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Crema is produced when the coffee is extracted under pressure. 

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We have an odd episode tonight. My brain wasn’t fully plugged in, not for lack of coffee mind you but I guess there is a short somewhere. If you watch the video you can actually see sparks I swear. there is also a bonus story, bumbled horribly in the video edition. I cut it out of the Standard CaffiNation offering to save your ears.

The week is a tuneup for Podcamp Philly lots of stuff going on and a few wires are coming loose. We hit up a bunch of fun stories about coffee, tea and snacks. We also look towards the new offerings from Amazon and Apple.

Geek Cruft:

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! This Weekend, Stay tuned for on location stuff!
• Amazon drops a Tablet, Kindle Fire*
• Apple to Drop an iPhone on the Morrow
• This is Spinal Tape!
• 3d Movies… as if they weren’t expensive enough
• Wampa Fur Sneakers?
• DJ Kitty. wikka wikka

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: 3D movies, 3d movies suck, amazon, apple, caffeine, Coffee, gifs, podcamp philly, Ski, spinal tap, spinal tape, Tea

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A whole lotta latte, and a dash of humor

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We have a fun show tonight, lots of little things went right this week and the news flow was nice and smooth. Work is still crazy and no one is sleeping but that is what coffee is all about AMIRITE? Let’s Do this.

So today we have a heap of coffee news, a smattering of awesome tech bytes, and the fun just don’t stop! I’m pretty sure we may even find a bad pun or two to throw down as well. Join Steve and Myself for a fun filled episode.

Geek Cruft:

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! What is a Podcamp, Why should I go
• Can you hear me Major Tom? Space Invader Watch
• The stained glass Mega man… 
• Netflix, take 1
• Netflix take 2
• Redux?
• Yo Ho it was talk like a pirate day
• Facebook Layout, why should anyone complain, the multiple sides
• Amazon allows the Kindle to borrow books from your library
• Angry Birds Halloween Costumes

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: amazon, appple, coffee infused vodka, Coffee Vodka, facebook, Kindle, krups, library books, Netflix, podcamp philly, Qwikster, space invader, Starbucks

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A Little Geek, a little Tweak

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A fun short week here in the Lair. I was on vacation with the family in Cape Cod, had some great coffee and saw some wonderful sights. Now its back to the grind. See what i did there… its a coffee joke… Grind… Get it

Ok all kidding aside, this week is a bit short on content but it doesn’t make any of the stories less important we have a bunch of fun stories covering Zombies, eBooks, Angry Birds and Gears of Ware. I’m excited!

Geek Cruft:

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! Seriously go and sign up people
• Project Gutenburg Founder passes on, and leaves a wonderful legacy
• NHL 2012 lets the ladies play through!
• Angry Birds in Real Life
• Gears of War 3 Bike
• Zombie Ipsum
• Xbox 360 finally hacked

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

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It was live, now it’s not, but you can enjoy it just the same

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First things first, Thank you for 5.5 years of podcasting, the comments and feedback, the few detractors and the tons of downloads. I have some fun stats to share on the show, The CaffiNation has been growing steadily and is only going to get better from here. And I have each one of you to thank, each person who downloaded the show even once, who participated in the contests, the fun, the hijinks, an the caffeine.

Tonight was the first show in years I have been nervous about doing. And that is a good thing. We might change a couple of things going forward, and keep a couple of other things. Video is here to stay, maybe not always in live episodes, but we will be back in video you can be assured. 500 episodes… and a gentle goodbye to long running server. Orion is decommed!

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly!
• Inkling is really growing on me
• Zelda on the Marimba
• Lazy eye or duff sitting gold?
• Adult Sandbox opens in Vegas!
• Justice League Wild West, reminds me of Star Wars Western

Best of the CaffiNation!

