{"id":731,"date":"2008-04-09T12:37:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-09T17:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=731"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:25:00","slug":"cct213-mars-needs-technorama-2062222428","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2008\/04\/09\/cct213-mars-needs-technorama-2062222428\/","title":{"rendered":"CCT#213: Mars needs Technorama"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Coming up in tonights show&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li> Bike alternatives\n<\/li>\n<li> A man who builds lifesize replicas of famous robots\n<\/li>\n<li> Step by step of the Space Shuttle prep\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span>On This Day in Tech History<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> 1682 &#8211; Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.\n<\/li>\n<li> 1867 &#8211; Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United<br \/>\nStates Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.\n<\/li>\n<li> 1937 &#8211; The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London &#8211; it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.\n<\/li>\n<li> 1945 &#8211; The United States Atomic Energy Commission formed\n<\/li>\n<li> 1953 &#8211; Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film, entitled House of Wax\n<\/li>\n<li> 1957 &#8211; The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping\n<\/li>\n<li> 1959 &#8211; Mercury program: NASA announces the selection of the<br \/>\nUnited States&#8217; first seven astronauts, which the news media quickly dub<br \/>\nthe &#8220;Mercury Seven&#8221;.\n<\/li>\n<li> 1967 &#8211; The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Births\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> 1770 &#8211; Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (d. 1831)\n<\/li>\n<li> 1830 &#8211; Eadweard Muybridge, English-born photographer and motion picture pioneer (d. 1904)\n<\/li>\n<li> 1919 &#8211; J. Presper Eckert, American computer pioneer (d. 1995)\n<\/li>\n<li> 1928 &#8211; Tom Lehrer, American musician and mathematician\n<\/li>\n<li> 1930 &#8211; F. Albert Cotton, American chemist (d. 2007)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>Follow Up<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> Chuck: I have to renew my podcast license\n<\/li>\n<li> Chuck: Got Guitar Hero III for the Wii and JVC HDD camcorder is on order\n<\/li>\n<li> Shout out to the chat room\n<\/li>\n<li> Happy Birthday to:\n<ul>\n<li> 14 &#8211; Danny Harnish\n<\/li>\n<li> If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/wiki\" class=\"external text\" title=\"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/wiki\">Wiki<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> Listen to the audio stream if you happen to be around.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>News<\/h2>\n<p><b>Follow Up<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesmokinggun.com\/archive\/years\/2008\/0401081horse1.html\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.thesmokinggun.com\/archive\/years\/2008\/0401081horse1.html\">The Smoking Gun on the people respnsible for the Craig&#8217;s List thingee<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/health\/7326839.stm\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/health\/7326839.stm\">Caffeine can protect your brain<\/a> &#8211; Claudio and Pseudojoe\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyfiend.com\/death-by-caffeine\/\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.energyfiend.com\/death-by-caffeine\/\">How much will it take to kill you?<\/a> &#8211; Matt\n<\/li>\n<li> I feel much better now that I&#8217;m following JesusOfNazareth&#8230; on twitter.\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2008\/04\/01\/2204768.htm\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/stories\/2008\/04\/01\/2204768.htm\">Email archive to immortalize Australian life<\/a> &#8211; Douglas\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/376236\/the-running+powered-bike-is-pure-ludicrousness\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/376236\/the-running+powered-bike-is-pure-ludicrousness\">Strange alternative to a bike<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2008\/04\/03\/flintstonesstyle-ped.html\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2008\/04\/03\/flintstonesstyle-ped.html\">Speaking of an alternative to a bike<\/a> The Flintstones Mobile\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>Remember When<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/images\/BangfoAtarisdesk.jpg\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/images\/BangfoAtarisdesk.jpg\">Atari Desk<\/a> &#8211; Scott R and Bandit\n<ul>\n<li> I feel 25 years younger just reading the words &#8220;Certified Diskette&#8221;\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>Media Corner<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QC-LKuEgHPs\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QC-LKuEgHPs\">Personal soundtrack shirt<\/a> &#8211; Bookaroo (psst&#8230; April Fools)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-robotman.com\/\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.the-robotman.com\/\">The Robot Man robots<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.viewfromthequad.com\/\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.viewfromthequad.com\/\">Cian<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>What the Chuck!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skammich.com\/crab.html\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.skammich.com\/crab.html\">I got nothing<\/a> &#8211; Liisa found this for me.\n<\/li>\n<li> Trying to install Vista on Parallels (if we have time)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>Geek Library<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/pages\/live\/articles\/news\/news.html?in_article_id=556971&amp;in_page_id=1770\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/pages\/live\/articles\/news\/news.html?in_article_id=556971&amp;in_page_id=1770\">Stunning 3D Pictures from Mars<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mbarkley\/2129612755\/in\/pool-94108452@N00\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mbarkley\/2129612755\/in\/pool-94108452@N00\">Not to be outdone with the Atari Workstation<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/bmwsporttouring.com\/ubbthreads\/showflat.php?Cat=0&amp;Board=UBB11&amp;Number=1016238&amp;page=0&amp;fpart=all\" class=\"external text\" title=\"http:\/\/bmwsporttouring.com\/ubbthreads\/showflat.php?Cat=0&amp;Board=UBB11&amp;Number=1016238&amp;page=0&amp;fpart=all\">Photos of how NASA preps the Shuttle<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>End of Show Stuff<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> We appreciate your support. 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