Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!
Here are the nerdy topics we discuss this week!
D-Day Shoutout
- 6/6/1944 – the 74th anniversary of D-Day - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
- 6/6/1918 - Two Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph Daly yells "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever" at the 73rd Machine Gun Company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Daly
Octopus Aliens
- http://bgr.com/2018/05/17/octopus-aliens-cephalopods-research-study/
Microsoft data centre
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44368813
Microsoft buys Github
Youtube blackmail scam
Flaccid phone
Time Traveller
New Joker movie starring Jared Leto
- http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/05/joker-standalone-movie-dceu-jared-leto/
- https://variety.com/2018/film/news/joker-jared-leto-standalone-movie-warner-bros-1202831025/
Other Topics discussed
Superhero debuts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_superhero_debuts#1850%E2%80%931900
Spring Heeled Jack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack
Shout Outs
Superman turns 80 - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/arts/superman-turns-80-action-comics-1000.html
Nathan Hale, American Revolutionary War patriot, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.", born in Coventry, Connecticut, North American Colonies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Hale
Jay C Buckey, American physician/astronaut, born in NYC, New York - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_C._Buckey
Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor (Boba Fett-Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones), born in Auckland, New Zealand - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517535/
Jerry Maren, last surviving wizard of OZ munchkin dies at 98 - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/last-surviving-munchkin-actor-jerry-maren-dies-aged-98/9843692
Celebrity Chef Antony Bourdain dies at 61 - http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-08/anthony-bourdain-dies-aged-61-cnn-says/9851840
Event of Interest
1844 - Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) formed by George Williams in London - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Williams_(YMCA)
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Intro
Artist – Claude Ciari
Song Title – El Bimbo
Song Link - https://archive.org/details/Best100InstrumentalSongs/095-ClaudeCiari-ElBimbo.mp3
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