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A Rossum of Robots? How Rossom would that be?

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It seems that my entry into the BotJunkie Collective Noun contest was one of the three finalist. I shall vigorously defend my collective noun as the one true choice. A rossum of robots was chosen for its alliterative possibilities, and its historical context.

Today’s show has a ton of great content stretching from Russian UFO’s to Green tech in Fed Ex. We cover a nifty product sent into the podcast to review as well as a couple other finer articles and points in caffeinated living. Some shows are fueled by caffeine, some only scrape their way out the door because of it. This show is one of those. The network was down for a couple hours the pets are staging a full on revolt and its a dark and stormy night… Snoopy is no where to be found

The CaffiNation is also very proud to take part in the Summer of Podcasts Contest Head on over and check out the shows rocking the codeword this week. Week Four is Underway!Time is winding down to get involved and submit your codewords. make sure you head on over and check out the goodies.

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

• Back Channel: All the Cruft, non of the Chaff
  
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Geek Cruft

• Rossum of Robots FTW!
• Listener comment on Onstar Privacy, scary
• Podcasting Patent, patently absurb. H/t to Bwana
• In soviet Russia UFO’s loved the open sea, Yarr?
• Russia None too happy with US Supercomputer edge
• Perennial nudge greenpeace Paints HP in a bad but non toxic light
• Therapists signing up for WOW to help addicted… not going to end well
  • Suicide hot line… please hold
• Yarr! Fabled Northwest passage appears, spells our doom
• MS Bings Yahoo
• * Red Shirt Cologne, When teleporting into hostile territory only use the best
• New Space Engine makes it to mars in 39 days, but how does it handle the Kessel Run
• Jump like a kangaroo, die like a human
• Tin foil hat alert. Hacking could lead to Armageddon… not the movie
• Fed Ex, what can green do for you?

Food & Caffeinated Bits

• Coffeetime Cold Brewing System Reviewed
• Boldly open what no man has before
• Defcon brings you COFFEE WARS!
• Affogato? I like it, never knew it had a name
• Get bombed
• This is not the cake you’re looking for

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

I have a very well documented history of critique for Starbucks. From their predatory expansion to their burnt swill and snarky service people. But this won’t be one of those pieces, instead we aim for constructive criticism. Today 12 EDT, and 9PDT Starbucks will be holding a Taste in of their new flavor Pike Place Roast. Meh long lines, half hour of free taste of a new blend. This blend is supposed to be a response to people who say that Starbucks coffee is burnt. It is a lighter roast supposed to be easier on our delicate untrained coffee drinking pallets.

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Today Tuesday 2/26/2008 Starbucks will be closing their stores from 5:30 PM – 8:30 pm. During that time Dunkin Donuts will be offering small coffee, latte and iced coffee for a measly .99 cents. So that no coffee lover goes without. They even have a new commercial aimed directly at starbucks.

Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, three corporate heavyweights have been engaging in a marketing slug fest for the past year. At times it seems like everyone is against Starbucks, and you’d be right. In business you don’t aim to beat number 2, you aim to topple number 1. And there is no bigger One in coffee than Starbucks. Read the rest of this entry »