{"id":6942,"date":"2025-10-07T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=6942"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:29:16","slug":"episode-785-its-a-feature-not-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2025\/10\/07\/episode-785-its-a-feature-not-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 785: It&#8217;s a Feature, Not a Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode 785\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NAvLKMgExM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1NY\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1616\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6942-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep785_251006.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep785_251006.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep785_251006.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_Ep785_251006.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep785_251006.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A quick note about the passing of Jane Goodall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk about the Discord Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>QOTW: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/posts\/pfbid02z1sNPKb5S1eZDRtviLPbLbH8zNKWC888AvowyADAvjmfdDMbyLWuS72tXcqZWSDQl\">If you had to permanently give up one category of modern technology, which one would you ditch and why?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day In History for October 8, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 84 days remaining in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was on this date in 1645, that Jeanne Mance opened the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On October 8, 1829, the train Stephenson&#8217;s Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was also this date in 1871 that Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front caused the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 8, 1921, KDKA in Pittsburgh&#8217;s Forbes Field conducted the first live broadcast of a football game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English physician, John Clarke, born on this date in 1609.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Born October 8, 1715, French scientist and missionary Michel Benoist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German pianist, composer, and physicist, Salomon Kalischer was born 180 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Born October 8, 1872, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer Mary Engle Pennington.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danish chemist and astronomer, Ejnar Hertzsprung was born 152 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American pilot and engineer, Robert R. Gilruth, born on this date in 1913.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1939,\u00a0 Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter, Paul Hogan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, Chevy Chase, born on this date in 1943.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 &#8211; Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT SUE-Koe)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9 &#8211; Mario (New Jersey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 &#8211; Victor Cajiao<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 &#8211; Garrett Riffal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11 &#8211; Bruce Barr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 &#8211; Jason Schwanz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for October 8, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\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\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-14849249\/James-Webb-image-exoplanet-discovered.html\">James Webb telescope captures its first direct image of a glowing exoplanet the size of Saturn | Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2025\/10\/meet-the-arc-spacecraft-it-aims-to-deliver-cargo-anywhere-in-the-world-in-an-hour\/\">Space Startup Wants to Deliver Cargo Anywhere on Earth in One Hour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/move-over-messi-chinas-new-robot-soccer-league-is-wild-2000624533\">Move Over Messi: China&#8217;s New Robot Soccer League Is Wild!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shout out to the chat room<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM 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>Remember When<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2025\/10\/02\/the-internet-we-didnt-get\/\">The Internet We Didn\u2019t Get | Hackaday<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/ants-trapped-in-an-old-soviet-nuclear-bunker-survived-for-years-by-turning-on-their-own\">Ants Trapped For Years in a Soviet Nuclear Bunker Survived in The Most Horrifying Way : ScienceAlert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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! 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