Author Archives: Ken-Denmead

Dork Tower Friday

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Dork Tower Wednesday

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

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The GeekDads Episode #60: iPadCast

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

The GeekDads are back with everyone who wasn’t watching the LOST season opener to talk about the iPad, and National Black History Month. Enjoy!
GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, edited by Ken Denmead, Matt Blum and Chris Anderson. It is a community of like-minded geeky parents writing about our experiences raising our […] Continue reading →

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Retro Japanese Toy Posters Show Us What We Were Missing

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

When I was a kid, I remember visiting Japantown in San Francisco and drooling over all the cool toys in the shops there. Well, our friend Frankie just posted a great set of scans of classic Japanese toy posters that brought that feeling back again, including the wicked cool-looking videogame above (hey, it has English […] Continue reading →

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Dork Tower Monday

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

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Hobbit Cake Book Report

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

My older son (he’s 11) is a fan of Duff Goldman and Ace of Cakes. You might remember a couple years ago when he (my son, not Duff) built his 4th grade California Mission project as a cake. Well, he got it in his head to repeat the experience, but this time for something much […] Continue reading →

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GeekDad Fundraising Drive for Haiti Relief – $2,500 And Counting!

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ken-Denmead

DONATE TO HAITI RELIEF THROUGH THE GEEKDAD GIVING PAGE!
We all know what has happened, and how desperate the need for medical resources is right now in Haiti. There are plenty of good avenues for charitable donations out there, and by no means to we mean to replace any of them, but all of us at […] Continue reading →

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