GeekNights

Oct 31 2024 100 ep. 56 mins 2.1k
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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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Pumpkin Carving

Oct 31 2024 52 mins  
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble tradition of carving pumpkins. You may recall in 2006 when we reviewed Pumpkin Scissors or our review of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, but we have never dedicated an entire episode to the carving of pumpkins. In the news, tonight is the 19th anniversary of GeekNights. (The brave can listen to the remastered pre-launch beta epis

Terminator Zero (2024)

Oct 23 2024 50 mins  
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 m

Widgets

Oct 21 2024 54 mins  
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about widgets. Mostly status and telemetry widgets that people like to put on their desktops or their phones. They have their uses, but are usually useless. In the news, Cloudplane is shutting down in December, Adobe's Project Turntable is stunning, and Tesla's robots were (obviously) fake. If you are able to vote in the United States, make a plan to

Debt

Oct 17 2024 59 mins  
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of debt. In the news, the FTC makes a move against dark patterns in subscriptions and North Korea blows up its connection to South Korea and decrees that unification is no longer possible.Related LinksForum ThreadDebtDiscord ChatDebtThings of the DayRym - Wireless Non-Electrical RemoteScott - The woman who revolutio

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Oct 15 2024 55 mins  
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 Record

Look Back (2024)

Oct 11 2024 46 mins  
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 Thre

Multicore Multiprocess Concurrency and Such

Oct 07 2024 57 mins  
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 G

Web Trackers and Analytics

Sep 23 2024 62 mins  
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 ma

LUPIN III Kabuki Production

Sep 19 2024 52 mins  
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

Friends vs Friends

Sep 17 2024 48 mins  
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