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GeekNights

Geeknights with Rym and Scott is a late night show for geeks, featuring anime, comics, gaming, sci/tech, gadgetry, manga, videogames, and general geekery. New episodes every weeknight Monday through Thursday.

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54:48

Why there's no big tech news

GeekNights ·

2025/07/15

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider why there, broadly, aren't major consumer technology developments lately. In the news, Debian reduces support for i386 and Chrome OS is combining with Android. Also we'll be live at PAX West!Related LinksForum ThreadWhy there's no big tech newsDiscord ChatWhy there's no big tech newsBluesky PostWhy there's no big tech newsThings of the DayRym-The ‘Goal’ That Changed The NHL ForeverScott-Hot Spring Shark Attack

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70:33

Auction and Bidding Mechanics

GeekNights ·

2025/07/09

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider auction and bidding mechanics in games. In the news, DriveThruRPG chose cowardice, and Microsoft lays of 9,000 people. GeekNights will be live at PAX West with an all new lecture on the same topic as this show! Our talk The Everlasting Game from PAX East is on youtube!Related LinksForum ThreadAuction and Bidding MechanicsDiscord ChatAuction and Bidding MechanicsBluesky PostAuction and Bidding MechanicsThings of the DayRym-I turned down a [REDACTED]

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53:38

Capacity Management

GeekNights ·

2025/05/20

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss capacity management. It's changed a lot over the years. In the news, evil people are trying to accelerate climate change, and a silly camera is coming.Related LinksForum ThreadCapacity ManagementDiscord ChatCapacity ManagementBluesky PostCapacity ManagementThings of the DayRym-Lemmings: How DMA Design Redefined Puzzle GamesScott-What's the Longest Trip You Can Make With a MetroCard?

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45:37

Getting a New Game Console

GeekNights ·

2025/04/29

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the acquisition of new gaming consoles. In the news, Overwatch competitive mode adds hero bans, the fourth of the old scrolls are remastered, and Scott has Hemorrhoids. The GeekNights content you crave.Related LinksForum ThreadGetting a New Game ConsoleDiscord ChatGetting a New Game ConsoleBluesky PostGetting a New Game ConsoleThings of the DayRym-Playing & Designing for Transformation in Nordic LarpScott-Archipelago

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43:17

The Apothecary Diaries

GeekNights ·

2025/04/24

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Apothecary Diaries anime. It's worth a look, and is on both Crunchyroll and Netflix. In the news, Science Saru is bringing us a very good looking Ghost in the Shell, the Star Wars manga is getting a fancy artbook, and the Rose of Versailles movie is coming to Netflix April 30th. Also get on your Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders.Related LinksForum ThreadThe Apothecary DiariesDiscord ChatThe Apothecary DiariesBluesky PostThe Apothecary DiariesThings of the DayRym-Bone

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62:13

Princess Mononoke

GeekNights ·

2025/04/09

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫). This 1997 film is a masterpiece. In the news, Donald Trump destroyed global trade, Murderbot is coming, the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga gets a deluxe edition, and Spider-Verse 3 is coming on June 4 2027. Also Rym continues to love Common Side Effects.Related LinksForum ThreadPrincess MononokeDiscord ChatPrincess MononokeBluesky PostPrincess MononokeThings of the DayRym-Why the Summit of the Great Pyramid is

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63:00

Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)

GeekNights ·

2025/04/02

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022). It's a car racing game with well-tuned push-your-luck mechanics that is definitely worth a play. It's even better over multiple races. In the news, Cory Booker heroically and historically holds the Senate floor for over 24 hours in a powerful rebuke of Donald Trump's fascism (beating Strom Thurmond's vile "record"). Also torpedo bats are a deeply baseball thing to happen, Nintendo Direct number 1 brings virtual game cards and a bunch

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56:40

Windows 11

GeekNights ·

2025/02/25

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Windows 11 and the fools who refuse to upgrade. In the news, the iPhone 16e arrives, Gmail is (correctly) dropping SMS two-factor, Twitch is capping uploads for 0.5% of streamers, and Germany represents a profound realignment of global politics.Related LinksForum ThreadWindows 11Discord ChatWindows 11Bluesky PostWindows 11Things of the DayRym-SS United States — finally — departs South PhillyScott-Dragonsweeper

