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Tonight on GeekNights, we consider ice cream . In the news, DUNC 3 has a trailer , ICE appears to have covered up another brazen murder this time in Houston Texas, and the situation in Russia is destabilizing in a way that evokes 1917 . Related Links Forum Thread Ice Cream Discord Chat Ice Cream Bluesky Post Ice Cream Things of the Day Rym -  A short comic about Lenny Scott - ...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the game of Association Football . More commonly known as soccer, it's a game of high drama , clever play , and FIFA corruption that is cemented in societal and cultural history. In the news, a Manhattan skyscraper is collapsing , XBOX is collapsing , YOASOBI x Overwatch slaps, and the new Ghost in the Shell slaps. Related Links Forum Thread Association Football...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake . It's a fantastic continuation of Adventure Time, which we reviewed in 2013 , reviewed again in 2014 , shared our final thoughts in 2019 , reviewed Distant Lands - BMO in 2020, and Distant Lands - Obsidian also in 2020. It's also deeply metacontextual . In the news, Science Saru is bringing us Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia , the L...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the current state and evolution of bicycle technology. Not all advancement in modernity is "good" advancement. In the news, delivery robots are a menace , the illegitimate and fully compromised Supreme Court's broken clock was correct on geofence warrants , climate change is killing us , and AI slop music should be demonetized . Related Links Forum Thread Bicycle...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Mina the Hollower (2026) . It's fantastic, evoking the feeling of old NES games but with modern design sensibilities. In the news, the Steam Machine is actually here and still a reasonable price (considering the unreasonable pressure the AI bubble is putting on computer components), Civ VII added hotseat multiplayer, and Deltarune chapter 5 drops TOMORROW . Related...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the challenge of company-managed devices. In the news, Britain has banned the kids from all social media , Nvidia is issuing $25 Billion in corporate bonds , and Verizon screwed a guy over with MDM . Related Links Forum Thread Company Devices Discord Chat Company Devices Bluesky Post Company Devices Things of the Day Rym -  Jinxxy Scott -  Ant...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider museums we've been to. In the news, XBOX is in trouble , and the GOP's incompetence killed FISA . Also the MoMA Design Store (not an ad). Related Links Forum Thread Museums Discord Chat Museums Bluesky Post Museums Things of the Day Rym -  Uncursing Money Scott -  programming a gba game on an iphone

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider what happens when one chases the meta. This is especially a problem when competitive and casual players mix and is the topic of several GeekNights lectures . In the news, Furality was phenomenal this year, and the Nintendo Direct was underwhelming. Related Links Forum Thread Chasing the Meta Discord Chat Chasing the Meta Bluesky Post Chasing the Meta Things of th...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the evil cameras all around us. In the news, Nvidia introduces an underwhelming chip to make underwhelming PCs , the US gestapo are trying to buy advertiser datasets in a dangerous escalation of the police state , and Furality is this weekend ! Related Links Forum Thread The Evil Cameras All Around Us Discord Chat The Evil Cameras All Around Us Bluesky Post The E...

Tonight on GeekNights we consider cinema. We both love movies, and have for our entire lives. In the news, the K-shaped economy means the Steam Deck is expensive and also sold out , chemical disasters are occurring in the US , Hawaii is using state power to fight back against the disastrous Citizens United ruling , and Delaware is doing the literal opposite . Related Links Forum Thread Cinema Disc...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider games where the numbers go up. Like Balatro or Slay the Spire or 9 Kings or Vampire Survivors . These games might intersect with deeper societal problems related to the signifier and the signified and the trap of hyperreality . In the news, the NAACP calls for a boycott of southern public school athletics due to their extreme gutting of voting rights , Ferrari la...

Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss Ray Nayler's The Mountain in the Sea . Recommended by the staff at LIC Book Culture it's a cyberpunk novel about minds and consciousness (among other things). It's worth a read. Related Links Forum Thread The Mountain in the Sea Discord Chat The Mountain in the Sea Bluesky Post The Mountain in the Sea Things of the Day Rym -  ヨルシカ - あ...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the problem of spam in the current era. We last talked about spam in 2007 . (Note that spam is distinct from slop . In the news, Rym is back from Hong Kong , supply chain attacks remain a major threat, the kids are booing AI people at graduations , Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, deepfake software is getting better, and Meta is laying off 10% of its entire...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Running Man (2025) directed by Edgar Wright . This completes our full tour of the Runnings Man, as we previously reviewed the original Running Man novel from 1982 and the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger Running Man . There are no more men to run. Also look at the difference in mood between the 1987 ending credits and the 2025 ending credits . The latter seem like th...

Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup! Madison Square Garden's insane surveillance machine , Github's ongoing collapse , Mac minis being hit by the ongoing RAM crisis , Ask.com is dead , a trivial-to-exploit Linux vulnerability , OpenAI won't stop talking about goblins , Apple fixes a notification vulnerability with Signal , iOS finally adds end-to-end encryption to RCS , AI slop podcast...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider a bunch of anime that struck us in some way. In the news, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" is coming, new Ghost in the Shell is coming , and Coyote vs. Acme is coming . Also we're back! Related Links Forum Thread Notable Anime in Various Categories Discord Chat Notable Anime in Various Categories Bluesky Post Notable Anime in Various Categories Things of the...

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the games we played at PAX East 2026, including Spokes, Magical Athlete, The Third Man, Take Time, Tezuma Trick, Big Wave, QE, Catch the Moon, Robokraft, False Kingdom, Juggernaut, Peanuts Talent Show, and John Company 2.0. In the news, there's a Halloween game (not that one , and there's another Mario movie . Related Links Forum Thread Games we played at PAX E...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how you must tax the rich if you wish to have a society. In the news, Mayor Mamdani ends those ridiculous criminal summonses for cyclists , BTS returns , and America's war against Iran endangers the world. Related Links Forum Thread Tax the Rich Discord Chat Tax the Rich Bluesky Post Tax the Rich Things of the Day Rym -  What's my What's My ΔE...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the assessment of risk. Apropos of nothing Rym talks about his broken arm. In the news, Washington state moves forward on taxing rich people , and New York City moves forward on banning foie gras . Related Links Forum Thread Assessing Risk Discord Chat Assessing Risk Bluesky Post Assessing Risk Things of the Day Rym -  Max don't have sex with your...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider puzzles in games. In the news, New York is suing Valve over illegal gambling , Valve's new hardware release timeline is heavily impacted by the RAM crisis but might still come in 2026 , Blades 68 is launching (Rym was in the playtest), and Nintendo is suing the United States over our president's illegal tariffs. Related Links Forum Thread Puzzles in Games Discord...

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the dangers of trying to mandate age verification on the Internet . In the news, Discord embarks on a disastrous age verification scheme , Anthropic is mad that other "AI" companies are using their product , and Goldman Sachs launches an AI-free index . Related Links Forum Thread Age Verification on the Internet Discord Chat Age Verification on the Internet Blu...

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about The Muppets . They were formative in the youth of our generation, and they are timeless. In the news, Ryan Dancey found out how little gamers like generative AI , the US president is about to attack Iran to distract from the Epstein files, and the Democrats have rightly denied the DHS funding until it reigns in ICE. Write your senators every day with a simple m...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Paris Connection , also known as SNCF: France & Germany. It's no 1817 , but it's a distilled real train game that's worth playing. In the news, Overwatch 1 is back and Diablo 2 is back . Related Links Forum Thread Paris Connection Discord Chat Paris Connection Bluesky Post Paris Connection Things of the Day Rym -  Canada Curling Controversey Scott&nbs...

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss our respective morning routines. How do you spend your mornings? In the news, skyrocketing RAM prices delay the Valve Steam Machine (along with the controller, and Steam Frame), NVIDIA isn't releasing new videocards for the same reason, bitcoin is (finally) collapsing , and someone left Horatio at the Goodwill . Related Links Forum Thread Our Morning Routines Disc...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the early access version of 9 Kings . It's got some good things going on. In the news, the Switch is now the highest selling Nintendo console and the Switch 2 is the fastest selling Nintendo console. Swords Without Master is launching more broadly , and Scott is considering running a game . Also Congress has a chance to dismantle ICE : Call your senators . Related...