{"id":3117,"date":"2011-08-30T01:13:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T06:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2011-09-07T06:34:41","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T11:34:41","slug":"technorama-ep-315-blown-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2011\/08\/30\/technorama-ep-315-blown-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep 315 &#8211; Blown Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New of strange planets and stars<\/li>\n<li>What you can do with your old computers<\/li>\n<li>and our own personal tribute to Steve Jobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<object id=\"utv897120\" width=\"480\" height=\"296\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"autoplay=false&amp;brand=embed&amp;cid=23414&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<a style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px; width: 400px; background: #ffffff; display: block; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Video streaming by Ustream<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Introducing the team&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shout out to the chat room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Happy Birthday to:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>August 31 &#8211; Tim Downing from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.highpotencymusic.com\/\">The High Potency Music Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September 05 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benvon.net\/\">Ben Vaughan<\/a> (benvon) [1977]<\/li>\n<li>September 06 &#8211; Susan Murph (SusietheGeek) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogrowyourgeek.net\/\">How to Grow Your Geek Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our 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 ustream.tv. Search for Technorama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On This Day In History for August 31, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this day in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1803\">1803<\/a> that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition\">Lewis and Clark<\/a> start their expedition to the west by leaving<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania\"> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/a> at 11 in the morning.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Edison\">Thomas Edison<\/a> patents the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinetoscope\"> Kinetoscope<\/a>, the first movie projector today in 1897.<\/li>\n<li>It was also today in 1920, the first<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radio\"> radio<\/a> news program is broadcast by<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WWJ_%28AM%29\"> 8MK<\/a> in<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detroit,_Michigan\"> Detroit, Michigan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aero_Spacelines_Super_Guppy\"> Aero Spacelines Super Guppy<\/a> aircraft makes its first flight on August 31, 1965<\/li>\n<li>That same date in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993\">1993<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Mercury_%28shore_establishment%29\">HMS Mercury<\/a> closes after 52 years in commission.<\/li>\n<li>and today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998\">1998<\/a> \u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\"> North Korea<\/a> reportedly launches<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-1\"> Kwangmy\u014fngs\u014fng-1<\/a>, its first<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artificial_satellite\"> satellite<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guillaume_Amontons\">Guillaume Amontons<\/a>, French physicist and instrument maker born today in 1663<\/li>\n<li>German scientist <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermann_von_Helmholtz\">Hermann von Helmholtz<\/a> was born today in 1821<\/li>\n<li>also born today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1913\">1913<\/a> \u2013 English radio astronomer Sir<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernard_Lovell\"> Bernard Lovell<\/a><\/li>\n<li>American physicist and<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics\"> Nobel laureate<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H._David_Politzer\">H. David Politzer<\/a>, turns 62 today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics\">and finally, celebrating his 58th birthday<\/a> Russian cosmonaut <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pavel_Vinogradov\">\u00a0Pavel Vinogradov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for August 31, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5835131\/spider+man-fought-hurricane-irene-using-the-power-of-joy\">Spidey fights hurricane Irene<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekologie.com\/2011\/08\/i-claim-it-its-mine-planet-made-of-diamo.php\">Planet made of diamonds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekologie.com\/2011\/08\/thats-shorts-and-tshirt-weather-astronom.php\">A star so cold you could hug it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekologie.com\/2011\/08\/man-gets-eye-replaced-with-video-camera.php\">Man gets eye replaced with video camera<\/a><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/08\/28\/eyeborg-filmmaker-fires-up-eye-cam-to-document-cutting-edge-pros\/\">Eye Borg gets fired up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5833737\/spam-lip-glaze-is-exactly-what-you-imagine-it-is\">Spam lip glaze<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember When<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5834245\/paul-allen-wants-your-legacy-hardware\">Paul Allen wants your legacy hardware<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Media Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5834865\/in-singapore-dr-who-is-not-a-significant-source-of-dietary-fiber\">Doctor Who is not a food or drink<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2011\/08\/26\/18-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-firefly-infographic\/\">Cool Firefly facts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Geek Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5834321\/steve-jobs-biggest-apple-flops\/gallery\/10\">Lest we forget Steve Jobs\u2019 not-so-successful ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5833651\/what-are-the-very-punniest-scientific-names\">Odd insect names<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vader.starwars.com\/\">Ask Vader<\/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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