Settlers Snack board!

“Let them eat Catan” Mary Something or other once said… or maybe i have things wrong here…. I love the game The Settlers of Catan But never before have I thought about EATING the game! Chris and Rachael Oseland (Kitchen Overlord! Love the name) are not only apparently working on a Settlers Cookbook! …

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No Coffee… Bad Juju

This just in… Caffeine Withdrawal Is Now a Mental Disorder. So if i haven’t had my coffee in the morning I am now to be completely excused for anything I say, do, or yell right? Well no… not really. You see the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental …

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Coffee People, Coffee Stories

Q: How did the hipster burn his tongue? A: He drank his coffee before it was cool. Brendan brews Chemex coffee at home before he comes to work and drinks more coffee. Chemex is an old-school pour over coffee preparation that has seen resurgence of late. Look in the attic, …

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Spray Paint Shaker

All the cool kids are doing it! No not defacing public property, not even art. But drinking fancy cocktails. Shaken and not stirred. Now you can relive your misspent youth before facebook with a shaker shaped like the tool you used to use to tell people that you had been …

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Telltale Games Put Funny Tweak on Poker

The Walking Dead is one of the most successful TV series today. It is so successful that its video game version that was created by Telltale Games became an instant hit too. Telltale Games, however, is more than just the zombie-inspired games. The company has also produced other fun games …

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Math Glasses

Proof that drinking CAN make you smarter, and even a bit more irrational. Stare deep into the equations long enough and I’ve hear you can see the meaning of the universe… or at least 4 different answers. These glasses from Uncommon goods are full of irrational concepts… and numbers. Try …

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Pauper Cup of Coffee

Yay! More Coffee Doodles! This one is a sad doodle though. We are stuck in a wonderful economic downturn. Cost of everything is rising. including hoity toity coffee. I’m alright paying more for good coffee. If its organic, fair trade ect. The problem is when the coffee prices go so …

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Say it with Bacon, For Dads everywhere

Time for a Happy Father’s Day everyone.And Oscar Myer… Just gets it. It’s time to show the people responsible for half of bringing you into this world with the gift that keeps on giving? Sliced, cured, salted pork, ready to be fried into dog treats for humans. There is almost no smell …

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The Portland Press

How can you make a French Press better? well you can make the carafe sturdier. You can make the materials locally. But in my opinion the french press is one of the most tasty ways to make coffee. The company Bucket is dedicated to making sustainable locally produced (Local to …

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Show you mug

I love coffee mugs. First of all when it comes time to get the job done they do it up right. Simple form and function. But to me each one of my myriad of coffee mugs tells a story. Some are good stories. This mug is one of the two …

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Coffee on the Brain

Ok so I’ve been thinking, always a dangerous pastime. But i am now surrounded by people who are much cooler than I am. And they are all “doing” coffee. We have flannel shirts, bow-ties, ironic mustaches. I love good coffee, i’m just not used to being associated with the in-crowd. …

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Everyman Espresso vs the State

What happens when a NY based business takes graphic liberties with a tried and true marketing gem from the 70′s? Lawsuits… that’s what. Everyman Espresso vs the State | Brutal Design for the full story. But i think we all know how this turns out. Big guy bullies little guy, on …

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Iced Coffee, The right way

Never knew I had a method to making good iced coffee, I only knew my iced coffee i made at home always tasted better than most other iced coffee I could buy. I’ve tried the cold pressed method, and had various results. Some better than others. All serviceable. but I …

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A bit of a rut

So I find myself in a bit of a rut in regards to coffee. I consistently drink good beans. I make espresso and drink it whenever it pleases me. However recently I became lactose intolerant to a level I couldn’t ignore. If you want to know the nadir position I …

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V12 Espresso Machine

Espresso Veloce has crafted a series of espresso machines the resemble Grand Prix style motors. These functional pieces of automotive art are direct representations of Grand Prix engines of the 90′s.   Machined with alloys of Magnesium, Titanium and Aluminum  they are built at Half scale of the real thing.  there is a …

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The CaffiNation Reviews: DeLonghi EC 860

This is a review of the De’Longhi EC 860 a semi automatic espresso machine with built-in cappuccino and latte functionality. The machine is programmable in regards to the duration of the shots of espresso you are pulling and the temperature at which you want your espresso prepared at. Overall a very well built machine that I …

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Suspended Coffee

A little background. In the Italian city of Naples a tradition from tough economic times is making a comeback, and spreading. It’s called Caffè Sospeso, which is Italian for awesome strangers… Or rather Suspended Coffee. a person having a good day, or finding themselves in good circumstances pays for two coffee beverages, and only consumes the …

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C’UP Air Espresso/Coffee

Not sure what the target market is for this dram. But if I was a barista I would end up using this cup more like a Jigger to measure out espresso shots for larger drinks. The C’UP Air is a premium product, made with pressed glass and is 13 cm tall. …

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LEGO Tower of Orthanc

Those mad geniuses at LEGO have unvailed yet another masterpiece. I’ve been gleefully putting together the smaller LEGO LOtR Sets, but now with the tower of Orthanc available… i might not have the discretionary funding to spare! This set comes with a 2 foot tall tower, Several minfigs, An Eagle, and an ENT! Yes …

