{"id":5577,"date":"2019-10-08T22:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T03:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5577"},"modified":"2019-10-08T17:34:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T22:34:01","slug":"episode-578-insert-quarter-press-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2019\/10\/08\/episode-578-insert-quarter-press-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 578: Insert Quarter, Press Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2019\/10\/08\/episode-578-insert-quarter-press-start\/ss7wx\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2019\/10\/ss7wx.jpg?fit=500%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,620\" 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=\"ss7wx\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2019\/10\/ss7wx.jpg?fit=500%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2019\/10\/ss7wx-242x300.jpg?resize=242%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2019\/10\/ss7wx.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/files\/2019\/10\/ss7wx.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1rX\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3217\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5577-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep578_191009.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep578_191009.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep578_191009.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_Ep578_191009.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep578_191009.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postcard from Jorge<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: What fictional universe do you want to live in?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.tomasi\/posts\/10158159753643455\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chuck\u2019s responses<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for October 9, 2019<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 83 days remaining in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was on this date in 1410, that witnessed the first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was 573 years ago today, that The hangul alphabet is published in Korea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">415 years ago today, Supernova 1604 is sighted, the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was also this date in 1874 that an international postal union is created by the Treaty of Bern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">83 years ago today, Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also today in 2003, Mission: Space opens to the public at Walt Disney World.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also on October 9, 2009, First lunar impact of NASA&#8217;s Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German mathematician, physicist, and physician, Johann Andreas Segner, born on this date in 1704.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German physicist and astronomer, Karl Schwarzschild was born 146 years ago today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joseph Friedman, the American inventor, invented the bendy straw was born 119 years ago today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer was born on that same date in 1940.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Entwistle, the English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer was born 75 years ago today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Jackson Browne, born on this date in 1948.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 65 today is American actor Scott Bakula.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also born on that same date in 1964,\u00a0 Mexican-American director, producer, and screenwriter, Guillermo del Toro.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 44 today is American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor Sean Lennon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also born on that same date in 1979,\u00a0 American model and actor, Brandon Routh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter, Chris O&#8217;Dowd is 40 today.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listener Birthdays<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09 &#8211; Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT &#8211; SUE &#8211; KOE)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">09 &#8211; Mario (New Jersey)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 &#8211; Victor Cajiao<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 &#8211; Garrett Riffal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 &#8211; Bruce Barr<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 &#8211; Jason Schwanz<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for October 9, 2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wiki<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/nasa-first-all-female-spacewalk-controversy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA announces first all-female spacewalk after spacesuit controversy | Fox News<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/05\/us\/vitaminwater-smart-phone-challenge-trnd\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this woman stays off her smartphone for an entire year, she&#8217;ll win $100,000 &#8211; CNN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extremetech.com\/extreme\/299621-japans-hayabusa2-spacecraft-drops-off-its-last-robot-on-asteroid-ryugu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan&#8217;s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Drops Off Its Last Robot on Asteroid Ryugu &#8211; ExtremeTech<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/technology\/paralyzed-man-walks-using-brain-controlled-robotic-suit\/5593595\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paralyzed man walks using brain-controlled robotic suit in Grenoble, France | abc7.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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