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Today’s Show is awake, yet tired

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The weather has taken a turn for the awesome and I’m starting to feel much better so Its time for the yearly dedicated show to outdoor geekery and good manly grilling, errr… Alright so i never announced it before but each year I usually throw a show out there with a preponderance of grilling and outdoorsy type news into the mix, so this would be that Show.

I am however still in a heavy mental fog, i can’t rationalize what i want to do with what I can do at this point. Which is why the episode is some hours late and more than a bit disjointed. Apologies all around and I hope you enjoy the Daylight version of the CaffiNation. Yellow Face… it burns us* Bonus points if you know the reference

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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Geek Cruft

• Bing! Microsoft’s new search enterprise goes live, CaffiNation is there
• Call before you dig, but what happens if its Black Fibre?
  • Twould be an awesome name for a band Dark Fibre!
• Its 10 am do you know where your kid is? She has hers on a leash
• Locks are easy to pick, Security is relative to motivation
• Electric jet Ski, awesome idea, now try for snowmobiles and quads
• I need this in a very real way,Mosquito Bite itch stopper
• You child need to level up
• Not my usual fare but an Awesome iphone case
• Nervous habits burn calories

Food & Caffeinated Bits

• Wine accessories in a bottle
• Nintendo Cart wine charms
• Geeky Grill
• Geeky Grilling Tips and links
• The latest cause, Trace shows of Cocaine in Red bull cola… sigh
• Cocaine is not in Coke, anymore
• But some blow is on your Cash money
  • aren’t we hip…
• Neat gadget to grill me some Wings
• beer butt chicken, I love this stuff
• Grill a ham and cheese in your toaster?
• Croc Tongs, need to be metal for the grill, crocs eat meat!
• iGrill? USB  Forman grill!
• Soylent green is people. Hey Coppertop, EATR wants YOU

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: beer, bing, camping, chicken, Coffee, dark fibre, Food, gps, Grilling, jet ski, mosquito, Robots, USB, wine

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Today’s Show is grateful, and lucky

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After taking some time off to start the recovery process we’re back in the saddle with a ton of fun stories gleaned from over the past week of waiting. Surgery went well, nothing but good news, now all that is left is to heal from the process. I’m not allowed to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk, so this episode is dedicated to my wife who is literally carrying the family right now.

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Geek Cruft

• 52 inch Hi Def Etch a Sketch
• Frank Llyod wright, legos? thanks Bob
• Watch that auto-login, Toddlers love trucks
• Stunning Steampunk PC
• Shouldn’t this be done already? Ethical guidelines for robots, 3 laws anyone?
• Terminators in waiting
• Terminator eyes? Or Spy Flys?
• Bury your treasures on the beach
• Controller wars, for those who like to spin
• DIY Katamari Controller. Beautiful design
• Tetris planters
• Batteries for emergency use… icky
• FYI 10 words you don’t know
• SMURF Chess!

Food & Caffeinated Bits

• Beware the Culacino
• Bacteria lives in hairspray, Natural Decaf coffee, say it ain’t so
• 3d Ice cube jewels
• Walking on Eggshells? or just listening to them. Insert Tweeter joke
• Wine / Beer pump
• Coffee Machine Maintenance

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: Chess, Coffee, coffee machine cleaning, egs, etch a sketch, Ice, ice cubes, katamari, Legos, Robots, smurfs, sp, Steampunk, terminator, tetris, treasure, tweeter, wine

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Today’s Show:  Pandemic, Jaws, Chess, Ecology, Robots, Fitness, Batman, Espresso, Solar Cooking, Jerky, Coffee

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It seems that no one can get a break around CaffiNation HQ, I’d like to thank everyone who sent well wishes over the various pieces of social media. Last Friday I came down with the same bug that was working its way through our house, and no it wasn’t swine flu.  So you’ll excuse me if this show is a bit more brief. Between worn out windpipes and a tattered immune system I’m not sure what I’ll be called on to fend off when the Little man comes back home from daycare or I enter work once more.

The news has been fertile these past few days. Some of the news is sensationalistic, other bits are salacious. Well stick to the facts and give you al the details about the serious problems, and the lighter side of the net as well.

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Quick Hits

• Pandemic Response Guide, Links to real information
• Try to potty train Jr with Jaws lurking
• Like Chess, Like Star Wars, Have money? No Problem
• Space Invader Fitness
• Biodegradeable sponges? Why are these not the norm?
• Batmobile, Why?  Why not!