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The CaffiNation Reveiws: The Roasterie 20th Anniversary Blend

I love anniversary blends from good coffee roasters. The anniversary blend isn’t just another way to shuffle product, but it usually reflects a deeper commitment to making the blend a bit better. And more often than not there is a good story to go along with the good product. The …

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Edible Spoons

Because why do dishes or clog landfills when you can pack on CARBS! Oh hell yeah. A corn based compressed corn food like product all organic. Which doesn’t say much wood is organic, it isn’t very edible or nutrition. But this promises to be both edible and flavorful  coming in plain and Sweet and …

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Semi Auto Aquatic Robot Snake

Picture this robotic snakes swimming around ridding the water of heavy metals (cue wyld stallyns music) Powered by bacteria, fueled by all the good vibes of the world these automated robotic horrors swim around absorbing heavy metal particulate matter, keeping them safe from being consumed by fish. See when fish eat heavy metal (Cue Guitar …

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Eclectic Method – Hackers

Eclectic Method has mixed up fanciful clips of hackers from movies into this fun little tune. I love how hackers in general are usually portrayed in the movies from Hacking the Gibson, to Shall we play a game there are some hilariously awesome flicks in this montage. By the by the …

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Lattè for Coffee

When you’re not just Late you’re Lattè! We have all done the math, justified the time it takes stopping for coffee is made up by productive results after consuming. But do you know the other side of the coin? The poor people who rage as you stroll your happily caffeinated …

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Cargo – Zombie Dad of the Year

The Short film Cargo, Directed by Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke. It’s all about a zombie infected Dad’s quest to save his child. I have no clue if its the whole dad angle that got me or if its just the simple direct storytelling that only happens in short films …

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Cafenoia!

Cafenoia: That sickening feeling that things are not as they should be. Everyone has that well meaning and caffeine sensitive relative that likes to dope the family all up on that filthy placebo decaf. Sure they have their reasons, and yes their intentions are good. But the road to many a dark place is paved with …

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Haute Coffee

Haute Coffee: For when the fancy gets to be too much. I’m all for a nice tasty beverage as fancy as you like it. But some people take it to the extreme with directions, additives and instructions on the construction of the drink. When in reality all everyone behind them in line …

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CaffiNation Reviews: Rogers Family Coffee Organic French Roast

Today we are sampling the Rogers Family Coffee Organic French Roast. A lovely organic blend from the fine folks at Rogers Family Coffee Company.  It’s always a nice thing when a sample of coffee arrives in the mail. Its even more of a treat when the coffee portends to be ethically produced, …

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Bombermine!

I could wax poetic about the struggles on an online world. But seriously stop reading and go to Bombermine.com.  It’s a massive 1000 person continuously looping and changing Bomberman cluster-youknowhat. Imagine playing Bomberman, with all the bells and whistles and a few funnies thrown in. There is a powerup that turns you …

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Sesame Celebrates 1 Billion

Even if you don’t have kids Sesame Street probably played a big part of your childhood, or the childhood of kids and people you know. The Count has always been one of my favorites, maybe it was my dad’s spot on impression, maybe it was the secret knowledge that sometime the count …

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CaffiNation Reviews: Regular Coffee

So what does modern coffee have the annoys normal people? I’m talking about the average person who buys their coffee from the supermarket, and doesn’t have 30 minutes to decipher the most expensive and pompous order from a certain coffee chain? I’ll tell you, it’s too many choices. Good Coffee …

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Teach Coding!

What most schools don’t teach, is how to code. From the bright minds and talented filmakers at Code.org, this video sheds light on some of the best and worst kept secrets of empowering kids today. I remember my first coding class. Actually I started trying to learn how to code by reading …

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The CaffiNation Reviews: 7 Eleven Brazilian Dark Roast

I have been known to enjoy a good cup of coffee now and again, but when i get a chance to try out a new coffee offering, no matter the source it’s always a good thing. Many thanks the the fine folks at 7 eleven for sharing the Brazilian Dark …

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One Cake to Rule them all

And one cake to find them, One Cake to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. You know after Happy Birthday has been sung. I need one of these! Come on I’m turning 33 this year, that’s the Coming of Age for a Hobbit! I’m going to be an adult. …

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Skywalker Family, After dark?

Italian Artist Renny (DeviantArt user Renny08, also Tumblr user Renny Skywalker) took an awesome take on the ultimate what if. What if Anakin Skywalker hadn’t turned to the dark side? What would scenes of his life have been. I know its silly to play with that concept, i mean what would the …

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My Three Words

So you might think all the new year new number navel gazing was behind us. It isn’t. I just reread CC Chapman’s awesome book Amazing things will Happen, and I decided to do something for me. In his Book CC talks about picking three main words and making them the …

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Ancho Chili Powder

This is a bit of a how to. But with poor pictures. A CaffiNation Cooks. Basic edition. So you like high priced spices but hate to spend money? Welcome to my world. However i have a cure for some of the Chili Heads out there. I love Ancho Chili powder, …

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Spicy Chicken Drowning in Coffee

Yes you read the title correctly. Drowning IN coffee. I’ve also called this recipe Spicy Caffeinated Chicken, and lunch. This is how I roll. I’ve been working on the recipe for about 2 months, and I think I have it right now. I’ve made this successfully about 4 times. Further …

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Build-On Brick Mug: Lego my Coffee!

