We on GeekDad aren’t subtle about our love for MythBusters. We, or at least most of us, follow the show’s official Twitter feed, in addition to those of several of its stars. If you don’t follow them yet, there’s no …
Continue ReadingThis past fall, I was a guest presenter at my kid’s middle school Career Day. Being a software engineer, I tried to impart on them the wide-open field of possibilities that come with a career in programming (if you work …
Continue Reading[This is a guest post by Cyrus Nemati, Web Producer, Center for Democracy and Technology] In our guest posts here on Geekdad, we at CDT talk a lot about how Internet users need stronger privacy protections on the Internet. We …
Continue ReadingThe Girl Guides of Canada launched their centennial celebration over the past weekend, recognizing the 1910 foundation of the organization in Canada, with the first troop established in St. Catharines, Ontario. Across Canada, various government organizations are gearing up to …
Continue ReadingNearing the end of a marathon gaming session, Dan was feeling pretty tired. With each roll, he began to notice a pattern — he began to think the dice were talking to him. So Dan began keeping track of his …
Continue ReadingIf your child has a common name, you’ve probably passed a street of the same name and then showed “their” street to your child. The enterprising geek dad who brought up the McDonalds Map of the U.S. took that one …
Continue ReadingSurely you knew that today, January 16, is Appreciate a Dragon Day! How does one tell a mythical creature we appreciate it? You could doodle a little sketch of a dragon and give it to Mom. Maybe you could play …
Continue ReadingBecause John Kovalic demanded we run this in celebration of the engagement of Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer. By your command.
Continue ReadingI remember my dad telling me about watching Don Herbert on television back in the days of his original Watch Mr. Wizard. For me, growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, science on TV ranged from kid stuff like 3-2-1 …
Continue ReadingWe at GeekDad would like to express our most heartfelt congratulations to Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer on their engagement! Gaiman, one of our favorite authors, posted the announcement to his blog yesterday afternoon. He and Palmer, the lead singer …
Continue ReadingThis came somewhat out of left field for us, but it appears someone has been paying attention to what we’ve been doing! Web analytic company PostRank has an algorithm by which they rank website engagement – some kind of special …
Continue ReadingOne more week until new Dork Towers hit GeekDad! Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork …
Continue ReadingDriving home the other day, I saw an enormous pile of Christmas trees at the park. City workers take the old trees and drop them in local lakes to form a habitat for fish. I thought to myself, driving past …
Continue ReadingImage via Wikipedia Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Robert Silverberg was born on January 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. To date, he has written over 1200 novels, novelettes, articles and short stories; mostly in science-fiction and fantasy, but …
Continue ReadingNOTE: An updated list has been published. The list contained in this article is now out-of-date. Whether you’ve been using Twitter since 2006, are determined never to use it unless dragged kicking and screaming, or are somewhere in between, you …
Continue ReadingThe apps I have on my iPhone mostly fall into one of two categories, apps that my kids like to play and apps that I use. There’s not much overlap. But there is one game that consistently gets giggles from …
Continue ReadingTo me, there are two kinds of movies for children. With the first kind, I happily sit down and watch with my kids, knowing I’ll be as entertained as they are. All the Pixar movies fall into the this category. …
Continue ReadingOne more week until new Dork Towers hit GeekDad! Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork …
Continue ReadingWe dropped in to our local art museum the other day, and I was reminded of why taking kids to see art – especially contemporary art – is such a serendipitous experience. Just past the coat room is a space …
Continue ReadingHappy Comics Release Day! I searched through my more recent purchases this week for a superhero book not burdened by years of continuity. Agents of Atlas from Marvel fits the bill perfectly. Summary: A secret agent. A spaceman. A gorilla. …
Continue ReadingI have always been frustrated by the fact that I can’t stick with most things long enough to get good at them. I find a new project or hobby, do it for a little while and then get bored very …
Continue ReadingWhen I was considering retiring my Palm TX in exchange for an iPod touch (no AT&T service in the rural area where I live, so no iPhone), one of my essential applications was a good Chinese dictionary. I speak Chinese …
Continue ReadingOur postman braved the frozen wasteland that our sleepy suburb has become, trudging through this morning’s snow and ice to deliver us the January 2010 Lego catalog. Always a good day where bedtime stories are abandoned in favor of a …
Continue ReadingNBC announced its plans last July to revive “The Rockford Files” with David Shore (House) leading the creative team. Until now, only Emmy-winning James Garner has played Jimbo Rockford. The 81-year-old star may be able to play Rocky, but his …
Continue ReadingModeled loosely on Soccer, Breakaway brings a few challenges to the 2010 FRC Competition. The game will be played on a 27′ x’ 54′ with each of three alliances standing outside their end-zone. Goals are located in the corners of …
Continue ReadingIt’s taken me a month or two but I’ve finally got around to writing something in response to Robert Capps’ article in Wired. His was a brilliant piece reflecting on the success of technology that is just good enough for …
Continue ReadingGreetings all and welcome to another edition of the GeekDad Space Report. No launches this week and none from last week to report on, so lets dive right into news in the world of space. AAS Meeting This past week, …
Continue ReadingFor some reason, maps have always piqued my interest. Even as a child, I loved rifling through old maps of places near and far, imagined and real, tracing the boundaries and plotting adventures. Sadly, precious few maps have survived the …
Continue ReadingOne more week until new Dork Towers hit GeekDad! Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork …
Continue ReadingQuestion: if you had the ability to track your child’s every movement during the day, would you do so? Or is this an example of helicopter parenting taken to extremes? How about tucking a portable GPS unit in her backpack? …
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