• Three rules for your social media self
• Adopt a Newb day, the aborted celebration
• CMYK vs RGB
• Hidden Vampires Go Green
• Proper Caffeinated Cramming
• Caffeinated Fear Mongering
• Original Iced Coffee Rant
• We have had a lot of funky obsessions here, Zombies, Robots, Steampunk. But Toast takes the Cake
• What type of Tech are you?
• Its all about the zombie plan
• Coffee for company!

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

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Tags: Caffination, Clip Show!, cmyk, Coffee, coffee burger, coffee for company, coffee steak, inkling, Mario, Paul Rj Muller, podcamp philly, rgb, Robots, scotch irish coffee, Steampunk, Toast, Vampires, zelda, Zombies

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We’re all here because we’re not all there tonight!

I sponsored this one myself

Tonight’s show is a dress rehearsal for next week. There is some serious bidness that need to be taken care of and tonight we make the coffee vodka for next week! I unviel the new official caffination coffee vodka infusion method. We also have a ton of great content that quite simply needs to be discussed just because it is all awesome.

We lost a sponsor, but we still have room for more people who want to comment on show 500, send us audio or written commentary for the episode and I’ll play it on the next show. Tonight we hit all the high notes, retro fun, coffee, alcohol, what is there not to love?

Tonight and life took an unexpected turn, but as luck would have it we found a stand in for steve, this one doesn’t add much to the equation but it sure does make focusing the camera for two people a bit easier. The show is a hodgepodge of all of the different awesome things from the net this past week.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly!
• Steve Jobs leaves Apple
• Apple is a perfect logo
• Illustrating Tolkien’s Work
• Invading Philly
• Zelda goes Gold
• Making Digital work easier this needs to be mine
• Twister redux
• a long way from home. Perspective

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Mario Pipe Dream Mug
• Is coffee a tool or a hobby
• 3D printing 30 days of Coffee Cup awesomeness
• updated roasting chart
• this is how you fix a lean pocket
• Is there anything chocolate can’t do?
• Cold Coffee Toddys

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: apple, cold coffee toddy, deep fried, lean pocket, podcamp philly, Retro, Space invaders, Steve Jobs, video preview

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This week has school starting, for some. And for the rest of us involved in the Education field we are scrambled. Like so many eggs… Picture your brain, and your brain on stress thats what we have right here a good old brain omelette. We had a bit of fun with a little shake rattle and roll, I’m going to go ahead an call it a geographical shout-out to our left coast listeners. Friends, please bear with us on this episode. It may not end well.

Tags: booze, Coffee, Geek Dad, ghost, Lego, Mario, milk, muppets, okgo, podcamp philly, Portal 2, sunflowers, Zombie

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We’re all here because we’re not all there tonight!

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This week we have a full crew and half a deck of cards. So… after much trial and error it turns out the problem with the computer was not entirely the sound card but rather some sound card, some windows 7 junk and some cable problems. I’ve heard you have cable problems and I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but a hiss ain’t one. Turns out I was making things to complicated for my own good, Quite a common mistake I make. Overlooking the simple in favor of elaborate fixes. But We’re back with a  brand new look and lease on life.

We hit the video game and tech news Hard this week. When it comes right down to it. People love themselves some coffee but in all honesty the Summertime is a bad time for coffee news. Its hot out, and one can only discuss the Iced Coffee Paradox only so many times. We have news from all over and an attitude straight outta Philly. Check out this weeks Hijinks.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• Podcamp Philly! It’s coming and its going to be fantastic
• Google, Motorola and Android
• Gamefly vs Redbox
• Lollipop Chainsaw… Zombie Killing Cheerleader Stereotype FTW
• Portal 2 Music to test By Volume 2, is out and Funky
• I might have to get the PC version too… I’m a bit Miffed
• Is Steam a Good Value? Discussion
• Lemons… you know we love them
• Potatoes… Make a Return
• Wheatley Stops by in a fantastic real world costume
• Mario Indie Film
• Freddy’s Back… Again

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Iced Coffee Paradox, Why the summertime is horrible coffee time.
• Corksicle?
• Coffee Rocks?

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!

