Author Archives: Ken

About Ken

Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as a civil engineer. He also wrote the NYT bestselling book "Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids to Share." Follow @fitzwillie on Twitter.

Product Review: ‘Shelob Attacks’ LEGO® Set

Product Review: ‘Shelob Attacks’ LEGO® Set

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100 Geeks You Should Be Following on Twitter

Twitter has been inundated by, shall we say, “normals.” What was once our little playground has become rather more populated. But that doesn’t make it any less effective a tool for communication. It just means we have to stick together, … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 14

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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Crayon Dragon

Beautiful little animated short by film student Toniko Pantoja. Something nice to share with the mom in your life today. [First seen on io9.]

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Happy Geek Mom’s Day!

Breakfast in Bed? (Image: Jonathan Liu) For all our own moms, and for all the wonderful women who have made us the happy dads we are, thank you, and have a special – and geeky – day. [This Mother’s Day … Continue reading

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The GeekDads Episode #114: Beard Sharing (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

Ken, Matt, and Jonathan spend nearly the entire episode going on and on and on about The Avengers. SPOILERS ABOUND! DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIE! Enjoy! GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 13

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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Father/kid Tauntaun costume

Father/kid Tauntaun costume

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33 Geeky Insults You Can Use Almost Anywhere (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

In general, geeks prefer to use brains rather than brawn to get themselves out of a situation. As a result, their insults are often witty, literary and highly intelligent. But not always. Here are a few of our favorites. (Note … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 12

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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