GeekNights Thursday

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 Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Vending Machines

Things of the Day

• Rym - The evolution of HBO's Sonic IDs
• Scott - A closer look at Padmount Transformers

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 Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Zoos

Things of the Day

• Rym - MEGAVALANCHE 2022
• Scott - Wikipedia:Long-term abuse

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about trains. (Not the X train). Critically important in the era of radically accelerating climate change, trains are our future. In the news, Republicans are now the leading cause of death for kids in the US, Republicans have filibustered the gun bill from the previous mass shooting, and Twitter was fined for stealing your phone number to target ads at you.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Trains

Things of the Day

• Rym - How to do the YUM YUM Dance
• Scott - How Scallops Move

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider swimming, especially in swimming pools. Pool toys, diving boards, swimming lessons, the works. In the news, the COVID meat shortage was fake, AleXa wins the "American Song Contest", and Christopher Walken will play the Emperor in Dune 2. Also convention drama.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Swimming

Things of the Day

• Rym - Let's Copy the Key to T-Pain's New Place
• Scott - chelmico - Meidaimae

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of handwriting. In the news, idiots are in trouble with the FAA, another unrelated idiot is in trouble with the FAA (weirdly echoing an episode of Bob's Burgers), and the Stanley Cup Playoffs are imminent.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Handwriting

Things of the Day

• Rym - San Francisco 1906
• Scott - Star Wars Fonts

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider James Bond (in cinema). In the news, Rym is back from London, and New York has a lot of good options for connecting LGA to the rest of the city. Your regularly scheduled GeekNights should resume from this point forward!Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - James Bond

Things of the Day

• Rym - Did Dua Lipa ACTUALLY Plagiarize Levitating? (No)
• Scott - Ice-America : UGA Hockey Rink

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Saint Patrick's Day (the holiday). We have a fraught history with it, frankly. In the news, Scott is trying out Obsidian, Daylight Saving Time is likely going to be permanent in the US (for the second time) much to the surprise of some of the senators who made it happen, and New York governor Hochul continues to be a mixed bag.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Saint Patrick's Day

Things of the Day

• Rym - Crack That Tank!
• Scott - Opening a dam gate after years of it being closed

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Greeting Cards and other cards of this ilk. In the news, the Doomsday Clock is 100 seconds to midnight, the handful of people "buying" NFTs are not that invested in them, and the Democrats in the US Senate forced a vote to protect voting rights that failed due to the undemocratic and broken nature of American Democracy.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Greeting Cards

Things of the Day

• Rym - Commercials of the Dot Com Bubble
• Scott - Golf ball factory in South Korea that makes new balls from discarded golf balls

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the science and the art of Sports Commentating. In the news, legendary sports commentator John Madden has died, The New York Times is buying The Athletic, a sports commentator made a terrible mistake that is somehow distantly related to this ridiculous nonsense, and United States President Joe Biden calls out the fascist coup attempt by Donald Trump and the American Republican Party directly.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Sports Commentating

Things of the Day

• Rym - Terrible Mountain Biking Course Design
• Scott - Cassette Case Card Boxes

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the Alien franchise. While clearly the first two movies are the best the franchise will likely ever have to offer, much like Spiderman it is so iconic to be nearly universally recognized. In the news, Youtube is removing dislike counts, the economy isn't in great shape (in ways you might not even realize), and the Playdate is delayed.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - The Alien Franchise

Things of the Day

• Rym - HDMI to Waterhose Adapter
• Scott - Crow Time