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The GeekDads Episode #75: Old, Grumpy, and Eccentric
Ken and Matt chat with David Hewlett – geek, dad and actor – about Apple gadgets, Buckaroo Banzai, and the joy of geeky dad-hood. Enjoy!
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The GeekDads Episode #66: It’s a Trap!
The GeekDads talk about the iPhone/Gizmodo scandal, Ken’s book and (more about) the upcoming Maker Faire. Enjoy!
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How to Raise Racist Kids
Step One: Don’t talk about race. Don’t point out skin color. Be “color blind.”
Step Two: Actually, that’s it. There is no Step Two.
Congratulations! Your children are well on their way to believing that <insert your ethnicity here> is better than everybody else.
Surprised? So were authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman when they started researching the […] Continue reading
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Top 10 Geeky Fonts
There are two sorts of geeky fonts. First there are the ones that appeal to typography nerds because of their creator, history, mathematical beauty or whatnot.
Then there are fonts that appeal to geeks because they play on our geeky nostalgia, reference our hobbies or have a direct pop culture link. These are the ones compiled […] Continue reading
Minne-Faire: A Twin Cities Mini Maker Faire This Saturday
Twin Cities Maker is going to have a Mini Maker Faire at the Hack Factory on February 13th, 2010! Come one, come all! We’re planning to have the fun start at 2 PM with local makers exhibiting and playing in the newly acquired space. We will also have an Art Show and Party later that […] Continue reading
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Tagged Everything Else, hack factory, Projects and Activities, Science and Education, twin cities maker
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The GeekDad Space Report for February 8, 2010
Hello all from the Hoth-like D.C. Metro area! We are all digging out here but space exploration marches on!
The launch of a Progress supply ship went off on time this past week and rendezvoused with the ISS on Thursday. Meanwhile, at the Kennedy Space Center, the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour was delayed from Sunday […] Continue reading
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Tagged Endeavour, Everything Else, Hubble, Intelsat, MODIS, Science and Education, SDO, Snowmageddon, Space, Space Shuttle, STS-130, TERRA
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Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
After the surprise success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith is following up his New York Times best-seller with the history/vampire mashup, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Graham-Smith’s publisher sent a galley copy of the book (due for release on March 2, 2010) and we’re pleased to bring you the GeekDad take on this […] Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Armchair Geek, Civil War, Everything Else, New York Times, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!, Seth Grahame-Smith, Stephen King, United States
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10 Ways to a Geeky Girl’s Heart
Image by qthomasbower via Flickr*
If you’re a geeky guy looking to romance a geeky girl, it doesn’t matter if you’ve been with her forever or if she’s a new interest; realize that conventional romantic overtures won’t always work. Flowers can be construed as boring, since they’ll just die. Chocolates are tasty, but tend to add […] Continue reading
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Chewie Says: “Lots of Snowwwwrrggh!”
Centimeters v. inches? Meters v. feet?
Come on, we’re GeekDads. We measure snow a little differently. May I present the soon-to-be-galactically-adopted Giant Vintage Kenner Chewbacca Scale.
Chewie reported to his post around 9:00 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 5, when the above photo was taken. (For the record, there was virtually no snow on the ground Friday morning.)
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GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: My Amazing Comic Collection Solution
Thanks to everyone who sent in an entry for this week’s puzzle. Zombies, a genetic apocalypse, a vigilante, vikings and a wandering man of the cloth might have frightened some people away, but it didn’t scare Bryce Vander Poel, who got the answer right and won this week’s $50 gift certificate from our favorite friends, […] Continue reading
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