{"id":5830,"date":"2021-02-23T22:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T03:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=5830"},"modified":"2021-02-23T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T15:31:15","slug":"episode-631-var-show-new-technorama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2021\/02\/23\/episode-631-var-show-new-technorama\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 631: var show = new Technorama();"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/502292d36bb3f76241000009?width=1100&amp;format=jpeg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Favorite Curiosity Memes - Business Insider\" width=\"355\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1w2\">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_9296\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5830-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep631_210224.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep631_210224.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep631_210224.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_Ep631_210224.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep631_210224.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/span><!--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\/a2A1ibqn2Kc?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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QOTW: What common product has a feature you\u2019re not sure that everyone is aware of?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/photos\/a.10151218397851671\/10157583180191671\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technorama<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/photos\/a.10151218397851671\/10157596296751671\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technorama<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.tomasi\/posts\/10159896149708455\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chuck<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/kreg.steppe\/posts\/10157628788821319\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kreg<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>On This Day In History for February 24, 2021<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 310 days remaining in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was on this date in 1854, that A Penny Red with perforations was the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also on February 24, 1863, Arizona was organized as a United States territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was on this date in 1980, that The United States Olympic hockey team completed its Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4 -2 to win the gold medal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was also this date in 2007 that Japan launched its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.<\/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;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American admiral, Chester W. Nimitz, born on this date in 1885.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American actor, Abe Vigoda was born 100 years ago today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Farentino, American actor, was born on that same date in 1938.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also turning 83 today is American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc Phil Knight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American actor and director, Edward James Olmos is 74 today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Inc. and Pixar was born on that same date in 1955.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Brian Schmidt, born on this date in 1967.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listener Birthdays<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 &#8211; Norbert<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 &#8211; Sandi Sheppard (Mark&#8217;s lovely wife)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28 &#8211; Wayne &#8220;Your Ad Here&#8221; Pittenger &#8211; Bethlehem PA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29 &#8211; Paul Dove a.k.a Eilmer From Malmesbury UK<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for February\u00a0 17, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSenNyl8MEsC_eVDvCerLe8wNvhgtjg2d7F0Yj0IFYl4dOU2uA\/viewform\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birthday Calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> link.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shout out to NASA and JPL for Perseverance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/illumination\/why-time-magazine-named-this-immunotherapy-cancers-newest-miracle-cure-db433bed7dd2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Time Magazine named this immunotherapy \u201cCancer\u2019s Newest Miracle Cure\u201d | ILLUMINATION (medium.com)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-merseyside-56111209\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covid: Man offered vaccine after error lists him as 6.2cm tall &#8211; BBC News<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/a35565146\/scientists-clone-endangered-species-black-footed-ferret\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists Clone Endangered Species &#8211; Black-Footed Ferret (popularmechanics.com)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/space-station-launch-honors-hidden-figures-mathematician\/ar-BB1dRu5s?ocid=msedgntp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Space station launch honors &#8216;Hidden Figures&#8217; mathematician (msn.com)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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