Episode 616: Creepy Crawly




Technorama show

Summary: <br> Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> Mad Marv<br> <br> Catching up on my backlog and had to share this phrase that annoys a<br> friend in my Toastmasters club.  He can’t stand when people say “With no<br> further ado…” because it is an unnecessary waste of air. The phrase<br> could also be phrased “Without further delay.”<br> <a href="http://thevirtualpresenter.com/delivery/if-you-say-without-further-adieu-you-really-should-consider-this/">http://thevirtualpresenter.com/delivery/if-you-say-without-further-adieu-you-really-should-consider-this/</a><br> What he likes to do when he hears people use the phrase is say to “With<br> no further a doo-doo” under his breath.<br> <br> QotW: Given the current level of technology, what still impresses you?<br> <br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/technoramapodcast/posts/10157325960936671">Technorama</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chuck.tomasi/posts/10159530176818455">Chuck</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kreg.steppe/posts/10157354905426319">Kreg</a><br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for October 21, 2020<br> This is the 295th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining in 2020.<br> <br> It was on this date in 1520, that João Álvares Fagundes discovered the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of “Islands of the 11,000 Virgins”.<br> Also on October 21, 1520, Ferdinand Magellan discovered a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.<br> October 21, 1824, Portland cement is patented.<br> Also today in 1879, Thomas Edison applied for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.<br> Also on October 21, 1940, The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was published.<br> It was also this date in 1959 that President Eisenhower approved the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA, including most of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.<br> 37 years ago today, The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.<br> On October 21, 2005, Images of the dwarf planet Eris were taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> Swiss mathematician and theorist, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, born on this date in 1687.<br> Born October 21, 1833, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize Alfred Nobel.<br> Canadian-American physician and microbiologist, Oswald Avery, born on this date in 1877.<br> American mathematician and author, Martin Gardner was born 106 years ago today.<br> Born October 21, 1921, Dutch astronomer and academic Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld.<br> Also turning 80 today is South African-English keyboard player and producer Manfred Mann.<br> American physicist and astronaut, Ronald McNair was born 70 years ago today.<br> American actress and screenwriter, Carrie Fisher, born on this date in 1956.<br> Also born on that same date in 1957,  German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Wolfgang Ketterle.<br> <br> Listener Birthdays<br> <br> 21 – Daniel Ebdrup Jensen (D. Ebdrup)<br> 21 – Justin Diehl (nulloperations)<br> 22 – Zach – zml2008<br> 22 – Cassandra Therrien (Canada)<br> 25 – Mad Marv – spelled “K – Y – L – E” but pronounced “Marv”. Hope that helps<br> 25 – HMNSHLD<br> 25 – BritOnTour (Jason)<br> 25 – Scott (Minneapolis)<br> <br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 21, 2020<br> <br> If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the <a href="https://docs.google."></a>