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It was live, now it’s not, but you can enjoy it just the same Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions 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
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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 So the CaffiNation Podcast has been on the Air a while now. Here are the stats, facts a figures I discussed on Episode 500 The CaffiNation was Originally named Caffi-Nation (For Caffeine Nation, but no one likes hyphens) The Caffination Podcast Episode 001 Aired on January 9th 2006. It was horrible Fun Facts about the Show
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Geek week review. Off kilter news and stories designed to get your geek going and tickle your nerd. High Octane Caffeinated and Energized. Hitting on Apple Products, geek culture and cooking fun Tags: 8-Bit, caffeine, Caffination, Coffee, cooking, cupcake, cupcake flowchart, Espresso, French Press, grill, high octane, hyper hound, irish, Japan, Lego, Mario, Minfig, pixel, Retro, Review, science, scotch, spatula, springtime, st pats day, TsunamiPodcast: Play in new window | Download Events can rock the world, we control our response We here at the CaffiNation send our deepest thoughts and well wishes to the people affected by the Japanese Tsunami and Quake. The first segment in our show is dedicated to providing correct and sensible information on what we know and where you can help. one of the biggest problems with the news cycle of Mainstream sources is that they frequently pull in content and skew it off course. We will try to give you only best information. Beyond tragedy the world continues to go on. So we have a good does of fun and uplifting nonsense as per usual. Nonsense is needed at any time, keeps the reality in perspective. The world is full of people who will lament the sorrows that are around and ask why other’s aren’t doing more. So what you can. Don’t be that guy. We have a ton of good, fun and offbeat stories to talk about. from T shirt rounds to Grilling goodies, Lego of course makes its almost weekly appearance, as does a Mario interlude, and some awesome video game news. We have a couple angry birds, a few nesting dolls and some beverages to review. We’re constantly looking for awesome and fun content so make sure to contact us if you find a story or would like to contribute! Japanese Tsunami Information
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Many Thanks for listening, Stay Caffeinated! Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Podcast: Play in new window | Download Finding Fun and Telling Tales Tonight’s show is a fun mix of Content collect this past week. I actually like doing the show a bit more this way. I gotta say i felt a bit stagnant in how things were going it’s nice to bring in some fresh content and a new person to share with writing. Steve has been great. I hope you’re enjoying his articles. We cover ground from Pop culture interpretations of Video game Art (Angry Birdsky / a la warhol) to Modern looks at the early days of Exploration. history comes alive in color pictures from Shakelton’s 1915 assault on the south pole, Alas no scotch in that story. We are also working on some fun new stories for the coming days, more reviews, more zombies, more sketching more Lord of the rings. Don’t just stay for the show, but bookmark us and ass us to your reader for later too! We’re constantly looking for awesome and fun content so make sure to contact us if you find a story or would like to contribute! Geek Cruft
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Many Thanks for listening, Stay Caffeinated! Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Podcast: Play in new window | Download Truckload of stories, boatload of fun Been a long time coming, but episode 473 is here, well at least if you’re reading this then you are probably listening as well. The past two weeks have been big for the site, hopefully you’ve been checking back to the site to see some of the crazy stories and content we are throwing down. Tonight’s show is going to be a rundown a collection of the awesome, a highlight reel of the fun things we have covered over the past two weeks with the usual commentary, and a few extra’s thrown in. Kitchen sink probably would have been a good name for this show because there has been so much new stuff showing up on the site I haven’t been able to keep track of everything. If you love the podcast do yourself a favor and click on the podcast only feed for use in itunes, zune or what ever podcatcher you use, and the Podcast only homepage is accessible from the garish colored button on the top right hand side of the homepage. Going forward we’re going to try to keep up this torrid pace of finding and publishing content, and the podcast is going to rewind some of the fan favorites from the past week, we will still be covering off kilter topics and Steve will be publishing Video Game reviews and commentary as well. I’m hoping you are enjoying the direction that the site is heading. So this show is running at about 90% of the links being back to our own stories, which is awesome. Steve brought a great energy to the show and I can’t wait to have him back. Let me know what you thought of tonight’s episode! Geek Cruft
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Many Thanks for listening, Stay Caffeinated! Phone 215-240-1319 | Twitter @caffination | Facebook Fan Page Podcast: Play in new window | Download Tonight’s show is going to be fun. We hit on legos, coffee, Google TV, Keurig, bacteria, fossils and steampunk. Tags: Anniversary, bacteria, Caffination, Coffee, fossils and steampunk., Google TV, Keurig, Legos, muppets, obama, Paul Rj Muller, Podcast, Politics, sarah palin, Sesame Street, Street Fighter