Geek Cruft:

• Ecological photovoltaic speakers
• Or you could do it DIY Style, Ti Foil, a Penny, and a Paper Plate
• Muppet like robot to care for children, Probo
• Reuse old Nintendo Cart, and keep today’s kids honest
• In theor this is neat, Nail Couch is also quite nice to look at but flawed

Caffeinated Bits

• Espresso Does it Again, Thanks Dr MAS
• Terrorize your classmates with a screaming straw
• Getting my appetite back but Gummy Bacon doesn’t even sound good, I like Crispy
• Caffeinated marketing goes too far, Jerky?
• Solar Cooker, Boy Scouts did this for much cheaper, Huge Resource for the interested

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: Batman, Chess, Coffee, Ecology, Espresso, Fitness, Jaws, Jerky, Pandemic, Robots, Solar Cookin

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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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Today’s Show:  writing, Irish coffee, power, coasters, oragami, robots, legos, solar power, geeks, nerds, dorks, Cake, Coffee

Gadgets are fun, in fact there are more websites dedicated to tiny little technological trinkets than you could shake a stick at, or several sticks if the mood struck you. Gadgets are small little baubles that make eyes light up and wallets open, a selection of small links with big fun is what is in store for today. Tight economic times call for frugal spending, but who couldn’t resits just one more shiny object.

Every show we focus on ways to save you money, in this case we are outing the plain silly products, while focusing on some winners along the way. I also give a quick rundown on how to streamline your writing for the web, make a new version of an old favorite hot toddy, and showcase a couple fun DIY projects.

So Please Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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• New Blog Design Guide: Copy Writing

Geek Cruft

• Power doesn’t grow on trees, does it?
• Flat Stan, Coaster to the stars
• With Flat Mark you always know where you’re at
• Get Star power with these cufflinks
• Fold and Go, sorta
• The arrow marks the spot, a sad mouse really
• Robots now sense your fear
• Solar power, from doughnuts, Vodka, and Passion Tea?
• Bats in Space
• Wireless, fan
• Eternal Question, Geek, Nerd or Dork
• Mad scientist in training, might need to get these
• Roadable Aircraft? or Jetsons Precursor
• Now that just silly, just plain crazy people are amusing

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• CaffiNation’s Irish Coffee, you know you want it
• The Colors of Cake? Art raised to a tasty new level
• Lego Ice Cube trays, fortress of solitude is only a step away
• Scrap trap, great idea
• Build your own smoker
  

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: Cake, coasters, Coffee, dorks, Geeks, Irish Coffee, Legos, nerds, oragami, Power, Robots, solar power, Writing

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Today’s Show:  robots, gardens, NES, Pacman, Dragon, turntables, GE, Math, Pi, Coffee, Scanwhiches, Sushi, review, TP

Tonight’s episode was almost labeled The Wasteful because of the huge number of leftovers after this show was created. I simply could not cram any more awesome into the time slotted. While the podcast could theoretically go on forever we had to draw the line somewhere, and that line was here.

Instead I decided to break it down into the two most represented categories R and R is Retro and Robots, a metric ton of awesome in each subcat. Caffeinated all the way in today’s show we speak of coffee as fuel for your car, fuel for your mind, and robots which tend gardens. We discuss the finery of Pacman, the majesty of Zork and the horror of modern advertising which is so cool you can’t avert your eyes.

This Episode also could have been called the Birthday Super Throwdown Edition.

Happy birthday to My father in Law, My Father and My Sister!

So Please Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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Follow Along with us as we talk about…

• Blog Design Guide: Layout
• Review: Manga Guide for Databases
• Quick Tip for Recovering from a Crash
  • Best Defense is a good offense backup article coming soon
• Adopt a Newb Day 2009 is coming! 4th Annual

Geek Cruft

• Hummers or TP, pick your poison
• Crazy GE viral ad, do it yourself breaking the 4th wall
• 8 sided Wheel of the future
• Robots:
  • Tend our gardens, it must be a trap
  • Rescue Dragon? or pull us out of frying pan into the fire?
  • Trash Robot,Wall-E ancestor Thank Norbert
• Retro:
  • Ultimate retro game: Zork? Is that you?
  • Retro wristwatch, modern style Digital Cuckoo
  • NES key Hideaway
  • Beautiful Turntables, Audiowood
  • Pacman Earings
  • Pacman Ghost and Cookies
• Video: Zombie Jamboree, Brazilian Do Wop with Zombies… yeah about that

