{"id":4515,"date":"2015-05-20T08:27:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2015-06-01T08:04:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T13:04:09","slug":"technorama-ep-436-bifrosted-flakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2015\/05\/20\/technorama-ep-436-bifrosted-flakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep 436 : Bifrosted Flakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b>Millions of news stories on the Internet and we were lucky enough to get these gems for <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2015\/05\/20\/technorama-ep-436-bifrosted-flakes\/bifrosted-flakes-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2015\/05\/bifrosted-flakes1.jpg?fit=258%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"258,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bifrosted-flakes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2015\/05\/bifrosted-flakes1.jpg?fit=258%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2015\/05\/bifrosted-flakes1.jpg?resize=258%2C400\" alt=\"bifrosted-flakes\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2015\/05\/bifrosted-flakes1.jpg?w=258&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2015\/05\/bifrosted-flakes1.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><br \/>\nyou&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A follow up to the controversial robot statue<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Edison made some creepy stuff<\/li>\n<li>A Shakespeare reading you may recognize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1aP\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/b><!--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\/1RRl8SbUcS0?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><b>Feedback<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhadum<\/li>\n<li>Jack Jaffe\n<ul>\n<li>Get a message!<\/li>\n<li>Idiocracy<\/li>\n<li>Nip Tuck is excellent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>On This Day In History for <\/b><b>May 20, 2015<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 225 days remaining in 2015.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1497 that John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west.<\/li>\n<li>517 years ago today, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode, India.<\/li>\n<li>Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas on this date in 1570.<\/li>\n<li>May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.<\/li>\n<li>132 years ago today, Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.<\/li>\n<li>124 years ago today, the first public display of Thomas Edison&#8217;s prototype kinetoscope.<\/li>\n<li>The first traffic ticket in the US: New York City taxi driver Jacob German was arrested for speeding while driving 12 miles per hour on Lexington Street 116 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>It was 99 years ago today that The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).<\/li>\n<li>May 20, 1920, Montreal, Quebec radio station XWA broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America.<\/li>\n<li>At 07:52 Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world&#8217;s first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He touched down at Le Bourget Field in Paris at 22:22 the next day 88 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1932, Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world&#8217;s first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.<\/li>\n<li>It was 59 years ago today that In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias on this date in 1964.<\/li>\n<li>May 20, 1983, First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1985, Radio Mart\u00ed, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American businessman who co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express, William Fargo born on this date in 1818.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on this date in 1851, the inventor of the Gramophone record, Emile Berliner.<\/li>\n<li>Actor Jimmy Stewart would have been 97 today.<\/li>\n<li>Another co-founder&#8230; William Redington Hewlett, the H-part of HP was born today in 1913.<\/li>\n<li>and finally Astronaut Col. Thomas Akers is 66.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for (date)<\/p>\n<p><b>News<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailywh.at\/2015\/04\/troll-day-ankara-mayor-removes-controversial-robot-statue-installs-t-rex\/\">Controversial robot statue replaced with something better<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/04\/30\/roman-school-kids-give-the-pope-a-drone-of-his-own\/?ncid=rss_truncated\">The Pope gets a drone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Listener Birthday Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>22 &#8211; Tim Elliott<\/li>\n<li>23 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krisziel.com\/\">Kris Ziel<\/a> Host and producer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avscast.com\/\">The AVScast<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.24underreview.com\/\">24 Under Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>26 &#8211; Eli Yukelzon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/04\/29\/ch4-bum-trumpet-sensor\/?ncid=rss_truncated\">A wearable to track your farts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailywh.at\/2015\/05\/wtf-day-high-school-students-fed-6-year-old-pork-tennessee\/\">High school kids fed 6-year old pork<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b>Remember When<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailywh.at\/2015\/05\/nightmare-fuel-day-listen-thomas-edisons-talking-dolls-never-sleep\/\">Thomas Edison\u2019s dolls are creepy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Media Corner<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/starship-troopers-could-become-a-tv-series-1701252237\">Starship troopers TV show?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/toyland.gizmodo.com\/you-can-finally-buy-that-back-to-the-future-mr-fusion-1701471356\/+maddiestone\">Get your own Mr. Fusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Geek Library<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brad Miller\u2019s review of Soylent<\/li>\n<li>Shakespeare\u2019s Star Wars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Question of the week:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What show is past its prime and should be canceled?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No show next week (May 27) &#8211; Chuck is traveling on business.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:<\/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\/technoramapodcast\"> 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=\"http:\/\/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>Also Thanks to<\/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>Tell a friend about Technorama and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><i>binary high five<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7974\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4515-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep436_150520.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep436_150520.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep436_150520.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_Ep436_150520.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep436_150520.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of news stories on the Internet and we were lucky enough to get these gems for you&#8230; 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