The CaffiNation

The title for tonight’s show was inspired by my latest sketch of the day. Basically calling out for being kind to both one’s self and to others as a primary function. The show is here to spread a little joy a long way. I hope you enjoy what we have to offer you! On tonight’s show, we talk about movies, legos, and spiders. What more could you want! Support the Show! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Food and Caffeinated Bits: Final Thought… Thanks for Listening & Stay Caffeinated! “High Octane Caffeine Culture & Technology News” Twitter @caffination  |  Facebook Fan Page Subscribe via |  RSS  |  Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: The post CaffiNation 559: Be Kind appeared first on The CaffiNation.

I chose ‘Tangled Up’ for the title of tonight’s episode because our schedules have been just that. It doesn’t mean the show has to stop though! The way our schedule has been going I would count on a new episode every other week for right now. We will work back up to full steam once the ground thaws out a bit. On tonight’s show we discuss Dark Roasted coffee, endangered coffee and the wonders of deep space. But we have yet to find deep space coffee. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Geeky this week China grows a plant on the moon! And it’s already dead Github is now free for us small frys Google to buy Fossil’s tech division Nasa finds a deep space object and promptly has a cow Hellboy April 12… Oh Yeah Long read: Your cell phone can locate you Facebook wacks a lot of Russian moles Food and Caffeinated Bits: Shame on Applebees and all of us Wild […] The post CaffiNation 558: Tangled up appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Tonight’s show is the first after our impromptu holiday break, with lots of things happening in and around the CaffiNation Lair we didn’t have room to run a proper show so we were forced to enjoy the time off instead. Hope everyone out there had a happy and healthy holiday season. Now it’s time to enter the long cold dark winter, until the spring thaw. But that just means more comfort food, good coffee, and excellent company. Sit back and enjoy tonights episode with your favorite beverage of choice. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Holiday Edition New year brings new tech! How do you secure your new tech? China lands on the far side of the moon Nasa reveals the first images of a Distance Kuiper Belt object Open networks lead to a gorilla PewDiePie promotion DC rings in the new year with a commemoration of Stan Lee 2019 means predictions on Games and Geekery Medieval Monsters in Pinata form Food and […] The post CaffiNation 557: Holidays Wrapped appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Tonight’s show is all about holiday food and coffee. Right before the madness of the holiday season truly takes over why not allow the back end of the show to take the forward section for once?  The back half of the show is devoted to one of my favorite subjects currently. Notebooks, sketching and collecting. I can’t get enough… and it might be a problem.  Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Food and Caffeinated Bits: The Coffee Nap… You’re welcome Firefighters now shoveling chocolate in Germany Holiday Coffee Drinks With a side of Chocolate Bacon Cookies Bavarian Christmas Cookies! The Springerel All of the reasons I need a Moka Pot It’s also Glühwein Season! Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Need to remember something? Draw it out! Sketchnoting is useful! More examples of beautiful work We are all about notebooks here at the Lair. Enter the Moleskine Harry Potter Collection Moleskine Barbie Collection! Moleskine Transformers Moleskine Pokemon Moleskine Super Mario Brothers Basically your childhood in a book! Curse you Moleskine! Barbie […] The post CaffiNation 556: Holiday Eats appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Tonight’s show is about a day late and a dollar short. But that doesn’t mean it is baked with any less love. The show must go on! But in all seriousness, we take the two polar opposites of attention span TV and heavy reading and throw them into the show. You have homework tonight. The articles we share won’t just stimulate your mind but will also blow you away and make you think. I hope you enjoy. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Catching up on Geek TV. The Santa Chronicles Codebreak, art, and science in one field. Also the latest Fieldnote edition: Clandestine! More Geek TV : American Gods season 2 Netflix kills Marvel Friends aren’t geeky but 100 million isn’t chump change either Epic Games stops work on Unreal Tournament, Thanks Fortnite  Google Kills Hangouts Comcast X1, to get Amazon Prime Video Tumblr bans adult content and keeps flagging the wrong stuff Bizzar Dark fluid (Not Coffee) The makes up the […] The post CaffiNation 555: Holidaze appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Tonights show is all about leftovers. The good food for thought that has been kept safe and sound for an extra week. Doing the show on wednesdays sometimes interferes with real life, or real life gets in the way of the show. This time we had a major backlog in the house, and that spilled over into content backlog for the show. Thank you to everyone who has been sending me news and stories, please continue to do so!!! Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Black friday geekery Mar has a new lander, InSight. Dropped in for a few selfies after 6 tense minutes.  You can even follow InSIght on twitter! Old Spice developed a new Class for Dungeons and Dragons… called the Gentleman Class Google expands their Phone plans to include more phones and iphones! Google Fi The Uncanny Valley has a child Starbucks is going to be filtering adult content on Public Wifi starting next year Crayons carved into Star Wars […] The post CaffiNation 554: Leftovers! appeared first on The CaffiNation.

