GeekNights with Rym + Scott
By Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew
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Podcast Description
Geeknights with Rym and Scott is a late night show for geeks, featuring anime, comics, gaming, sci/tech, gadgetry, and general geekery. New episodes every weeknight Monday through Thursday.
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GeekNights 20120515 - Zendo | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the delightful Zendo. (The most efficient way to purchase it is via multiple copies of Ice Dice). But first, we ramble about clipless pedals, JeepAthon2k, Nintendo's woes, the Portal 2 Testing Initiative, Valve hiring hardware people and considering a "steam box", and even the opening to Eretzvaju. Also, this episode was recorded some time ago (as Rym is traveling to Istanbul), and at that time PAX Prime was not yet sold out. We must have been prescient. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120509 - Once Popular Anime and "The Churn" | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the once massively popular anime of American fandom -- Ranma 1/2, Fushigi Yugi, You're Under Arrest, Kare Kano, to name a few -- and the reasons why they seem to have so rapidly fallen from awareness. In the news, the vestigial New York Anime Festival, like the appendix, lives on, Kids on the Slope is pretty fine so far, Media Blasters' woes illuminate the sad drama of the American anime industry (see posts by "blaster"), and you can wake up with Yoko Kanno (box optional). | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120507 - Web Vulnerabilities | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about web vulnerabilities (like injection attacks and cross site scripting). But first, Rym and Scott had some fun with the Five Boro Bike Tour, Google has possibly partially lost the Oracle/Java fiasco of a trial, Verizon is planning to offer 911 texts (about a decade too late), and Religion is more dangerous than Porn. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120503 - Gifts for Nerds | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the precarious problem of purchasing or otherwise acquiring gifts for those of the geek or nerd persuasion. But first, there's some (overtime) hockey afoot, Taskrabbit is actually a useful way to get other people to do things for you, and people with s****y friends are angry that someone might pay said s****y friends to promote terrible products to them. Also, don't forget we'll be appearing at Zenkaikon 2012 next weekend, nevermind the upcoming Connecticon and PAX Prime (and Otakon, unless they still hate us). | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120501 - Luke Crane on the Mouse Guard RPG | Tonight on GeekNights, we have as our guest Luke Crane, designer of the wonderful Mouse Guard tabletop role playing game. We discuss what Mouse Guard is, where it came from, and what makes it unique. We actually had Luke on the show a while ago to talk more generally about role playing games, so check that out while you're here! | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120425 - Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine | Tonight on GeekNights, we preview, based on the first three episodes streaming at FUNimation's site, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Minen-the-third-fujiko-mine">Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine. It's pretty good. In the news, an incident or two from Anime Boston 2012 have been making the rounds with the usual locked thread response, and Tor abandons DRM in a move that shouldn't be as bold as it appears in light of the rest of the publishing industry. In more local news, we'll be at Connecticon (and so be should you), Zenkaikon, MoCCA Fest, PAX Prime, and maybe Otakon! | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120423 - The Age Old Problem | Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss one of the most ancient and vexxing problems in software, technology, and progress: the principled stubbornness without an underlying functional argument. AKA, why this guy should have added a semicolon. In the news, Intel unveils Ivy Bridge, and some billionaires and to mine an asteroid. In more local news, we'll be at Connecticon (and so be should you), Zenkaikon, MoCCA Fest, PAX Prime, and maybe Otakon! | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120419 - The Hunger Games | Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we review Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. It's catching like wildfire, and dubious as we were, we had to see what all the fuss was about. The verdict? It's pretty good. Not great. Not particularly memorable. But, an enjoyable read well worth its short length and engaging story. Also, Rym hipstered up with some PBRs at Control-Flow. The next book (Scott's choice) will be 1Q84 by Haruki-Murakami. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120417 - PAX East 2012 and Mafia-likes | Tonight on GeekNights, we return at the turn of the tide, having recovered from PAX, hopefully in time for PAX! We bring you some initial coverage of PAX East 2012, and then consider Werewolf, or Mafia, or Beantown: whatever you call it, we present the Mafia-likes. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120403 - PAX East 2012 and Angry Birds Space | Tonight on GeekNights, we present our succinct review of Angry Birds Space, but not before outlining everything we've got lined up for PAX East 2012! In the news, Scott GeekBites Tabletop and the King's Gambit may finally be (mostly) solved. