Summary: Coming up in this episode…<br> <br> * Mars Rover<br> * Ascii Tatoos<br> * Linux<br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="https://wp.me/pe53l-1oc">Click Here</a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for August 22, 2018<br> This is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 131 days remaining in 2018.<br> <br> * It was on this date in 1770, that James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.<br> * It was also this date in 1780 that James Cook’s ship HMS Resolution returns to England (Cook having been killed on Hawaii during the voyage).<br> * August 22, 1849, The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.<br> * The first America’s Cup is won by the yacht America on this date in 1851.<br> * On August 22, 1864, Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention.<br> * Also today in 1902, Cadillac Motor Company is founded.<br> * It was on this date in 1902, that Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.<br> * It was 55 years ago today, that X-15 Flight 91 reaches the highest altitude of the X-15 program (107.96 km (67.08 mi) (354,200 feet)).<br> * Also today in 2006, Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> * French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking, Denis Papin, born on this date in 1647.<br> * English engineer, Henry Maudslay was born 247 years ago today.<br> * James Hillier, the Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope was born 103 years ago today.<br> * Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1920.<br> * Born August 22, 1929, Russian anthropologist and author Valery Alekseyev.<br> * Also turning 86 today is American engineer, colonel, and astronaut Gerald P. Carr.<br> * American general and engineer, Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. was born 84 years ago today.<br> * Also turning 82 today is German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the maverick roller coaster Werner Stengel.<br> * English physicist and academic, Roger Cashmore, born on this date in 1944.<br> * Also born on that same date in 1947, American actress and producer, Cindy Williams.<br> * English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Roland Orzabal is 57 today.<br> * American R&B/soul singer, James DeBarge, born on this date in 1963.<br> <br> Listener birthdays<br> <br> * 22 – Zoidberg [1967]<br> * 22 – Kyle Slingo<br> * 22 – AlchemyDragon<br> * 24 – Kira Fiore (Krazy Joe & Christine’s daughter)<br> * 25 – David “Grizzly” Smith from Grizzly’s Growls podcasts<br> * 27 – Chuck’s forgotten iPod<br> <br> <br> * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/">Wiki</a>.<br> <br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 22, 2018<br> News<br> <br> * <a href="https://science.slashdot.org/story/18/08/18/0237244/two-months-later-nasas-opportunity-rover-is-still-lost-on-mars-after-huge-dust-storm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed">Two Months Later: NASA’s Opportunity Rover Is Still Lost On Mars After Huge Dust Storm – Slashdot</a><br> * <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/08/16/debian-linux-25-years/">Happy 25th Birthday, Debian Linux!</a><br> <br> Hacks & Strange Stories<br> <br> * <a href="https://geekologie.com/2018/08/open-air-urinal-on-bridge-overlooking-se.php">Open-Air Urinal On Bridge Overlooking Seine River In Paris Draws Criticism ...</a>