This started out as a very different show. And then a Legend passed away. Stan “The Man” Lee, co-father of the Marvel universe died at the age of 95 this past Monday. I tried to do honor to the man in a quick sketch. To be honest, though no single tribute could ever live up to the man. So what else can you do after taking a show or two off for Halloween? I thought to read a poem or two, but in the end, I decided to spend the night with family. Now we get back to the business of only the best in Caffeinated bits and bobs, Geeky culture and fantastic news stories. Tonight’s show might be a little lean, and frankly, I have been fighting the latest version of WordPress for a bit. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Stan Lee, his legacy goes far beyond comics, attached is my rendering of the man, which doesn’t do him justice in the slightest.  […] The post CaffiNation 553: Death of a legend appeared first on The CaffiNation.

One of the challenges of the Halloween episodes are finding new and exciting stories, making sure that the content is always steaming and fresh. So what better way to do that then a spooky show filled to the brim with delectable haunted goodies.  On tonight’s show Gritty makes a scary comeback, we have haunted latte’s and creepy cups of lovely dark coffee. We have some out of this world news and the continuation of Inktober. Tonight is another Co-hosted jam session with my mini partner Amber. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life:  Inktober, creative fun Science of Scary! NASA: Try turning it off and on again Google’s pixel 3 fast charging will be limited to approved chargers Out of this world NASA watch for the 60th anniversary Phone zombies Haunted houses in the new reality of instagram Halloween STEAM crafts for kids! Food and Caffeinated […] The post CaffiNation 552: Spooky Eats appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Back with more candy, more nonsense and plenty of fun for yet another episode blending the two worlds of of tasty treats and geeky things.  On tonight’s episode; people who build chocolate houses shouldn’t have fireplaces, is there such a thing as too unhealthy.  Tonight is another Co-hosted jam with my lovely mini partner in crime Amber . Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: My favorite coping mechanisms are, Bhuddify for meditation, and drawing for relaxation Geek Life: Inktober, Back on track with more creative fun Lady calls the cops on three whales… because people are silly Technology no longer surprises, So here is the Pixel 3 and all its friends Cool new features coming to older phones soon Tech for Hair care, at a steep price Adobe launches Adobe Rush for the Youtube target audience Halloween Pumpkins aplenty! The rich will soon be able to be on […] The post CaffiNation 551: Good thoughts & Tasty treats appeared first on The CaffiNation.

With the release of tonight’s episode we are revving up for my favorite holiday of the year. I love me some Halloween! We talk about Inktober, candy, creativity, the best Halloween special of all time, and of course candy.  We dive into some of the beautifully creepy things that are happening this season and geek out on a little bit of logo and branding.  At the last minute tonight became a very special episode, the first ever time I co hosted a show with my child! Amber decided that tonight was the night she would make her move and set her sights on the stars. This episode might be worth something someday… download it while you can. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Inktober, Back on track with more creative fun Bowsette escaped from the internet Indiana Jones 5: Now in the works, as […] The post CaffiNation 550: Inky Goodness appeared first on The CaffiNation.

