{"id":3262,"date":"2011-11-02T09:29:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T14:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2011-11-09T15:23:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T20:23:27","slug":"technorama-ep-323-things-that-make-you-go-hmmm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2011\/11\/02\/technorama-ep-323-things-that-make-you-go-hmmm\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep 323 &#8211; Things that make you go Hmmm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A prediction from the Simpson over 20 years ago comes true<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s it like to be a millionaire?<\/li>\n<li>If we can\u2019t have smellivision, how about smelli-computer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-QC\">Click Here<\/a>\u00a0 for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0px none transparent;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/embed\/recorded\/18222449\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"608\" height=\"368\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><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>03 &#8211; Ken Pace<\/li>\n<li>03 &#8211; Craig Glassner (aka Ranger Craig)<\/li>\n<li>04 &#8211; Avner (from Tel Aviv)<\/li>\n<li>05 &#8211; Michael Corlett (from New Zealand)<\/li>\n<li>08 &#8211; Mark, the Encaffeinated ONE, host of <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wetpaint.com\/page\/http%2F%2Fencaffeinated.ca\">The Weird Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li>08 &#8211; OnTheDrift<\/li>\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 November 2, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1868\">1868<\/a> that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand\">New Zealand<\/a> officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally<\/li>\n<li>The first gasoline-powered race in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a> was held today in 1895. The first prize was $2,000<\/li>\n<li>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KDKA_(AM)\">KDKA<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania\">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/a> starts broadcasting as the first commercial <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radio_station\">radio station<\/a> on this date in 1920. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._presidential_election,_1920\">U.S. presidential election<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Today in \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1936\">1936<\/a> the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation\">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Broadcasting_Corporation\">British Broadcasting Corporation<\/a> initiates the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC_One\">BBC Television Service<\/a>, the world&#8217;s first regular, &#8220;high-definition&#8221; service today in 1936. Back then, \u201chigh definition\u201d was defined as at least 200 lines. The service was renamed BBC1 in<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1964\">1964<\/a>, the channel still runs to this day.<\/li>\n<li>This is the date in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1947\">1947<\/a> that designer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Hughes\">Howard Hughes<\/a> performs the maiden (and only) flight of the H-4 The Hercules aka the \u201cSpruce Goose\u201d; the largest fixed-wing <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft\">aircraft<\/a> ever built.<\/li>\n<li>The first <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet\">internet<\/a>-distributed <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer_worm\">computer worm<\/a>, The Morris Worm, to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology\">MIT<\/a> today in 1988.<\/li>\n<li>and on this date in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000\">2000<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Expedition_1\">first resident crew<\/a> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISS\">ISS<\/a> docked in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/November_2nd\">November 2nd<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soyuz_TM-31\">Soyuz TM-31<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Boone\">Daniel Boone<\/a> American explorer, born on this date in 1734<\/li>\n<li>English mathematician and philosopher, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Boole\">George Boole<\/a>, was born today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1815\">1815<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>1885 is also the birthday of American astronomer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harlow_Shapley\">Harlow Shapley<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also born today in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1894\">1894<\/a>, German scientist <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Lippisch\">Alexander Lippisch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mathematician <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raphael_Robinson\">Raphael Robinson<\/a> was born today in 1911<\/li>\n<li>and finally American physicist and Nobel Prize laureat, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_E._Taylor\">Richard E. Taylor<\/a> turns 82.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for November 2, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5854536\/faa-enlists-the-web-for-reporting-laser-shenanigans\">FAA enlists the web to help report laser shenanigans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gates: <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5854174\/bill-gates-being-a-billionaire-is-overrated\">Being a millionaire isn\u2019t all it\u2019s cracked up to be<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Simpson\u2019s predicted the future &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5853988\/the-simpsons-called-it-three-eyed-fish-caught-outside-a-nuclear-power-plant\">Blinky is real<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/10\/29\/olly-the-web-connected-robot-that-converts-pings-to-odors\/\">Gadget that converts pings to scents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5854200\/i-will-only-eat-food-thats-covered-in-edible-gold-spray-paint\/gallery\/1\">I\u2019ll have my Thanksgiving turkey gold<\/a>, thank you<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/10\/26\/british-mans-prosthetic-arm-doubles-as-nokia-c7-dock\/\">Man has smartphone installed in prosthetic arm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/10\/24\/scientists-build-logic-gates-out-of-gut-bacteria-then-hopefully\/\">Scientists build logic gates out of bacteria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Technorama News report with Chip Qwerty<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember When<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailywh.at\/2011\/10\/28\/from-the-archives-28\/\">Pros and cons of using the internet in 1996 <\/a>&#8211; still true?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5852886\/the-woman-who-kept-time\">Before there was NTP, there was Ruth Bellville to keep your time in sync<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Geek Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2011\/10\/30\/the-abcs-for-geeky-tots\">The ABCs for Geeky Tots<\/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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