From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast

“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”

Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune

The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: chainsaw, Coffee, corksicle, Gamefly, Google, iced coffee, lemons, lollipop chainsaw, motorola, ninja, podcamp philly, Portal 2, RedBox, Steam, Zombies

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Testing, Check check one? Can anyone here me?

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This week we are going all CaffiNation Klassic on you. Its just me as Steve the wonder-cohost is on vacation. So Its all me all the time. I’m here and I’m a bit angry about some things. Lets see if it turns into a fun little rant, because hey that’s just what I do best. In fact i have a rare treat for you. Because of a wonderful recording error yesterday I have 3 rants all lined up for you at the front of the show. So you get 3 times as much bluster for the low low price of one download. I’ll be here all week try the veal

We have a preponderance of Zombie related information to pass along, a sign of the times or are zombies just that cool? We I have a wonderful little look into the world of conspiracy theories, because without black helicopters and mind controlling public water supplies how else would we live in this mixed up world.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• I hate 3D movies, this has been established.
• Now we have 3d laptops? With health warnings
• Governments beware a Hardware hack worth 500 bucks just saved some troops
• Apple, Conspiracy or jealousy? Hows about a bit of both
• Heads will Roll
• Toes across the floor
• Me Before Coffee
• Dan sends in Top 10 Zombie Survival tips. I counter with my Magnus Mortus Opus
• Who doesn’t want to be a ninja
• Ghostbusters trap
• Wifi Names, naming conventions
• Social Media Propaganda
• Social Propaganda, my style

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Beware the PuddingFace
• Starbucks card, conspiracy or kind hearted idea?
• CBTL coffee maker
• Real Kuerig Complaint or just plaint silly? h/t listener
• CoffeeMallow? Ok I am intrigued

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated! From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast “High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News” Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: 3D movies, amazon, apple, Coffee, Conspiracy, ghostbusters, ninja, social media, Starbucks, Toys, Wifi, Zombie

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Audio Issues Abound, Apologies all around

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This week was pretty mild. Not temperatures mind you but the news just seemed to be lacking. Maybe it was all the political nonsense going on. Maybe it was the summer slowdown we usually hit in August. But whatever the reason we were still able to pull enough awesome content out fo the internet to share with you!

On one hand we have preening Internet celebrities, on the other hand a company who wants to make money and be taken seriously. Who wins? Why the pundits of course.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• Tracking you online, beware
• Google Plus, and those who cannot be named
• Mass Effect 3 N7 Prop making. So Spiffy and I can’t wait for the game
• PAS House, Tech on a Roll
• Fire breathing lego dragon
• Halo 4 The Sound and Fury
• You can’t get this out of your head

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Kicker Tea Tumbler
• Wired Waffles 
• Frosty Fridge, Crazy Prices‘
• Dunkin to sell K Cups in the store? sigh

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated! From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast “High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News” Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: halo 4, k cups, kicker tea tumblr, Lego, mass effect 3, pas house, ponponpon

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Twice the fun, Once the Show

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This week was hot. I mean sweating if you’re thinking too hard hot. We had a lot of fun sitting there, and thinking about ice. But not too many quick and sudden movements. I also spent some of this week bundled up in blankets and a heavy coat, because I got sick. I’m better, heats gone. But it will be back. Why is 3 days of 90 degrees a heat wave, what is 3 days over 100? The weather goons have spiffy names for everything why not… maybe…  Microwave… On high. First they took snowpocalypse, then then abused wind chill, now I’m waiting for the final killing blow.