On tonight’s show we have freaky faces from mascots to villains. We have technology fixing a lovely and disgusting problem., as well as a host of other stories is thrill and amuse you to no end. Join us on tonight’s adventure. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Netflix Geekery, Bleach and Iron Fist Android turns 10! VR Vader Star Wars robot vacuum Adopt a Lego Porg  Finally a technical solution to a disgusting problem Dirt activated activity book The Joker shows his face! Food and Caffeinated Bits: Hello Kitty speakeasy? Portable Pizza oven… yes please A Good thing or a Bad thing? Non GMO labels Best Cities for Coffee lovers… 2018 New Philadelphia Flyers Mascot, Gritty announced, and a beer is already in the works. Final Thought… You may have had a bad day, but did you get slapped with an octopus, by a seal? Thanks […] The post CaffiNation 549: Makeup and Mascots appeared first on The CaffiNation.

On tonight’s episode we talk about the joys of food mixed with alcohol, we dive into some real good old fashioned nostalgia, and discuss comics and representation a bit specifically surrounding costumes for Halloween. New and exciting stuff is happening, this is a fun time of the year. If the cooler weather has already hit your area I envy you. We have had a couple days here and there but mostly we are stuck with dank dirty and sticky days. Non stop air conditioning bills and comfort food recipes being shared on social media don’t seem to speed the seasons along. Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Take a breath Fun little watch: Batman Ninja Netflix announces new Live Action Last Airbender Representation matters! Shuri, Ms Marvel, Black Panther and so many more available now! PS1 CLassic Available December 3 Fortnight Monopoly! Like Avengers? […] The post CaffiNation 548: Calm before the storm appeared first on The CaffiNation.

On tonight’s episode we have a lovely array of fine flavored news and oddball commentary as per usual. What could be better than talking about cheese, baseball, and that perfect home away from home, that might cost you a mint to own.  No this isn’t some new punk band from New York Underground, nor is it an avant-garde masterpiece of performance art. It’s the new episode, delivered to you piping hot and twice the speed of normal. Drink good coffee, make bad decisions that much quicker.  Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Superman Down! Batman to Follow Pokemon themed Nintendo switch A Star Wars fan’s mirror Millennium Falcon An Air BnB Decades in the making! A 1200 dollar tent? Nothing some tin foil and a glue gun can’t fix Teach your kids to cook with tech, no more pesky interaction! Food and Caffeinated Bits: […] The post Caffination: 547 – Purple Cheese and the Trash Panda appeared first on The CaffiNation.

On tonight’s offering, we find out what fuels the CaffiNation on our late night rants. We also delve into the world of automated lawn care and cooking with power! Support the Show! If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Our show is hosted by Interserver. If you’re looking for great hosting at affordable prices they fit the bill.  Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Build a better website, and a faster with Elegant Themes  Yes I build websites for people and this might take business away from me, but I love their themes and can’t help but share. Project planning, because to do lists are digital now! An art gallery exhibit where all the works are generated by AI? 4 out of 5 Dentists are trying to break into your house Charge and Sanitize your phone? Public sanitizing stations, not a bad idea Hammer 2.0. Reload Lawn Robots! Who wants a 600 dollar fidget spinner Food and Caffeinated Bits: Because it needs to be shared again, the proper grind is very important to coffee A […] The post CaffiNation 546: Build and Sanitize appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Why was there no show last week? What are we doing about the world around us? How many questions can I fit into a single paragraph? Is anyone even listening?  The answers my friends are blowing in the wind. And not as simple as I make them out to be. We had a major issue with our server last week and due to a lot of work from the fine folks at Interserver we were able to get back online with a new server that should be able to handle the traffic and deal with security and upgrades much better in the future.  However, for tonight’s show, rather than wallow in the past, and lament another day’s useless energy spent, I decided to move forward with the show.  If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Geek Cruft: Geek Life: A managed hosting environment is best for most people. Spent a lot of time in the bowels of Ubuntu this past week.  Google assistant turns spooky for one season. Xbox all access. How […] The post CaffiNation 545: Rebuild and Reset appeared first on The CaffiNation.

