Coming up in this episode…
- A bizarre Doctor Who comic
- A couple of futuristic ways to get around
- Some good and not so good predictions from yester-year
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- 25 –Norbert
- 25 – Sandi Sheppard (Mark’s lovely wife)
- 29 – Paul Dove a.k.a Eilmer From Malmesbury UK
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On This Day in History for February 23, 2011
- Today in 1455 is the traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
- Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work on this date in 1886. He was assisted in this project by his older sister Julia Brainerd Hall.
- The Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States today in 1927
- It was February 23 1941 that Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
- Today marks the day in 1947 that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded.
- The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh today in 1954.
- It was also today in 1987 – Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- A small fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir on this day in 1997.
Happy birthday goes out on this day to
- Russian cosmonaut Vasili Lazarev, born today in 1928
- Also, happy birthday to Star Trek’s Nurse Chappel and voice of the Enterprise D computer, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, born on this day in 1932
- American comic book writer Doug Moench, celebrates his 63rd birthday today
- 1949 – Marc Garneau, French-Canadian astronaut turns 62
- and finally Michael Dell, yeah THAT Michael Dell, turns 46
and that’s the way it was – on this day in history for February 23rd, 2011 News
Hacks & Strange Stories
- From Mark in Memphis – The Honda “sit-n-scoot”
- Or if you prefer to stand – the solowheel
Remember When
- (From Brian) – Flying boats of the 1940s
- 1929 Modern Mechanics predicts human wings
- Tesla predicted portable TV in 1926
Media Corner
What the Chuck!
- I quit Foursquare
- I got an Apple TV
What the Kreg!
- Went to the Video Games Live! and it was Awesome!
Geek Library
Worth a Quick Mention
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