{"id":2866,"date":"2011-05-25T06:50:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T11:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2011-05-27T09:06:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T14:06:05","slug":"technorama-ep-309-%e2%80%93-rapture-leftovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2011\/05\/25\/technorama-ep-309-%e2%80%93-rapture-leftovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep 309 \u2013 Rapture Leftovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In this episode&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A boy with a backwards leg<\/li>\n<li>What to do now that you\u2019re left behind from the rapture<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ll tell you about Darth Vader\u2019s new night gig<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=2866\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<object id=\"utv352956\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"296\" name=\"utv_n_678551\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"loc=%2F&amp;autoplay=false&amp;vid=14904049&amp;locale=en_US&amp;hasticket=false&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><br \/>\n<strong>Introducing the team&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shout out to the chat room<\/li>\n<li>Happy Birthday to:<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; Tim Elliott<\/li>\n<li>23 &#8211;<a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.krisziel.com\/\">Kris Ziel <\/a>Host and producer of The <a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.avscast.com\/\">AVScast<\/a>and <a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.24underreview.com\/\">24 Under Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>26 &#8211; Eli Yukelzon<\/li>\n<li>27 &#8211; Tonya from<a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/dwithe.com\/\"> Dancing With Elephants<\/a><\/li>\n<li>28 &#8211; Chris Martens, Host of<a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thejesusgeeks.com\/\"> The Jesus Geeks<\/a>, <a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.znetcentral.com\/\">Z Net Central<\/a>, and Producer of<a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontheedgeofdarkness.com\/\"> On The Edge Of Darkness<\/a><\/li>\n<li>30 &#8211;<a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.petrilopia.net\/\">Petri Lopia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Listen to the audio stream if you happen to be around. If you cannot make it, you can find us on ustream.tv. Search for Technorama.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>On this day in history for May 25, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was on this date in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F240_BC&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZnlZnKZEvKPx7OdubyzfxpJo4hA\">240 BC<\/a> that saw the first recorded <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPerihelion&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuUXKERIqBlPP0TxR0soSbviP4ng\">perihelion<\/a> passage of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHalley%2527s_Comet&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNG4kB_vEN6jav0N4xanv5XJsT4OjA\">Halley&#8217;s Comet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNevada_Test_Site&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEfepsN80k1X_RqIBRTR0PFyqsDg\">Nevada Test Site<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUnited_States&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGuAgxDAIxKUrESIvVSoSLqtavag\">United States<\/a> conduct their first and only <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNuclear_artillery&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZwCTMiM7WMAWzD0qjIHCm2xmRAA\">nuclear artillery<\/a> test today in 1953<\/li>\n<li>On that same day, the first <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_public-access_TV_stations_in_the_United_States&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxR2aHrK0QwhrUXUhzpJcYdYd78w\">public television station<\/a> in the United States officially begins broadcasting as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKUHT&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCOJGWVPyCj06jE3eQpZXHfV3Pzg\">KUHT<\/a> from the campus of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUniversity_of_Houston&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuJ67-PJm0Z1nUV-xljvIqFjGRGQ\">University of Houston<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>It was also today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F1961&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWA8f54ZwPAdCDsvXkXXrWJyGdtQ\">1961<\/a> that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPresident_of_the_United_States&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCH8ub_elRS8YihUeDoEXSoJ7JXA\">U.S. President<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJohn_F._Kennedy&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJkSvnMDzumzoIrLh5k4a7zRh-_g\">John F. Kennedy<\/a> announces before a special joint session of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUnited_States_Congress&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNHV37JxxSCnkJcKqsxhD68SytOEwA\">Congress<\/a> his goal to initiate a project to put a &#8220;man on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMoon&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFhsRkiZsA-_py6TUQ-584c8GKj6w\">Moon<\/a>&#8221; before the end of the decade.<\/li>\n<li>One year later in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1962\">1962<\/a>, the last overnight<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steamboat\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steamboat\">steamboat<\/a> service in the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a>, The Old Bay Line, goes out of business.