I hear the banjo theme from Deliverance in my head. Also, my head hurts.
In a moment of baffling stupidity, the Boston Bomb Squad detonated a suspicious item in Boston’s Financial District.
The problem? IT WAS A GODS-BEDAMNED TRAFFIC COUNTER. Property of the City of Boston.
What’s next? The fountain in the Boston Commons? [...]

“When we went in to this, we did it with the best of intentions-”
*BLAM*
“I’m sorry, did I break your concentration? You were saying something about best intentions… Oh, you were finished? Well, allow me to retort.”
This is how our explanation of what happened to this week’s podcast would go if we lived ultra-cool [...]

Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery Description: “Unfiltered and unfettered. Circus Boy is a unique and refreshing American style Hefeweizen.”
Brew Style: Hefeweizen, 5.4% ABV
Recommended Glassware: Lager, Tumbler
The Ugly Truth: The third beer in the promo pack from Magic Hat, and sadly my least favorite of the bunch by far. Circus Boy [...]

This week, the Triumphant Trio discuss Arfidmeister, chock full of RFID goodness. Bad 80’s music combined with future tech as cyborg eyes promise to watch you soon. And more rules for XBOX 360 developers. On Boston in Brief, Kaiju Big Battel hits the Big Time in Boston, and politicos get to stand [...]

Brewery: Wychwood Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Brewery Description: “A pale golden potion with delicate red hues, WychCraft has a heady burst of fresh citrus aroma derived from three infusions of Styrian golding hops. A sprig of gentle warming malty flavour finishes with a dry biscuit note and a counterpoise of bitterness.”
Brew Style: Bitter/English Pale Ale, 4.5% [...]

Big Remy and the World versus the Wikipedia of Misinformation: Round 3
And the winner is….
Big Remy and the World! Middlebury College History Department bans the use of the Wikipedia as a citable source of information. Thank god, now at least one more generation of history students will be safe.
Let the usual comments fly.

On Episode 67, the Fab Five-Minus-Two discuss “Teh Steve“, the RIAA, and DRM, controlling videogames with your mind (suddenly the Wiimote looks antiquated), and quantum computing is here (sorta, maybe, possibly). Greg Howley delivers another test of your geekitude. Finally, for Bostonians, we relay a plea from a local bookstore and geek [...]

I’m going to make a new effort to get any beer that is classified a seasonal or special release reviewed and posted faster than I have in the past.
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery Description: Mystery beer celebrating Alan’s 60th birthday, brewed in the German Pilsner tradition.
Brew Style: Pilsener, 5.8% ABV
Recommended Glassware: [...]

Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery Description: hI.P.A. is a medium-bodied groove with a fresh and fruitful nose of tympanic temptation. It begins and ends with a big hop bite that is itself forever balanced on the brink by a steady rhythm of malt. Dry-hopped for extra quenching in the face of heat [...]

Pandemonium Books has been a haven for science fiction fans, fantasy fans, role-playing gamers, and the like since 1989. Originally, calling Harvard Square home, and recenlty relocating — not too far away — to Central Square (Cambridge), Pandemonium has remained and survived despite many independent booksellers closing up shop because of competition from corporate [...]

I know at least one BostonGeek contributor that can appreciate a pitcher that enjoys his beer.
via Universal Hub

…and review Steven Seagal’s Lightning Bolt energy drink.
I shit you not.
I might just have to go buy some.

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One of the perks of writing for this fine establishment has finally started to come through. On rare occassions (rare = twice), though God how I wish they would become more frequent, I get promotional beer to try out from breweries (or Russ’ kitchen) as part of this “job”. Its always [...]

Episode 66 — 10.09090909…% of the Beast. Unless you listen to Karl.
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The geeky triumvirate discuss Vista’s release, Hubble’s hiccup, and the Xbox 360’s Achievement rules. Greg Howley delivers another formidable Game Geek Challenge, and of course we discuss the Mooninite Invasion of 2007 and Chinese New Year in Boston’s Chinatown.
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Email: colin@bostongeek.com, [...]

If you don’t get the joke, then you never owned a NES or at least dusted more than I did. From xkcd…
Nintendo Surgeon

Bewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery Description: “Allow us to introduce Roxy Rolles, She’s our beautiful new Seasonale. A delicious bottle of bold for the cold. A free-wheeling spin on the classic American Amber is filled with caramelized malts and spicy hops that fire your inner cylinders.”
Brew Style: Amber ale, 5.8% ABV
Recommended Glassware: [...]

Ok, does anyone else think that Boston just looks wicked retahhhdid in every news report surrounding the Aqua Teen Hunger Force guerilla ad-campaign gone awry? Now they have made an arrest and charged a guy with placing a hoax device? Are they serious? Ok, charge him with something, and let’s hit up Turner [...]