{"id":2371,"date":"2011-01-19T01:15:07","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T06:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2011-01-18T22:18:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T03:18:33","slug":"cct294-we-are-sick-no-really-206-222-2428","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2011\/01\/19\/cct294-we-are-sick-no-really-206-222-2428\/","title":{"rendered":"CCT#294: We are Sick&#8230;no really."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid2\"><strong>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid7\">\n<ul>\n<li>The biggest CES flops of all time<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll be surprised to find out what kids were wearing to school in the early 1900s<\/li>\n<li>Miss Zork? We&#8217;ve got a modern and discrete way to play it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid11\"><strong><em>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=2371\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid13\"><!--more--><\/div>\n<p><object id=\"utv944061\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"296\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"name\" value=\"utv_n_345431\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"loc=%2F&amp;autoplay=false&amp;vid=12068894&amp;locale=en_US&amp;hasticket=false&amp;id=12068894&amp;v3=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/flash\/viewer.swf\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div><strong>Introducing the team&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid14\">\n<ul>\n<li>Shout out to the chat room<\/li>\n<li>Happy Birthday to:<\/li>\n<li>From last week&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>14 &#8211; Glynne Tolar<\/li>\n<li>17 &#8211; fuffy_frog (aka Kristina) from Canada<\/li>\n<li>Coming up&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>21 &#8211; Michael Rabalais-Stingray42<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; TAW012294<\/li>\n<li>23 &#8211; Kathie Luke, IL<\/li>\n<li>25 &#8211; Kreg Steppe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid24\">\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wiki.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to the audio stream if you happen to be around. If you cannot make it, you can find us on\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ustream.tv. Search for Technorama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid27\"><strong>On this day in history for January 19th, 2011<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid28\">\n<ul>\n<li>It\u00a0 was on this date in 1840, Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates\u00a0 Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United\u00a0 States.<\/li>\n<li>On\u00a0 January 19, 1883 \u2013 The first electric lighting system employing\u00a0 overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New\u00a0 Jersey.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1915 \u2013 Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.<\/li>\n<li>Howard\u00a0 Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles, California to\u00a0 New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds on this date in 1937.<\/li>\n<li>It was 58 years ago today that 68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to\u00a0<em>I Love Lucy<\/em> to watch Lucy give birth.<\/li>\n<li>Also\u00a0 on this date in 1978 \u2013 The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany\u00a0 leaves VW&#8217;s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would\u00a0 continue until 2003.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0 Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to\u00a0 have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced today\u00a0 in 1983.<\/li>\n<li>And just five years ago, the New Horizons probe is launched by NASA on the first mission to Pluto.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget Tuesday January 25 is Macintosh Computer Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid39\">Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid40\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scottish inventor James Watt, born today in 1736<\/li>\n<li>English inventor Sir Henry Bessemer, born today in 1813<\/li>\n<li>Jacobus Kapteyn, the Dutch astronomer, was born on this date in 1851<\/li>\n<li>And finally, the lady who does the voice of Leela on Futurama, Katey Sagal turns 57 today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid44\">And that&#8217;s the way it was, on this day in history for January 19, 2011<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid46\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid47\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5728459\/russians-will-be-first-to-explore-untouched-antarctic-lake-vostok-in-hunt-for-weird-life-forms\">Russians to be the first to explore Antarcic Lake Vostok<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5728459\/russians-will-be-first-to-explore-untouched-antarctic-lake-vostok-in-hunt-for-weird-life-forms\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/slideshow\/scitech\/2011\/01\/05\/biggest-ces-flops-time\/?test=faces#slide=1\">Biggest CES flops of all time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/slideshow\/scitech\/2011\/01\/05\/biggest-ces-flops-time\/?test=faces#slide=1\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5724996\/scientists-may-have-found-a-new-state-of-matter\">Scientists discover new state of matter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid51\"><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid52\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kittyhell.com\/2011\/01\/06\/hello-kitty-spock-tattoo-star-trek\/#more-5584\">Hello Kitty Spock tattoo (From Michelle)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdmeritbadges.com\/\">Nerd Merit Badges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid55\"><strong>Remember When<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid56\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5728252\/were-we-so-scared-of-the-future-that-kids-once-dressed-in-foil\">Foiled again: Photo from early 1900s &#8211; what&#8217;s up?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5728445\/completely-ridiculous-1960s-sweepstakes-offered-gemini-spacecraft-as-grand-prize\">Grand Prize: A Gemini Capsule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/conelrad.blogspot.com\/2010\/12\/is-this-tomorrow-america-under.html\">1960s Propaganda Comic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/01\/15\/children-checking-out-vintage-gadgets-continues-to-be-an-enthral\/\">Children checking out vintage gadgets continues to be an enthralling experience to watch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid61\"><strong>What the Kreg!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid63\"><strong>Media Corner<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid64\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5734272\/that-incredible-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-now-a-series\">(Follow Up) That Incredible Mortal Kombat Trailer Is Now A Series <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5734272\/that-incredible-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-now-a-series\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swtorstrategies.com\/2011\/01\/star-wars-rarities-han-leia-deleted.html\">Star Wars Rarities: Han &amp; Leia Deleted Scene from Episode V<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid67\"><strong>Geek Library<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid68\">\n<ul>\n<li>From Zhadum &#8211; RAID water cooler image<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2011\/01\/zork_on_livescribe.html\">Zork on Livescribe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/55-geeky-line-jokes\/\">55 Geeky One Line Jokes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid72\"><strong>End of Show Stuff<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid73\">\n<ul>\n<li>We appreciate your support. 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