8Bit Jake Pours Soda on Joystick – Hour 1 – 09 June 2005

Ever spilled a beverage on your keyboard? What if that keyboard was the one on your laptop? Nothing like drowning your CPU in some sticky soda to make sparks fly. That’s exactly what happened to the first caller from the June 9 Chris Pirillo Show. Jake Metcalf, blogger behind the online zine 8Bit Joystick is on hand to help walk through the potential steps in deciding whether to salvage the hardware or turn it into the world’s thinnest fishtank. A lively discussion with Chris and two Jakes on everything from games to podcasting to politics rounded out by an answer to the question, ‘Where do I host my podcast?’

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