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The press pot died today… or was it yesterday

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Some days you just can’t do it. you can’t pull your scattered thoughts into a seemingly sensible format for a talk show. Today is one of those days but I have an excuse, you see my coffee pot broke this morning… Now don’t start wailing and nashing your teeth yet i have plenty of coffee creation methods at hand but my recent love of the Press Pot coffee had me in a very foul humor after the glass broke.

So that nonsense aside and a wonderful weekend with the family behind me i turn now to the task at hand giving you some semblance of an episode to entertain you on your travels about thew front half of the week. An Existential masterpiece of an episode from a producer who just doesn’t feel all there right now.

A belated congrats to Jeffery Powers of the Geekazine Podcast for hitting show number 100 this past week! Keep up the good work!

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

• Back Channel: All the Cruft, non of the Chaff
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News in brief

• Facebook Buys Friendfeed… Limited scope for this deal
• PS3 Price Drop, Xbox 360 Price Drop

Geek Cruft

• Steampunk Skull Mouse, you’re all sheep now
• Move from Steampunk towards a new name
• Low hanging fruit and scoreboards
• Best Mario Bros Wall art EVER
• Space invaders light
• Solar UFO, Float towards a cleaner Moat
• My toothpaste doesn’t need to look at me
• Teach a robot to lie they said… this can’t end well for us

Food and Caffeinated Bits:

• Schools coming back you might need a new thermos
• French Press… I hardly knew ye
• Benefits of different brewing methods
• In the end its all coffee

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: Albert Camus, cowboys, facebook, friendfeed, Mario, mario brothers, PS3, robot, Steampunk, The Stranger, ufo, Xbox 360

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Today’s Show is freewheeling

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Due to E3 happening this week there are a ton of news items floating around about video games in general i roll through a general discussion about a couple of things in the industry as well as take a look at some of the cooler announcements. We also look at lawnmowers, peek and Windows 7 and see whats trending in the world of Caffeine.

Overall the show is a bit front loaded, but no less awesome we are running today’s episode on a good deal of coffee, but what else is new? Like a Indy race this episode is open wheeled. I’m getting a little tired of the show note format i was using so i’m trying to go off the reservation a bit more with these episodes. Still delivering fresh and new content but not necessarily being tied down to one article on a topic.

Please let me know which style you prefer? Links galore, or freewheeling discussion. I’m probably going to stick with a mix for now.

Enjoy the show and Stay Caffeinated!

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

• What is the Web Trend Map? The 2009 version is here!
• Why Windows 7, debuting Oct 22nd, won’t inherit vista’s problems
• Video Game Rundown, a bit of discussion, not just links
  • Video Link: Xbox 360 Project Natal
  • People who got to play with the Natal hardware give their impressions
  • Yet more accessories, but this looks intriguing, Tony Hawk Knows Skateboards
  • Sony has motion capture now too
  • Wii to add pulse tracker and New motion senors
  • New Wii fit game too
  • As controllers change what do the games do?
  • Lots of exciting news about news games too
• Philly brings in Solar Powered trashcans to save money? Big Belly, neat idea
• Beautiful Steampunk laptop
• They have figured how to keep a heart beating without us…
• Rechargeable lawnmower, My small yard makes me smile
  • I wish we still had this
• A Nintendo in a shoe?
• Color Picker Pen, design concept only, but unbelievable idea
• Two Different Secret Agent Pens

Food & Caffeinated Bits

• Caffeine Nap, it works but would your office let you?
• Trending: Caffeinated gum warning for kids… ummm duh?
• When does common sense kick in?
• Does your water need an 800 dollar filter?
• Beer ants… not really but still kind of cool
• Working on a bunch of reviews and articles a new Espresso Vodka, and Caffeinated water

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Tags: Hearts, iA, lawnmowers, natal, nintendo, sony, Steampunk, web trend map 2009, Wii, Windows 7, windows vista, Xbox 360

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Today’s Show: Kona Coffee Powered, Snow Removal, XNE, Xbox 360, Pythons, Ads, Cooking, Freezing, Meh

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This show is hampered by a migraine, couldn’t explain it and can’t get rid of it. So we had to look for the only cure out there. The best tech news always makes me feel better. I dug up some of the most off the wall and oddball links stories and quips from my bevy of sources to bring this to you. Then I dug into the well of caffeinated  and foody culture to wash it all down with. I hope you enjoy what We found today.

Enjoy the Episode!

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Tags: Ads, cooking, Freezing, Kona Coffee, Meh, Pythons, Snow Removal, Xbox 360, XNE

In this collection of news bits we gladly give you the great news items that were either sent in or collected for use in the CaffiNation 218 but we just couldn’t shoehorn any more content in. Witty banter aside these are great fodder for thought. Frequently the things that don’t always make it into the Episodes are the pieces that require more to research or care to be put into the treatment thereof. Still I hope you enjoy today’s offerings.

On today’s Run You’ll see: The Pentagon, The White House, Bill Gates, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Apple
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Tags: anthropolgy, apple, Bill Gates, Government advancements, gps, hud, Microsoft, mirror, The Pentagon, Xbox 360

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On Today’s Show: Coffee, Technology gone wrong, Hitmen, Music, Pills

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• Jonathan Coulton: I Feel Fantastic
  • Johnathan’s Website

General Information:

• Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service.
• Update on the Tooth & the Boy

Tech

• No Payday for Hot Coffee Whiners
• Wal-mart hits big with Linux Cheapy
• Do you let your geek show?
• Jott is pretty cool, Twitter & Travler’s Mug
• Grounded for Life… Boy attempts to hire hitman
• Helmet lets you be superman / predator
  • Looks familiar
• Music is everywhere, if you drink enough
• How Wii do. How to get the It toy of this year

Caffeine

• Least Caffeinated? The Data
  • Original Article
• Coffee Tech to come soon, how to and why

Thanks and Stay Caffeinated People!

Want to Contact Me?

• Grand Central: 215-240-1319
• Email: CaffiNation@gmail.com
• Skype ID thecaffination
• Full Contact Details

Tags: Coffee, Hitmen, Jonathan Coulton, Music, Pills, Podcast, Podsafe Music, Tooth, Wii, Xbox 360