GeekNights

By Rym and Scott

What's GeekNights about?

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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GeekNights episodes:

06.18.2024
Tech News Roundup Summer 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup! Mouse movers are getting people fired but are also a sign of late stage capitalism, social media is messing up the kids, don't operate your i9 at turbo voltages when it's overheating,...
06.12.2024
Animal Well (2024)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Animal Well. It's a beautiful and well made metroidvania. In the news, Civilization 7 is coming and Blades in the Dark is fantastic from session zero to terminal endgame.Related LinksForum ThreadAnimal Well (2024)Discord ChatAnimal Well...
06.04.2024
Tech Predictions for 2025, 2029, and 2034
Tonight on GeekNights, we make some technology predictions for one, five, and ten years into the future. We did this once back in 2010. In the news, Ticketmaster and Santander have massive data breaches, Google accidentally published its secret search...
05.21.2024
Markup Languages
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss markup languages like Markdown. In the news, Rym posted an analysis of strange noises in Sportsnet NHL streams, the ship that broke Baltimore Harbor has been removed, you can read a paper exploring The consequences...
05.15.2024
Don't Make a Game, Make a Store
Tonight on GeekNights, in light of one of many Helldivers 2 kerfuffles, we consider yet another way that late capitalism is ruining the games industry: the stores make more money than the games. In the news, a Roblox game's attempt...
05.07.2024
Technology Failures
Tonight on GeekNights we talk about when technology fails. Dead PSUs, dead hard drives, and the like. In the news, there is a vulnerability in practically all VPNs and Tesla is firing everybody after they fired a bunch of people.Related...
05.02.2024
Book Club: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss The Night is Short, Walk on Girl by Tomihiko Morimi. You may recall its anime adaptation we previously reviewed on GeekNights. It's sort of a surreal and mystical romantic comedy. A college...
05.01.2024
How to ruin your competitive card game
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how to ruin your competitive card game. Scott shares the original Sins of CCG design. This is all in the context of Marvel SNAP. In the news, the Rangers sweep the Capitals, Square Enix reported...
04.25.2024
Pokémon Concierge
Tonight on GeekNights, we review the delightful Pokémon Concierge on Netflix. In the news, Dungeon Meshi grows a plot if you watch past the first bit, Chinese Indie Feature Art College 1994 is in theaters this Friday, and Tonari no...
04.22.2024
A New TV in 2024
Tonight on GeekNights we consider what A New TV in 2024 looks like. In the news, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, GameCube and Wii emulators won't work on iOS due to Apple's ban on just-in-time compilation, and Meta really...
04.17.2024
Klask
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Klask. It's a well-designed extremely fun tabletop sport adjacent to but significantly distinct from Air Hockey. In the news, the Rangers are number one in the NHL, the Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City,...
04.11.2024
The Orbital Children (2022)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Orbital Children. It's an excellent short hard science fiction show written and directed by Mitsuo Iso. In the news, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM is in theaters May 7-8 and somebody bought Superman again.Related...
04.05.2024
Easter Eggs
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the nature of the Easter Egg. They're good for society. In the news, the mayor of New York lost a duel, and it's not just you.Related LinksForum ThreadEaster EggsDiscord ChatEaster EggsThings of the DayRym - So THAT'S...
04.02.2024
Balatro (2024)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Balatro (2024). From LocalThunk and published by Playstack, it's a roguelike deckbuilder in the vein of Slay the Spire, but in Video Poker. It's good. In the news, PAX East was all right but it's...
03.28.2024
Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi)
Tonight on GeekNights, with Rym back from the plague and Scott back from PAX, we review the hot new anime Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi / ダンジョン飯). From Studio Trigger, it's part light fantasy part cooking show. It's worth your...
03.13.2024
Robot Dreams (2023)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review the fantastic Robot Dreams, a Spanish-French animated tragicomedy was saw at the New York International Children's Film Festival. It has no dialog and you will remember the 21st night of September. In the news, Akira...
02.27.2024
Moderation, Section 230, and Free Speech
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the ramifications of a ridiculous Texas law being argued before the Supreme Court, and its ramifications for the imperfect but valuable Section 230. In the news, A lot of Redditors hate the Reddit IPO, Reddit...
02.23.2024
Noodles
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss noodles. In the news, Alabama Republicans decide that embryos are literally children with extreme and harmful legal consequences, and Fubo has raised an antitrust suit against the coming massive sports streaming consolidation.Related LinksForum ThreadNoodlesDiscord ChatNoodlesThings...
02.21.2024
Anti-Cheat
Tonight on GeekNights, having previously talked about Cheating we now consider Anti-Cheat. How do you prevent cheating? In the news, the Nintendo Direct is Feb 21 but the Switch 2 is likely 2025, and Helldivers 2's ugly anti-cheat in a...
02.15.2024
Castlevania: Nocturne
Tonight on GeekNights, we review the first season of Castlevania: Nocturne. If you enjoyed the first show then your vampire cup overfloweth. In the news, PAX has an official Discord and Bong Joon Ho is working on a new animated...
02.13.2024
Scott Switches to Mac
Tonight on GeekNights, 18 years after Rym tried to switch to Mac, Scott switches to Mac. (Except for gaming). In the news, Rym is building a new primary workstation,, Tim Sweeney calls out Apple's "malicious compliance" in light of The...
02.09.2024
Super MAGFest 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, after talking about people who use their phones in public at full speaker volume, we review the fantastic convention that was Super MAGFest 2024. We previously covered the games of this MAGFest in MIVs. In the news,...
02.07.2024
All Games are the Same Game
Tonight on GeekNights, we riff on some of the ideas we're exploring for our new talk for PAX East 2024: All Games are the Same Game. Turns out you can factorize games into other games. Also we're back after Rym...
01.24.2024
The Games of MAGFest 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the extremely good games we played at MAGFest 2024, which itself was possibly the best MAGFest that has ever happened to date. Particularly, the MAGFest Indie Videogame Showcase (MIVS) and a shout-out to Nothing Good...
01.12.2024
