Tonight on GeekNights, we review the 1993 anime movie Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama. It's long, and there are fighter jets. YMMV on this one, but if you enjoy Dynasty Warriors it might be for you. Also Hanuman is OP. In the news, the live-action sequel to Whisper of the Heart will be in theaters February 3. Shin Ultraman is exactly what you'd expect.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Biggest Lie Anyone Ever Told Me
• Scott - The Vostell Concrete Book Mystery

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym is back from his ski trip, so we resume our regularly scheduled shows with a review of online advertising and adtech. In the news, the Department of Justice is seeking to break up Google in some trust busting over online advertising and tech layoffs foretell difficult times ahead.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Online Advertising and Adtech

Things of the Day

• Rym - Lackadaisy TRAILER
• Scott - 【完全再現】『バブリーダンス』踊ってみた！【令和版｜伊原六花】

Tonight on GeekNights, we review BRZRKR from Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, and Bill Crabtree. It might hit you like a truck. Also Reaves is really into Wolverine. In the news, the United States House of Representatives is frozen as the Republicans repeatedly fail to elect a Speaker (something so unthinkable it literally hasn't happened in a century), Eurobeat is confirmed for MF Ghost, and Cartoon Saloon is moving forward with Julián!Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - BRZRKR

Things of the Day

• Rym - So...Orange Juice isn't What it Seems...
• Scott - Octopush - The British Underwater Hockey Championships
• Scott - Underwater Hockey

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about everybody's favorite operating system: Microsoft Windows. In the news, Youtube contracts NFL Sunday Ticket, America is subsidizing a road at $1 Billion per mile, and it's 2023.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Microsoft Windows

Things of the Day

• Rym - A Friendly Little Guy in Your House
• Scott - Ripes

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider animated Christmas specials and special Christmas episodes of animated shows. From Frosty the Snowman to The He-Man & She-Ra special to Claymation Christmas to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, nevermind the classic-for-all-time Charlie Brown Christmas. In the news, the legendary Ichiro Mizuki has passed away, and the new season of the Dragon Prince is... uneven at best. (I hope you like farting elves).Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Animated Christmas Specials

Things of the Day

• Rym - Behind Bob's Burgers - Gravy Boat
• Scott - Mari Iijima Music Videos from 1984

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the concept of Zero Trust Security. It's a pain, and it's not necessary in all environments, but it's something you should understand. In the news, a company is suing to put profits over preventing harm to children, disgraced former president Donald Trump has been referred for criminal prosecution over his coup attempt, Apple introduces Advanced Data Protection, and Google introduces client-side encryption to paid gmail.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Zero Trust Security

Things of the Day

• Rym - 『Push and Pull』
• Scott - The hockey game in the background of Gremlins

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Hanukkah. We've previously talked about Christmas. You're lucky we did a show at all since the Rangers game is about to start. Send your show ideas to the GeekNights Forum. In the news, Rym bought a new devil carriage, Rym cried watching Ted Lasso, and Fusion Power has reached a critical milestone.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Hanukkah

Things of the Day

• Rym - Look at this bike
• Scott - The Best Damn Barbershop in Town

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider teams. Playing on teams, forming teams, team sports, team games. All that team stuff. In the news, Dwarf Fortress with graphics is here (recall we interviewed Tarn Adams on GeekNights back in 2008), the FTC sues to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Blizzard will need someone new to offer World of Warcraft in China in a story that keeps evolving, and we hope Diablo 4 will let us click until we kill satan.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Tuesday - Playing on Teams

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Interesting Inertia of a Potato
• Scott - SEAHAC 2022

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the 2022 anime TV series Spy×Family. It's a solid regular anime with all the crowdpleasers you could want from an anime club screening circa 2003. In the news, we are back from PAX Unplugged, Saga volume 10 continues the... saga (which we reviewed the beginning of back in 2013), Funimation's acquisition of Crunchyroll continues with SKU changes, Makoto Shinkai's Suzume will be in American theaters April 14th one night only, and Shin Ultraman is in theaters soon!Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Spy×Family (2022)

Things of the Day

• Rym - Disco elysium animatic [party time]
• Rym - The Northern Boys
• Scott - The Amazing Adventures of Pac-Man - Side 1

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss Federated Architecture in light of the collapse of Twitter. Federation is how most of the Internet works, and you should understand the ramifications of it before you dive into platforms like Mastodon. From XMPP (formerly Jabber) to ActivityPub, even the nature of an email address, federation is how the Internet was intended to be used.

In the news, the FCC has a more accurate broadband map, and the rail unions are (rightly) threatening to strike over intolerable working conditions.

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• GeekNights Monday - Federated Architecture

Things of the Day

• Rym - Sim Copter on the N64
• Scott - The Last Ridge Racer