Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the feature films of Hayao Miyazaki. They are instantly recognizable and every one of them is worth seeing. In the news, Joe Biden has cancelled a huge amount of student debt (more than you probably realize), the nightmare that was the attempt at a 90s American live-action Sailor Moon has been found in its full glory, the new Beavis and Butthead is fantastic, the novel Paprika was based on is getting a live-action series, the AMC meme-stock is doubling down on this nonsense, and Evangelion Voice Actor Motomu Kiyokawa has passed away at 87.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - The Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Things of the Day

• Rym - It's like jumping off a roof (on the Giant Slide)
• Scott - The Rise and Fall of the Warner Brothers Studio Store

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how to not suck at buying a new smartphone. Android or Apple, you actually do have a choice, and there are some basic things to think about. In the news, you can't park there, this program is illegally packaged in 14 distributions, BeReal is pretty cool, this is why schools are banning smartphones, and the lack of transparency in algorithmic CSAM detection is causing harm.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - How to Not Suck at Getting a New Smartphone

Things of the Day

• Rym - How Sake Was Made in 1850
• Scott - I turned my 80s typewriter into a Linux terminal

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider casino games like Roulette, Poker, Craps, Blackjack, and Slot Machines. In the news, Unity is having significant woes, Cult of the Lamb looks cute, MultiVersus is something we will review in the future, Nintendo is just like every other games company, Gen Con struggles with the evil government of Indiana, and TwitchCon again requires masks.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Tuesday - Casino Games

Things of the Day

• Rym - Night Sky Jelly
• Scott - Custom Mouse V1.0

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh (2021). (trailer). Per William Bibbiani in The Wrap it is best described as a "feudal-Japanese hair-metal-demonic-curse serial-killer-political-tragedy rock-opera" anime movie. Go see it. Don't wait. In the news, Daisuke Jigen Voice Actor Kiyoshi Kobayashi Passes Away at 89, Crunchyroll buys Right Stuf in the continued consolidation of all media industries, and Natasha Allegri's new Bee and Puppycat has a new trailer!Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Wednesday - Inu-Oh (2021)

Things of the Day

• Rym - 15 things to make you a better skater.
• Scott - I BOUGHT MY DREAM PUZZLE (24,000 Piece Puzzle - Part 1 of 6)

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble vacuum cleaner.You definitely don't want to be in a situation where a shop vac would be the solution to your problem and you do not have a shop vac. Also these are "not a scam." In the news, necrobotic spiders are a thing, Amazon continues to rush toward being a full-on dystopian megacorb, and Netflix has 90 seconds to get your attention.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Monday - Vacuum Cleaners

Things of the Day

• Rym - Pixel Inferno (FTL)
• Scott - Live Cultivation in China

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Vending Machines. In the news, HBO Max is being destroyed, two of the worst airlines in America are merging, noted fascist propagandist Alex Jones is going down in the trial over his harassment of the parents of mass shooting victims, and Girls' Generation is BACK!Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Thursday - Vending MachinesThings of the DayRym - The evolution of HBO's Sonic IDsScott - A closer look at Padmount Transformers

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Sonic X (2003). An anime TV series based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, adapted poorly by 4kids, it's not too bad. In the news, convention "leaks" are always funny, retroactive editing is becoming more and more common, someone leaked the entire 87 minute animatic of the (sadly) canceled Genndy Tartakovsky Popeye feature, and Anime Matsuri remains one of the worst anime cons in the world, and it's spinning off a "dubbing studio" with a known sex pest.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Wednesday - Sonic X (2003)Things of the DayRym - Music Video VFX Magic With ATARASHII GAKKO!Scott - Tiny Cable Bridge

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss Software as a Service (SaaS). This is one of the most lucrative, important, and enduring ways software is created and sold. In the news, a chess robot attacked a kid, Amazon buys One Medical as we edge ever closer to cyber-capitalist dystopia, Minecraft (rightly) bans blockchain (and nothing of value was lost), and warming rivers due to human-caused climate change threaten the nuclear power that is crucial to transition us off of fossil fuels.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Monday - Software as a ServiceThings of the DayRym - The Brighton SeasideScott - Efficient Dehumidifier

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Zoos. In the news, Rym finally ran out of razor blades, climate change is destroying the world, and we're loving this purported Fake IPL Scam.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Thursday - ZoosThings of the DayRym - MEGAVALANCHE 2022Scott - Wikipedia:Long-term abuse

Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we review and discuss Yoon Ha Lee's Ninefox Gambit. Far future calendar-fueled space battles abound, and we had a good time with it. It's book one of the Machineries of Empire series, and Rym is already well into the rest of it. We also announce that the next book club book will be Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Book Club - GeekNights Book Club: Ninefox Gambit