2023 (2023)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review the year 2023. Sort of a personal retrospective. In the news, Donald Trump argues in court that a president has the right to assassinate their enemies, and 2023 was the hottest year in human history,Related...
01.10.2024
Whale Street (2023)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Whale Street. It is a solid concept, combining the stock/operating round structure of an 18xx game with poker hand mechanics, but it doesn't quite stick the landing on execution. In the news, Wizards of the...
01.04.2024
Several Cartoons and Comics Only One of Us Watched
Tonight on GeekNights, we review several anime, cartoons, and comics that only one of us has experienced. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Chainsaw Man, Hilda, The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus, and Twins in Paradise. In the news, Mickey Mouse...
12.26.2023
Lethal Company (2023)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Lethal Company from Zeekerss. Rym tried out that Zelda 2 remix. In the news, Nintendo killed the Wii U and 3DS servers early, and Valve banned people who deserved it in a fantastic way.Related LinksForum...
12.21.2023
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Tonight on GeekNights we review Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron (How Do You Live? / 君たちはどう生きるか). In the news, the final season of Hilda is live, and Scott has a low opinion of LAX.Related LinksForum ThreadThe Boy and...
12.19.2023
The Smartphone Upgrade Cycle
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the vicious smartphone upgrade cycle. Try to use your phone for more than a year or two at least. In the news, Apple has to halt new Apple Watch sales, Adobe gives up on buying...
12.15.2023
The Murderbot Diaries
Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss The Murderbot Diaries. They're pretty good, and you should read them.Related LinksForum ThreadThe Murderbot DiariesDiscord ChatThe Murderbot DiariesThings of the DayRym - weevilsScott - Sleepbaseball
11.29.2023
Ahoy (2022)
Tonight on GeekNights we review Ahoy (2022). In the news, kids want Robux for Christmas, ByteDance is restructuring Nuverse in a "retreat" from gaming, and Nintendo has to make an 18+ version of the N64 app.Related LinksForum ThreadAhoy (2022)Discord ChatAhoy...
11.17.2023
Layoffs
Tonight on GeekNights, against the backdrop of ongoing tech layoffs we talk about layoffs. (No, neither of us has been laid off). In the news, New York's Clean Slate Act is good news for millions of people trying to get...
11.15.2023
Cobalt Core
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Cobalt Core. It's a cross between Slay the Spire and FTL, taking the best aspects of both. It's also super cute. In the news, the Pickleball people are facing increasing drama, and it's good to...
11.09.2023
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Tonight on GeekNights, Rym and Emily review Star Trek: Lower Decks. Based in part on the high concept TNG episode Lower Decks, it's worth your watch. If you've never seen any Star Trek before, perhaps try the first episode of...
11.01.2023
The Jackbox Party Pack 10
Tonight on the 18th anniversary of the first episode of GeekNights, we review The Jackbox Party Pack 10. It's got the streamlined TKO 2 and a trivia game that's like the ones we like. In the news, Rym keeps...
10.27.2023
Scams
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider scams. In the news, the first malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality, Hookworms used to ravage the southern United States, the statue of the traitor was melted into slag, and Travis Dermott singlehandedly forced the...
10.24.2023
Remote Access
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the the idea of remote access. In the news, here's a list of all the tech layoffs so far in 2023, and Twitch changes its simulcasting guidelines.Related LinksForum ThreadRemote AccessThings of the DayRym - Star Trek +...
10.20.2023
Back with a New Web Site
Tonight on GeekNights we are back with a new web site! In the news, there is tragic war in Israel and Palestine, the House is paralyzed by Republican incompetence, Twitter has destroyed itself in a way that requires us to...
10.06.2023
The Warwick Applefest
Tonight on GeekNights, we review the Warwick Applefest. If we can review a concert or a convention, we can review a small town apple festival. In the news, America has yet another political crisis as Republicans oust their own Speaker...
10.04.2023
Counter-Strike 2
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Counter-Strike 2. We have been playing some form of Counter-Strike since 2000... We reviewed Counter-Strike in 2006 and Counter-Strike GO in 2012. In news that is as little as it is late, Unity backs down...
09.29.2023
The Janelle Monáe Age of Pleasure Tour
Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Janelle Monáe Age of Pleasure Tour which we saw at Radio City Music Hall. It's a hell of a show and you must go to it if you can. In the news, "Detroit Pizza...
09.26.2023
Search Engines (suck now)
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the current state of search engines and why Google increasingly doesn't work anymore. In the news, iOS has multiple zero-day zero-interaction vulnerabilities (update your devices immediately) and Reddit is trying to embrace the worst parts...
09.13.2023
PAX West 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we review and discuss PAX West 2023. The new venue is fantastic and it felt a lot like PAXes from the golden age of PAX. In the news, Scott suffered Airport Adventures yet made it to Chicaco,...
08.29.2023
Blocking
Tonight on GeekNights, in light of Twitter's dying husk removing the ability to block people, we consider the concept of "blocking" in social platforms. The root problem is, as always, the twin evils of advertising and capitalism. In the news,...
08.23.2023
Quake 2 Remastered
Tonight on GeekNights, having somehow never talked about Quake (except for Quake Live in 2009, we discuss Quake 2 and the Quake 2 Remaster. In the news, the Atari 7800 is back legit, Charles Martinet is moving on, and Marvel...
08.11.2023
Halls of Fame
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of Halls of Fame. In the news, the ravages of climate change have caused an ongoing crisis in Hawaii, and the fascists lost an election in Ohio,Related LinksThings of the DayRym - Say LessScott - Michael Chabon's...
08.09.2023
PitchCar (1995)
Tonight on GeekNights, we review PitchCar (1995). It's a flicking game. It's a sport. It's pretty fun. In the news, a livestreamer guy caused a riot in New York for which he is facing charges, Gen Con continues to live...
08.04.2023
GeekNights Book Club: This Is How You Lose the Time War
Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It's short and worth a read, but it's not going to blow your mind like some people on...
08.01.2023
Upgrading Your Tech
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss when, how, and if you should upgrade your technology. From phones to cameras to TVs to skis, it comes mostly down to what problem you're trying to solve. In the news, Web Environment Integrity is...