Lovers of Brick! Woo’ers of blocks, Thinkers of all things plastic and knobby. Your day has come. ThinkGeek has started selling the most customizable mug of all time. Is it Lego Branded? Nope… But will lego fit into the knobby and bumpy holes? Probably. Will coffee fit in the top hole? Oh Hell yes it will. …

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FrankenCoffee: An Evil Brew!

I took a long time debating internally whether this should be released. technically. Frankenstein was not the Monster, only the mad scientist who created him. The poor reanimated soul was only referred to as the Creature. So this is more directed at the person MAKING the coffee than the coffee itself. Which could be referred to …

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Productivity for days!

  Welcome to Friday, its the end of yet another fun filled week at whatever you happen to find yourself doing. I don’t know about you but i gradually increase my coffee dependency during the week. Monday is usually a light day and by Friday I’m spitting FIRE! So in …

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Coffee spa in Japan

You know some of these days are hard on my ageing bones. I think a nice spa day would feel fantastic… But how about a Coffee spa day? In Japan. Yes that is real brewed coffee getting poured lovingly into the bath. Holy Cow thats looks fantastic. It’s a whole “theme” park …

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Coffee People, Tolkien People

 C.C. Chapman  is a capital fellow, I’ve had the pleasure of working with him on a project and have heard him speak live a handful of times. I have yet to listen to him and NOT get enthused about the topic. His books even get me up off the couch and …

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8 Middle Earth PSAs from Dorkly

I have no other information on these, except that they have been certified AWESOME. by me! I have the Balrog one printed out on my door in work, and i think the Ent Drought one is quite simply the bee’s knee’s. What is your favorite? Be sure to check the Dorkly …

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Severed Wampa Arm Ice Scraper

You see it’s nice and cold outside right now. So cold in fact that it is the top three stories on the news this morning… you know like people don’t have windows. But wherever you are if it’s cold outside then you may find yourself in need of an ice …

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Skull Ice Cube Mold

Just because the weather is cold outside doesn’t mean the adult beverages need to be hot. A fun Skull Ice Cube Mold might just be the thing you need. I love the faceted look of the skull and while a more organic look and feel might be much more skull like, i think this …

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Coffee Kong Instant Coffee

I’m not usually one for instant coffee. In fact i pretty much hate the stuff. But damn if it isn’t portable and pretty indestructible. Now how cool is this idea? Coffee Kong is compressed instant coffee, coated with a thin sugar covering to keep in the smell and taste. And its …

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Hey McFly does that car work on water?

DeLorean hovercraft because you gotta have POWER! Matthew Riese seems to have solved the power problem, and roads are no longer needed.  There are literally hundreds of bad movie reference jokes i could throw down here… It just seems so Heavy! Fantastic build and an awesome way to showcase the build by …

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Google Zamboni Doodle!

So Today for the 116th birthday of Frank Zamboni, the inventor of the ice resurfacer that every Hockey fan knows and loves, Google has deployed an interactive game, complete with Retro 8 bit bleeps and Boops to make you chuckle. Read here to find a bit more about frank and his fantastic …

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1$ Coffee Wednesday!

Just a General heads up to my other caffeinated Fiends on the go.   “To encourage coffee-lovers to try its latest, darkest roast coffee, 7-Eleven, Inc. is holding Dollar Coffee Wednesdays this month, when every size cup of coffee will cost just $1.  The new Brazilian Dark Roast is the leading convenience retailer’s richest, most full-bodied coffee …

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All Hail Baconsaurus!

  Baconsaurus, doesn’t actually appear to be true bacon, but imported bacon. Panchetta, prosciutto, or one of those exotic meats. Hell that’s OK, he’s a dinosaur, they’re allowed to be eccentric. Still pretty cool non the less. cheezburger.com Baconsaurus for Jurassic Appetites Only | Foodbeast.  

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Gorgeous Hobbit Stained Glass Style Piece

I recently came across a gorgeous piece on DeviantArt by user *breathing2004,aka Jian Guo Its based on The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, and if you have been around here for any length of time you know that I am a bit of a Tolkien Nerd… More than a little bit over the …

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OOh YEaahh! Coffee!

