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 playing Overwatch, Super Mario Wonder is good fun, and Deltarune 3 and 4 will come out sooner than anticipated.

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• The Jackbox Party Pack 10

Things of the Day

• Rym - i could probably beat ramiel in a fight
• Scott - This is an Aaronson Oracle

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 NHL to change a terrible policy.

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• Scams

Things of the Day

• Rym - Nothing's Working Out - Waluigi
• Scott - Puzzmo

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.

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• Remote Access

Things of the Day

• Rym - Star Trek + Design
• Scott - Homeward

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 invoke the "Jack Thompson Rule," and Apple makes a minor change to podcast downloads.

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• GeekNights Thursday - Back with a New Web Site

Things of the Day

• Rym - Bohemian Rhapsody in 9 different scales
• Scott - Castlevania Speedrunners Discover Nuclear Fusion

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 of the House while engaging in extreme pettiness, and there is a "crisis" in ticket reselling arbitrage after people aren't that interested in seeing Travis Scott live for some reason.Related LinksForum Thread

• The Warwick Applefest

Things of the Day

• Rym - Speed Racers VEHICLE of VIOLENCE
• Scott - Classic Video Poker

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 on much of their new monetization model, Epic lays off 16% of its staff, and Scott GeekBites Heretic's Fork.Related LinksForum Thread

• Counter-Strike 2

Things of the Day

• Rym - oo ee oo
• Scott - One Revolution Per Minute

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 Kitchen" is a lie, the Nikon Z f cometh, the WGA lifts its strike with a huge victory, and the evil companies lose their bid to block a minimum wage for delivery workers in New York.Related LinksThings of the Day

• Rym - What That Famous Gorilla Suit Study Didn’t See
• Scott - Paulie B

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 of phpBB. 12 years ago we gave two short talks about how game mechanics (and UX design) literally make the communities that use them.Related LinksForum Thread

• Search Engines (suck now)

Things of the Day

• Rym - Imaginary Numbers Are Real
• Scott - The best hockey goal in the history of Australia

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, Steam (and our Steam accounts) are 20 years old, and the Unity game engine destroys itself with an actively hostile monetization model that is somehow worse than we expected from their 2022 merger with evil.Related LinksForum Thread

• PAX West 2023

Things of the Day

• Rym - Bentley vs Steyr
• Scott - Yellow Brick Ramble

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, the inability to warn the residents of Maui to the rapidly escalating wildfires requires significant government technology investment, and Dolby Atmos FlexConnect might prove interesting for home theatre setups.Related LinksThings of the Day

• Rym - Quantum Fields: The Most Beautiful Theory in Physics!
• Scott - The process of making fake food.