{"id":5757,"date":"2020-09-15T19:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T00:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5757"},"modified":"2020-09-15T19:48:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T00:48:22","slug":"episode-612-some-people-call-it-a-slingblade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2020\/09\/15\/episode-612-some-people-call-it-a-slingblade\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 612: Some people call it a Slingblade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.tumblr.com\/n5goyty\/nF8mqjw5h\/markl.jpg?resize=297%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"My Computer's So Old - Intel\" width=\"297\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1uR\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6440\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5757-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep612_200916.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep612_200916.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep612_200916.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep612_200916.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep612_200916.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\/br4Ud53VvdQ?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<h4><b>Feedback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Matt Baum &#8211; Binary license plate image<\/li>\n<li>What new hobbies have you picked up this year and would you recommend them to others?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/posts\/10157256121096671\">Technorama<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.tomasi\/posts\/10159426073883455\">Chuck<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for September 16, 2020<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This is the 260th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 106 days remaining in 2020.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1620, that Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.<\/li>\n<li>It was 140 years ago today that The Cornell Daily Sun printed its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States&#8217; oldest, continuously-independent college daily.<\/li>\n<li>September 16, 1908, The General Motors Corporation was founded.<\/li>\n<li>On September 16, 1955, A Zulu-class submarine became the first to launch a ballistic missile.<\/li>\n<li>TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts on this date in 1956.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1959, The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, was introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.<\/li>\n<li>It was 59 years ago today that The United States National Hurricane Research Project dropped eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1961, Pakistan established its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.<\/li>\n<li>It was 45 years ago today that The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor made its maiden flight.<\/li>\n<li>It was on this date in 1979, that Eight people escaped from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon.<\/li>\n<li>September 16, 1979, The Sugarhill Gang were formed and Rapper&#8217;s Delight was released.<\/li>\n<li>It was 33 years ago today that The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French mathematician and theorist, Antoine Parent, born on this date in 1666.<\/li>\n<li>Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1853.<\/li>\n<li>James Cash Penney, the American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney was born 145 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors was born on that same date in 1877.<\/li>\n<li>Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi, born on this date in 1893.<\/li>\n<li>Born September 16, 1898, American author and illustrator, co-created Curious George H. A. Rey.<\/li>\n<li>Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1914.<\/li>\n<li>Born September 16, 1924, American actress Lauren Bacall.<\/li>\n<li>American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, B.B. King, born on this date in 1925.<\/li>\n<li>Peter Falk, American actor was born on that same date in 1927.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1942,\u00a0 American computer scientist and academic, Susan L. Graham.<\/li>\n<li>American actor and environmental activist, Ed Begley Jr., born on this date in 1949.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1956,\u00a0 American magician and actor, David Copperfield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18 &#8211; Jeff Schultz (Gorbash)<\/li>\n<li>20 &#8211; Joel Harper (Rincewind) \/ Milwaukee WI<\/li>\n<li>20 &#8211; Joel Rickenbach [deceased] (host of the You&#8217;ve Got Geek Podcast)<\/li>\n<li>21 &#8211; Dean Jensen (Beaker1)<\/li>\n<li>22 &#8211; Matthew Tjarks (Jharks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for September 16, 2020<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSenNyl8MEsC_eVDvCerLe8wNvhgtjg2d7F0Yj0IFYl4dOU2uA\/viewform\">Birthday Calendar<\/a> link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2020-08-wireless-device-fuel-sunlight-carbon.html\">Wireless device makes clean fuel from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/kamp-c-3d-prints-two-story-house-08-17-2020\/\">Europe&#8217;s largest 3D-printer prints an entire two-story house<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/technology\/gadgets\/a33459934\/16-year-old-mars-kapadia-built-smart-ar-glasses\/\">Smart Glasses: How a Teen Built Smart Glasses Better Than Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/08\/18\/former-apple-engineer-says-us-govt-turned-an-ipod-into-secret-geiger-counter\/\">Secret geiger counter hidden inside iPod by US government &#8211; 9to5Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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