation was born on that same dat...
