{"id":5412,"date":"2018-12-11T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5412"},"modified":"2018-12-10T08:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T13:06:35","slug":"technorama-ep533-technoramamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2018\/12\/11\/technorama-ep533-technoramamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Technorama Ep533: Technoramamas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Coming up in this episode\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2018\/12\/11\/technorama-ep533-technoramamas\/hqdefault-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/12\/hqdefault.jpg?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,360\" 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=\"hqdefault\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/12\/hqdefault.jpg?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/12\/hqdefault.jpg?resize=287%2C215\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5418\" width=\"287\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/12\/hqdefault.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2018\/12\/hqdefault.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gyruss<\/li><li>Laptop Thieves<\/li><li>More Song Masher<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5412\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5114\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5412-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_181212.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_181212.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep533_181212.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_Ep533_181212.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep533_181212.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<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\/7_sEHYV0Myc?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claudio Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey Chuck and Kreg!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I brainfarted when it came to the Questions of the Week and forgot to send in my submissions for favorite video game music. \u00a0Without a doubt, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor in Gyruss, one of my favorite video games as a teenager.  The Wikipedia entry says that it&#8217;s actually based on a rock version of the J. S. Bach classic called &#8220;Toccata&#8221; from Skye<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Gyruss<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gyruss\"> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gyruss<strong><br><\/strong><\/a><strong>Gyruss Music<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TNc7VdD-ink\"> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TNc7VdD-ink<strong><br><\/strong><\/a><strong>Gyruss Gameplay<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=suRXuW1hryw\"> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=suRXuW1hryw<strong><br><\/strong><\/a><strong>&#8220;Toccata&#8221; by Sky<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QgbgUrp1a70\"> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QgbgUrp1a70<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>My response for good nerd\/geek gifts are:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>USB flash drives<\/p><p>Geeky\/nerdy themed clothing (I prefer anything *nix themed)<\/p><p>An e-book reader, maybe?<\/p><p>Or even better, a good dead-tree book!<\/p><p>If we&#8217;re talking relatively affordable, a Pinebook or Raspberry Pi kit.<\/p><p>Last, but definitely not least, a really good coffee mug!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>BTW, I also left a voicemail when you asked what geeky thing you were thankful for but I guess it got overlooked, hence why I&#8217;m sending it in via e-mail. :-p<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>OneZeroOne!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.tomasi\/posts\/10157331160288455?comment_id=10157331176473455&amp;notif_id=1544392061649727\">What are some good nerd\/geek gift ideas when you\u2019re on a budget?<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day In History for December 12, 2018<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining in 2018.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It was on this date in 1862, that American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by a controlled mine.<\/li><li>It was 117 years ago today, that Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter &#8220;S&#8221; [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John&#8217;s, Newfoundland.<\/li><li>On December 12, 1991, The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.<\/li><li>December 12, 2000, The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.<\/li><li>It was also this date in 2012 that North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmy\u014fngs\u014fng-3 Unit 2, using an Unha-3 carrier rocket.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express, Henry Wells, born on this date in 1805.<\/li><li>Born December 12, 1862, English businessman J. Bruce Ismay.<\/li><li>Walter Benona Sharp, the American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company was born 148 years ago today.<\/li><li>Born December 12, 1881, Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros Harry Warner.<\/li><li>American actor, Edward G. Robinson was born 125 years ago today.<\/li><li>Born December 12, 1900, American actor and dancer Sammy Davis, Sr..<\/li><li>American singer, actor, and producer, Frank Sinatra was born 103 years ago today.<\/li><li>American game show host and producer, Bob Barker is 95 today.<\/li><li>Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation was born on that same date in 1927.<\/li><li>American singer and actress, Connie Francis is 80 today.<\/li><li>American singer and television personality, Dionne Warwick, born on this date in 1940.<\/li><li>Grover Washington, Jr., the American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer was born 75 years ago today.<\/li><li>American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actress, Sheila E. is 61 today.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>12 &#8211; Deckrd<\/li><li>12 &#8211; Kevin Burns (Soleblaze)<\/li><li>12 &#8211; Matt Blocker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegiant.us\/\">TheGiant<\/a><\/li><li>12 &#8211; Rob Riehl (suriehl)<\/li><li>14 &#8211; Michael Spence from <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelspence.us\/\">Brother Osric&#8217;s Scriptorium<\/a><\/li><li>17 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackdot.be\/\">Jorge Schrauwen<\/a><\/li><li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for December 12, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/you-can-own-luke-skywalkers-lightsaber-from-original-star-wars\/\">You Can Own Luke Skywalker&#8217;s Lightsaber From Original &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/funny\/thief-steals-laptop-sends-apologetic-email-to-owner.html\">Thief Steals Laptop, Sends Apologetic Email to Owner<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/2018\/12\/05\/unlimited-power-asus-rog-phone-charges-when-plugged-into-itself-solves-worlds-battery-problems\/\">Unlimited power: ASUS ROG Phone charges when plugged into itself, solves world&#8217;s battery problems<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odditycentral.com\/news\/exhausted-burglar-falls-asleep-on-the-job.html\">Exhausted Burglar Falls Asleep on the Job<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shout out to the chat room<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thank you Patrons!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\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.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><tbody><tr><td>Kyle Nishioka<\/td><td>Avner Braverman<\/td><td>Ben Vaughan<\/td><td>Mike Wills<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Krazy Joe from Mega Podtastic<\/td><td>Nightgig Studios<\/td><td>Gary Lindros<\/td><td>John Clifford<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Leon<\/td><td>John Noble<\/td><td>Chris MC<\/td><td>Alexis Duran<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday Morning Media<\/td><td>Steve Therrien<\/td><td>Jorge Schrauwen<\/td><td>John Miller Jr.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amber Elstad<\/td><td>Harold McKinstry<\/td><td>Amy Bowen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to become a patron, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/technoramapodcast<\/a>. 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