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67:19

Shogun (1986)

GeekNights ·

2025/02/19

Tonight on GeekNights we review Shogun, released as part of the Milton Bradley Gamemaster series that we reviewed back in 2006. Renamed to Samurai Swords and then to Ikusa, we revisited it with pro tabletop players this past weekend. We're a lot wiser about game mechanics and game design here in 2025, and this game holds up surprisingly well except for a few notable flaws.We're also trying an experiment. Rym is writing new rules in an attempt to refurbish this old game. Comments appreciated!In the

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48:29

Terminals

GeekNights ·

2024/12/31

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about Terminals. From the VT100 to any modern Terminal Emulator, they are still a part of the computing world and are worth knowing about. In the news, Jimmy Carter has died at 100, Chinese state-sponsored hackers attacked the US Treasury, and a hero has defeated a fake Nintendo lawyer.Related LinksDiscord ChatTerminalsForum ThreadTerminalsBluesky PostTerminalsThings of the DayRym-LineScott-Natural Number Game

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54:48

Drones

GeekNights ·

2024/12/17

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about drones. In the news, the common clay of the New West think they're seeing nefarious drones everywhere and we have WordPress vs WP Engine.Related LinksForum ThreadDronesDiscord ChatDronesBluesky PostDronesThings of the DayRym-1-900-490-FREAKScott-Elevator Music

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45:10

Obelus (2024)

GeekNights ·

2024/11/26

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Obelus. A re-implementation of Dark Spires designed by Chris A. Williams, it's a quick abstract two-player game that's worth having in your bag. In the news, The Magic Commander Format, recently embroiled in capitalist drama, is getting a digital version, and the itch.io Creator Day sale is this Friday!Related LinksForum ThreadObelus (2024)Discord ChatObelus (2024)Bluesky PostObelus (2024)Things of the DayRym-DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO 10, 11, 12, & 13Scott-Tony

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44:06

Ranma 1/2 (2024)

GeekNights ·

2024/11/21

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the remake of Ranma 1/2. It's a solid remake of the classic anime based on the classic manga by Rumiko Takahashi. In the news, stay strong as the fascists take control of the US government, and Sony is trying to buy Kadokawa.Related LinksForum ThreadRanma 1/2 (2024)Discord ChatRanma 1/2 (2024)Things of the DayRym-The Ghosts of Misery MireScott-curl -v https://google.com

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50:45

Terminator Zero (2024)

GeekNights ·

2024/10/23

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 vote for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Don't be a sucker.Related LinksForum ThreadTerminator Zero

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55:21

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

GeekNights ·

2024/10/15

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 LinksForum ThreadThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomDiscord ChatThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomThings of the DayRym-BART Speedrun RecordsScott-BigBoxDB

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46:21

Look Back (2024)

GeekNights ·

2024/10/11

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 LinksForum ThreadLook Back (2024)Discord ChatLook Back (2024)Things of the DayRym-T-Bar ProblemsScott-BBC Sound Effects

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57:14

Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such

GeekNights ·

2024/10/08

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 LinksForum ThreadMulticore Multiprocess Concurrency and SuchDiscord ChatMulticore Multiprocess Concurrency and SuchThings of the DayRym-How Mei Blows Up the GameScott-Popular Science (May 1872)

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62:23

Web Trackers and Analytics

GeekNights ·

2024/09/24

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 nonsense, and chatbots are intruding into and slowly ruining online social spaces.Related LinksForum ThreadWeb

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52:38

LUPIN III Kabuki Production

GeekNights ·

2024/09/19

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 LinksForum ThreadLUPIN III Kabuki ProductionDiscord ChatLUPIN III Kabuki ProductionThings of the DayRym-ConsciousnessScott-The Podcast Index

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48:36

Friends vs Friends

GeekNights ·

2024/09/18

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 Sony's Concord failed in legendary catastrophic fashion.Related LinksForum ThreadFriends vs FriendsDiscord

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