Episode 629: I’m taking up space in college




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Summary: <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="https://wp.me/pe53l-1vY">Click Here</a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> Q: What movie quotes do you live by?<br> <br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/technoramapodcast/posts/10157570570796671">Technorama</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chuck.tomasi/posts/10159878418503455">Chuck</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kreg.steppe/posts/10157600008861319">Kreg</a><br> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE">Tee</a><br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for February 10, 2021<br> This is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 324 days remaining in 2021.<br> <br> It was on this date in 1502, that Vasco da Gama set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India..<br> It was also this date in 1906 that HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships was christened..<br> That same date in 1923, Texas Tech University was founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.<br> 81 years ago today, Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry made their debut with “Puss Gets the Boot”.<br> February 10, 1962, Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers was exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.<br> Also on February 10, 1996, IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.<br> That same date in 2009, the communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collided in orbit, destroying both.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> French physicist and engineer, Claude-Louis Navier, born on this date in 1785.<br> Irish astronomer and author, Agnes Mary Clerke was born 179 years ago today.<br> American chemist and academic, Ira Remsen, born on this date in 1846.<br> Edith Clarke, American electrical engineer was born on that same date in 1883.<br> Born February 10, 1893, American actor, singer, and pianist Jimmy Durante.<br> American actor, Lon Chaney Jr., born on this date in 1906.<br> Also born on that same date in 1930,  American actor and producer, Robert Wagner.<br> Also turning 84 today is American singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack.<br> American media executive, Bob Iger, born on this date in 1951.<br> American television personality, pundit, and author, Jim Cramer is 66 today.<br> Also turning 64 today is American astrophysicist and academic Katherine Freese.<br> Also born on that same date in 1960,  American biologist, computer programmer, academic, Jim Kent.<br> American actress, director, and producer, Laura Dern, born on this date in 1967.<br> Also turning 53 today is American engineer and astronaut Garrett Reisman.<br> <br> Listener Birthdays<br> <br> 10 – Drace (Shari from ND)<br> 14 – Douglas E. Welch of Career Opportunities Podcast<br> 14 – Andrew from Illinois<br> 15 – Philip from Australia<br> <br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 10, 2021<br> <br> If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenNyl8MEsC_eVDvCerLe8wNvhgtjg2d7F0Yj0IFYl4dOU2uA/viewform">Birthday Calendar</a> link.<br> <br> News<br> <br> <a href="https://trekmovie.com/2021/02/05/the-star-trek-community-mourns-the-passing-of-legendary-actor-christopher-plummer/">The Star Trek Community Mourns The Passing Of Legendary Actor Christopher Plummer – TrekMovie.com</a><br> <br> Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<br> <br> <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/02/04/New-Zealand-cactus-smuggler-strapped-plants-to-her-body/9541612455615/">New Zealand cactus smuggler straps plants to her body</a> (for Pip) <br> <br> Shout out to the chat room<br> Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook.