Coming up in tonights show…
- Bike alternatives
- A man who builds lifesize replicas of famous robots
- Step by step of the Space Shuttle prep
On This Day in Tech History
- 1682 – Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
- 1867 – Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United
States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska. - 1937 – The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London – it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
- 1945 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission formed
- 1953 – Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film, entitled House of Wax
- 1957 – The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping
- 1959 – Mercury program: NASA announces the selection of the
United States’ first seven astronauts, which the news media quickly dub
the “Mercury Seven”. - 1967 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.
Births
- 1770 – Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (d. 1831)
- 1830 – Eadweard Muybridge, English-born photographer and motion picture pioneer (d. 1904)
- 1919 – J. Presper Eckert, American computer pioneer (d. 1995)
- 1928 – Tom Lehrer, American musician and mathematician
- 1930 – F. Albert Cotton, American chemist (d. 2007)
Follow Up
- Chuck: I have to renew my podcast license
- Chuck: Got Guitar Hero III for the Wii and JVC HDD camcorder is on order
- Shout out to the chat room
- Happy Birthday to:
- 14 – Danny Harnish
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- Listen to the audio stream if you happen to be around.
News
Follow Up
- Caffeine can protect your brain – Claudio and Pseudojoe
- How much will it take to kill you? – Matt
- I feel much better now that I’m following JesusOfNazareth… on twitter.
- Email archive to immortalize Australian life – Douglas
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Strange alternative to a bike
- Speaking of an alternative to a bike The Flintstones Mobile
Remember When
- Atari Desk – Scott R and Bandit
- I feel 25 years younger just reading the words “Certified Diskette”
Media Corner
- Personal soundtrack shirt – Bookaroo (psst… April Fools)
- The Robot Man robots – Cian
What the Chuck!
- I got nothing – Liisa found this for me.
- Trying to install Vista on Parallels (if we have time)
Geek Library
- Stunning 3D Pictures from Mars
- Not to be outdone with the Atari Workstation
- Photos of how NASA preps the Shuttle
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