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Huge thanks to my co-host from the last episode, it turns out that was one of the better received episodes I’ve had in quite a while. Today;s show is jam packed with great stuff from front to back. We have a ton of retro content, both old and new, old made new, new working with old. Sound like gibberish? I promise it will all make some sense after the show. We’ll be heading back into the realm of 8 bit games, dealing with new ways of enjoying them, honoring them and playing with the characters from them.

But the show is more than just a collections of memories made current. Its also all about the cool things happening right now, enjoy the Bacon, and feast on the hubris.

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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Quick Hits:

• Its sad when the rich ignore history, Jobs to bulldoze house
• LED starship Enterprise
• Lady who named the 9th planet passes
• Do you know the Code?
• Just plain awesome, glass pool table
• What will the future find? Fossil controllers? Prehistoric obsolescence
  
• Retro is the new gadget
• Magician closet

Geek Cruft

• Google ups the ante
• Square shuts down fan effort. hows about hiring them?
• Breakthrough in E-ink brings color to the ebook world
• Zombie Ants, Thanks Paul
• A little old a little new, and a little heavy. How do you study
• A geeky bride? LED’s
• Patent the Cone of silence, can you say prior art
• Gruesome 8bit fatalities
  
• Patterns of Roomba, beauty in the chaos, a pattern emerges
• Patterns from a Roomba, have them draw for you
  
• Tennis Ball Chair
• Steam dragon is awesome
• Zelda in Stained glass
• Respect the turtle. Logo for life

Caffeinated Bits

• Stronger play in progress to tax Caffeine… sigh
• Enough already, Bacon is good but seriously stop people, Thanks MAS
• All sinks should do this
• Now more affordable. Whiskey Stones
• Clean your office fridge

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: 8bit, Cone of Silence, e-ink, Fossils, Geek bride, Jobs, Konami, LED, Magicians, NES< retro, nintendo, Planned obsolescence, Square enix, zelda

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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