{"id":4365,"date":"2014-11-11T22:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T03:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=4365"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:25:13","slug":"technorama-ep417-the-farce-awakens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2014\/11\/11\/technorama-ep417-the-farce-awakens\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep417: The Farce Awakens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skipped Birthdays<\/li>\n<li>Fuffy Frog and her Texting<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and we lament the lack of Monkey Butlers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4740\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4365-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep417_141112.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep417_141112.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep417_141112.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_Ep417_141112.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep417_141112.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Feedback<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audio: MiM &#8211; Where are they now?<\/li>\n<li>Mail from Nicholas:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Hey Chuck,<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know who&#8217;s geek card I need to revoke, but Quark was on Deep Space Nine, not Voyager (unless you count the fact that he appears for about 5 minutes in Voyager&#8217;s premier episode).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>-Nicholas<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evernote.com\/shard\/s1\/sh\/3067166d-452c-486f-a335-7be9a62a2fbf\/af566ab5165cb5687c625053de97746d\">We skipped a birthday<\/a> &#8211; formal complaint 1104-1974<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evernote.com\/shard\/s1\/sh\/bc7a240a-b310-47b2-bd48-ad9489fe8308\/6d219bccd8cb4ed618c6853d46b8cc2d\">Fuffy Frog on texting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>On This Day In History for November 12, 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>This is the 316th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 49 days remaining in 2014.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1912, The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.<\/li>\n<li>Hugh Gray takes the first known photos alleged to be of the Loch Ness Monster on this date in 1933.<\/li>\n<li>November 12, 1936, In California, the San Francisco \u2013 Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.<\/li>\n<li>44 years ago today, The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous &#8220;exploding whale&#8221; incident.<\/li>\n<li>34 years ago today, The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.<\/li>\n<li>November 12, 1981, Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.<\/li>\n<li>Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web on this date in 1990.<\/li>\n<li>Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles on this date in 2003.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Happy birthday goes out on this date to<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russian composer and chemist Alexander Borodin, born on this date in 1833.<\/li>\n<li>Turning 80 years old today, and denied for parole once again, American cult leader and murderer Charles Manson.<\/li>\n<li>Also celebrating his 77th birthday, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut Richard H. Truly<\/li>\n<li>Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Neil Young turns 69<\/li>\n<li>Figure skater Tonya Harding is 44 today<\/li>\n<li>and finally actress and singer Anne Hathaway is 32.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for November 12, 2014<\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/why-you-shouldnt-eat-those-packets-that-say-do-not-eat-1654855529\">PSA &#8211; Why you shouldn\u2019t eat those little packets that say \u201cDo not eat\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael goes to Tucson&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Listener Birthday Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov 13 &#8211; Pippa (London UK)<\/li>\n<li>Nov 13 &#8211; Jennifer Therrien (Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Nov 15 &#8211; Chuck Jolley aka nitestarr &#8211; (Horn Lake, MS)<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/toyland.gizmodo.com\/your-80s-robot-butler-dreams-just-came-true-1655464324\">Forget Monkey Butlers&#8230;try a robot one<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/you-can-buy-one-of-those-buried-e-t-cartridges-for-a-f-1654691849\">Now you can own a buried, non-functioning copy of the worst video game ever made!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Remember When<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/11-smartwatch-apps-that-would-actually-be-useful-1654730912\">11 incredible smartwatch apps that don&#8217;t exist yet<\/a> &#8211;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paleofuture.gizmodo.com\/this-was-an-electric-razor-and-face-massager-in-1926-1654056329\/+ericlimer\">The Vibro-Shave!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paleofuture.gizmodo.com\/driverless-cars-and-eating-dogs-predictions-for-year-2-1654968685\">Driverless Cars and Eating Dogs: Predictions for Year 2000 from 1980<\/a><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Media Cornerstones<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoutfactory.com\/editorials\/mst3k-turkey-day-sale-marathon\">MST3K 2014 Turkey Day Marathon Live on YouTube.<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Starts at Noon Eastern. With new Intros from Joel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>We appreciate your support. 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