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An over abundance of Star Wars related Content, Tasty and Geeky side of the force hard moving from Cookies to Cases, Toys to Toast the fun just doesn’t stop. We have Zombie Safe Houses, Real Life Zombie brain cells, and of course the origen of the zombies. the SMURFS!

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I love history, both for its reality, and for its permanence. it has a habit of reminding people where they came from, and bringing current problems into a harsher light.

The most interesting thing about history is that no matter where you are standing right now, wherever you might be sitting at this moment, a hundred years ago the landscape was probably quite different. What were people doing where you are right now, back then?

Historic places need to be honored. Lives lost, and prices paid need to be remembered. Historic re-enactors play out old scripts on current landscapes to remind people of that price. This photo essay is an awesome reminder of what the landscape looked like back in the era of The US Civil War. Powerful images, even more powerful message.

Why They Fight: Civil War Re-enactors and the Battle over Historic Sites – LightBox.

Tags: civil war, historic site, history

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Today’s collection is full of serious and fun content as per usual, but with a focus on the fun. Because who really needs all the hard hitting news all the time, there are better educated people out there who are qualified to tell you whats up, I just try to entertain you along your journey. We have coffee and closings, hot sauce and cool couches the fun never ends!

Tags: Anthropology, Coffee, cubicle pranks, Dinosaurs, google accounts, google wave, halo 2600, history, retro halo, Star Wars

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Follow along with us as we talk about: Zoos, Art, Social Tagging, History, Robots, Fish, Coffee, beer

Living in Philadelphia you are constantly surrounded by history, some times you have to look for it other times it is celebrated right in front of you. Its been a great Week here at the CaffiNation HQ, where the family visited the Philly Zoo for their 150th Anniversary, I reported on some fun technology being showcased with The Philadelphia  Museum of Art and we have tons of news both old and new to share with you.

We have stories from the Lego Art world, about robots who swim, and Coffee for eternity. As always please pardon any attempts at humor. The mix on tonight’s show is a pleasant blend of old and new with a dash of nutty fun thrown in. So Please Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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Geek Cruft

• Social Tagging in the Art World
• Behold the Awesome Power of the Sun, a fire caution though
• Once a design concept, Compost under the counter is real, expensive
• Robot fish finds pollution and blends in, wears sunglasses at night too
• New materials for Robots, stronger than before
• Want to build a rail gun, just in case?
• Nintoaser burnin up the internet with links and love
• Killroy was here, and he had a ten-speed
• Lego Mosaics
• Keystroke sniffing with lasers
• Twitter during Surgery, lively discussion afterward
  
• Just for fun Lost in Translation, Garfield

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• CaffiNation’s Irish Coffee, Reviews are coming in…
• Caffeine Appreciation Month Continues
• 1 way to stay Optimally Caffeinated
  
• Froth Drinks, but not quite
• DIY Brew Fridge Thermostat
• Beer2-D2, Proprietary tap with a little robot sass. Via Norbert
• Movie becomes Real, Chock Full O’Memories
  

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: art, beer, Coffee, composting, conservation, Fish, history, Philadelphia, Robots, Social Tagging, Zoos

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Insert your own Gerald Butler joke here…

THIS… IS… CAFFINATION…

Today’s Show: Looking Back, History, Contests, Giveaways, wookies, star wars, TV, Cookies, Coffee, Audacity, Zombies, Legos, Monkeys, Toast and so much more

Hello all and welcome to episode 300 of the venerable CaffiNation Podcast. Tonight i decided to mix some things up to give you a taste of history a bit of geeky news and then a look back at some of the highlights you may have not seen. We also announce the contest for the 3 in 3 event. 300 episodes in 3 years… January 9th 2006, i uttered those now, still not really all that famous words. “Hi and welcome to the CaffiNation podcast” Three years and three hundred episodes later we’re still going strong things have changed a bit, hosts have moved and the archives grow fat with their bounty of entertainment.

I truly love giving this show to you each week and I only ever ask that you enjoy the content and if the mood strikes you drop me a line in return. I love connecting with listeners.

Before this tangent runs on too long I’ll just simply say. Thank you once agin for all the attention that has been paid and the feedback that has been given.

Enjoy the Episode!

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Tech Cruft

• I’m not a lawyer, but i love good parables
• How does your site look to the colorblind?
• Bottles turned into phones. Message on your bottle?
• Someone call the press, Tetris helps people
• DTV coupon yet? you are now out of luck
• Grow bananas, don’t pay attention to details
• Product licensing gone horrible wrong
• Duck Hunter returns and he’s miffed: watch CES people duck

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Prizes from

• Buzzstrong, which you can also now pickup at Thinkgeek & Amazon
• Weeklyroast.com

New Store now open, CaffiNation Outpost

Looking Back

• Adopt a newb day has flourished
  
• What do you do when Audacity Crashes?
• How to print better pictures
• 5 quick tips for making great coffee for your guests
• My secret weapon in the Coffee Wars unmasked
• Hidden Vampires
• 3 guidelines to live by in a social media world
• Caffeinated Cramming
• Iced Coffee Rant
• Which type of Tech are you?
• The Official CaffiNation podcast Zombie Plan

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: Anniversary, Audacity, Caffination, Coffee, Contests, Cookies, Giveaways, history, Legos, Looking Back, Monkeys, Star Wars, Tea, Toast, TV, wookies, Zombies

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Today’s Show: New Year, Lego, Mars, history, coffee, hedgehogs, apple, coffee, and fun

Hello all and welcome to 2009. I expect your looking for a list of goals, small and large for the show, myself or anything else coming on the first show of the year./ but The only resolution I’m worried about is turning in good shows and making your commute as entertaining and enlightening as possible. These shows are a labor of love and i can only say that almost three years after I started down this road I still get excited when its time to start talking to you all.

The next show will be episode 300, and will air shortly after the 3rd anniversary of the podcast. I’m not sure what i will be doing to celebrate the anniversary but it will most certainly include coffee, and you!

We have a couple of really exciting things coming up, reviews and articles lined up to be written, and products waiting with baited breath to be talked about, join us as we head into the next year, and thank you for spending the time with us that you do.

Enjoy the Episode!

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