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The Holidays Are Around The Corner And So Is Santa’s Poo
We at GeekDad get many, many product pitches these days. Many of them are interesting toys and gadgets we share with you, our readers. Others are perfectly good products, but just not quite in the GeekDad wheelhouse. And then, once in a while, we get something that just makes us go “Huh?”
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Dork Tower Wednesday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
Find the Dork Tower webcomic archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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The GeekDads Episode #79: John Madden on a Skateboard
Ken, Matt, Russ and Jonathan talk about visiting the White House, seeing Tony Hawk, and playing LEGO Universe. Enjoy!
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Happy Birthday Grant Imahara!
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Our favorite robot-building geek, Grant Imahara of Mythbusters (and so much more) adds another year to his tally today. Everyone send him your best wishes, either here, or via Twitter (he’s @grantimahara).
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Celebrate Zombie Days at Sears
While we’ve always known that holing up at the mall during the zombie apocalypse might not be the best idea, we now have confirmation. Because all the zombies will be shopping at Sears. The retailer has a hilarious section of their online site dedicated to their life-challenged customers that must be seen to be believed. […] Continue reading
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President Improves His Geek Cred by Appearing on MythBusters
GeekDad got the amazing opportunity to join the press at the White House this morning for President Obama’s remarks to the winners of the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Competitions. While we’ll have a report (and pictures) soon from our own Matt Blum, one great announcement that came out of the event was […] Continue reading
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Gadget Lust and How to Control it
I, like many many other geeks, suffer from an affliction called gadget lust. Every new, shiny, blinky gadget that comes down the pike and replaces the previous shiny, blinky gadget must be had. I suppose it’s a subset of the general capitalist disease, but it’s a particularly virulent (and expensive) strain. And it’s not something […] Continue reading
7 Geeky Ideas for Using Apple’s FaceTime
We may not have jetpacks for commuting yet, but in many ways, we do indeed live in the future. We carry around more computing power in our pockets than the Eagle had on board when it landed on the moon. And the things we can do with that computing power is straight out of the […] Continue reading
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Dork Tower Wednesday
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The GeekDads Episode #78: 99 44/100% Pure Geek
Ken, Matt and special guest Rael Dornfest talk about set top boxes, playing D&D with your family, and whether any of us will want to ride in Google cars. Enjoy!
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