Greetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. We expected to be coming off another quiet week for launches, however we were surprised with a launch by the Chinese government. Here are some stats on the …
Continue ReadingAlmost three years ago, I wrote my first big project post for GeekDad. It was fairly well received, and has had “legs” as it were – getting the occasional comment or email each year afterward. But now I finally have …
Continue ReadingThis Monday, January 25th, Playhouse Disney are rolling out a new series of shorts based around the ever popular preschooler’s show, ‘Handy Manny’ called ‘Handy Manny’s School for Tools.’ The three-minute episodes feature 11 new tools, and to introduce us …
Continue ReadingAs I’ve heard, it’s always nice to have a distraction. And, judging by the number of answers this week, quite a few of you enjoyed this cryptogram. A big thanks to everyone who turned in an answer to this week’s puzzle, …
Continue ReadingWorldwake is the second set of the Zendikar block of Magic: The Gathering. Many brave explorers search for treasures in Zendikar’s ancient ruins. But only the strongest survive in the untamed wilderness. Like other planes of the Multiverse, the land …
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Rebecca Stead, this year’s winner of the Newbery Medal for her book When You Reach Me. I’d read WYRM (convenient acronym, yes?) back in October and kept meaning to tell you all about it, but now it’s official: …
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Continue ReadingMy family have slowly been converting to board games from video games over the last few months. We really enjoy the more interactive and tactile nature of the physical board and piece, and we seem to talk more as we …
Continue ReadingMy kids are probably among the last whose family gets a daily newspaper with substantial, if somewhat dated, funny pages. (As I learned by reading his Twitter feed today, the 14-year-old gets a particular kick out of the absurdity of …
Continue ReadingSure, you could build a robot with things like circuit boards and solder and allen wrenches, and it could, you know, do stuff. Or, you could do what Eric Bailey does: Take some glass into your home-built-and-wired workshop and use …
Continue ReadingWe’re putting the call out again for artists – graphics people, photographers and the like – for our sorta-secret geeky music video project. If you have the inclination to find out, check out the Flickr pool we have set up …
Continue ReadingRobot 13, a comic about a skull-headed robot who fights ginormous monsters, is now available for the iPhone. This is Robot Comics’ first adaptation that incorporates transition effects and simple animation, making the mobile version more than just a cut-to-size …
Continue ReadingIf you are like me, a married gamer with young children, your living room real estate is in high demand. In fact, between your television, current generation game systems, DVD player, DVR, kiddie consoles and related accessories/media, it likely borders …
Continue ReadingDifferent people connect to different games. But sometimes you find a game sparks a range of strong opinion. Bayonetta on the 360 and PS3 is one of those games. Over on my GamePeople blog we have had a bunch of …
Continue ReadingYou’ve gotta love a book that follows “Chapter One: Matter” with “Chapter Two: Quantum Theory.” The Instant Egghead Guide: Physics by Brian Clegg and Scientific American does just that, and then continues on through chapters about Light, Relativity, Forces and …
Continue ReadingNathan Fillion has, in the space of seven years, risen to the status of a geek icon. Beginning with his best-known role as Captain Mal Reynolds on Firefly, his work on several of Joss Whedon’s projects has transformed the former …
Continue ReadingArsene Lupin — the anti-hero of a series of French crime stories published 100 years ago — really did steal Sherlock Holmes’ watch. Or perhaps I should say Holmlock Shears. Or perhaps Herlock Sholmes. You’ll find that Sherlock’s name changes …
Continue ReadingNews was leaked Wednesday afternoon that the former home of Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida has been purchased and will soon undergo restructuring to become the second LEGOLAND in the United States and just the fifth in …
Continue ReadingBack on January 7th I participated in SparkFun’s FreeDay and just barely got the order in before the closing bell. Below is a quick shot of the booty which includes enough parts for me to prototype my next small robot. …
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Continue ReadingHappy Comic Release Day! I picked Birds of Prey this week for two reasons. The first is that the canceled series is being relaunched this spring with Gail Simone as writer and Ed Benes as artist, a team also responsible …
Continue ReadingI have loved games, maps and geography for as long as I can remember. Having all of them at once is only that much sweeter. A few years ago I discovered the 10 Days in.. games from Out of the …
Continue ReadingImage via Wikipedia Thomas Stewart Baker was born on January 20, 1934 in Liverpool, England. He is, of course, best known for his work on the BBC series Doctor Who from 1974 until 1981. To date, his portrayal as the …
Continue ReadingAs some of you may already know the OneBookShelf websites are raising money to help support the relief effort in Haiti and whilst GeekDad is doing it’s on drive for donations you can also head on over there and they …
Continue ReadingYou might remember back in August, I was invited onto the show Parenting With Annie Pleshette Murphy on the ABCNewsNow digital cable channel. Well, I must not have screwed up too badly, because they asked me back, this time to …
Continue ReadingMore than two years ago I blogged about Robots + Monsters, the brainchild of artist Joe Alterio, selling geeky custom illustrations to raise money for good causes. The program had been on hiatus for a while, but in light of …
Continue ReadingOkay, I know, “Geekiest Comic Ever” is a big claim to make, considering there are other comics like “When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.” But I had to get your attention somehow, right? And Erfworld is incredibly geeky in a fantastic …
Continue ReadingGreetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. Coming off a quiet week for launches and going into another quiet week so lets dive into some other space news. Astronomy New images were released this week …
Continue ReadingWhile Han Solo might have had a need for a good snowball blaster at his side (especially during those boring downtimes on Hoth), the Wham-O Snowball Blaster wouldn’t have cut the mustard with the Corellian smuggler. The Snowball Blaster is …
Continue ReadingThis is it, friends, the first in a long line of all new comics from John Kovalic. Enjoy! Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome …
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