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"c2 c12\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Explorer_32\">Explorer 32<\/a> launched on this date in 1966<\/li>\n<li>It was May 25, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1977\">1977<\/a> \u2013 that<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Wars_Episode_IV:_A_New_Hope\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Wars_Episode_IV:_A_New_Hope\">Star Wars<\/a> (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope\u00a0in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jediism\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jediism\">Jediism<\/a> religion and<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geek_Pride_Day\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geek_Pride_Day\">Geek Pride Day<\/a> holiday.<\/li>\n<li>and today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001\">2001<\/a> \u2013 32-year-old<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erik_Weihenmayer\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erik_Weihenmayer\">Erik Weihenmayer<\/a>, of<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boulder,_Colorado\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boulder,_Colorado\">Boulder, Colorado<\/a>, becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Everest\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Everest\">Mount Everest<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Happy Birthday goes out on this date to:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pieter_Zeeman\">Pieter Zeeman<\/a>, Dutch physicist,<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics\"> <\/a>born today in 1865<\/li>\n<li>also born today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1889\">1889<\/a> \u2013 Russian-born American aviation designer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIgor_Sikorsky&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpuen4w7caDxjFSs82h9l7D2-oIw\">Igor Sikorsky<\/a><\/li>\n<li>German-born physicist and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics\">Nobel Prize<\/a> laureate <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJack_Steinberger&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNECcnNKNUOd-dtPBn6qPqArrXIxKw\">Jack Steinberger<\/a> turns 90 today<\/li>\n<li>and turning 80 today is Russian cosmonaut <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgy_Grechko\">Georgy Grechko<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The great actor who played Gandalf, Magneto, and a long list of other great characters, actor<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_McKellen\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_McKellen\">Ian McKellen<\/a> turns 72.<\/li>\n<li>turning 67 today is American mathemetician<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_MacPherson_%28mathematician%29\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_MacPherson_%28mathematician%29\">Robert MacPherson<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Actor, Director, and the voice of Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, Grover, and many other puppets \u201cturns 67, also <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Oz\">Frank Oz<\/a> does\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>and finally Slovak cosmonaut Ivan Bella celebrates his 47th birthday today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget May 25th is Geek Pride Day and Towel Day. Show your geek pride!<\/p>\n<p><em>That\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for May 25, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/deadspin.com\/5804210\/this-impressive-young-man-had-his-leg-reattached-backward-so-that-he-could-play-sports-like-a-normal-kid-with-a-backward-leg\">Boy with leg intentionally reattached backwards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5804190\/lab grown-meat-its-whats-for-dinner\">Lab grown meat &#8211; coming to a butcher near you<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/jalopnik.com\/5802168\/half-volkswagen-bus-half-studebaker-tank-all-awesome\">It\u2019s a bus, it\u2019s a tank &#8211; what\u2019s not to get<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/thedailywh.at\/2011\/05\/21\/having-fun-with-fundies-of-the-day\/\">Left behind by the rapture? <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/thedailywh.at\/2011\/05\/21\/sign-of-the-end-times-of-the-day-2\/\">Use the Rapture JetPak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-13273348\">BBC News &#8211; Bionic hand for &#8216;elective amputation&#8217; patient<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember When <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/beta.boston.com\/2011\/05\/19\/boston-globe-storefront-webpage\/\">Archival photos of the Globe\u2019s strangely webpage-like Newspaper Row storefront, 1912-1963 | Beta Boston<\/a> :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Media Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2011\/05\/21\/its-a-mouse-trap-pic-2\/\">Admiral Ackbar\u2019s own line of pest control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=07IhWD2Lr2A\">Death Star Ameteur Hour &#8211; you WILL cheer <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5803714\/why-wont-the-return-of-the-jedi-blu ray-include-jabba-the-hutts-favorite-disco-song\">Lapti Nek won\u2019t be in the blu-ray edition of Jedi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Geek Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you gotta go&#8230;<a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2011\/05\/21\/custom-made-snes-urinal-pic-video\/\">Make it a game.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NSFW &#8211; <a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QNKqJiMfkUs&amp;feature=autoshare\">Star Trek TNG overdubbed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vuCqZ.jpg\">Here comes the Food Truck!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>End of Show Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We appreciate your support. 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