GeekNights

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the kinds of people who annoy us. In the news, there's some sort of plebian kerfuffle about a toy store and a famous person, and most news media is no longer journalism. Also we'll be live at PAX Unplugged with three talks!

• The Kinds of People Who Annoy Us

• The Kinds of People Who Annoy Us

• The Kinds of People Who Annoy Us

• Rym - Sierra Screamin' 3D Graphics Accelerator from 1996
• Scott - Twinetroid

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the cartoons we're watching and the comics we're reading right now. Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl, Goodbye, Lara, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, SWARM of Wasps & Monsters, Space Battleship Yamato, The Legend of Kamui, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, and Billy Bat.

In the news, the fan convention world is consolidating in a dangerous way (though perhaps you have never been to WORLD OF CONCRETE), Crunchyroll Storyworks is going to try to make live action adaptations of anime, and Sega has learned a valuable lesson about the Internet.

• What we're watching lately

• What we're watching lately

• What we're watching lately

• Rym - OpenFlight-VRC
• Scott - 【MV】浦沢直樹「It's Because I Love You」

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about robots. Real ones from the real world: not movie robots. In the news, Igor has tasted blood, the Meta pervert glasses are getting regulated in Norway, and do not give Meta's Muse thing your credit cards.

• Robots

• Robots

• Robots

• Rym - Salman Rushdie on Candide: Where to Begin
• Scott - The Weather Channel Classics

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the topic of convention drama. It takes many forms. Attendee vs Attendee. Attendee vs Convention. Convention vs Convention. Convention vs Nature. Convention vs Itself. In the news, Malaria is at Frankfurt Airport, never ever pull the emergency brake on a train, the new Resident Evil movie might be good, and the Transformers movie is in theaters again.

• Con Drama

• Con Drama

• Con Drama

• Rym - Camera Shutters are Extremely Fast
• Scott - 'King of the Hill' Trailer Race

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Old Prince 1871. It's an 18xx game, and you can play an alpha implementation at 18xx.games. It's a good one, designed by Lucas Boyd. We've previously reviewed 1817, 1889: History of Shikoku Railways, and 1846: The Race for the Midwest: you know we love a good train game.

In the news, the Steam Frame is finally here, Nintendo has a big sale, and the Nintendo Direct was overall solid.

• The Old Prince 1871

• The Old Prince 1871

• The Old Prince 1871

• Rym - Wading through making a DOOM map in Waded
• Scott - Hacks.Guide

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Common Side Effects. It's got a lot going on and is worth watching: it's only 10 episodes and evokes aspects of Fargo TV. In the news, Ghost in the Shell continues to be fantastic as it follows the original manga, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is phenomenal, and Goodbye, Lara is absolutely worth watch as a re-take on The Little Mermaid. Also, the discourse around Anime NYC's photography policy.

• Common Side Effects

• Common Side Effects

• Common Side Effects

• Rym - no children (deltarune animatic)
• Scott - Tumble Forth

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider e-bikes, e-scooters, monowheels, and all the assorted electric conveyances that aren't cares and that are becoming more and more popular everywhere there are people. E.g., what are the "classes" of ebikes? In the news, streamers are suing Twitch and Amazon for their opt-out AI model training, 404 tracked down the "rare book" AI training story, and the Steam Frame might finally be coming.

• E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al.

• E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al.

• E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al.

• Rym - That's a sapient answer
• Scott - Strawberry Vampire (INDIE PILOT ANIMATIC) 🍓🦇

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble Board Game Night. Many of you host (or try to host) them. Some of them are public. Many are haunted by that guy. In the news, Big Walk is out, you can play The Old Prince at 18xx.games right now, and Rockstar Games is an evil union-busting company and it's going to court soon.

• Board Game Night

• Board Game Night

• Board Game Night

• Rym - Yahtzee Proficiency Test with Detailed Feedback
• Scott - The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss data centers. Once as positive thing, they have become a blight on the Earth in the ever-growing wake of the AI bubble. Rym and Emily are back from Cedar Point and will have a couple of special episodes about it in the near future, and also have a secret VR project that's slightly less secret than it was before. In the news, the AI slop factory wants help flagging AI slop, and ZGM is an open source gaming mouse firmware.

• Data Centers

• Data Centers

• Data Centers

• Rym - Cedar Point x Made to Thrill
• Scott - Milwaukee Transit Passes

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Ghost in the Shell (2026) animated by Science Saru. It's the original manga faithfully animated with a lot of style. In the news, The Last Blossom (HOUSENKA) will be in North American theaters for two nights, and Crunchyroll is destroying their own store (RIP Right Stuf).

• The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

• The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

• The Ghost in the Shell (2026)

• Rym - Spokanki - Tjovane (the Thieves)
• Scott - Pro Beach Hockey | Heavy Metal vs. Xpress 1998 (FULL BROADCAST!)