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Right now my cowboy hat has a fish in it… Where did everything go wrong? It started with playing ball in the house, but thats a story for another time. We’re rapidly approaching crunch time here at the Lair and the clock is winding down quite quickly. This pre-prepped episode is what i planned to do for the show if it works out then long term i’ll be more free to produce the type of show’s i like without having to worry about staying up till all hours.

The push for Podcamp Philly is on. We’re really excited to bring the event back to Temple University on October 3rd and 4th. Hopefully I’ll see you there! Are you wondering why you should go to a Podcamp?

Enjoy the show!

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News in brief

• DITH This Day in Tech History
• Two Person Snuggie Warning unholy abomination in the link
• Maori legend of man-eating bird is true
• Gecko Tails Have a Mind of Their Own, but how much can it save you on car insurance?

Geek Cruft

• Mummies and Vampires Checkers
• Search Engines accused en mass of breaking and entering
• AT&T says proper ‘broadband’ excludes online gaming, who should decide what traffic goes
• Google Data Liberation Group
• Uh Oh, Microsoft Says No TCP/IP Patches For XP
• A fun peek into the Large Hadron Collider
• Zune HD gaming and app downloads, I really want to review one of these
• Runaway Drone Shot Out of Sky, this is unsettling
• Your Pooch’s virtual buddy, lets hope this doesn’t go rouge
• Pacman Lamps How Awesome is that
• Haunted toilet paper roll, scare people to death on the potty
• Steampunk Nixie Clock

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Electric Wine Opener
• Bud Light’s ‘Grooler’ is Real
• Liftmatic Oven
• R2-D2 Cookies
• Bow Tie Corkscrew, nifty but a bit much
• Energy Drink Side Effects

Want to contribute?

Feel free to send in any recipes, reviews or like minded articles and I’ll gladly post it with a link back to your lair!

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: beer, Bud Light, DITH, drones, Energy Drinks, Geekazine, Grooler, Net Nuetrality, Oven, Pacman, Robots, Snuggie, Steampunk, wine

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What do beer and coffee have to do with each other? Well besides both being categorized as beverages and at times bookending my day, they have come together in a couple of different fun stories for today’s show. They will also show up in a slate of new reviews coming.

But today’s show is much more than coffee beer, we also run through facebook URLs, Microsoft news and GPS blunders. As well as a ton of great odd and yet still geeky stories.We also give a rundown of the DTV transition and some local issues, and the sad state of news media surrounding the change.

Also since you can’t have a show called Beer and Coffee without giving a shout-out to Matthew Ebel, who has an album of the same name We’ll feature a podsafe music track at the end of the show. Its been a while since I had music in the show.

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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The show is rated G but the Links for today might contain a bit of harsh language. Its not that I don’t think you can handle it I just want to be upfront about it.

Geek Cruft

• Trent Reznor has left the building, and twitter (Harsh Language)
  
  • The one way NIN Twitter Space
• Your GPS is not always right, what ever happened to Measure twice cut once?
• DTV Transition going off pretty well according to FCC
• Small Local Issues, and silly news stories RE: DTV
• German Teenager struck by meteor, does not gain super powers
• iPhone Upgrade Hoopla, here’s your bed. Now lie down
• Microsoft offers to ditch browers in the EU
  • Apple should ditch Safari too. but no one will sue them
• Microsoft to develope free antivirus solution!
• Officially Windows 7 will drop October 22
• Navy is getting lasers for their ships, no word on shark training
• Did you get a Facebook URL? Humerous take on the process
• Geek Art, Open Source Embroidery

Food & Caffeinated Bits

Today’s Coffee: French Press Kona

• This would be a huge hit in our house. Mac and Cool Bowl
• Via Twitter: Today show invites Coffee Guest and then acts badly
• Kona Coffee… or is it?
• Topless Coffee house will rebuild after fire
• Ya Mon! Marley Coffee debuts and looks to help Jamaican People
  • I’m looking forward to trying this stuff!
• Energy Drinks banned in schools? Education not legislation
• Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter

Music!

Matthew Ebel: Drive Away, from Beer and Coffee

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: apple, beer, Bob Marley, Coffee, Coffee Beer, DTV, Energy Drinks, flag day, gps, iphone, meteor, NIN, Porter, proper falg treatment, Stout, Trent Reznor

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Today’s Show: Scams, Spring, Conficker, Sketches, LED, iPhone, Steampunk, NewB, Space, lego, Nintendo, Waldo, Plants, Fruit, Bacon, Energy Drinks

This past weekend was great as the area started to get a taste of spring, so fishing was had, and eggs were hunted, But the news was plentiful anyway. usually if the weather is bright and shining I have a rough time finding good content for the show, today i was turning away strong stories, Had to sift through a ton of awesome lego articles, great Bacon treats and wonderful coffee news items. Everything begging to get out, every story ready to roll. I hope that this jumpstarts your work week and gets you in gear and armed against the comming tide of work.