On tonight’s episode, we have a selection of only the finest Science and tech-friendly stories. We visit the outer reaches of human’s grasp. We explore what it will be like as we attempt to touch the sun, and we look into the beautiful mysteries of growing your own sneakers? There is also time to do a deep dive on some of the finer points of your palate, such as gluten-free snacks, protein shakes and high-test coffee goodness. If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Geek Cruft: Geek Life: A strange fact about design. 1 and done. almost never happens. Currently working my way through Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places Top 100 films in Sci-Fi? I have problems with the list, but that is what these lists are for Star Wars cufflinks, for the chic geek How can the solar probe survey the sun… and not melt Hi-tech to low-tech. Lazy people phone holders NASA Astronaut observed something organic outside the shuttle? Are we really alone? Why or Why not, both from […] The post CaffiNation 544: Space Adventure appeared first on The CaffiNation.

What do we cover? What can you expect out of the CaffiNation podcast? Well, tonight I’m going to explain a little about what that is and how we do. On tonight’s episode, we have tasty vittles and wonderful shiny technology, like robots that can swim and skip stones. Though not at the same time. We have Fake meat, meat scams, and cold coffee. We also send you back in history to the worst fire in US history and the built technology that helped to stop that from reoccurring. Also, this is the first episode done with the Gutenberg editor in WordPress. I spend a little time explaining the differences and learning curves between the two types of editors available to WordPress users right now. If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon links for your shopping fix! Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a new website or a logo? Let us create something beautiful for you. Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Good design on the run. Currently working my way through the Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction and Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places It’s a good time for SuperHeroes  Ruby Rose cast as Batwoman The Arrowverse […] The post CaffiNation 543: Super Fakery appeared first on The CaffiNation.

On tonight’s episode, we have a bevy of new and exciting news to pass along to you. Old news and new, fossil records giving up new secrets and asking new questions. We find out a bit more about where we came from, and why we are still here. Not to get all philosophical on anyone but the question of why us is one of the more enticing questions in all of human paleontology. Why not take a stab at it, and for once the answer isn’t coffee… OR IS IT? You’ll have to listen in to find out. We go forward several million years to modern gaming culture and run down a list of stories about the game de jour Fortnite as well as the lengths some people will go to get and stay good at it. We touch upon products both fascinating and gross, where will you land on the great pickle debate of 2018? Sit tight as we Ramble on through a long litany of science and Technology related articles, stories and news, If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon link for your shopping fix!  Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Need a […] The post CaffiNation 542: Fortnite and Fossils appeared first on The CaffiNation.

This show and website have been around for over ten years at this point. We have covered tons of different topics, but there have been a few that stand out. From zombies to techy jokes we have found a couple sweet spots that resonated with both us as hosts and the audience at large. Since we are traveling I thought this might be a good time to do a quick rundown of some of the more entertaining content we came across in the past 10 years. Personally, I love creating new an exciting graphics and downloadables for the show, and you can expect that to continue. If you would like to support the show, consider clicking on our Amazon link for your shopping fix!  Sponsored by Puzzle Piece Productions Design that Fits: Geek Cruft: Geek Life: Prepping for Travel We like Zombies Zombie Dads Zombies and Printers Zombies and how to survive The Origin of Sci-FI The Thing about design is that it’s 99% invisible Food and Caffeinated Bits: Coffee infused Vodka! One of the most popular articles on our site Origins of Coffee, quite simply my favorite design project Philps Saeco Syntia Still alive and kicking! Final Thought… Where to from here? Thanks […] The post Caffination 541: Greatest Hits appeared first on The CaffiNation.

Spent a decent amount of time under the hood of the website trying to get all the bits and bobs working correctly. Please continue to let me know if everything is working correctly or not.On today’s show, you will find a lot of science news, from new species in the news to invasive species rundowns. SCIENCE!!! We also go over some of the more interesting facts and figures of the day. iTunes is now live! So that is a plus, as well as Google Podcasts working swimmingly. We are also starting to accept donations now, officially to help defray the costs of running the show. Anything helps. I’m also looking into starting a Patreon account too, not sure if that would be a better way to go, keeping this podcast free but allowing some people to support if they were able to. We also figured out the Mailing list issues that were plaguing us, turns out the old account is no more. So if you would like to receive email updates please feel free to sign up Either way with so much going on under the hood it’s hard to stay on top of everything so I really appreciate when people […] The post CaffiNation 540: Under the Hood appeared first on The CaffiNation.