A little Kool Aid homage never hurt anyone, and the image of the red glass decanter bursting through the wall into a suprised rooms is very well known. While this shirt is awesome, it would have been epic if the pot was bursting into… say a starbucks… “Coffee !” T-Shirts …

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Why Lego is Awesome

LEGO is a fun company, that happens to make one of the best toys you can buy to bring out a kid’s imagination. One of the most intimate joys I have had as a dad so far is watching my kids create something out of nothing with Lego. Watching their …

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Shane Confectionery

Deep in the heart of Olde City in Philadelphia a gem awaits.  Shane Confectionery. The site has been used as a candy store and had housed confectioners on Premise since 1863. s but had fallen into disrepair  Enter the fine fellows who happen to run yet another awesome recovered landmark, Franklin Fountain, …

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State of the Nation- The CaffiNation Janus Edition 2013

I wish each and every one of you the best this new year. I’m not going to rewind this past year just sum it up its been a big year fr the CaffiNation, we stopped producing the podcast and started doing more video reviews. So a lot of change. Plenty …

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A geeky Christmas to All

With Darth Vader and Gandalf topping my tree i wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas. I know the season can be rough on humans and elves alike, just look what it did to poor Harry the elf, but i hope you find nothing but smiles and warm …

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Chemistree

You’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the precipitate when it comes to holiday cheer. and the Chemistree from the Avans University of Applied Sciences is definitely part of the solution. What do we want? More bad jokes! when do we want them?  Nitrogen, Oxygen and Tungsten! (NOW- Periodic table Rimshot!) Ok and if that …

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The One Ring

Oh sweet fancy Moses, this needs to be mine. It’s the One Ring. Don’t try and convince me it’s just a Gold-Plated Tungsten Carbide One Ring, replica. No not that ever. Ignore the fact that this one ring, is available in 5 sizes… and allows you the option of buying a Frodo inspired …

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LED “Hello My Name Is” Name Tag Kit!

The time of the year for fun little projects. Enter the LED “Hello My Name Is” Name Tag Kit.From the fine folks at MAKE. Quick little kit allows for you to put up to 5 characters, make them, pulse, flash or fade in and out. A simple kit perfect for any …

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Time for a cup of cheer?

Or a last a timely shot of it! Edible candy cane-esqe shot glasses, just in time for the holidays! How fantastic is that? I know that a little peppermint vodka, or schnapps or just plain whiskey would probably make the holiday cheer brighter at times. The good part about these as opposed to the …

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Got Pods?

A Farmer in China by the name of Liu Qiyuan is taking up a new hobby, Being that its almost the fake end of the world, we are getting a lot of chatter about possible near miss (but rather a Carlin-esque near hit if that is your bag) And Lui is …

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We ain’t dead yet

Stupid Mayans, Imagine making a cylyndrical calendar, and long after you forget to flip the stone page some other goofball comes around and thinks the world is going to end because he can’t read your handwriting? Yeah thats about as close as we are to not existing in a couple of weeks, …

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Zelda Wedding Bands

How cool is this? finally meet someone you want to spend the rest of your life with and they happen to be a gamer too? It is dangerous to go alone, perhaps a partner in crime might be the right choice! Reddit contributor, Zsolt Szekely a crafter of fine jewelry knows this and …

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Hobbit Moleskine Notebooks

I am a huge Tolkien Nerd / Geek. I’ve probably read the Hobbit about 30 times, and Lord of the Rings about 25. I’ve read the Silmarillion about 5 or 6 and read my kids Roverandom at night to try and get them hooked on the Master early. Seriously though …

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Combat Kitchenware

Who doesn’t like cooking? I love cooking, and I like weapons, specifically swords… why not combine the two? Combat Kitchenware by James Brown has the solution in the form of a fantastic  Kickstarter campaign. I’m gonna have to scrape together 70 bucks, because if you aren’t throwing a cast iron pan …

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Thank you

Thank you for continuing to stop by this little corner of the internet. This had been a great year and things will only get better from here on out. Enjoy the time you have with your family and friends, and try not to eat too much!

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A foul wind

The latest in the Coffee Words set. The dark side of coffee is the foul wind that is produced when too much coffee and not enough brushing meet. The product of late nights working on who knows what and cold coffee pots left unattended. Everyone knows it can be a …

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Cafelexia

More Coffee Words, and more lunchtime sketches. I have a couple more in the pipeline but i think these are fun, nonsense types of enjoyment. I hope other people are finding them as fun as I did making them. Cafelexia: (noun) The act of ordering one item from a menu …

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Hard choices

This is the start of a sketch note series I call coffee words. Terms and terminology you need to know to survive in a well caffeinated world. Today’s word? Coffeenundrum: noun the difficulty choice you ate forced to make at the front of the line at you favorite coffee house. …

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CaffiNation Reviews: The Mighty Mug

This is a surprisingly fantastic mug. I was more than skeptical that it would actually withstand abuse from my kids and still work as a functional coffee mug. The Mighty Mug is just that surprisingly awesome. And almost un-spill-able. You can’t even punch it! Long and the short of it. It has a vacuum seal technology …

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XCOM Enemy Unknown: Review

So what is XCOM Enemy Unknown? First off despite some of the more awesome trailers like you see below it is a turn based squad command strategy game. In short this is not Call of Duty, This is better! All those stupid suggestions and way-points in the FPS? you control them now, you …

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3D-Printed Aston Martin Stars in Skyfall

When you plan on blowing up a nice looking car, you would hope Hollywood would take a step back and consider if it was worth it. And when that nice looking car is an extremely rare Aston Marton DB 5, you think they would take more than a step back. Possibly even consider …

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NBA 2k13

When you run a video game sports franchise and you update your title every year you run the risk of falling flat. And of getting complacent. You really can’t put the folks over at 2k into this camp. With the latest edition of NBA 2k13 they have done anything but …

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XCOM Enemy Unknown: Giveaway!