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120325 - Tech News Roundup March 2012 | Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup! We consider the NHTSA's recommendation to cripple car navigation systems, the NHTSA's revelation that US driver's education is wrong about at least one thing, Facebook's battle to protect your passwords, an MIT professor's prediction that in 50 years we can end disabilities, Japan's fear of free speech on the Internet, and the battle over the custody costs of Megaupload's data. | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120322 - Rym in India: Part One | Tonight on GeekNights, Rym shares the scantest beginnings of his experiences traveling in Mumbai and Hyderabad, India. In the lounge, we consider the unique advantages of satire in the Daily show, as well as an interesting story highlighting how, if you're rich and clever enough, you can indeed break the bank. Also, ConnectiCon 2012 Panel/Workshop submissions are open! PAX, like Winter, is coming. Don't forget our Youtube Channel! | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120320 - Trigger and Abobo's Big Adventure | Tonight on GeekNights, Daddy two reviews! Now that Scott's beaten it, we talk about Abobo's Big Adventure, but not before we review Trigger!, which is from the same people who brought us the wonderful Spot-It! (Spoilers: it's actually pretty mediocre, and definitely a disappointment next to Spot-It). In the news, Wil Wheaton's Tabletop is a thing, Game Gear games are coming to the 3DS, and Nintendo is trying to make multiplayer more intuitive despite their (sarcastically) glowing history of this. Also, ConnectiCon 2012 Panel/Workshop submissions are open! | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120314 - Order of the Stick | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the fantastic comic by Rich Burlew: Order of the Stick. Why yes, it happens to be a webcomic. In the news, Daryl Surat is heading to neither PAX nor Anime Boston, but to Sakura-con, for one very important reason, Scott geekbites Tezuka's Princess Knight (slow news day). | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120312 - Network Mounted Storage | Tonight on GeekNights, without getting into any deep technical, boring detail, we talk about network mounted filesystems and the like (SMB, CIFS, NFS, DRBD, etc...). In the news, Rym is back from India and is still tired of the TSA and its attempt to suppress further information showing how useless it is, New York's data are increasingly openly available, and California looks to legalize automated cars following Nevada's progress. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120229 - Sailor Moon SuperS Movie | Tonight on GeekNights, by Scott's request, we hit up some Sailor Moon with the Sailor Moon SuperS Movie: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super S: The 9 Sailor Soldiers Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole (美少女戦士セーラームーンSuperS セーラー９戦士集結！ブラック・ドリーム・ホールの奇跡! But first, Master Keaton returns, along with Arakawa Under the Bridge and Bastard, and Japan's culture around piracy is stridently different from US attitudes. | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120227 - Filtering Content | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about content filtering, but not before a great discussion on OSX Gatekeeper and all of its ramifications (including our bet that Apple will drop the opt-out option within three years and stop selling Macs entirely within five), a good discussion of how we'll be first in line to gargoyle it up with some Google Goggles and a surprisingly long discussion of the Star Wars watching order debate (see The Machete Order). | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120221 - A Thousand and One Nights | Tonight on GeekNights, now that Scott has also played it, we discuss Meguey Baker's fantastic A Thousand and One Nights tabletop role playing game. In the news, we talk about why football is so threatened by iPads and why splash screens anger us. Don't forget to check out our Twitter (@geeknights), forum, and Youtube channel! | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120215 - The New 52: Week Four | Tonight on GeekNights, we conclude our review of all 52 of the DC New 52 with week 4! Bam! Pow! All Star Western Aquaman Batman: The Dark Knight Blackhawks The Flash Green Lantern: New Guardian Justice League Dark The Savage Hawkman Superman Teen Titans Voodoo Be sure to check out the rest of the reviews with week 1, week 2, and week 3! | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120213 - Do Not Track, Ads, and the Free Internet | Apparently forgetting Adblock, host-file ad blocking, DVR 30-second skip buttons, mute buttons, VCRs, remote controls, and the queer idea of getting up to make a sandwich, various people are predicting the end of the "free" ad-supported Internet, this time from people honoring "do not track" instructions. Also, some teachers in Ontario are afraid of Wifi, MIT launches a fully automated online course in electronics, and the EU dabbles yet again with the disastrous idea of a "right to be forgotten." | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120209 - Book Club: "The Little Prince" and "Wind, Sand, and Stars" | Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you the GeekNights Book Club! Specifically, we discuss The Little Prince and Wind, Sand, and Stars, both by the larger-than-life Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Both are fantastic books that all humans should read. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120207 - Elevator Source | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Elevator Source: a "thrilling co-op experience" with "realistic elevator physics" and "cunning, state of the art AI!" Rym has some thoughts on Deus X: Human Revolution after having finished his 27 hours of play, Microsoft Flight is FREE, and Direct2Drive died and took some games with it (also know as "why I only ever buy games from Steam"). | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120201 - The New 52: Week Three | Tonight on GeekNights, late to the party and back from the slog, we bring week three of the DC New 52! Batman Birds of Prey Blue Beetle Dr. Manhattan Captain Atom Catwoman DC Universe Presents: Deadman Green Lantern Corps Legion of Super-Heroes Nightwing Red Hood and the Outlaws Supergirl Wonder Woman Continuing our pledge to read each and every one of the 52 DC "reboots." In case you missed them, be sure to check out our coverage of week one and week two! | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120124 - Strategy Guides | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider ye olde strategy guide, which seems to have no place in this modern world. Of course, we talk quite a bit about other things, like THE GIANTS, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Abobo's Big Adventure, Syndicate's re-release on GoG, and The Binding of Issac. Rym's also really into Game of Thrones recently. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120118 - Yotsuba | Tonight on GeekNights, correcting a surprising gap in our reviews, we cover Yotsuba! In the news, a comic shop runs (with some DC money) an amazing... advertisement, leading to the usual Internet shitstorm. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120112 - MAGFest X | Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you our coverage of MAGFest X! Of course, as much as has changed, much has stayed the same, so be sure to check out our coverage of MAGFest 9 too. But first, in the news, CES brings us an interesting device - the Boxee Box Live TV dongle - that doesn't appear to have a market, and the coming battles over "smart TVs" will go predictably nowhere. Also, Kim Jong-il is set to be Lenined. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20120110 - Eclipse Board Game | Tonight on GeekNights, we make our triumphant return from MAGFest X to bring you a review of Eclipse. In the news, PAX East 2012 is sold out (so you'd better have already bought tickets like we warned you), but you can still sign up to be an Enforcer. Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition is coming, and Vox is coming to take the game blogging world by storm. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111219 - Software Development Methodologies | Tonight on GeekNights we phone it in with some discussion on Software Development Methodologies and their ilk. But first, India's Missed Call Ecosystem, the deal with the other Mark Zuckerburg, and Google's troubles with COPPA. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111215 - How We Do the Show with Rym | Tonight on GeekNights, it's just Rym talking about how we do the show, which currently involves a Shure Beta 58A, a Shure Beta 87A, 2xShure SM57s, a XENYX 1832, a Samson Scom Stereo Compressor/Expander, 2 Behringer U-Control USB soundcards, a Presonus Firestudio Mobile, a Marantz pmd660, and Adobe Audition 3.0. Mostly, this is a test of how well Rym can talk for twenty minutes nonstop. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111213 - Eminent Domain - The Game | Tonight we review a recent board game we just recently discovered: Eminent Domain. Imagine if Race for the Galaxy and Dominion had a baby. We also talk about how Burnout Crash is a fantastic 99 cent iPhone game, GUNDAM Online is a thing, and our first playthrough of Beowulf was pleasant if a bit random. Don't forget to hit up our Youtube channel and read the book club books: The Little Prince and Wind, Sand, and Stars! | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111207 - Drops of God and two Movies | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the manga Drops of God, now in print in English from Vertical. We then briefly review Welcome to the Space Show and Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below (two anime movies definitely worth watching). But before that, we GeekBite the underrated Wolverine and the X-Men and we discuss the devastating news that Satoshi Kon's last (unfinished) work - The Dream Machine - has ceased production. Be sure to check out our many lectures and other videos from PAX East 2011 and Pax Prime 2012 on the Youtube channel. We will be at Nerd Nite this Thursday presenting an abbreviated version of "Losing Should be Fun," nevermind MAGFest! | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111205 - Walled Gardens | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk not about Allhambra but the so-called "walled gardens" of technology. In the news, the Zetas' private communications network was taken out and the Mozilla/Google deal might be in trouble. Be sure to check out our many lectures and other videos from PAX East 2011 and Pax Prime 2012 on the Youtube channel. We will be at Nerd Nite this Thursday presenting an abbreviated version of "Losing Should be Fun," nevermind MAGFest! | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111129 - 100 Percent in Games | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider what drives us and others to truly "100%" a game. On the way, we discuss humble bundles and how working at Zynga may not be the most fun job one could have. | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111121 - Circumventing SOPA | Tonight on GeekNights, in light of the possibility of the passage of SOPA, which, while not nearly so odious as the CBDTPA, makes the DMCA look scarily reasonable by comparison, we consider the various means of routing around this sort of damage to the Internet. From Elephant DNS to Waste to private Trust Networks In the news, Best Buy has discounted Apple hardware and Amazon Wireless has one-cent smartphones. We also talk some shop about our recent playing of Shogun. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111117 - Emily and Rym in Japan | Tonight on GeekNights, Emily and Rym talk about their recent trip to Japan. But first, we consider Torchlight 2 (delayed), Occupy Wall Street doing what they do, and some gaming. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111115 - Jared Sorensen | Tonight on GeekNights, straight out of Burning Apocalypse Con, we have Jared Sorensen in the studio to talk about, among other things, Z-Ward, Danish roleplaying, Lacuna 2, conventions, Action Castle, and movies. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111109 - Redline | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the much-hyped (and justifiably so) Redline. It's worth your while. It's also worth a non-anime-fan's while. It's also put out by Madhouse. Akio may or may not have a cameo. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111108 - Burning Apocalypse Con with Luke Crane | Tonight on GeekNights, in preparation for the upcoming Burning Apocalypse Con, we bring the right honorable Luke Crane on the show to talk about, in case you couldn't guess, Burning Apocalypse Con. We also chat about Greg Stafford's Pendragon, RISK Legacy, and Burning Wheel Gold. Luke Crane also has a special announcement. In benefit to the medical bills of an important member of the Burning Wheel crew hospitalized with stroke, Luke will be creating a custom Mouse Guard hack, the details of which will be forthcoming. | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111103 - The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm | Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we bring you our full and final thoughts on The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm (and the Oxford Comma) by Nancy Farmer. It's a charming, light book, set in a future Africa, that should be an enjoyable read for anyone who isn't a filthy Gondwanan. Up next on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss The Little Prince and Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111101 - Ricochet Robots and Set | Tonight on GeekNights, with Rym out of town, we have guest host Luke Burrage bringing you his (somewhat ancient on account of Rym not uploading this long ago when he should have) thoughts on Ricochet Robots and Set! Also, don't forget that Burning Apocalypse Con is coming up, and we have an exclusive interview with Luke Crane talking all about it! Stay tuned for a Tuesday special! | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111026 - The New 52: Week Two | Tonight on GeekNights, continuing with our full review of all of the New 52 from DC, including Batman and Robin, Batwoman, Deathstroke, Demon Knights, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Green Lantern, Grifter, Legion Lost, Mister Terrific, Red Lanterns, Resurrection Man, Suicide Squad, and Superboy. Rym's in Japan, so if you're looking for our coverage of the New York Comic Con, stay tuned in the next few weeks! | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111024 - Amazon Web Services | Tonight on GeekNights, as it's a big part of Scott's job, we talk about the Amazon Web Services in a general sense. In the news, Anonymous targets child pron sites (closer to Scott's suggestions for impressive hacks), and Ice Cream Sandwich cometh alongside the Galaxy Nexus. Rym is also disappearing for Japan for some weeks, but this should not interrupt your regularly scheduled GeekNights. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111020 - Making Sushi Special | Tonight on GeekNights, in a short special (since Rym is preparing to leave for Japan for a couple of weeks), we talk about our adventure making sushi for the first time. We also talk at length about the TSA's expanding reach, the inability of political discussion to go anywhere (in Scott's opinion), and a proposal to let wealthy land-owners bypass our immigration queues. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111018 - Video Game Reviews | Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss videogame reviews like this Super Mario Brothers 3 review. In the news, Chromium issue #44106 and the recent broken CounterStrike update have a lot in common, and Notch gets deserved justice. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111012 - The New 52: Week One | Tonight on GeekNights, we begin reviewing the New 52 from DC Comics. We begin with Justice League, Action Comics, Animal Man, Batgirl, Batwing, Detective Comics, Green Arrow, Hawk and Dove, Justice League International, Men of War, O.M.A.C., Static Shock, Stormwatch, and Swamp Thing! Some of them are pretty good. Some of them are, well... In the news, the New York Comic Con (and what's left of the vestigal New York Anime Festival is this weekend, and alcohol's effects are possibly largely based on cultural perception. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111010 - Databases of Facts | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a but about the problems the maintainers of databases (such as the lawsuit against the time zone database) of fact can face, despite their importance to society and the Internet as a whole. We take more than a moment to mourn the passing of Quickster, and wonder at the future of Google DART, We also have the answer to what "St Oui" was all about. | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111006 - Shoes and Handbags | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the issues and debates surrounding proper footwear and matching bags. But first, they terk our JERBS (that we refuse to do in the first place), and funny looking shoes are about as effective as goggles. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20111004 - Rock of Ages | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the surprising and interesting Rock of Ages. In the news, id releases Rage, Xenonauts might be X-Com, and Risk Legacy brings statefulness to boardgames (for good or ill, we cannot yet say). | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110928 - GeekNights Worst Webcomic Contest | Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you the exciting conclusion to the GeekNights Worst Webcomic Contest! We want to thank all of our submitters: you're all jerks! Second, we want to thank all of our "entries:" remember that even the "worst" creative output is better than no output! If you're going to do something, OWN it. Before this, however, we geekbite Thundercats, and a pretty-cool Madoka Majica poster is sold for way too much money. Now, we cover the following comics. Some of them are NOT safe for work. However, they're surprisingly not that bad. Some of them are downright excellent, and some of them are fine, just not for us. Mama is... Comic Hathor the Cowgoddess Ctrl+Alt+Del Bob and George THe FReCKLeD FINGeR Sarah Zero Kit N Kay Boodle (NSFW) The Wotch Eletric Retard (NSFW) Ctrl+Alt+Del So You're a Cartoonist Modest Medusa xkcd Worst Webcomic Savage Chickens Billy The Heretic (NSFW) SpicyTornado Station V3 Chick Tracts Ctrl+Alt+Del Geeknights Comic One Control Alt Delete Akuma TH's comics CAD-comic CtrAltDel Electronic Tigers The winner, by a WIDE margin, is Billy The Heretic. Congratulations? | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110926 - Link Rot | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the problem of link rot. But first, we talk at length about MySQL in light of the nerd rage at its closed extensions (Apple no longer includes it by default). Also, scarily, kernel.org is STILL DOWN despite being hacked almost a month ago. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110922 - Weddings | Tonight on GeekNights, we ramble about weddings in a general sense after having happened to have attended an enjoyable example of one. No news, no things of the day, no nothing! What's going on? Maybe Ponies got in the way... | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110920 - Hive | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the simple, perfect information, complete information two-player boardgame Hive. Natural Selection 2 is still unplayable (but 1 is just fine), Sony goes extra silly with its PSN TOS, and printing weapons is the inevitability we all have always assumed it would be. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110914 - Final Thoughts: Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Tonight on GeekNights, we present our final thoughts (spoilers!) on the fantastic and recent Puella Magi Madoka Magica. It is safe to say that this is one of the better shows we've seen in recent memory. But first, we geekbite issue #1 of Justice League! Also, since Madoka is on the mind, check out this interview with Atsuhiro Iwakami. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110912 - The Tech News that Wasn't | Tonight on GeekNights, we wonder what tech news really is, and what's really worth talking about. In the "tech" news, typosquatting is surprisingly powerful (and easy), and South Korea has draconian identity laws on the Internet forcing Google's hand. Don't forget the GeekNights Book Club choice: The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm. Also don't forget the GeekNights Worst Webcomic Contest. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110906 - PAX Prime 2011 | Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you our coverage of PAX Prime 2011! We only discuss the things that made this particular PAX unique, so if you thirst for more general coverage of the things that tend not to change much from year to year, don't forget our previous shows on PAX Prime 2008 (part 1, part 2, part 3) PAX Prime 2009, PAX Prime 2010 (the con and the games), PAX East 2010, and PAX East 2011! In the news, someone did something old in an uninspired way (but with a Kinect!) and Rock of Ages comes to Steam tonight! Also, don't forget the GeekNights Worst Webcomic Contest! | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110831 - Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the wonderful and recent anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. In the news, we are back from PAX, the Blob ate the Wasp, and you should all read the Feynman comic. It also turns out we already did a show on Horatio Hornblower, and we're going to do a show on Gasaraki. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110817 - Arrietty the Borrower | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Studio Ghibli's Arrietty the Borrower (借りぐらしのアリエッティ). In the news, Redline is now available on Booray with English subtitles in Japan, and Black Dynamite has a cartoon. | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110815 - HTPCs | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble HTPC (Home Theater PC). When in doubt, use this case and this PSU. In the news, Google buys Motorola Mobility at a premium, and Western governments are panicking about cell phones, messaging, and flash mobs. | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110811 - Play Dead | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about Play Dead, which is playing again. We also have some trojan T-shirts and the sad truth behind the London riots. | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110809 - Taluva and Reef Encounter | Tonight on GeekNights, we review two interesting board games: Taluva and Reef Encounter. Rym is shocked that anyone is surprised by what The Sims Social actually was (crap). Diablo 3 is a c*********k of DRM, closedness, and perverse monetization, and Rym has a geekbite for the Android Catan. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110803 - Anime We Want to See | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the anime we want to see other than Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Third Gig. Otakon was this past weekend and Frank Miller was at Comic Con. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110801 - Git | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about Git: the fast version control system. First, Scott discovers the sadness of attempting to develop iOS Applications on our poor old Mac Mini (Core Solo), Rym built his HTPC, and GeekNights has a fancy new Facebook page. In the news, commodity face recognition, data mining, and data aggregation will do exactly what we expected and can, among other things, reveal your SSN. Adobe releases a preview of Edge. | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110731 - Foundation | This month (July 2011) on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss Isaac Asimov's Foundation. It's a science fiction classic that every person should read, and it might not be quite what you expect. The next book, for August 2011, is The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm by Nancy Farmer. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110728 - Horror | Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss horror and what we enjoy in that genre of media. In other news, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is a powerful argument for both the expansion and embracing of a fair-use culture, and Nintendo unprecedentedly cuts the price on the faltering DSI. Also, Scott has never seen Mazes and Monsters, and he lost his fancy water bottle (which he really, really needed to share). | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110726 - Half-Minute Hero | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the refreshing Half-Minute Hero on XBLA. Gamepro moves to a quarterly format and EA buys Popcap for over a billion dollars. We also consider a number of XBLA games, but only Catherine stands out. | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110720 - Galaxy Express 999 Movie | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider our recent rewatching of the Galaxy Express 999 movie, recently remastered and re-released. Otakon is next weekend, and while we won't be there, Makoto Shinkai and his newest work -- Hoshi o Ou Kodomo -- will be. SDCC is this weekend, it's really, really hot, and Scott's reading Lady Sabre & the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110718 - Face Recognition and Federated Clouds | Tonight on GeekNights, we begin a discussion on the ramifications of face recognition technology as manifest in its coming ubiquity (and hamfisted attempts at usefulness), then slide into some talk of why the federated cloud is (or at least should be) the real future of computing. We also discuss the "cartels" that can arise when the navigation of bureaucracy becomes more important than the services being rendered, and Google is trying to encourage bad behavior for its own benefit with Google News Badges. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110714 - Nothing | Tonight on GeekNights, it's a show about nothing. We also consider the wider copyright implications of accidental art and monkeys with cameras, nevermind the Internet RAGE about Netflix's minimal price increase. GeekNights will resume its regular schedule next week, the book club will now be its own show, and we will definitely be at MAGFest. | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110630 - Supermarkets | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble supermarket. There are sales everywhere (that matters) with both the Steam Summer Sale and Threadless, Amazon gives California the finger, and the "skills gap" is a serious problem. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110628 - Small World | Tonight on GeekNights, we review Philippe Keyaerts' Small World, successor to his Vinci. Rym's surprisingly playing a little Team Fortress 2 again (despite it being free to play), Scott Geekbites F.E.A.R., and Capcom might be doing something sinister with hard-locked save slots. | 6/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110622 - Anime Only Rym or Scott has Seen | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider anime and comics that only Rym, or only Scott, has seen. In order (surprisingly), we thus present Wolverine, Iron Man, X-Men, Galaxy Railways, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Votoms, Scrapped Princess, Patlabor, Odoru Daisosasen/Bayside Shakedown (which we've actually both seen), The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Irresponsible Captain Tylor, 7 Billion Needles, Urusei Yatsura (manga), Ranma 1/2, and Rose of Versailles. But before all of that, Spiderman is dead, AKB48's newest member is fake, and Makoto Shinkai's studio is looking cloud and power line interns. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110620 - DNS Today | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the ramifications of expanded top-level domains on DNS, as well as the current state of it. In the news, lulzsec exists (in one form or another), Libre Office exists, someone thought 250lbs of paper was a better option than a USB stick, and someone else scanned it all back in anyway. Also, checkout Game Hack Day if you're in New York! | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110614 - Hardcored into a Corner | Tonight on GeekNights, we mostly complain about our troubles finding similarly invested board-gaming nerds. We also consider the upcoming Burning Wheel Gold and the Wii-U. We have Things of the Day, but due to Audition being an awesome and well-written program, the audio for that portion of the show is forever lost to time and space. Enjoy them below despite the lack of commentary. Also, Magical Drop V is coming. | 6/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110608 - Hipira and Wakfu | Tonight on GeekNights, the cute Hipira and the fun Wakfu. DC Comics is trying digital distribution and a universal relaunch, Kevin Smith is putting on a reality show set in a comic shop, and Foreskin man might be somewhat anti-semitic. | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110606 - Cooling Computers | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about removing heat from computing devices of various kinds. But first, we're basically obligated to talk about Apple Day, and Nintendo successfully fended off lulzsec by cleverly not actually offering any real services. Also, help out a friend in his quest to stop ALS (and bike really, really far). | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110602 - Gameshows | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about Gameshows! In the news, one archaic industry documents the decline of another with the demise of the phone book, and Youtube now supports the Creative Commons license explicitly. