Episode 1133

The Same VuPoint
Listener Jeff Corgan wrote about today’s gadget, the VuPoint Magic Wand Scanner, in Episode 1101.

Leo in New York
Leo was born in New York, and among his childhood photos (recently digitised) is Leo in a sandbox in Riverside Park.

The Power of DGW
Gilbert Green of Las Vegas has some good news to report on the SS United States (Episode 1103).  Philadelphian philanthropist Gerry Lenfest has just donated $5.8 million to help preserve the ship.  Just a word on the show and the world follows.  On an unrelated note, Gilbert’s school loan from Notre Dame is coming up for repayment …

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Episode 1132

Crank Call
Randall Schwartz, long-time listener and co-host of FLOSS Weekly, couldn’t believe that Dick and Leo missed the obvious feature of the Eton FR160 Microlink hand-crank radio in Episode 1123 – you can make a crank call on it!

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Episode 1131

Studio Guests
At the TWiT studio today is Wade Starck, who does the Guitar Shop Podcast, and his son Kidd.  At Gizneyland is long-time listener Myra Joyce (or Girl Geek).

Sent Cracking
Leo’s account of playing fireworks in Petaluma reminded Alessandro Abate of his childhood in Venezuela.  Just like in Petaluma, fireworks were available for sale on the roadside, including a kind of firecracker that claimed to be waterproof.  Sandro and his cousin wanted to test the claim, and back in the cul-de-sac where his home was, they lit a firecracker and put it in a plastic bucket of water.  It did remain lit, but they were disappointed that the firecracker did not sink but remained floating on the water.  They tried another, weighted down with a rock this time.  They lit it, scurried away and the explosion sent the water splashing out to 100 feet.  The rock was nowhere to be found but the bucket remained, blown inside out.  Leo is going out to get some Safe and Sane fireworks and try to blow up his house.

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Episode 1130

Slingbox on the iPad
In Episode 1103 Leo said the Slingbox does not work on the iPad.  Steve Romeo wants to make a small correction.  The iPhone version of the Slingbox app works on the iPad.

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Episode 1129

Change of Clothing
Having started watching the video for the show, Ken McLean is dismayed to find that Dick and Leo change their clothes only once a week.  That gives Dick a brilliant idea – a green screen T-shirt.

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