So the time has come to pregame for yet another CaffiNation Video game review. Up this time is XCOM Enemy Unknown. A turn based strategy game. This game is literally insane. The level of detail built into the game mechanics alone let it shine. From desructable walls, to And we were …

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Curiosity kills the time

Video Game designer and all around oddball Peter Molyneux whose vision has helped bring such games as Fable, Populous and Black and White to consoles and desktops everywhere is taking a new flight of fancy. Enter his studio 22cans. they are proposing a series of 22 different mobile experiments. The first of which is …

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Pumpkin tetris

Yeah… I give up for next year already. This is a real live, or carved pumpkin. That plays Tetris via the stem . This blows my mind. And it just play awesome to boot. Now if we can get one to play mario… Now that would one up this… nothing …

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Krang Carving

Exactly what it looks like. it’s a Watermelon, and a Pumpkin carved to be Krang. The evil extra dimensional emperor, and Buddy of all around bad dude Shredder. Top marks for Halloween. Carved by Artist Mike V, this is fantastic! Only thing I’ve seen better is this Combo Pregnant lady with her belly painted …

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Simply required viewing

Garfield’s Halloween Adventure! CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY CANDY Happy Halloween everyone, Stay safe and let your parents take their share first. Do I own this footage? Nope, am i thankful that it is available online… YES YES I AM, because the powers that be don’t ever broadcast this type of …

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Hurricane proof coffee?

Coffee When the Lights Go Out? It’s all about prep time people! So there is a big storm hitting the east coast right now. And if you’re like me you have water on hand first aid kits supplied and you are eyeballing your expensive coffee maker… wondering how you can make coffee …

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Lidless Eye of Sauron, cake

CakeCentral member solociachef21 has crafted what can only be defined as a true work of art. The Tower of Barad-dûr as depicted in the films. Complete with the lidless eye of Sauron topping it. While everyone is saying wedding cake I’m thinking birthday cake… for me… next year. @wwmom521 needs to make …

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The Guide to Trading Candy

Serious Ze Frank is both a wizard and a genius. Here is the complete guide to trading Halloween Candy… Boom… thats it… go home, or to the next house There are just too many hilarious comments and quips to keep track of… So ENJOY!

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Spice cookies!

Seriously coffee’s best friend on a crisp fall afternoon. Ginger snaps, spice cookies or the crowd pleaser… Chocolate chip cookies… My fall addiction. Not very waist friendly but oh so tasty for a sometimes food. If you aren’t dunking you aren’t living! So what is your favorite autumnal coffee treat?

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Booskerdoo Coffee: Diner Coffee!

The fine folks at Booskerdoo Coffee were nice enough to ship a second sample of coffee to me as well. If you missed the first go round, check out the review of Black and Tan, the unbelievable checkerboard roasted coffee, but today’s selection is the Jersey Diner-Style Blend. The beans rolled out of the …

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Booskerdoo Coffee: Black and tan

Booskerdoo Coffee claims to be The earth’s best coffees roasted to order. And they recently gifted me with a sample of the Black and Tan Organic Fair trade Coffee. Lovingly roasted in / on their Dietrich in the store. Let me tell you I love the smell of true fresh …

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The Legendary Kingdom of Bowser

The Legendary Kingdom of Bowser by Samuel “Sho” Ho. Limited edition print to be showcased at the upcoming Old School Video Game Art Show – Level 2, at Gallery1988 I’ve a full on crush on some of ‘Sho’s work. His Megaman stained glass and Three laws pieces to be exact. I wish …

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Espresso Brava Sea Salt – Fusion®

  Espresso Brava Sea Salt – Fusion®. Yup this is salt infused with espresso. Sea Salt. Have I tried it? Nope… Do I want to?  Yup! it makes a good case for itself. And I do use coffee and espresso in dessert baking and steak grilling why not marry two …

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This is Halloween

Spooky Lights, creeping ghouls and lots of candy are the reason for the season. Marilyn Manson just seems to be made for this holiday.Why not marry them both in a grotesquely awesome light show? The Tech Behind this creation blows my mind. I know it isn’t nearly as complex as it looks but still …

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Assassin’s Creed Killer Tech

I love the Assassin’s Creed Games. And the latest to hit the shelves at the end of this month is looking mighty nifty in it’s own right. Set in the American Revolutionary war this game has flintlock rifles, Naval battles and Cannons aplenty. Richard Ryan, the host of Rated RR blow stuff up …

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Carving a pumpkin, with a handgun

Yup… just your average day, with an average man carving a pumpkin with a handgun… nothing more to see here. Man carves not one but TWO faces in record time. USA, USA. See this is why people need the internet. Happiness is a warm gourd, and a loaded glock(or a …

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Hungry Printer?

