{"id":7030,"date":"2026-03-10T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:13:00","slug":"episode-799-the-warp-drives-check-engine-light-is-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2026\/03\/10\/episode-799-the-warp-drives-check-engine-light-is-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 799: The Warp Drive\u2019s Check Engine Light Is On"},"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 799 (The One Before 800)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JFuR6HSVl3E?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-1Po\">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_6899\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7030-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep799_260310.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep799_260310.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep799_260310.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_Ep799_260310.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep799_260310.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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\/photo?fbid=1484464783684305&amp;set=a.740221581441966\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/455731709984636958\/1440003646698819776\">Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day In History for March 11, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 295 days remaining in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was on this date in 1702, that The Daily Courant, England&#8217;s first national daily newspaper, was published for the first time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was 18 years ago today that Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kib\u014d module to the International Space Station.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.<\/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>French mathematician and astronomer, Urbain Le Verrier, born on this date in 1811.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseph Louis Fran\u00e7ois Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic was born on that same date in 1822.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Louis Bachelier, the French mathematician and theorist was born 156 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German chemist and academic, Robert Havemann, born on this date in 1910.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1920.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australian-American businessman and media magnate, Rupert Murdoch is 95 today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also turning 76 today is American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor Bobby McFerrin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scottish-American actor and singer, John Barrowman, born on this date in 1967.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11 &#8211; Andy Helsby of Absoblogginlutely!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11 &#8211; Ken Kitzman a.k.a kitzken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 &#8211; Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. 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