{"id":4731,"date":"2016-03-03T05:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:25:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:25:16","slug":"technorama-ep465-gravitational-surfing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2016\/03\/03\/technorama-ep465-gravitational-surfing\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep465 : Gravitational Surfing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2016\/03\/03\/technorama-ep465-gravitational-surfing\/gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2016\/03\/gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez.jpg?fit=575%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"575,431\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2016\/03\/gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez.jpg?fit=575%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2016\/03\/gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2016\/03\/gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2016\/03\/gravitational-wave-chat-hi-rez.jpg?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your eyes peeled<\/li>\n<li>An old favorite played a new way<\/li>\n<li>Reading, Writing, and Recursion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1ej\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2444\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4731-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep465_160302.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep465_160302.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep465_160302.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_Ep465_160302.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep465_160302.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--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\/vPzFo_qyWvo?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>On This Day In History for March 2, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1498 that Vasco da Gama&#8217;s fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.<\/li>\n<li>Mendoza, Argentina is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo on this date in 1561.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1791, Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.<\/li>\n<li>The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes 219 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion on this date in 1901.<\/li>\n<li>83 years ago today, The film King Kong opens at New York&#8217;s Radio City Music Hall.<\/li>\n<li>It was 67 years ago today that Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.<\/li>\n<li>The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut on this date in 1949.<\/li>\n<li>It was 47 years ago today that In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1972, The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1983, Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.<\/li>\n<li>Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark 21 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>In 1998, Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter&#8217;s moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas Sam Houston, born on this date in 1793.<\/li>\n<li>Also born March 2, 1862 \u2013 Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist.<\/li>\n<li>The inventor of the PAL color television system, German engineer Walter Bruch was born today in 1908.<\/li>\n<li>Happy 80th birthday to Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Beverly Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation, actress Gates McFadden is 67 today.<\/li>\n<li>Karen Carpenter, of The Carpenters would have been 66 today.<\/li>\n<li>Actress Laraine Newman is 64.<\/li>\n<li>Jon Bon Jovi turns 54.<\/li>\n<li>and finally, former James Bond, Actor Daniel Craig is 48.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for March 2, 2016<\/i><br \/>\n<b>News<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allday.com\/post\/6494-eyeball-tattooing-is-the-new-taste-of-ink\/\">Eyeball tattooing<\/a> &#8211; from MRM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/technology\/worlds-cheapest-smartphone-indian-company-launches-3-67-handheld.html\">A smartphone for under $4.00?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/fermilab-physicists-have-discovered-a-possible-new-tetr-1761334180\">Fermilab has discovered a possible new Tetraquarks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Listener Birthday Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>07 &#8211; Ben Maddox a.k.a. CptRootbeer<\/li>\n<li>07 &#8211; Caleb from <a href=\"http:\/\/dwithe.com\/\">Dancing With Elephants<\/a><\/li>\n<li>08 &#8211; Ali Zein Yousuf a.k.a. superAL1394<\/li>\n<li>08 &#8211; BJ Keifer a.k.a bjk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>(break)<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/02\/25\/mercedes-benz-replaces-robots-with-humans\/\">Mercedes replaces robots with humans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2016-02-27\/canberra-trials-more-sustainable-asphalt\/7204248\">Canberra trialling greener asphalt<\/a> &#8211; from Doug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><br \/>\nJoin 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.<br \/>\n<b>Remember When<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paleofuture.gizmodo.com\/this-is-how-nasa-imagined-futuristic-medics-on-the-moon-509729717\">Moon Medics 1992<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Thank you Patrons!<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyle Nishioka<\/td>\n<td>Mike Wills<\/td>\n<td>Steve Therrien<\/td>\n<td>Saturday Morning Media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chad D<\/td>\n<td>Alexis Duran<\/td>\n<td>Ben Vaughn<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Media Corner<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2016\/02\/26\/the-imperial-march-from-star-wars-sounds-happy-when-performed-in-a-major-key-video\/\">Imperial March in a Major key<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ift.tt\/1KLUR9E\">Who is starring in Ready Player One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Geek Library<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/02\/25\/chicago-high-school-computer-science-requirement\/\">Chicago requires HS kids to take CS courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chuck\u2019s two weeks off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Question of the week:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was the first CD you purchased?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><br \/>\nWe appreciate your support. 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