{"id":7065,"date":"2026-07-29T08:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=7065"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:09:50","slug":"episode-809-unexpected-reboot-in-aisle-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2026\/07\/29\/episode-809-unexpected-reboot-in-aisle-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 809: Unexpected reboot in Aisle 4"},"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 809: Unexpected reboot in Aisle 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HPJUd59NR3Y?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1PX\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1PX\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6517\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7065-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep809_260729.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep809_260729.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep809_260729.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_Ep809_260729.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep809_260729.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/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\/technoramapodcast\/posts\/pfbid02GeubCF7m1EBXdwDAb9za4k8i5anXngpjhQDqMgKPqfMruNhnG4jYH3UX1e231quAl\">If you had to replace your car\u2019s horn with a&#8230; &#8211; 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 July 29, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the 210th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 155 days remaining in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was on this date in 1818, that French physicist Augustin Fresnel submitted his prizewinning &#8220;Memoir on the Diffraction of Light&#8221;, precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>July 29, 1914, The Cape Cod Canal opened.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On July 29, 1945, The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was on this date in 1957, that The International Atomic Energy Agency was established.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also today in 1958, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On July 29, 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launched on STS-51 -F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent..<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was also this date in 2005 that Astronomers announced their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was 5 years ago today that The International Space Station temporarily spun out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English cartographer and publisher, George Bradshaw, born on this date in 1801.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isidor Isaac Rabi, the American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate was born 128 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American scientist and engineer, Edgar Cortright, born on this date in 1923.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Marshall, the English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification was born 103 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1940, \u00a0American chemist, Betty Harris.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American director and producer Ken Burns is 73 today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1965, \u00a0Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter, Dean Haglund.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also turning 54 today is American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wil Wheaton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>29 &#8211; Shaun Farrell, host of the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29 &#8211; John Kratzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30 &#8211; Brian Hunt aka Zaphodbblx<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>31 &#8211; Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 9 years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>31 &#8211; Denise Inglis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for July 29, 2026<\/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.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2026\/07\/260722032111.htm\">NASA\u2019s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy\u2019s most famous systems | ScienceDaily<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook. 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