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CaffiNation Reviews: The Smart Grinder From BrevillePosted by Paul Muller in Food n Coffee, ReviewThe wrong settings can ruin a cup for french press, destroy an espresso machine or make your autodrip nice and weak. Enter the latest item to cross my desk. The wondrous Breville Smart Grinder, BCG800XL. Breville was nice enough to send me the unit to review. I wanted to put the machine through a real world test, and that meant drinking a lot of coffee. I tried them all from French press to cold brew, espresso to Greek coffee. Tags: breville, breville smart grinder reveiw, breville smart grinder review, Caffination, caffination podcast, caffination reviews, dosing iq, review of breville smart grinder, the caffination, the caffination podcast, the smart grinder, the smart grinder reviewPodcast: Play in new window | Download Janus, the Roman god most commonly found on coinage has the unique ability among that pantheon of looking both backwards and forwards. Probably the same sentiment expressed by the common idiom, “You have to know where you’ve been to know where you’re going.” It is in his honor that we offer up this episode to you. Janus is also the root word for January, see where this is headed? Of course you do! Each one of you is as smart and beautiful as they come, mainly because you listen to this show. This show will turn 5 years old on January 9th 2011. I’ve been blogging a good deal longer than that in one form or another. The site and the idea were going to be a webcomic, but I can’t draw, and I’m not really all that funny… So I decided my two passions of geekery and coffee needed a home and the CaffiNation was born. I even delayed doing the first show a couple of months until I had a good intro music. Tonight’s show is going to look back at this past year and pull some of my favorite pieces out. While at the same time giving you a glimpse into what we are thinking for the future. Tags: Caffination, caffination anniversary, caffination birthday, coffee hijack, cruft, janus, jeopardy, looking back on 2010, Podcamp, podcamp philly, Podcast, posters, primula, Rooibos, Starbucks, tassimo
Buckyballs, that fantastically fun magnetic figdety toy has graciously offered to giveaway three sets of their product to loyal listeners and readers of the CaffiNation. I’ve talked about my need for a fidget before. I have busy hands that need to be kept occupied while I’m working on projects, on conference calls or in meetings. And this silent toy is just the thing! Read the rest of this entry »
This of this series of articles as a breaking down of some of the walls in the hopes that we can bring a few more coffee lovers over to the good side. Hopefully you will find this series of articles a suitable primer for your coffee enjoyment. And perhaps we will win a couple more souls over to the side that favors quality of quantity, without creating a new batch of coffee snobs. I have previously spoken at length about how I love coffee but still need it to survive. Life is too short to drink bad coffee. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
There won’t be a CaffiNation Podcast done for Halloween for the first time in several years. But I still wanted to share a bit of spooky fun with the rest of the world. Herein is a spooky awesome Halloween treat for all you ghosts, goblins and ghouls. One of my favorite spooky stories of all time is The Cremation of Sam McGee, by Robert W. Service. I was introduced to the poem by my former Scout Master, Mr Chuck Benshetler. I loved the way he told the story, the inflection he used and there is just something about hearing ghost stories around the campfire that brings the imagination to life. So as you listen to this poem, close your eyes… Imagine sitting on a cold night, blanket huddled close around your shoulders. The front of you is warm and cozy but your back is facing the cold night. Where every slight breeze brought a little chill down your neck. In front of you the dieing embers of a once great campfire are slowly loosing their light and the heat is dimming just a bit. You can feel the icy fingers of the night air reclaiming their territory on the front of your body. Before you stands a man regaling this tale, mostly standing in silhouette, he paces back and forth telling you this tale. I don’t know how many times as a boy i sat round a campfire just like this with the silhouette being Mr B. If i can share any little bit of that experience with you, then I’m happy. Enjoy the poem. And if you end up liking it as much as I do you can always snag a copy for yourself. Thank you for Listening, and Have a Happy and Safe All Hallows Eve. Amazon Affiliate Link Podcast: Play in new window | Download A bevy of off the wall news, and interesting topics to ponder. We managed to find a good crop of Coffee and caffeine related goodies to share today. From modern takes on classic art, to Lego minfig stickers we have a ton of fun content to share won’t you join us? Tags: Caffination, Coffee, craftsmanship, Espresso, laser cutter, Lego, makerbot, Minfig, Podcamp, podcamp philly, portafilter, Tea, thing o maticThe wife and I went out for a wonderful date night together this past Saturday, we had a wonderful dinner at Hibachi in center city Philadelphia, fresh made sushi and new york strip teriyaki… wonderful. However we took a walk after in search of a late night cafe to have dessert. Couldn’t find anything so after a while wandering past street side bars and pubs we stopped at Cosi on Walnut street. I ordered a double espresso and my wife an iced tea. What took place after that can only be described as horrible. The barista used already ground beans pre-packed from god knows when in the espresso machine and pushed two demitasse glasses under the spout. After the burnt smelling extraction belched forth the barista then poured both shots into a papercup. I wish the offer had been made to use ceramic we were dining in after all, but then I saw the demitasse glasses had coffee stains all down the side, and were in fact dirty, remnants of who knows how many previous shots were caked on the glass. I was tired and didn’t want to make a scene, rest assured next time it won’t matter the swill was vile, and the more I think about the dirty glasses the worse I feel. My wife’s iced tea even tasted rancid, how hard is it to make a passable Iced Tea? So the long and the short of this is I won’t be heading to any Cosi anytime soon, and I hope you’ll think twice about patronizing them as well. |
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