{"id":7076,"date":"2026-08-26T08:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=7076"},"modified":"2026-08-26T08:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:35:52","slug":"episode-812-never-pet-a-devonian-puppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2026\/08\/26\/episode-812-never-pet-a-devonian-puppy\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 812: Never Pet a Devonian Puppy"},"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 812: Never Pet a Devonian Puppy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0BJrlBofc-A?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-1Q8\">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_5411\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7076-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep812_260826.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep812_260826.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep812_260826.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_Ep812_260826.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep812_260826.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\/pfbid023ePcViKaxwPivaynW8JJ4pEKfYRuYS2xwYqBCf4Z9bMk1f25GfWymK47kiUNgbVZl\">What obsolete tech noise do you genuinely miss hearing?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kreg.steppe\/posts\/pfbid0fLgqnujMVohZ9CJbKNC8x1i3SdV5RnKERVt9F16txEWzt9SGiwEVoRpyS44LimQbl\">(1) Kreg Steppe &#8211; I would say the satisfying sound of a 3.5 floppy&#8230; | Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/455731709984636958\/1440003646698819776\">Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day In History for August 26, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is August 26th, the 238th day of the year. It&#8217;s the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We begin back in 1768, when Captain James Cook set sail from England aboard HMS Endeavour on his first voyage of discovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ten years later, in 1778, mountaineers achieved the first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moving to 1791, inventor John Fitch was granted a United States patent for the steamboat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1883, the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa entered its final, paroxysmal stage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fast forward to 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was officially certified, granting women the right to vote.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And in 1998, the maiden flight of the Boeing Delta III rocket ended in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff, destroying the Galaxy X communications satellite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turning our attention to modern and historical milestones, happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Johann Heinrich Lambert, born 298 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French mineralogist and geologist Jean-Baptiste Rom\u00e9 de l&#8217;Isle was born in 1736, marking his 290th birth anniversary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot air balloon pioneer Joseph-Michel Montgolfier was born 286 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renowned French chemist Antoine Lavoisier entered the world back in 1743.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astronomer and director of the Astronomical Observatory of Naples Federigo Zuccari was born 243 years ago.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audion tube inventor Lee de Forest arrived 153 years ago in 1873.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nobel laureate German physicist James Franck was born 144 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pioneering virologist Albert Sabin, who developed the oral polio vaccine, was born 120 years ago in 1906.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Groundbreaking NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was born 108 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computer science pioneer Karen Sp\u00e4rck Jones was born 91 years ago in 1935.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iconic movie trailer voice actor Don LaFontaine was born 86 years ago today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrating a milestone 75th birthday today is American physicist Edward Witten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also turning 61 today is English mathematician Marcus du Sautoy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And actor Chris Pine celebrates his 46th birthday today.<\/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>Aug 27 &#8211; Chuck&#8217;s forgotten iPod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aug 30 &#8211; Maximilian Bj\u00f6rsten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aug 31 &#8211; Tim Downing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sep 1 &#8211; David Kloempken<\/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 August 26, 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.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/aug\/12\/astronomy-discovery-new-cosmic-object-black-hole-star\">Astronomers Discover a New Kind of Cosmic Object \u2013 A Black Hole Star<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2026\/08\/260816044853.htm\">Scientists Turn DNA into a Memory Device That Uses 100x Less Power<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2026\/08\/18\/announcing-the-2026-hackaday-retrocomputing-challenge\/\">Announcing The 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge<\/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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