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110531 - R-Eco and Battle Line | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider two two-player warm-up card games: R-Eco and Battle Line (a remake of Knizia's earlier Schotten-Totten). We also consider our recent CounterStrike play (more to come), the DS Lite price drop, and Activision's coming subscription service for Call of Duty. Also, if you're so inclined, take a gander at our good friend's team for the Tri-State Trek to fight ALS. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110525 - Hajime no Ippo | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Hajime no Ippo (Fighting Sprit) anime (directed by Satoshi Nishimura, who you may remember for directing Trigun)! But first, Takashi Miike is supposedly directing the Phoenix Wright movie, The Big Apple Comic Con had some lackluster press, lost a minor guest due to alleged child pornography charges, and saw the expanding Earth swallow up some of Neal Adams original work. | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110523 - Corporate Training | Tonight on GeekNights, since Rym has training all week, we talk about training in general. But first, Google's My Tracks is better than most alternatives, automobile black boxes may soon be mandatory, and Apple is ready to smash a patent troll. | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110519 - Total Recall | Tonight, get your aaasss to maaahs with the 90s classic Total Recall. But first, a brave man who fights the tides of Internet comments, a brave man shooting the moon on some Middle Eastern foreign policy, and some manufactured outrage. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110517 - Diplomacy | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the fate of Europe with the classic Diplomacy. (For the record, our game ended with an all-way draw over five hours in). But first, we checked out the NYU Game Center's second annual No Quarter exhibit, Nintendo hates us, and we geekbite Space Chem. | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110511 - How we got into it | Tonight on GeekNights, rather than the old thing of how to get into it, we talk about the new thing: how we got into it. Specifically, the origins of our anime, manga, comic, and convention geekeries. But first, Wakfu is a thing, and the Black Jack OAV is getting a final, eleventh volume. | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110509 - Memory | Tonight on GeekNights, tired of complaints about "wasted" RAM, we talk about memory. Fiddleheads aside, we consider whether wireless really is that important to business, and the pwning of Chrome. | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110505 - Assassination, Libya, and Osama bin Laden | Tonight on GeekNights, due partially to popular demand while simultaneously delayed by numerous unrelated hiccups, we bring you a discussion of the practicalities and morals of assassination in a general sense, considering examples from both Pakistan and Libya. (Also, food trucks). In the news, it's apparently pretty easy to convince strangers to take strange pills, and we consider whether the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110503 - Portal 2 | Tonight on GeekNights, we review the fantastic Portal 2. (Hint: there is no reason not to buy this game). We also consider Sony's egregiously inept IT, and Nintendo's egregiously unrealized potential as they move from the Wii to the double Wii with Project Cafe. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110427 - Castle Waiting | Tonight on GeekNights we review the wonderful Castle Waiting by Linda Medley. Also tonight, consider Mike Toole's exploration of the late and great Osamu Dezaki and a fans' petition to bring back the OLD Transformers comics. We're also back from Anime Boston, and we're still taking panel/workshop submissions for ConnectiCon 2011! | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110419 - 7 Wonders | Tonight on GeekNights, we review 7 Wonders, a fairly solid Antoine Bauza boardgame. Also, Scott geekbites Ace of Spades, and Armenia chooses chess as a component in national education. | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110413 - MoCCA Festival 2011 | Tonight on GeekNights, with Emily as our guest host, we talk about all of the art and comics we found at the MoCCA Festival this year. But first, there being little news in this arena, "purified" illegal manga torrents, the Flash, and the 4kids bankruptcy. We'll post a list of the comics in the forum later on. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110411 - SNMP | Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss SNMP: the Simple Network Management Protocol, and how you can trivially use it to monitor Linux servers. In the news, Adobe moves to a subscription model and drops Soundbooth (thankfully), human brains are more malleable than one might think, and Google is liable in Italy for defamation from search results. | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110407 - Book Club: Hyperspace | Tonight on GeekNights, we review, under the auspices of the GeekNights Book Club, Michio Kaku's Hyperspace. Scott is happy about a surprisingly effective law against strangulation, and Rym is amazed at the fear young punk kids instill in the old and white of Ohio. | 4/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110405 - Yomi: Fantasy Strike | Tonight on GeekNights, we review Yomi: Fantasy