This week, we’re resigned to discussing Comcast not only throttling traffic to customers, but then lying about it, then getting caught lying, then admitting it… sort of. Congress might step in. Also, we discuss a service that will fake excuse noted for you, and Leopard leaps lion-like into the waiting hands of fanboys.
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Enhance your calm and enjoy joy-joy feelings of mellow greetings and salutations, as this week it’s revealed that Dumbledore is ‘teh mr. gay’, Apple to release the iPhone SDK, and Apple drops the price on un-DRM-ified music to 99 cents per track. As a supplement, we discuss vending machine disguises for women walking alone at [...]

Brewery: Saranac Brewery (Matt Brewing Company), Utica, NY
Brewery Description: “Saranac Pumpkin Ale is brewed with Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Allspice, Cloves, Ginger and Vanilla. Look for a full-body and amber color. We’re sure you’ll enjoy this special brew!”
Brew Style: Herb Beer, 5.4% ABV
Recommended Glassware: Lager glass, Tumbler
The Ugly Truth: New work schedule is kicking my ass, that’s [...]

Bungie jumps from Microsoft, another competitor to iTunes, a Universal competitor (ha…ha), Dell gets sued for- get this- crappy customer service.
On Boston-in-Brief, a shockingly good time at the Chevy Volt press event; sweet, sweet chocolate at the Langham Hotel in Boston; and have some Cake with your chocolate.
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“That’s that tasty Hawaiian burger joint!”
My ass was barely off the plane, and we recorded. We love you that much. This week on the Geek Top Three, we discuss artificial life
, brain-eating amoebae and toxoplasmosis, and California’s own government websites get shut down.
On Boston in Brief, there’s a Strides Against Breast Cancer event, [...]

Alright, for some reason I decided to start a Twitter account.  No idea why.  I blame Warren Ellis.
It will probably be boring and pointless.
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Okay, Carl was out of town on vacation last week so we skipped a week - again - and he just got back last night (Monday). We did record late last night, but my own catastrophe-du-jour is causing a delay in the editing. It should be up in another day or two… um, hopefully. We [...]

Brewery: Buzzards Bay Brewing, Westport, MA
Brewery Description: The Buzzard Pilsner is brewed with Pale and Vienna malts and is generously hopped with both Hallertauer and Saaz hops to produce a crisp, hoppy beer. Our Pilsner is an ideal compliment to oysters, a seafood dinner, backyard bar-b-que or for cooling [...]

Walking in to Dropkick Murphys’ Barroom Hero, Big Remy takes the podium.
My fellow beer drinkers, we have arrived at a momentous time in our history and the history of Boston Geek. Beer Review #100 has finally been achieved. It has taken many hard and grueling sacrifices to reach this end, but we finally [...]

Brewery: Samuel Smith, Yorkshire, England
Brewery Description: Originally a drink for lactating mothers, oatmeal stout was described as nutritional on early labels. Oats are in the same family as barley, and a small addition yields great flavor. Popular in the late 1800’s, the last oatmeal stout was brewed before the First World War until Samuel Smith [...]