Yup. We’ve been having some good fun over in the office. You know working on plotters, fixing laser cutters… And Avoiding the printer. because it has been giving us sidelong glances all day and saying things like FEED me. If you want to know how it happened you could check …

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Zabar’s coffee

I was recently gifted a bag of Zabar’s wonderful coffee by a fellow coffee lover. She swears by the blend saying it was a nice smooth cup, with great taste. Zabar’s is a kosher food market in New York, and whileI’m not Jewish, and don’t keep kosher i do love …

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Straw Wars

What is it about Halloween that brings out the best and most creative nature in some people. I love a good scare as much as the next guy, alright I’m not a fan of horror movies at all but I do love me some Halloween! And this type of stuff …

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Parenting Win

The original comment stands. Parenting level OVER 9000! Seriously though we have seen a bunch of awesome tandem costumes with parents helping their kids out with a fantastic costume. I’m going to have to start working with my kids to make this happen. My Son is going to Be Leonardo  and my daughter …

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Old vs New: Crash hits close to home

I was originally just going to share this little gem via Tumblr, or twitter but I’ve been thinking more about it. Seriously. Give this video a watch next time you think your dad’s old Nova or Chevelle could take a hit. yes the low speed collisions may end up differently. And most apocryphal tales are …

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Starbucks Brand Fail

Apparently… even the vans know the deep dark truth behind their too burnt offerings masquerading as coffee. But what this really is kiddos is a lesson in living design. After you create something, such as a brand identity and then you start to see that brand being applied to real …

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Ukiyo-e Heroes: Game Inspired Art

Ukiyo-e Heroes is a collection of limited edition pieces done by artists Jed Henry and Dave Bull. All done in the same style as Bath House Artwork from Fuedal Japan. Epic Scenes Caught mid jump, kick and strike. I love this style of work, and even more so that it has Street Fighter, …

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Impress Coffee Brewer

If there is one thing I’ve seen from kickstarter it is a ton of really well designed campaigns focused at coffee lovers. This one is no differernt. The Impress coffee brewer takes the concept of a travel mug, the ease of a press pot and the simplicity that is only …

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Spider nests!

Having kids around Halloween is fun. plain and simple its a way for me to share my geekiness, My son will be Leonardo the Turtle this year! But when it comes to food I love searching around and finding the grossest and simplest way to bring the creepy crawlies into the kitchen. I found …

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Angry Birds, Star Wars

Angry Birds Start Wars the name alone pretty much sells the product, you know what you are getting and what it will look like. So much win. The hits just keep on coming for Rovio, this time they go so far as to make the ultimate merchandising leap. From one franchise living off …

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M&M’s causing a buzz

In the wonderful scenic area of Ribeauville France, honey is big business. And local Apiaries are being beeset by a strange problem. The buzz is around blue, green and violet honey turning up mysteriously deep in the hive. Local beekeepers are blaming it on a Mars company processing plant and uncovered sugar containers. With …

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PAC-MAN… What have you DONE!

The wonderful people behind the world of Pakkuman!, know to many of you as PAC-MAN. Have decided that now would be an awesome time to push a new property from the same intellectual root form. So they are crowdsourcing some of the design. a little A&R work in the form of a survey on their Facebook page. …

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NBA2K 13: Game On! Giveaway

Hi Folks, it’s that time again we are preparing a review of a new game coming out today, and in the process of this we have been gifted with the opportunity to give away a copy of the game to the fine readers here at The CaffiNation! We pull your number and you get …

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Mr Bacon Says

A Missive to food bloggers everywhere. I’m done playing nice. I love bacon just as much as the next blogger, if not more so. But the food meme has run its course. You need to stop reporting on every johnny come lately that puts a red and white paint job on a …

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Real I Look: Yoda Speaks

What if Yoda hadn’t been green? After all we know it isn’t easy thanks to a signing amphibian, but what if Yoda was a little more flesh toned. Would to change the way people interact with or perceive him? Like thinking of Gollum as just a crazy old hobbit (which is more than a …

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CaffiNation Reviews: Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 is one of the top 5 titles to have been released in the last 5 years. It is that fun. The off color jokes are that good and funny, the landscape is that expansive. And the story-line just plain works. There are guns everywhere, there are characters, like good old fashioned western characters everywhere.

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Podcamp East: Geoff Livingston session

Geoff Livingston at Podcamp East discussing his book Marketing in the Round, which he co-authored with Gini Dietrich. Very good presentation with a lot of information. I did my best to capture the essence of the talk without pulling word for word from the great presentation. Sketch noting the sessions …

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Podcamp East: Jason Falls session

Always awesome to hear experiences from the field. Here are some of the best ways to celebrate good content. Finding the wins in social.

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Podcamp East: session notes CC Chapman

Sitting in a session given by CC Chapman… What happened to passion… Awesome public speaker is awesome. Seriously fun session

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Podcamp East: Christopher Penn

Listening to Chris Penn talk about marketing is quite literally a race. There is so much content you can’t follow all of it, just go with the flow! Read from right to left.

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CaffiNation Review: Bad Piggies!

We take a look at the brand new game from Rovio with a Critical Eye, How does it stack up against the past sucesses, and how playable is the game by the kiddies?

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The Persistence of Virtual Memory

An update of the Salvadore Dali Favorite, Melting Clocks, or the Persistence of memory. Emmanual Laflamme does this up wonderfully right. Check out his Design Studio at Facebook QuatertoFour EatSleepDraw • The Persistence of Virtual Memory, Emmanuel Laflamme 2012

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Angry bird fruit snacks!

