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QOTW: You’ve been granted the ability to instantly download any single skill or area of knowledge directly into your brain, Matrix-style. What do you choose, and what’s the most absurd, non-practical way you’d immediately use it?

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On This Day In History for June 18, 2025
This is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 196 days remaining in 2025.

It was on this date in 1858, that Charles Darwin received a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin’s own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
Also today in 1873, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
97 years ago today, Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she was a passenger; Wilmer Stultz was the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album (or LP) in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on this date in 1948.
That same date in 1981, The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, made its first flight.
June 18, 1983, Aboard Space Shuttle STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
It was on this date in 2006, that The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 was launched.
It was 16 years ago today that The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft was launched.
It was on this date in 2023, that Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean..

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

English astronomer and merchant, William Lassell, born on this date in 1799.
American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Folger Shakespeare Library, Henry Clay Folger was born 168 years ago today.
Also born 167 years ago was Scottish-English mathematician and academic Andrew Forsyth.
Born on that same date in 1870,  French mathematician and philosopher, Édouard Le Roy.
English lieutenant and mountaineer, George Mallory, born June 18, 1886.
Born today in 1907,  Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author, Frithjof Schuon.
German mathematician Oswald Teichmüller was born 112 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1915,  American mathematician Alice T. Schafer.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Jerome Karle, born on this date in 1918.
American astronomer and cosmologist Allan Sandage was born 99 years ago.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Dudley R. Herschbach, born on this date in 1932.
Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut, Vitaly Zholobov is 88 today.
American actress, Carol Kane, born on this date in 1952.
Also born on that same date in 1962,  American physicist and academic, Lisa Randall.

Listener Birthdays

18 – Xianfox from Appleton
19 – Steven (sphen603) from Wichita, Kansas
21 – Ascii Adam from the Hook Show
22 – Lance Heath
22 – Jack Stevens

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QOTW: If you could have any fictional AI from a movie or TV show as your personal assistant, but they had to use a 56k dial-up connection for all their processing, who would you choose and what would be their most frustrating quirk?

On This Day In History for June 11, 2025
This is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining in 2025.

It was on this date in 1509, that Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon.
That same date in 1559, Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sailed for Florida with a party of 1,500, intending to settle on the gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico).
On June 11, 1748, Denmark adopted the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
It was on this date in 1770, that British explorer Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
Also on June 11, 1776, The Continental Congress appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
Also today in 1788, Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reached Alaska.
It was also this date in 1892 that The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, was officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
Inventor Edwin Armstrong gave the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey on this date in 1935.
63 years ago today, Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly became the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
It was on this date in 1998, that Compaq Computer paid US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
That same date in 2002, Antonio Meucci was acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
Cassini-Huygens made its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe on this date in 2004.
That same date in 2008, The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into orbit.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

German astronomer (died 1788), Johann Georg Palitzsch, born on this date in 1723.
Also born on that same date in 1834,  German mechanical engineer and physicist (died 1893), Johann Bauschinger.
Also turning 183 today is German engineer and academic (died 1934) Carl von Linde.
French physicist and academic (died 1945), Charles Fabry, born on this date in 1867.
German-American mathematician and photographer (died 2003), Natascha Artin Brunswick is 116 today.
French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died 1997), Jacques Cousteau, born on this date in 1910.
Also born on that same date in 1915,  American mathematician and physicist (died 1999), Nicholas Metropolis.
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2016), Gene Wilder, born on this date in 1933.
American actor and producer, Peter Dinklage is 56 today.
American actor, Shia LaBeouf, born on this date in 1986.

Listener Birthdays

15 – Miss Eliza Sea from Wingin’ It 3D
16 – Joe Edmisson
16 – Jason from The Angry Geek
17 – Digital Dan from the Hook Show

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 11, 2025

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In this episode, we dive into a whirlwind of experiences! From conquering virtual classroom setups with clever caching at the ServiceNow conference in Vegas (and a mind-blowing Gwen Stefani concert at The Sphere!), to navigating the bittersweet moments of family loss and the humorous frustrations of home network tech gremlins. We also geek out over retro handhelds and karaoke app development.

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QOTW: Which Franchise Movie/TV show should be or needs to be turned into a sitcom version? (Laugh tracks, etc)

On This Day In History for April 30, 2025
This is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 245 days remaining in 2025.

It was on this date in 1492, that Spain gave Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He was named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovered.
Also on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington took the oath of office to become the first President of the United States.
That same date in 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announced his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London on this date in 1897.
On April 30, 1905, Albert Einstein completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
Also today in 1939, NBC inaugurated its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s N.Y. World’s Fair opening day ceremonial address.
April 30, 1947, In Nevada, Boulder Dam was renamed Hoover Dam.
That same date in 1961, K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, was commissioned.
April 30, 1993, CERN announced World Wide Web protocols will be free.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

English-Canadian cartographer and explorer, David Thompson, born on this date in 1770.
Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist was born on that same date in 1777.
Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company, Hans List, born on this date in 1896.
Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1905.
American mathematician and engineer, Claude Shannon was born 109 years ago today.
American scientist, co-invented the GPS, Roger L. Easton, born on this date in 1921.
Also turning 87 today is American author and screenwriter Larry Niven.
American pilot, and astronaut, Michael J. Smith, born on this date in 1945.
Also born on that same date in 1976,  American astronaut, Victor J. Glover.
American actress, Kirsten Dunst, born on this date in 1982.
Also born on that same date in 1985,  Israeli actress and model, Gal Gadot.

Listener Birthdays

26 – Stewe Lundin – Sweden
26 – Frank Lopez
29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe
29 – Timothy Karre
29 – Dhruv Gupta
30 – Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana)
1 – Technorama
3 – Keao Wright
3 – Leon
5 – Joe Mieczkowski host of Onthepodcast
6 – Amber Pace (not really a listener, but a mother and a wife of listeners)
6 – Bill Barbour
6 – Steve Bickle
6 – Brian Brown

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 30, 2025

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Okay, stepping into my interviewer shoes for the big Technorama 20th ...

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QOTW: Would you rather live on a terraformed Mars (thin atmosphere, limited Earth contact) OR live in a massive orbiting space station (crowded, artificial everything)?

On This Day In History for April 16, 2025
This is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 259 days remaining in 2025.

It was on this date in 1582, that Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founded the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
Franz Friedrich Wilhelm von Fürstenberg founded the University of Münster on this date in 1780.
On April 16, 1853, The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opened the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
It was 115 years ago today that the oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opened for the first time.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel on April 16, 1912.
Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD on this date in 1943. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
53 years ago today was the launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
That same date in 2012, the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

German mathematician and astronomer, Petrus Apianus, born on this date in 1495.
The English mathematician, invented the octant, John Hadley was born 343 years ago today.
Born April 16, 1823, German mathematician and academic Gotthold Eisenstein.
American inventor, Wilbur Wright was born 158 years ago today.
Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer was born on that same date in 1889.
Henry Mancini, the American composer and conductor was born 101 years ago today.
Russian physicist and academic, Vadim Kuzmin, born on this date in 1936.
American captain, pilot, and astronaut, David M. Brown was born 69 years ago today.

Listener Birthdays

16 – Donna Tomasi
18 – Skaifey (Anthony)
19 – Amanda (SusietheGeek’s daughter & Geek in Training)
21 – Kim and Kreg’s Anniversary

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 15, 2025

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