GeekNights

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble tradition of carving pumpkins. You may recall in 2006 when we reviewed Pumpkin Scissors or our review of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown , but we have never dedicated an entire episode to the carving of pumpkins. In the news, tonight is the 19th anniversary of GeekNights . (The brave can listen to the remastered pre-launch beta episodes (with com...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Terminator Zero anime. It's a worthy Terminator entry, though we'd suggest watching Terminator and Terminator 2 (and nothing else ) before watching it. Eight episodes on Netflix and produced by Production IG , Skydance, and Netflix. In the news, John Wick is getting a prequel anime , and Animation Speak Easy is this Friday in Brooklyn. Be sure to make a plan to...

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about widgets. Mostly status and telemetry widgets that people like to put on their desktops or their phones. They have their uses, but are usually useless. In the news, Cloudplane is shutting down in December , Adobe's Project Turntable is stunning , and Tesla's robots were (obviously) fake . If you are able to vote in the United States, make a plan to vote . You ca...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of debt. In the news, the FTC makes a move against dark patterns in subscriptions and North Korea blows up its connection to South Korea and decrees that unification is no longer possible . Related Links Forum Thread Debt Discord Chat Debt Things of the Day Rym -  Wireless Non-Electrical Remote Scott -  The woman who revolutionized...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom . It's a Zelda game and you probably should play it. In the news, the big Nintendo leak isn't that exciting and Reiner Knizia’s SHOCKING Confession . Related Links Forum Thread The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Discord Chat The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Things of the Day Rym -  BART Speedrun Records Scott&...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Look Back . Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama and based on Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga of the same title. You may know Tatsuki Fujimoto from Goodbye Eri and Chainsaw Man . In the news, Rym's flight home from Singapore has its own wikipedia page , Anno is producing a new Space Battleship Yamato film , and the Uzumaki anime has some drama . Related Links Forum Thread Look B...

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about cores and concurrency and threads and such. Also Rym and Emily fought a bear. In the news, Intel's chip instability saga has concluded , and Python 3.13.0 is pretty good. Related Links Forum Thread Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such Discord Chat Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such Things of the Day Rym -  How Mei Blows Up the Game Sco...

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the evils of web trackers and analytics. They are used almost exclusively to feed the ad industry and you should block them wherever possible. Rym has installed the microcode patch for some Intel chips and you should too if you have one of them. In the news, Microsoft is moving to a security-first posture , nostalgia accounts on social media are making up nonsens...

Tonight on GeekNights we review the absolutely fantastic LUPIN III Kabuki Production . Even if you have never experienced kabuki and know nothing about it, this is 100% worth watching. It's a top tier experience. In the news, everything on Temu and Shein is full of poison and the updated Chicago Manual of Style just dropped! Related Links Forum Thread LUPIN III Kabuki Production Discord Chat LUPIN...

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Friends vs Friends . It's a fantastic quick arena-duel FPS with cards. It evokes the feeling of playing weird mods against your friends online in 1998. In the news, PAX Unplugged is December 6-8, the keynote speaker is Elizabeth Hargrave (of Wingspan fame), "hard mode" is a great way to frame handicapping in games, Microsoft lays off even more people , and S ony's...

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym begins a series of short episodes where he talks about something that's stuck in his craw. Join us in the forum thread to prove him wrong or ask questions. Whatever threads get the most engagement will lead to "part two" episodes of those topics going deeper. This is why you can't let Scott go out of town. Mods asleep, post about structural concerns of government! Relate...

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym begins a series of short episodes where he talks about something that's stuck in his craw. Join us in the forum thread to prove him wrong or ask questions. Whatever threads get the most engagement will lead to "part two" episodes of those topics going deeper. This is why you can't let Scott go out of town. Mods asleep, post quantum physics. Related Links Forum Thread Qua...

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym and Emily review Slay the Princess . It's a graphic novel philosophical horror game in a sense. It'll give you a lot to chew on and it's definitely worth playing! From Black Tabby Games, you may recognize Abby Howard from Penny Arcade's Strip Search! Related Links Things of the Day Forum Thread Slay the Princess Discord Chat Slay the Princess

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Scavengers Reign , a science fiction drama television series created by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner for Max, based on their 2016 short film Scavengers. It's not bad. In the news, Deadpool & Wolverine is worth seeing if you like Deadpool, Arcane and Terminator Zero are already leaked , and the Rick and Morty anime is coming August 16th. Related Links For...