{"id":3733,"date":"2012-09-11T21:26:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T02:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:25:07","slug":"technorama-ep353-unicorns-peppermints-and-dark-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2012\/09\/11\/technorama-ep353-unicorns-peppermints-and-dark-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep353: Unicorns, Peppermints, and Dark Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In this episode&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turkeys solving the mysteries of the universe<\/li>\n<li>A cross between Batman and SuperGirl<\/li>\n<li>Genes genes genes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-Yd\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8469\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3733-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep353_120912.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep353_120912.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep353_120912.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep353_120912.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep353_120912.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEi-LtJVYSI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/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>August<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; Zoidberg [1967]<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; Kyle Slingo<\/li>\n<li>25 &#8211; David &#8220;Grizzly&#8221; Smith from <a href=\"http:\/\/grizzlysgrowls.com\/\">Grizzly&#8217;s Growls podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>27 &#8211; Chuck&#8217;s forgotten iPod<\/li>\n<li>27 &#8211; Mike Noble<\/li>\n<li>30 &#8211; Maximilian Bj\u00f6rsten, Stockholm Sweden<\/li>\n<li>31 &#8211; Tim Downing from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.highpotencymusic.com\/\">The High Potency Music Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September<\/li>\n<li>05 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benvon.net\/\">Ben Vaughan<\/a> (benvon) [1977]<\/li>\n<li>06 &#8211; Susan Murph (SusietheGeek) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtogrowyourgeek.net\/\">How to Grow Your Geek Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warnack.com\/\">Anthony Warnack<\/a> (EastBayAnt) [1979]<\/li>\n<li>14 &#8211; Andrew Peters (Perl Hacker from the UK)<\/li>\n<li>18 &#8211; Jeff Schultz (Gorbash)<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.<\/li>\n<li>Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you\u2019ll see the announcement when we join the hangout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On This Day In History for September 12, 2012<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>This is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, there are 110 days remaining in 2012.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1609 that Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1940 \u2013 Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.<\/li>\n<li>Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia on this date in 1952.<\/li>\n<li>It was September 12, 1958 that Jack Kilby demonstrates the first integrated circuit.<\/li>\n<li>Today in 1959 saw the Premiere of Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.<\/li>\n<li>The very same date \u2013 The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.<\/li>\n<li>48 years ago Canyonlands National Park is designated as a National Park.<\/li>\n<li>It was today in 1966 that NASA Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA&#8217;s Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder launches today.<\/li>\n<li>20 years ago today NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space,Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.<\/li>\n<li>And today in 2005 \u2013 Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny&#8217;s Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil, born on this date in 1725<\/li>\n<li>also born today in 1885 German photographer Heinrich Hoffmann<\/li>\n<li>French physicist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Irene Joliot-Curie was born today in 1897<\/li>\n<li>and actress Erin Gray turns 62<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>And finally, this is the earliest date on which <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Programmers%27_Day\">Programmers&#8217; Day<\/a> can fall, while September 13 is the latest, celebrated on the 256th day of the year. (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\">Russia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Programmers\">programmers<\/a> around the world)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shout out: <\/strong>Listener Nicholas St. Gabriel and his family are raising money to adopt a baby from China. If you would like to help them visit his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/ouradoption\">Indigogo page<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2012\/09\/09\/space-shuttle-endeavour-leaving-september-17\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fengadget+%28Engadget%29\">Space Shuttle Endeavour hitching a ride atop a 747 to its new home on September 17<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2012\/09\/06\/programming-a-core-subject-from-grade-1-in-estonia\">Estonians start programming early<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/millersbg\">Local listener Brad Miller creates PC out of old TV<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Found this empty shell of a 1950&#8217;s admiral tv at a resale store.. add one 17&#8243; CRT monitor and one small PC, a great conversation piece! Had the perfect sized strong shelves inside and made of heavy duty bakelite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newstarship.com\/\">Star Trek Enterprise D Bridge Restoration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/115229808208707341778\/posts\/Dc24TqftYkv\">Here they come, robots that can run us down<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2012\/09\/06\/researchers-guide-cockroach-wirelessly\/\">It won\u2019t be the robots that turn on us!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Media Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5941608\/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-star-trek-the-original-series\">10 Things You Probably Didn&#8217;t Know About Star Trek: The Original Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have a listen to our MiSTie version of ST:TOS This Side of Paradise<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/removieposters.tumblr.com\/\">Movie titles with one letter removed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What the Chuck!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My &#8220;caption this&#8221; idea has <a href=\"http:\/\/explainthisimage.com\/\">already been taken<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What the Kreg!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saw Raiders of the Lost Ark in IMAX Saturday\n<ul>\n<li>Harrison spotted R2 and C3PO in the Well of Souls<\/li>\n<li>The Hanger scene isn\u2019t so menacing since you know what it is \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pcweenies.com\/2012\/09\/09\/raiders-on-imax-my-impressions\/\">Write up<\/a> from Krishna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Geek Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5941661\/new-monopoly-board-is-based-on-the-life-of-alan-turing\">Alan Turing Monopoly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nEnd of Show Stuff<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Interview coming from Dr. Robert Nemiroff &#8211; one of the two people behind <a href=\"http:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/\">APOD<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call the Listener Line: 206-222-CHAT (2428)<\/li>\n<li>Email at technorama@chuckchat.com<\/li>\n<li>We are also on&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Twitter at<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ctomasi\"> @Ctomasi<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/steppek\"> @Steppek<\/a>, and<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/technorama\"> @technorama<\/a><\/li>\n<li>on Facebook at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Technorama\/161352381670\"> Technorama Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>And even<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/114344045273696987673\/posts\"> Google Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Links are in these show notes and on our website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/\">www.chuckchat.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micro-payment.<\/li>\n<li>Or a review on the iTunes music store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Thanks to<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mad Marv for providing the great blog content<\/li>\n<li>Everyone who sent us links during the week<\/li>\n<li>Those who joined us in the hangout<\/li>\n<li>You, for downloading and listening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"internal-source-marker_0.9710811323020607\"><br \/>\n<\/strong>This show is a member of Friends in Tech. 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