“Coffee with encaf”: meeting up at Dragon*Con

Well, in just a few days, I set out once again for Dragon*Con. It takes me three days to drive down (my own personal Odyssey! No, wait.. that one didn’t go so well..) so I have to leave earlier.

If you don’t know what Dragon*Con is, then.. Well, it’s bigger than I can explain, so just go look for yourself. I went last year, and before it was even over declared that I was going to go back. It’s my Geek Mecca, really..

Well, I’m going again this year, and people have asked me: “Hey, are you doing any sort of meetup, say for that podcast ‘The WEIRD Show’ that you do? Or maybe in promotion of FiXideas.org, or even the (unofficial) Wandering Out Loud podcast?”

My answer has generally been: “Aw, who’d want to come to that?” Or maybe, “I’ll be wandering around the con: if you see me, just come up and say ‘Hi!’.”

Then again, I remember how well that went last year.. I barely had time to hang out with people, because I was hurriedly and frantically running from session to session, and when I had a free moment, i was always in a random place. I barely said . . . → Read More: “Coffee with encaf”: meeting up at Dragon*Con

TWS108: Flashback to 2004-11-22

Show Notes for TWS108: Flashback to 2004-11-22

I’m retreating from 90% of my pursuits in order to concentrate fully on my PhD research. I don’t know how long that will take — I’ve tentatively said that I will try doing some things in January — but until then I’ll try to throw a few things down the pipe that most people haven’t heard before. — encaf1/MK

On the show this week: a show that originally aired on the TWS predecessor, “CAFFEEN!: EXPRESSO!” on November 13, 2004.

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TWS106.5: Feedback in the Early Meta Period

Show Notes for TWS106.5: Feedback in the Early Meta Period

Feedback from:

Honorable mention goes to these fine things:

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Theme Song is Caffeine by Grubspoon from The Podsafe Music Network.

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TWS106: Confusing The iShoes

Show Notes for TWS106: Confusing The iShoes

On the show this week:

  • The Number of the Beast is 8-8-8
  • Maxed Missages
  • Ruffled Fringes
  • Dividends (EXTRA)

This week’s Challenge Question:
What is your plan or vision for a long-term plan for you, your country, the world or the human race?
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TWS105: *foop* pumpkin

Show Notes for TWS105: *foop* pumpkin

On the show this week:

  • Severed Limbs
  • Costumes
  • The Thin, Red Love Line
  • Playing With Your Mind
  • Splayed Innards (EXTRA)

This week’s Challenge Question:
Will we ever see actual supervillians?
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TWS104: Brain Drain

Show Notes for TWS104: Brain Drain

On the show this week:

  • BRAINS!
  • Unexpected Results from Unusual Places
  • Unholy leftovers (EXTRA)

This week’s Challenge Question:
What is the scariest movie, book, short story or music that you’ve ever experienced? Why is it scary?
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TWS102: The Eve of Distraction

Show Notes for TWS102: The Eve of Distraction

On the show this week:

  • Unlikely != Unpossible
  • Re: Pocalypse
  • Science, the most Nobel of the Asses
  • Sidekicks (EXTRA)

This week’s Challenge Question:
Will we ever see actual superheroes?
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TWS101.5: Laidbackfeed!

Show Notes for TWS101.5: Laidbackfeed!

  • Feedback from: Arkle (from The Geek of All Trades podcast) and Bruce (Mr Gadgets of Voice Mail fame everywhere).

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TWS100.5: Feedbackedness

Show Notes for TWS0100.5: Feedbackedness!

  • Feedback from: Arkle (from The Geek of All Trades podcast), Reuben Cohen (from Greenbelt, Maryland), Jack Jaffee (from the 12 Volt Theatre podcast, which features the creepy/cool madness of Down The Road) and Legion.
  • Mentioned:
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    TWS099.5: Fredback!

    Show Notes for TWS099.5: Fredback!

    • Feedback from: Mr Gadgets (Bruce!), Fred Trellis and Shaded Spriter
    • Theme Song: Caffeine by Grubspoon from The Podsafe Music Network
    • Further Investigation from Fred Trellis
      • This 25-year old stories covers zombies in a more traditional sense. I need to finish reading it..Time/CNN: Zombies: Do They Exist?
      • A radio series that was recommended to me; this episode deals with finding yourself — your mental self, it seems. Haven’t listened to it yet.WNYC/Radiolab: Where Am I?
      • A site dedication to the science of the mind, as illustrated in the moment of near death. Fascinating, and I’ll be digging around here more.Horizon Research Foundation: CULTURE AND NDE

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