Episode 784: The Great Algorithm Bake-Off

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* QOTW: What’s the most useless/obsolete piece of technology you own, and why haven’t you thrown it away yet?

On This Day In History for October 1, 2025

This is the 274th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining in 2025.

* It was on this date in 1890, that Yosemite National Park was established by the U.S. Congress.

* That same date in 1891, Stanford University opened its doors in California, United States.

* On October 1, 1903, Baseball: The Boston Americans played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.

* That same date in 1908, Ford Model T automobiles were offered for sale at a price of US$825.

* The George Washington Bridge in the United States was opened, linking New Jersey and New York on this date in 1931.

* It was also this date in 1940 that the Pennsylvania Turnpik