Happy Halloween party people, angry birds, the marketing machine run by an angry avian faction at Rovio have branched out into tasty fruit snacks. Better suited to movies than snack time though, as the box only holds one massive bag of fruit flavored goodies. Kid approved, as both kids loved …

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Borderlands 2… Handsome Giveaway

Howdy there Coffee Addicts, Game fans, and Vault Hunters! It’s that time again. We here at the CaffiNation Podcast are running a giveawy. This time, thanks to our wonderful friends at 2K Games we are able to give away a copy of this just released game. With all the Wub …

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Major Tom to Ground Control

Ben Cooper of Launch Photography is selling full sized prints of these amzing pictures. Think flying a spaceship is easy? Hell I can’t even look at these fish eye photos in full resolution wihtout starting to get a headache. Head on over and buy the full resolution pictures if space …

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Deadpool vs Gangnam Style

The original video is everywhere… literally even Good Morning America got in on the act. but us geeks… well we need a little more. Enter Deadpool, and he gives us his all. I now give you Deadpool vs Gangnam Style

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Hungry Hungry Koopas

Kodykoala is an evil genius. Take one part of my childhood and marry it lovingly to another equally awesome part? Hell to the yes! Super Mario Brothers 3 all over again! Each hand painted and formed Koops is one fo the Koopa Kids, and laquered for extra durability. Which basically means you can …

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Robot Juice: Coffee

Coffee + Shirt = Awesome. Throw a dash of 8 bit love down the pipe as well.. and well you get this Triforce of graphically designed WIN. $16.99, money well spent. It’s a T Shirt… Proabbly should be listed without the r, because this shirt is the shit! Coffee makes …

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Curiosity, the tourist

Curiosity not only takes it’s own pictures… and has a twitter account, but is probably experimenting with opening a tumblr and a facebook behind NASA and JPL’s back. At least it isn’t using an instagram filter. Seriously though the robot rover is not even 32 days old. How did it …

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Solar System Hard Candy Lollipops

While I’m a bit sad that Pluto is in the Mix, these look awesome! And are apparently quite popular, as there is now a 3 month lead time to getting yourself a set! $17.50 per 10 lollipop set Vintage Confections the shop on Etsy where these awesome bits of candy live has this …

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Bacon Egg Cupcakes

Every once in a while you realize you haven’t been reading your friend’s blog as closely as you thought you had. MAS is a great friend of the show, and this site routinely sharing awesome goodies of both a geeky and a caffeinated nature. However he posted to his own fabulous site …

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Baby Hjölster: Time to Dad Up!

Andy Herald and Charlie Capen are evil geniuses, First they start a site called How to be a Dad, and fill it with hilarious advice and Do Not’s all over the place. its a site for Dads to laugh and joke about things and play along at home. But they …

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PacMan Pillow with Black Fur

Because why the hell not. pacman deserves some swag. And for a measly $25 you too can help get the yellow man back on his feet. He hasn’t had anything to do since his cartoon got cancled in the 80′s, not even 3D could save this guy. PillowFightz on Etsy …

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Star Wars Death Star Tea Infuser

Look on the horizon it’s the Rare Tea Moon… Wait… that’s no moon! Its a Death Start Tea Infuser. Yeah exactly as geek as it sounds. And the only gripe could possibly be that the Tie Fighter is to the wrong scale if you have something the size of a …

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Superman Pixelated

An Artist known only as Samuel created this awesome mix of Pointillism and Depth of Field to craft a vision of Clark Kent disrobing into Superman. An iconic image, put into awesome relief.     Seriously how cool is this? My Modern Metropolis.

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Guardians of Middle Earth

I love JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth. I’ve been a fan since I learned to read. I’ve inhaled almost everything the man has ever written, Silmarillion, Hobbit, LoTR, and HoME. I’ve read my kids to sleep with Roverandom, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. To say I’m a fan of …

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Angry Birds team up with Philadelphia Eagles!

All right sports fans, I know the fine folks from Philadelphia get a bad rap. but seriously if I get one “Snowball at Santa” Comment I’m throwing a Double AA batteryat JD Drew… Again. My Team is the Philadelphia Eagles… and they are teaming up with Rovio, the Angry Birds… to show …

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Rolling in the Higgs

This is how science should be taught… Man this song is awesome. These days the internet is the go to place to find all that is wrong with man. The worst in man’s nature is showcased in any comment forum you see, political nonsense, religeous conversations, arguements ect. How refreshing …

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Borderlands 2 : Guns, Humor and Guns!

Iframe support required to view this content. I absolutely loved the original game in the series. I don’t know if it was the tie in to fantastic music in the release trailer, (Ain’t no rest for the wicked was a fantastic choice) Since the first round of trailers were released to showcase the new …

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Automatic Espresso, with the Philips Saeco Syntia

There are very few products that show up at my door that blow me away. I like most of the things I am sent, I try to focus on the good pieces of others that fail to meet up with the hype. But more often than not I’m brutally honest …

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Not a planet!