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Quick Hits

• Scammers are Lazy
• Sketchy Wallpaper for the Spring
• Conficker Eye Chart, Visual guide to see if you are infected
• Awesome Steampunk Art, Steamships wage war on a Metal Giant Squid
• Tent Line LED? i use Construction Flagging
• Demo Electric theory with the Lemon Plant
• Have iPhone? Scan documents with a cardboard stand
• Another Cable Company capping Bandwidth
• Furniture to store the creeping Game Accessories
• Rutgers has largest gathering of Waldo’s ever

Geek Cruft:

• Adopt a NewB 2009 Kicks off
• Lego Spaceport
• Power Glove Turns 20
• Nintendo DSi Debutes, with a Lego Sculpture
• Mini Telescope / Camera for your Eye
• Thinkgeek possibly doing the Tauntaun sleeping bag
• Yanko’s Design Competition is closed but the entries are stunning
• Best Bookshelf Clock Ever
• 21 Jiggawatts! It can’t be done
• Plants that have their own lights
• MegaMan hits the 8bit art scene
• Finally a USB Key that looks like a Key

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• Twitter to see whats in the oven
• Ultimate Energy Drink Mob War
• Can you smell the Gimic
• Bacon in a Tube? gets a ton of love
• Too Far, Bacon Massage Oil
• Feels like Strawberries, Snozberries?
• Clean with Vinegar, but rinse Thrice
• I’ve been struggling with this myself. French Press Coffee

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: bacon, Conficker, Energy Drinks, fruit, iPhones, LED, Lego, Newb, nintendo, Plants, Scams, Sketches, space, Spring, Steampunk, Waldo

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Today’s Show:  Lego, Design, Color Theory, Adopt a Newb Day, Jobs, robots, photoshop, Mario, nesting dolls, energy drinks, sugar

Tonight’s show is shortened because I’m pretty sure everyone was outside enjoying the weekend. At least were the CaffiNation makes its lair, in Sunny Philadelphia. The family unplugged as a whole and took the city by storm, so everyone here is just plain plumb tuckered out. Tonight’s show takes only the best content and the funniest links from my travels the past couple of days online.

Consider this a small sampling of the awesomeness available. But we do have a ton of great little design tips and applications. We are taking this opportunity to announce Adopt a Newb Day 2009, a day dedicated to the idea of giving a little tech love to those less all knowing than you.  More to come in the next couple of days about this holiday and as always check back for some interesting articles on tap this week as well.

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Follow Along with us as we talk about…

• Blog Design Guide: Part 1 the Colors
• Adopt a Newb Day 2009 is coming! 4th Annual
• Last years Adopt a Newb was quite fun
• LaidOff Camp? Interesting Idea, not one in Philly yet

Geek Cruft

• I ain’t afraid of no Retro, T shirt
• Old School looking Robot, flash drive
• Robot Stacking Toy, is awesome fun
• Robots to teach our young? and they can get freaky angry
• Legos build Themselves a Millennium Falcon
• Incredibly expensive Photoshop and Illustrator menu Magnets
• Free and Awesome Periodic Table of Shortcuts CS3, found via
• Mario Nesting Dolls

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• Pepsi throwback, sugar is back
• DIY Booze Creation, possibly
• Anti Energy Drink?  Sounds pretty interesting
• My take on energy drinks, revisited

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: adopt a newb day, color theory, cs3, Design, Energy Drinks, illustrator, Jobs, Lego, Mario, nesting dolls, photoshop, robot, robot teacher, robot toys, sugar

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On Today’s Show: Caffeine, Sand, Mapping, Steampunk, Energy Drinks, twitter

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April 15th is Adopt a Newb Day. Consider it your Civic duty. Teach a man to Tech!

Real News Bytes

• Security can only go so far
• Tools from the geeks, Hardcore Security
  • Awesome Secuirty Website: Security Wizardry
• Twitter on Campus, new media in education

Tech Cruft

• Sandy Fun
• Kill them greenly
• All they need is a clock, and this steampunk would rock
• I have a weakness for Maps
• This is one of the most awesome web maps you will ever see
• The Original Internet Mapping Project

Caffeine & Food

• Submit your Mug! Get Famous
• Energy Drinks aren’t done yet. Why?
• I’ve had its Ilk, My thoughts
• A Caffeine guide, optimally caffeinated
• Starbucks bean there
• Coffee Calendar How to, You have to see these images

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Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: caffeine, Campus, Coffee, Energy Drinks, Lecture, Mapping, Sand, security, Steampunk, Tea, twitter