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GeekNights episodes:

Tech News Roundup Summer 2024

Animal Well (2024)

Tech Predictions for 2025, 2029, and 2034

Markup Languages

Don't Make a Game, Make a Store

Technology Failures

Book Club: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl

How to ruin your competitive card game

Pokémon Concierge

A New TV in 2024

Klask

The Orbital Children (2022)

Easter Eggs

Balatro (2024)

Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi)

Robot Dreams (2023)

Moderation, Section 230, and Free Speech

Noodles

Anti-Cheat

Castlevania: Nocturne

Scott Switches to Mac

Super MAGFest 2024

All Games are the Same Game

The Games of MAGFest 2024

2023 (2023)

Whale Street (2023)

Several Cartoons and Comics Only One of Us Watched

Lethal Company (2023)

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The Smartphone Upgrade Cycle

The Murderbot Diaries

Ahoy (2022)

Layoffs

Cobalt Core

Star Trek: Lower Decks

The Jackbox Party Pack 10

Scams

Remote Access

Back with a New Web Site

The Warwick Applefest

Counter-Strike 2

The Janelle Monáe Age of Pleasure Tour

Search Engines (suck now)

PAX West 2023

Blocking

Quake 2 Remastered

Halls of Fame

PitchCar (1995)

GeekNights Book Club: This Is How You Lose the Time War

Upgrading Your Tech

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