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Podcast: Download<\/a><\/p>\nListen below with the audio player or Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Would you take the blue pill or the red pill and why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/media\/v2\/1WKvW99j2TS6FAw89M0CohsLLBc3TVpdb8pVpn0M1NgZoaG1TnIM2_HXLMwWRrA\/1jUuZUQHmkxgVVudyOIauWcv19AWj3JnJJRQ0G7W7vzRRPVK1iyXDCQd0tBObFg?accept=image\/gif,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg,image\/png,image\/webp,audio\/aac&sz=1170\" alt=\"Displaying Photo note\" width=\"439\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/media\/v2\/1GgpE84bznqSBgGFOddiZvk4Hkk0Y-PR22Zj3kC48NAfAwSTu7VkbC58w_1HL0Q\/1oX-74-GssJLiv4EE3q9UrevfIU6f08GzGUts8W1cdFyi4_CZuFQ8whbM2hpXfSY?accept=image\/gif,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg,image\/png,image\/webp,audio\/aac&sz=1222\" alt=\"Displaying Photo note\" width=\"440\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VM from JMJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for February 14, 2018<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 320 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1076, that Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1530 that Spanish conquistadores, led by Nu\u00f1o de Guzm\u00e1n, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1778, The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.<\/li>\n<li>February 14, 1779, James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1835, The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1849, In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1876, that Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1899, Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1912, The U.S. Navy commissioned its first class of diesel-powered submarines.<\/li>\n<li>February 14, 1912, Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1918, The Soviet Union adopts the Gregorian calendar (on 1 February according to the Julian calendar).<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1924, The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).<\/li>\n<li>On February 14, 1961, Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1990, that The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later become famous as Pale Blue Dot.<\/li>\n<li>The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid on this date in 2000.<\/li>\n<li>It was 13 years ago today, that YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>German priest and mathematician, Johannes Werner, born on this date in 1468.<\/li>\n<li>American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter, Christopher Latham Sholes was born 199 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>French astronomer and academic, Benjamin Baillaud, born on this date in 1848.<\/li>\n<li>George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel was born on that same date in 1859.<\/li>\n<li>Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, born on this date in 1869.<\/li>\n<li>Born February 14, 1882, American actor John Barrymore.<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Stinson, the American aviator was born 127 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Benny, American actor and producer was born on that same date in 1894.<\/li>\n<li>Born February 14, 1898, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer Fritz Zwicky.<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader was born on that same date in 1913.<\/li>\n<li>American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Herbert A. Hauptman, born on this date in 1917.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1921, \u00a0American journalist, game show host, and producer, Hugh Downs.<\/li>\n<li>American actress and singer, Florence Henderson, born on this date in 1934.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1940, \u00a0American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral, James Maynard.<\/li>\n<li>American radio host and producer, Terry Gross is 67 today.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1957, \u00a0American television host and actor, Alan Hunter.<\/li>\n<li>English actor, director, and producer, Simon Pegg is 48 today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays for February<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14 – Douglas E. Welch of <a href=\"http:\/\/welchwrite.com\/career\/\">Career Opportunities Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>14 – Andrew from Illinois<\/li>\n<li>15 – Philip from Australia<\/li>\n<li>17 – Bob Trate of <a href=\"https:\/\/megapodzilla.podiant.co\/\">MegaPodzilla <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/actionfigurejunkies.com\/\">Action Figure Junkies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 – Hot John Miller of <a href=\"https:\/\/megapodzilla.podiant.co\/\">MegaPodzilla<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 – Ray Insalaco – Central Village, CT<\/li>\n<li>19 – Scooter in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>19 – Steve in Sumter<\/li>\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><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for February 14, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/video\/simultaneous-landing-spacex-sonic-boom\">Seriously Cool Amateur Footage Of The Simultaneous Falcon Heavy Booster Landing – Digg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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We\u2019ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special \u201cafter show\u201d we record just for the patrons! <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Media Corner<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/superman-returns-disappointing-trivia-facts-secrets\/\">Things You Didn’t Know About Superman Returns | Screen Rant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018\/02\/06\/amazon-is-developing-a-new-conan-the-barbarian-series\/\">Amazon is developing a new ‘Conan the Barbarian’ series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2018\/02\/06\/blockbuster-movie-plot-generator\/\">Blockbuster Movie Plot Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Geek Library<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/tesla-roadster-returns?dom=currents&src=syn\">Dust, meteorites, cosmic rays and everything else currently destroying the Tesla in space | Popular Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/books\/2018\/02\/08\/firefly-book-series\/\">Firefly book series announced: Joss Whedon to serve as consulting editor | EW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chuck, Kreg, Clinton (comedy4cast) are going on Trek Cruise III next January!