Strike (from the maker of Puzzle Strike). But before that, Rym has a geekbite on the Rush'n Attack reboot Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot (TL;DL: not enough rushing, too much Russian, and far too little attacking) and Scott considers Jane McGonigal's new game Find the Future. | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110330 - Digital Comic Distribution | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the more interesting bits around the dissemination and consumption of comics in digital form (after arguing about the old men running Broadway). Scott geekbites Peepo Choo, and Rym rambles about the Riverside Trek Fest failing. | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110328 - Logs | Tonight on GeekNights, we consider that most basic of basics: the humble log file. In the news, Geohot is fighting the good fight, and is the financial world siphoning off all of the world's talent? | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110322 - PAX East 2011 and Spot It | Tonight on GeekNights, back from both PAX and Zenkaikon, we bring you our review of the surprisingly entertaining Spot It and highlights from PAX East 2011. We also have some thoughts on the Nintendo 3DS, having now finally manhandled one (though not, as it were, at PAX). | 3/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110317 - Bicycles | Tonight on GeekNights, post-PAX, we bring you a pre-PAX episode we never aired about bikes! Or possibly Bikke. Scott brings us concerns about the true nature of the TED talks, Rym laments the growing misunderstanding and mistreatment of fevers in children, and we hint at secret projects in the works. | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110308 - Tales of the Arabian Nights | Tonight on GeekNights, we recount our experiences with the board game role playing game semi-interactive story generator Tales of the Arabian Nights. In the news, Another World is being re-released on IOS, Magika: Vietnam isn't a joke, and Darkspore is incredibly boring. | 3/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110302 - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the hit new animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It's a reboot of the My Little Pony universe produced by Studio B Productions, and it has some surprising demographics. There's also a Thundercats reboot coming involving Studio 4C, and Bone is coming in color (again)! | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110228 - Model Rocketry | Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about model rocketry and its merits as a teaching tool. In the news, Thunderbolt takes flight, and Craigslist is a den of iniquity (according to people who have a vested interest in it failing). You might also want to go vote (for Rainbow Dash). | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110224 - Unions | Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss something that doesn't really exist in the tech world: Unions! Also the emptying of the big box stores (poor Media Play) and the reality of Anonymous press releases. | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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GeekNights 20110216 - Mahou Tsukai Tai OAV | Tonight on GeekNights, we recall the surprisingly solid 90s OAV Mahou Tsukai Tai (including its adorable opener). In the news, the New York International Children's Film Festival returns with, among other wonderful screenings, Time of Eve and Welcome to the Space Show. Also, the Pokemon Trainer Challenge comes to be. | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
The only podcast you'll ever need!
^TITLE^ That's really there's all to say about it! I mean, this podcast is: Witty, consistent, up-to-date, funny (as a matter of fact, a quote from one of the episodes stated: "Many people write in telling us that we're funny. We're not trying to be funny, this is just the way we are. When we're trying to be funny, however, it's scary") and much more! Subscribe to it, and you'll see what I mean.
A fix for podcast Junkies
If you spent a good deal of time listening to podcasts during the week, then you understand the frustration of finding enough content. Most podcasts only release a show once a week, while Rym and Scott do four podcasts a week, each around 45 minutes in length with a different geeky topic each night. Monday is tech, Tuesday gaming, Wednesday is anime and gaming, while Thursday tend to focus of geek culture. A well-produced and hosted show.
Geekier than most geek podcasts
(Note: this only applies to the Anime & comics and Video Game GeekNights) When you think geek, you think of someone who is smart, but in addition they are also narrowly fanatic about a certain thing like Star Trek or biology. Rim and Scott are two geeks who are narrowly focused on a few mainstream vices, but they are also into things like german board games and slightly obscure anime from the 1980s. Personally, I think what makes me want to listen to them is also what shouldn't. They aren't totally involved in mainstream pop culture, and they make it explicitly known. They don't have traditional radio voices, and oftentimes they sound happy and jovial. They are always upbeat and tend to sound genuinely excited to be putting on a show. Yet, from listening for only two months, I have discovered that Rim and Scott are very egotistical, l33t, and they have little patience for things that don't have some complexity underneath or are intellectually stimulating. A couple example is their choice of podcasts to listen to and their ambivalence as to the appeal of the videogame "Devil May Cry" So if you think that you know what it is to be weird, to be on the fringe, or to be in on something obscure, you should give Rim & Scott a try because they live on a whole other continent in the world of geek.
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