S so I had a long discussion with my 5yr old regarding the status of Pluto. The 9 planets had a nice ring to it… But the clarifications in science don’t go by phonetics, or tradition, they go by facts. I honestly thought our talk went in one ear and …

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The soul of an artist

Whenever an artist passes away I can’t help but think about all of the fabulous creations that sat in their head, and that only the strongest creations are the ones who manage to force their way out. Those are the only ones who survive, they live on. Sometimes we get …

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My perfect dessert

So i don’t eat ice cream any more, lactose and me… We just aren’t sympactico anymore, chews every once in a while, ok. Ice cream? Negative… Milk? Nope, the American dairy council had a hit out on me. But i still love desert, and this tastes fantastic… Frozen blueberries and …

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Lightning McQueen Go Kart

Evan is a 5-year-old with an aging ride. His whip is the Lightning McQueen powerwheel. My own kid wanted one of these so bad, but he’s also extremely tall for his age and doesn’t fit in the seat so well. But Evan’s dad is a bit more handy than I …

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WALL-E lives!

The fine folks from the Builder’s Club, sponsored by Autodesk have put together several real life Wall-e’s and they sent them out into the world to bring joy and happiness to others… at least thats what i think they are here fore. I for one salute our cute and endearing …

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Coffee Delivery at home

I know a ton of people who have Keurig Machine’s and they all have the same problem. Getting the K- Cups. The machines are great for people on the run who happen to need a quick hit of coffee, tea, or cocoa. K-cups are also a very economical alternative to buying your coffee …

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Buzzin

I calls them like I sees them. And this design is flat out awesome. Buzzin’ by Aaron Jay aka randyotter posted over at threadless is one of those designs that deserves all the accolades, after a mighty fine cup of coffee of course! Threadless We’re gonna need a reprint on …

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Hot Wheels in Space!

August 6th 2012, the date when the latest rover will land on the surface of another world. Complete with a nuclear motor, drill lasers. Everything the stuff science fiction is made of, and science fact is built with. But this time Hot Wheels is going along for the ride! Set …

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My coffee has a sad

Waiting for dinner, but i brought my sketchbook. No clue what I’ll use this little guy for in the future If anything, but he wanted to come out and play.

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Hotel Room Coffee

So we’re currently on vacation, which when you’re traveling with kids means delays and redirected intentions. It also means that the coffee is never ready when it should be. I chose not to bring my french press this time, because I’m only down to one carafe, and i wanted to keep …

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How Much Espresso Infographic

Who doesn’t like superpowers, and come on we all know they ain’t cheap. After a bit of research I think the graphic came from here. The World Reduced to Infographics: From Hollywood’s Life Lessons and Doomed Cities of the U.S. to Sociopathic Cats and What Your Drink Order Says About …

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CaffiNation 535: The End

Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions : Direct Link to this episode  Think of Puzzle Piece Productions Web and Graphic Design that falls right into place: I think my paraphrased Bilbo Birthday Speech will say it all.  I shall not keep you long,  I have called you all together for a Purpose. Indeed, for Three Purposes! First …

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Samurai Prime: CreatureBox

I for one welcome our Robotic Overlords from Feudal Japan! Samurai Prime is a design piece by Dave Guertin and Greg Baldwin, who together like a Mack truck and it’s trailer form Creaturebox! The pair have started a Kickstarter campaign to get their art book set off the ground, it’s already been funded …

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Sweet Heart Zelda Cupcakes

Via Geek Sweets, Zelda Themed Life Cakes… Err Cupcakes. It’s Dangerous to go alone. Take this! So Awesome. And they look soo tasty to boot! Red Velvet cake, with awesome pixelated designs all over the place. CaffiNation’s Cruft.

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Real Life Mart Kart

I have no details about this picture, and all i know is I need 7 more friends and some time to build a couple go karts. This is fantastic! CaffiNation’s Cruft.

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Final Touch On The Rock

Final Touch on the Rock glass set is a spherical silicon mold for maximum scotch enjoyment. Anyone who is anyone knows that the less surface area your scotch touches the less water in your beverage of choice. And while we all can’t drop some real rocks into you glass, because …

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Guinness Stout Marshmallows

Yup, true honest to goodness marshmallows, made with real sugar. Hand crafted with high quality Penzey’s Vanilla extract, and sold via Etsy and their own website. Wondermade has produced an unbelievable gourmet quality marshmallow made with real Guinness is rolled in salty pretzels to give it that real baroom taste, you know …

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Cave Johnson Talking Portrait

Cave Johnson is my Hero. He should be your hero too.  ThinkGeek  can make that happen I want a talking picture of him for the Lair… it gets all the science flowing! ThinkGeek :: Portal 2 Cave Johnson Talking Portrait.

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Coffee Vocabulary Graphic

The Fine Folks at CoffeeForLess.com have a sponsored infographic on their website containing some rather common pieces of coffee vocab. A rather nice piece of work, with wonderful clean lines. If I print it out though I’m going to have to tilt in on its end, I’m not the biggest fan of vertical type. And there is some …

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Dirty Pirate Popsicles

It’s a simple recipe. And there are a couple tricks to making it that much easier and tastier. Use flat coke for a longer freezing and clearer Popsicle. The more alcohol you use the less freezy it will be. Freeze for two hours without the sticks, and just when the mix …

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