\n<ul>\n<li>And guess what our cosplay is going to be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Question of the week:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You wake up in 1870. What job are you qualified to do?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>We appreciate your support. 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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Would you take the blue pill or the red pill and why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/media\/v2\/1WKvW99j2TS6FAw89M0CohsLLBc3TVpdb8pVpn0M1NgZoaG1TnIM2_HXLMwWRrA\/1jUuZUQHmkxgVVudyOIauWcv19AWj3JnJJRQ0G7W7vzRRPVK1iyXDCQd0tBObFg?accept=image\/gif,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg,image\/png,image\/webp,audio\/aac&sz=1170\" alt=\"Displaying Photo note\" width=\"439\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/media\/v2\/1GgpE84bznqSBgGFOddiZvk4Hkk0Y-PR22Zj3kC48NAfAwSTu7VkbC58w_1HL0Q\/1oX-74-GssJLiv4EE3q9UrevfIU6f08GzGUts8W1cdFyi4_CZuFQ8whbM2hpXfSY?accept=image\/gif,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg,image\/png,image\/webp,audio\/aac&sz=1222\" alt=\"Displaying Photo note\" width=\"440\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VM from JMJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for February 14, 2018<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 320 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1076, that Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1530 that Spanish conquistadores, led by Nu\u00f1o de Guzm\u00e1n, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1778, The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.<\/li>\n<li>February 14, 1779, James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1835, The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1849, In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1876, that Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1899, Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1912, The U.S. Navy commissioned its first class of diesel-powered submarines.<\/li>\n<li>February 14, 1912, Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1918, The Soviet Union adopts the Gregorian calendar (on 1 February according to the Julian calendar).<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1924, The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).<\/li>\n<li>On February 14, 1961, Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1990, that The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later become famous as Pale Blue Dot.<\/li>\n<li>The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid on this date in 2000.<\/li>\n<li>It was 13 years ago today, that YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>German priest and mathematician, Johannes Werner, born on this date in 1468.<\/li>\n<li>American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter, Christopher Latham Sholes was born 199 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>French astronomer and academic, Benjamin Baillaud, born on this date in 1848.<\/li>\n<li>George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel was born on that same date in 1859.<\/li>\n<li>Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, born on this date in 1869.<\/li>\n<li>Born February 14, 1882, American actor John Barrymore.<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Stinson, the American aviator was born 127 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Benny, American actor and producer was born on that same date in 1894.<\/li>\n<li>Born February 14, 1898, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer Fritz Zwicky.<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader was born on that same date in 1913.<\/li>\n<li>American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Herbert A. Hauptman, born on this date in 1917.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1921, \u00a0American journalist, game show host, and producer, Hugh Downs.<\/li>\n<li>American actress and singer, Florence Henderson, born on this date in 1934.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1940, \u00a0American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral, James Maynard.<\/li>\n<li>American radio host and producer, Terry Gross is 67 today.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1957, \u00a0American television host and actor, Alan Hunter.<\/li>\n<li>English actor, director, and producer, Simon Pegg is 48 today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays for February<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14 – Douglas E. Welch of <a href=\"http:\/\/welchwrite.com\/career\/\">Career Opportunities Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>14 – Andrew from Illinois<\/li>\n<li>15 – Philip from Australia<\/li>\n<li>17 – Bob Trate of <a href=\"https:\/\/megapodzilla.podiant.co\/\">MegaPodzilla <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/actionfigurejunkies.com\/\">Action Figure Junkies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 – Hot John Miller of <a href=\"https:\/\/megapodzilla.podiant.co\/\">MegaPodzilla<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 – Ray Insalaco – Central Village, CT<\/li>\n<li>19 – Scooter in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>19 – Steve in Sumter<\/li>\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><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for February 14, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/video\/simultaneous-landing-spacex-sonic-boom\">Seriously Cool Amateur Footage Of The Simultaneous Falcon Heavy Booster Landing – Digg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat!<\/p>\n<h4><b>Thank you Patrons!<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This show is brought to you by\u2026 YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyle Nishioka<\/td>\n<td>Avner Braverman<\/td>\n<td>Ben Vaughan<\/td>\n<td>Mike Wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nightgig Studios<\/td>\n<td>Gary Lindros<\/td>\n<td>John Clifford<\/td>\n<td>Leon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>John Noble<\/td>\n<td>Chris MC<\/td>\n<td>Alexis Duran<\/td>\n<td>Saturday Morning Media<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steve Therrien<\/td>\n<td>Jorge Schrauwen<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you want to become a patron, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>. We\u2019ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special \u201cafter show\u201d we record just for the patrons! <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Media Corner<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/superman-returns-disappointing-trivia-facts-secrets\/\">Things You Didn’t Know About Superman Returns | Screen Rant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018\/02\/06\/amazon-is-developing-a-new-conan-the-barbarian-series\/\">Amazon is developing a new ‘Conan the Barbarian’ series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2018\/02\/06\/blockbuster-movie-plot-generator\/\">Blockbuster Movie Plot Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Geek Library<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/tesla-roadster-returns?dom=currents&src=syn\">Dust, meteorites, cosmic rays and everything else currently destroying the Tesla in space | Popular Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/books\/2018\/02\/08\/firefly-book-series\/\">Firefly book series announced: Joss Whedon to serve as consulting editor | EW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chuck, Kreg, Clinton (comedy4cast) are going on Trek Cruise III next January!\n<ul>\n<li>And guess what our cosplay is going to be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Question of the week:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You wake up in 1870. What job are you qualified to do?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>We appreciate your support. 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<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Would you take the blue pill or the red pill and why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/media\/v2\/1WKvW99j2TS6FAw89M0CohsLLBc3TVpdb8pVpn0M1NgZoaG1TnIM2_HXLMwWRrA\/1jUuZUQHmkxgVVudyOIauWcv19AWj3JnJJRQ0G7W7vzRRPVK1iyXDCQd0tBObFg?accept=image\/gif,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg,image\/png,image\/webp,audio\/aac&sz=1170\" alt=\"Displaying Photo note\" width=\"439\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/keep.google.com\/media\/v2\/1GgpE84bznqSBgGFOddiZvk4Hkk0Y-PR22Zj3kC48NAfAwSTu7VkbC58w_1HL0Q\/1oX-74-GssJLiv4EE3q9UrevfIU6f08GzGUts8W1cdFyi4_CZuFQ8whbM2hpXfSY?accept=image\/gif,image\/jpeg,image\/jpg,image\/png,image\/webp,audio\/aac&sz=1222\" alt=\"Displaying Photo note\" width=\"440\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VM from JMJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for February 14, 2018<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 320 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1076, that Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1530 that Spanish conquistadores, led by Nu\u00f1o de Guzm\u00e1n, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1778, The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones.<\/li>\n<li>February 14, 1779, James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1835, The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in the Latter Day Saint movement, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1849, In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1876, that Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray.<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1899, Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.<\/li>\n<li>That same date in 1912, The U.S. Navy commissioned its first class of diesel-powered submarines.<\/li>\n<li>February 14, 1912, Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1918, The Soviet Union adopts the Gregorian calendar (on 1 February according to the Julian calendar).<\/li>\n<li>Also on February 14, 1924, The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).<\/li>\n<li>On February 14, 1961, Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1990, that The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later become famous as Pale Blue Dot.<\/li>\n<li>The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid on this date in 2000.<\/li>\n<li>It was 13 years ago today, that YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>German priest and mathematician, Johannes Werner, born on this date in 1468.<\/li>\n<li>American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter, Christopher Latham Sholes was born 199 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>French astronomer and academic, Benjamin Baillaud, born on this date in 1848.<\/li>\n<li>George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel was born on that same date in 1859.<\/li>\n<li>Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, born on this date in 1869.<\/li>\n<li>Born February 14, 1882, American actor John Barrymore.<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Stinson, the American aviator was born 127 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Benny, American actor and producer was born on that same date in 1894.