Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the evil cameras all around us. In the news, Nvidia introduces an underwhelming chip to make underwhelming PCs, the US gestapo are trying to buy advertiser datasets in a dangerous escalation of the police state, and Furality is this weekend!

• The Evil Cameras All Around Us

• The Evil Cameras All Around Us

• The Evil Cameras All Around Us

• Rym - HD remaster of "Rejected"
• Scott - Because We Feud

Tonight on GeekNights we consider cinema. We both love movies, and have for our entire lives. In the news, the K-shaped economy means the Steam Deck is expensive and also sold out, chemical disasters are occurring in the US, Hawaii is using state power to fight back against the disastrous Citizens United ruling, and Delaware is doing the literal opposite.

• Cinema

• Cinema

• Cinema

• Rym - Incentive per diem
• Scott - hallucinate: Massively Multiplayer Online Rave

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider games where the numbers go up. Like Balatro or Slay the Spire or 9 Kings or Vampire Survivors. These games might intersect with deeper societal problems related to the signifier and the signified and the trap of hyperreality. In the news, the NAACP calls for a boycott of southern public school athletics due to their extreme gutting of voting rights, Ferrari launches the Luce, and nobody is booking rooms for the World Cup.

• Games where the numbers go up

• Games where the numbers go up

• Games where the numbers go up

• Rym - Otakon 08 Geeknights promo
• Scott - Sales & Dungeons

Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss Ray Nayler's The Mountain in the Sea. Recommended by the staff at LIC Book Culture it's a cyberpunk novel about minds and consciousness (among other things). It's worth a read.

• The Mountain in the Sea

• The Mountain in the Sea

• The Mountain in the Sea

• Rym - ヨルシカ - あぶく（OFFICIAL VIDEO）
• Scott - ANIMEVOX

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the problem of spam in the current era. We last talked about spam in 2007. (Note that spam is distinct from slop. In the news, Rym is back from Hong Kong, supply chain attacks remain a major threat, the kids are booing AI people at graduations, Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, deepfake software is getting better, and Meta is laying off 10% of its entire workforce.

• Spam in 2026

• Spam in 2026

• Spam in 2026

• Rym - NASA Didn't Even Know!!
• Scott - UnDUNE II: The Demaking of a Dynasty

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Running Man (2025) directed by Edgar Wright. This completes our full tour of the Runnings Man, as we previously reviewed the original Running Man novel from 1982 and the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger Running Man. There are no more men to run. Also look at the difference in mood between the 1987 ending credits and the 2025 ending credits. The latter seem like they're saying something, but I can't quite put my finger on it...

In the news, The American World Cup transit situation is a disaster, and the new Steam Controller sold out once already.

• The Running Man (2025)

• The Running Man (2025)

• The Running Man (2025)

• Rym - Geddan (Get Down) - Goblin Mode
• Scott - Cursor Camp

Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup! Madison Square Garden's insane surveillance machine, Github's ongoing collapse, Mac minis being hit by the ongoing RAM crisis, Ask.com is dead, a trivial-to-exploit Linux vulnerability, OpenAI won't stop talking about goblins, Apple fixes a notification vulnerability with Signal, iOS finally adds end-to-end encryption to RCS, AI slop podcasts are spreading, Roblox can't make money if kids can't sign up, and Tim Apple is replaced by John Apple.

• Tech News Roundup May 2026

• Tech News Roundup May 2026

• Tech News Roundup May 2026

• Rym - What do other animals think of human music?
• Scott - Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the same photo

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider a bunch of anime that struck us in some way. In the news, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" is coming, new Ghost in the Shell is coming, and Coyote vs. Acme is coming. Also we're back!

• Notable Anime in Various Categories

• Notable Anime in Various Categories

• Notable Anime in Various Categories

• Rym - The Bloody Mary (PILOT)
• Scott - Frugit

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the games we played at PAX East 2026, including Spokes, Magical Athlete, The Third Man, Take Time, Tezuma Trick, Big Wave, QE, Catch the Moon, Robokraft, False Kingdom, Juggernaut, Peanuts Talent Show, and John Company 2.0. In the news, there's a Halloween game (not that one, and there's another Mario movie.

• Games we played at PAX East 2026

• Games we played at PAX East 2026

• Games we played at PAX East 2026

• Rym - YUNBYUL BALLET COMPANY Ballet GAT
• Scott - How to fold the UNICORN

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how you must tax the rich if you wish to have a society. In the news, Mayor Mamdani ends those ridiculous criminal summonses for cyclists, BTS returns, and America's war against Iran endangers the world.

• Tax the Rich

• Tax the Rich

• Tax the Rich

• Rym - What's my What's My ΔEOK JND?
• Scott - JE8086 Emulation