{"id":5344,"date":"2018-08-21T22:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5344"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:25:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:25:22","slug":"technorama-ep542-something-in-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2018\/08\/21\/technorama-ep542-something-in-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep542: Something in the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming up in this episode\u2026<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2018\/08\/21\/technorama-ep542-something-in-the-way\/tuxbday\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/08\/tuxbday.jpg?fit=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,413\" 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=\"tuxbday\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/08\/tuxbday.jpg?fit=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5345 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/08\/tuxbday.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/08\/tuxbday.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/08\/tuxbday.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mars Rover<\/li>\n<li>Ascii Tatoos<\/li>\n<li>Linux<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1oc\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5634\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5344-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep542_180822.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep542_180822.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep542_180822.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_Ep542_180822.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep542_180822.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\/1wLAmDhci9k?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 style=\"font-size: 1em;\">On This Day In History for August 22, 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 131 days remaining in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1770, that James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.<\/li>\n<li>It was also this date in 1780 that James Cook&#8217;s ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).<\/li>\n<li>August 22, 1849, The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.<\/li>\n<li>The first America&#8217;s Cup is won by the yacht America on this date in 1851.<\/li>\n<li>On August 22, 1864, Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1902, Cadillac Motor Company is founded.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1902, that Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.<\/li>\n<li>It was 55 years ago today, that X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)).<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 2006, Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincar\u00e9 conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking, Denis Papin, born on this date in 1647.<\/li>\n<li>English engineer, Henry Maudslay was born 247 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>James Hillier, the Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope was born 103 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1920.<\/li>\n<li>Born August 22, 1929, Russian anthropologist and author Valery Alekseyev.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 86 today is American engineer, colonel, and astronaut Gerald P. Carr.<\/li>\n<li>American general and engineer, Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. was born 84 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 82 today is German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the maverick roller coaster Werner Stengel.<\/li>\n<li>English physicist and academic, Roger Cashmore, born on this date in 1944.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1947, American actress and producer, Cindy Williams.<\/li>\n<li>English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Roland Orzabal is 57 today.<\/li>\n<li>American R&amp;B\/soul singer, James DeBarge, born on this date in 1963.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener birthdays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>22 &#8211; Zoidberg [1967]<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; Kyle Slingo<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; AlchemyDragon<\/li>\n<li>24 &#8211; Kira Fiore (Krazy Joe &amp; Christine&#8217;s daughter)<\/li>\n<li>25 &#8211; David &#8220;Grizzly&#8221; Smith from Grizzly&#8217;s Growls podcasts<\/li>\n<li>27 &#8211; Chuck&#8217;s forgotten iPod<\/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><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for August 22, 2018<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science.slashdot.org\/story\/18\/08\/18\/0237244\/two-months-later-nasas-opportunity-rover-is-still-lost-on-mars-after-huge-dust-storm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed\">Two Months Later: NASA&#8217;s Opportunity Rover Is Still Lost On Mars After Huge Dust Storm &#8211; Slashdot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/betanews.com\/2018\/08\/16\/debian-linux-25-years\/\">Happy 25th Birthday, Debian Linux!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geekologie.com\/2018\/08\/open-air-urinal-on-bridge-overlooking-se.php\">Open-Air Urinal On Bridge Overlooking Seine River In Paris Draws Criticism &#8211; Geekologie<\/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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