<\/li>\n<li>Born February 14, 1898, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer Fritz Zwicky.<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader was born on that same date in 1913.<\/li>\n<li>American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Herbert A. Hauptman, born on this date in 1917.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1921, \u00a0American journalist, game show host, and producer, Hugh Downs.<\/li>\n<li>American actress and singer, Florence Henderson, born on this date in 1934.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1940, \u00a0American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral, James Maynard.<\/li>\n<li>American radio host and producer, Terry Gross is 67 today.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1957, \u00a0American television host and actor, Alan Hunter.<\/li>\n<li>English actor, director, and producer, Simon Pegg is 48 today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays for February<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14 – Douglas E. Welch of <a href=\"http:\/\/welchwrite.com\/career\/\">Career Opportunities Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>14 – Andrew from Illinois<\/li>\n<li>15 – Philip from Australia<\/li>\n<li>17 – Bob Trate of <a href=\"https:\/\/megapodzilla.podiant.co\/\">MegaPodzilla <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/actionfigurejunkies.com\/\">Action Figure Junkies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 – Hot John Miller of <a href=\"https:\/\/megapodzilla.podiant.co\/\">MegaPodzilla<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 – Ray Insalaco – Central Village, CT<\/li>\n<li>19 – Scooter in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>19 – Steve in Sumter<\/li>\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><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for February 14, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/video\/simultaneous-landing-spacex-sonic-boom\">Seriously Cool Amateur Footage Of The Simultaneous Falcon Heavy Booster Landing – Digg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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We\u2019ve got various levels of donations and in return we have various patron packages including a special \u201cafter show\u201d we record just for the patrons! <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Media Corner<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/superman-returns-disappointing-trivia-facts-secrets\/\">Things You Didn’t Know About Superman Returns | Screen Rant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018\/02\/06\/amazon-is-developing-a-new-conan-the-barbarian-series\/\">Amazon is developing a new ‘Conan the Barbarian’ series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksaresexy.net\/2018\/02\/06\/blockbuster-movie-plot-generator\/\">Blockbuster Movie Plot Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Geek Library<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/tesla-roadster-returns?dom=currents&src=syn\">Dust, meteorites, cosmic rays and everything else currently destroying the Tesla in space | Popular Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/books\/2018\/02\/08\/firefly-book-series\/\">Firefly book series announced: Joss Whedon to serve as consulting editor | EW.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chuck, Kreg, Clinton (comedy4cast) are going on Trek Cruise III next January!\n<ul>\n<li>And guess what our cosplay is going to be?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Question of the week:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You wake up in 1870. What job are you qualified to do?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>End of Show Stuff<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/amazon\">Amazon page<\/a> for recommended books, toys, and other fun stuff!<\/li>\n<li>Call the Listener Line: 707-530-CHAT(2428)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Email at technorama@chuckchat.com<\/li>\n<li>We are on the Social Interwebs\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Search for <b>Technorama Podcast<\/b> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/technorama\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TechnoramaPodcast\">YouTube<\/a>, etc<\/li>\n<li>You can help support us:<\/li>\n<li>How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micropayment on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/patreon\">Patreon<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Or even a review on the iTunes music store.<\/li>\n<li>Links to the articles and items referenced in the show can be found on our website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/\">www.chuckchat.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Also Thanks to<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone who sent us links during the week<\/li>\n<li>Those who joined us to watch live on Facebook!<\/li>\n<li>You, for downloading and listening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tell a friend about Technorama and…<\/p>\n<p>binary high five<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming up in this episode\u2026 SpaceX Superman Firefly Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep526_180214.mp3Podcast: Download<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1274\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5233-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep526_180214.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep526_180214.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep526_180214.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_Ep526_180214.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep526_180214.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1mp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5235,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions\/5235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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