CCT#190: Porkins, You're Breaking Up!

Coming up in tonights show…

1. Paintball Panzer
2. A real, flying, X-Wing
3. Master Chief shows up at Harvard

On This Day in Tech History

Events

• 1582 – Because of this implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does noexisin this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1913 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggered thr explosion of the Gamboa Dikthus ending construction on thPanama Canal.
• 1933 – United Airlines Chesterton Crash: A UniteAirlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, thfirssuch proven casin the history of commercial aviation.
• 1935 – A tornado destroyeth160 metrtall wooden radio tower in Langenberg. As a resulof this catastrophe, few wooden towers were constructed after this date.
• 1938 – ThBluWater Bridgopens, connecting PorHuron, Michigan anSarnia, Ontario
• 1967 – ThOuter SpacTreaty, signeon January 27 by morthan sixty nations, enters into force.
• 1971 – Sold, dismantleanmoveto thUniteStates, thLondon Bridgreopens in LakHavasu City, Arizona.
• 1979 – ThPac-Man arcadgamis releaseto thJapanesmarkeby Namco.

Births

• 1731 – Henry Cavendish, British scientis(d. 1810)
• 1930 – Yves Chauvin, French chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1965 – ClivJones, British engineer

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News

• Do we need space money? – Joel
• MIT Hackers Prank Harvard Statute With Master Chief Helmet, Assault Rifle – Bookaroo
• The real life Verizon Wireless Tester – from Tom in CA

Hacks & StrangStories

• Paintball Panzer converts you into backyard Rommel wannabe – Bookaroo
• Land line Phone by Mail

• Floating Water Bridge – Bookaroo
• Killer Hulk PC Mod

Media Corner

• Is this the best remote? – Bookaroo
• A real X-Wing that flies! – Joel
  • …and fies Video of ilaunching.- Kreg

• Star Trek: Menagerie Will be in Theaters in November!
• In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Sputnik, here is an interview with Arthur C. Clarke

Geek Library

• Geek War Protest – Jorge
• D&D Podcast – Steve

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