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• Antique Coffee Machine Pool
• Food pron: Scanwiches
  
• Math is now cool, Pi day approaches
• Coffee to fuel my car? Please and thank you
• Eerie presidential Sushi, style not politics
• nasty but intriguing, Pizza and burger of massive proportions
• Coffee tongue needs insurance

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: Coffee, Dragon, gardens, GE, Math, nes, Pacman, Pi, Review, Robots, Scanwhiches, Sushi, TP, turntables, Zombies

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Today’s Show:  Clocks, Microsoft, Apple, Nintendo, Lego, Zombies, Cameras, Robots, Design, Starbucks and Coffee

A day after people either love being around or can’t wait till its over we find topics that bring everyone together. Walking through a who’s who and major brand name dropping we peek into the stories floating around online to see whats really behind the announcements and how they’re trying to separate you from your hard earned cash.

We’re also opening the show up to suggestions for notable charities and causes that fit into the geek culture or coffee Cruft sections. Help us spread your words. I’m also very excited to explain a new series of articles coming out in the next couple of weeks called Tech in Tough Times, we’re going to be focusing on helping you get the most out of your machine and your software. So sit back, enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated ~!

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Geeks Who Care!

• Submit your Causes!
• Tech in Tough Times: Starts next week
• Great introduction to Freelancing, How to make it work for you

Geek Cruft

• Microsoft Stores?
  • How they can work, what they won’t be
• Apple the Jailbreak question
• Spiffy Nintendo Quilt
• Robotic Fist Launcher
• A clock that grows on you
• Clocks for the film camera enthusiast
• Crazy Eye Clock
• How to stand out in a crowd, with Deer Headphones
• Are you a nut about music?
• Anything can be your light
• 8 bit Awesome ties
• Robotic Overlords Control bugs now
• Lego Uzi?
• Lego Camcorder, in name only
• Webcomic Artist, and Podcaster Scott Johnson
  • Created 56 Geeks Poster
  • Starting on Zombie Poster

Consumable & Caffeinated Bits

• Cream and Sugar meet
• No more Guessing, Is it really Caffeinated?
• Fill line meter
• Instant Starbucks?

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People

Tags: apple, Caffination, Cameras, Clocks, Coffee, Design, Lego, Microsoft, nintendo, Robots, Starbucks, Zombies

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Today’s Show:  Wildfires, Twestival, Fat, Vampires, Legos, robots,lasers, vodka,food, indulgence, charity

Times are tough which goes without saying. I hope that a couple of the links i have in today’s show can help some people out. There are wildfires in Australia, and tech companies are stretching to help, there is a worldwide search for clean drinking water, again Techs are trying to help. And there are many stories of talented people all over having trouble finding work. We highlight one such fantastic artist.

But all the serious stories need a bit of a counterpoint. The Apocalypse is a popular theme with some of the stories floating around the net. How would you like to go? Robots, Zombies, Vampires maybe? We have you covered either way.   That coupled with some of tastiest and nastiest food sights, and sites out there. Join us for a great episode packed with a ton of good stuff, funny links and Legos… who could ask for anything more!

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Tags: abstract lego, anime, Charity, Coffee, Fat, Food, geeks who care, indulgence, Lasers, Legos, Robots, Twestival, Vampires, Vodka, Wildfires, zombie valentine

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Today’s Show:  Fractures, Bookmarks, Legos, Robots, Tech, Lunch, Windows 7

Considering how clumsy I used to be I guess its a miracle that i have gone this long without any serious incidents. I hurt myself in work today doing something very inane, but when you have a condition like mine, normal is a relative term. So please excuse the lack of my normal prose filled intro and beautifully constructed reviews. With one hand in a cast bent at an odd angle typing this was a feat in and of itself.

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Tags: Bookmarks, Fractures, Legos, Lunch, Robots, tech, Windows 7

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Today’s Show: Resurrection, Mistakes, Coffee, Beer, Archaeology, Chemistry, Christmas, Robots

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Today’s show is a product of some mistakes i made in the past and my attempt to make things right here. We have a ton of great content lined up for the show, please remember to check out the Tumblr stream for content which although no less awesome just wouldn’t fit into the show. We have news from all corners of the internet and plan to release it upon the world tonight! I especially like the beer segment at the end, so stay tuned for that.

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Tags: Archaeology, beer, Chemistry, Christmas, Coffee, conducive pen, electric car, Mistakes, Resurrection, Robots, sawstop, wolverine