But all that sweating aside, we have a ton of hot sweaty good news for you today. It may be a little moist but come one some words are just fun to say, now say that one with me…. Moist. Alright we’re done here. On to the Tech News! If i say anything wrong I’m blaming it on my fever. I swear.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• A bright idea to bring light into poor family homes
• The Girls of Comic-Con, but i heard there was some news there too
• Dropping Dark beats, would a Light side beat be referred to as a Hans Solo?
• This droid is awesome. Xbox Style Awesome
• Trickery! MC Escher waterfall… on video
• Lego Commitment rings
• Scrap into Robots
• Freaky People Faced Dolls
• Geek vs Food

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• My Cafe from Bunn, Mike runs it through it’s paces, ESE certified espresso pods?
• Dieters beware Double Layer Pepperoni is upon us!
• Soylent green is not people… almost… maybe
• I need this! Robocup
• Grind your gears, now with new pictures!
• Coffee Nate does it up Proper Scam Slam on Healthy Coffee

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated! From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast “High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News” Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via | RSS | iTunes | Zune The CaffiNation is a Puzzle Piece Production

Tags: CoffeeNate, comic con, cosplay, girls, MCEscher, Robocup, Saily Shot of Coffee, soylent green

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Bringing the fun, one lame joke at a time

Today’s Show: Is sponsored by The Coffee Scoop

This week has been rough so far. Vacation happened last week so there are so many things to ctach up on. Email, faxes, personel matters and just plain getting on a schedule again. The longer I am off from any job the later i stay up. My body naturally creeps towards a 2am bedtime. This does not work with getting up at 5am, at least not for very long anyway. So I’m fighting the demons of sleep this week. On Today’s show we have a bit of irony, and a tad bit of comic geekyness. I’ve been enjoying the movie scene as of late, and its only going to get better for us geeks.

Geek Cruft

• Geeky This Week
• Grrr Lion is upon us, for better or for worse
• Anonymous gets annoyed at Google. Starts their own Social Network called Anonplus
• Which is then hacked… Not a Single Lulz was given that day
• Comic Sans Fights Back. NSFW Font
• The Hobbit Dwarves are Revealed 
• Shall we Play a Game? War Games shirt FTW
• Lord of the Wins. Walking Into Mordor
• Marilyn Monroe is Huge
• Broken Core Key fobs
• Darth Vader Balloon
• Batman Faux Trailer and surprise casting
• Comic stained glass art
• Misunderstanding on Philly and Cell Phones

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Relaxation Drinks? Isn’t that why we have alcohol?
• My Drunk Kitchen, my absolute favorite internet sensation Harto is Awesome
• Dr Drip… The Dr is in

Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated!
From the Chief Bean @ The CaffiNation Podcast
“High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News”
Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page
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Tags: apple lion download, bane, Batman, Cell Phones, comic books, gawker, harry potter, harto, joker, lion, lord of the rings, mordor, my drunk kitchen, Philadelphia, puns, relaxation drinks, robin williams, villains

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This week just feels off. I’m on vacation and I’m not nearly as connected to the internet Pulse as I usually am. Things are happening and I just don’t know about them. But you know what its very good to unplug once in a while. Stretch my legs out and wander around the real world for a while. Today’s show is a breath of fresh fun air into the CaffiNation Lair.

Tags: angry birds, brain fried, Coffee, Jellyfish, Latte Art, tetris, vacation, zelda

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great tasting news and a few sour notes. We touch on Verizon’s horrible decision to go with tiered data, we hit on a few sweet notes of New Wordpress installs, a geeky fourth, and free games

Tags: 3d printing, att, Balance Bar Cafe, bear paws, cmybacon, Duke Nukem Forever, gummy bear, meat tea cup, tiered data, verizon

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We touch on the recent Hacker Crackdown / Backdown. A bit of Lulz, a bit of Sneakers, Converse Sneakers. We talk about social music and social networks. Google+ and beyond. We also discuss the fun and interesting ways in which tiered data plans will be the death of all of our wallets.

Tags: Anonymous, Converse, Google, google plus, Google Social network, Lulzsec, turntable.fm, twitpic, unlimited data plan, verizon

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We are rocking the world of Street art, and Remixing. A common threads throughout the different cultures and geeky references with interesting stories to tell.

Tags: Anonymous, Archaeology, Culture, father's day, Graffiti, Lessig, light bulb, Lulzsec, Remix Culture, rip remix manifesto