GeekNights Thursday

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider learning languages, and touch ever-so-briefly on the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. In the news, vaccine research and production should be nationalized, Youtube "Shorts" compete with TikTok, Twitter adds tips and removes crops, and New York has its 2021 Michelin Stars.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Learning Languages

Things of the Day

• Rym - Beware Automated Colorization
• Scott - Ninja in Dragon´s den Opening

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider pets. In the news, France (rightly) bans flights that could be made by train, New York's water tunnel number 3 is almost complete, and Hank Azaria apologized for playing Apu on The Simpsons.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Pets

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Tripitaka Koreana
• Scott - Pig Calling Contest goes METAL!

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider scarcity. (NFTs are a scam). In the news, Rym had some Water in the Ceiling, Joe Biden moves to regulate guns (with a mass shooting the very same day), the Super Mario Bros. world record was beaten with a 4:54.948, and The Louvre Has Digitized 482,000 ArtworksRelated LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Scarcity

Things of the Day

• Rym - Field Guide to Shipping Containers
• Scott - Project Gemini

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider solitaire puzzles. Puzzle books, puzzles, etc... In the news, the Suez Canal is currently blocked, Brood X is coming and there will be billions of them, and New York joins the world of legal weed.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Solitaire Puzzles

Things of the Day

• Rym - Good Boy
• Scott - The Slovenian Computer History Museum

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the seasons of life. Spring cleaning, gaming season, convention season, etc... In the news, Spotify and Kakao stop fighting (for now), there are a lot of vaccination jobs out there, the Democratic Party passed one of the most transformative pieces of legislation in modern American history (since the Affordable Care Act), and legendary establishment Jing Fong is another victim of COVID and Capitalism.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Seasons of Life

Things of the Day

• Rym - Life as a Bokoblin - A Zelda Nature Documentary
• Scott - I pulled all 105,639 penalties called in the NHL

Tonight on the GeekNights Lounge, we consider leftovers. Food left over from cooking and/or restaurants. In the news, the megathread around bullying accusations against K-Pop idols continues, the incremental cost of such things remains near zero, and the only unconfirmed element of Dyatlov Pass has been plausibly resolved,Related LinksThings of the Day

• Rym - How to Shape Up Your Beard
• Scott - The Kaiviti Silktails Squad Thanks its Quarantine Staff

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the concept of calendars. There was a time when people had physical ones made of paper. Weird right? In the news, Scott's sort of into Rubik's Cubes, you should honestly watch the impeachment of Donald Trump, hackers used TeamViewer to attempt the poisoning of an entire Florida town, Gina Carano is rightly dropped from Star Wars, and New York is killing people by allowing sports to have live audiences.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Calendars

Things of the Day

• Rym - The Legend of Beavis
• Scott - Course-poursuite entre un scooter et la police (Japon)

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider... unfinished business. In the news, Otakon may not survive COVID, and the NWHL has to deal with B*rSt**l Sp*rts drama as their bubble starts to fall apart even as they were making a big move streaming their games on Twitch.Related LinksForum Thread

• GeekNights Thursday - Unfinished Business

Things of the Day

• Rym - Shit Skiers Say
• Scott - Improving English with a Southern Accent

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider hair. We did a show once on shaving back in 2005, when we first switched to safety razors, but we never talked about head hair more generally. Yes, this is a Thursday. How could you tell?

In the news, Scott's doing the Advent of Code, check out the Floppy Emu Model C, the movie industry just changed forever, and we found the rocket booster we lost in the 60s. Also, Joe Biden won the presidency by a historic and growing margin.

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• GeekNights Thursday - Hair

Things of the Day

• Rym - Soviet Laser Space Pistol
• Scott - Artemis' Minesweeper

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the hoodie. In the news, don't travel for the holidays, Scott has the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros., Rym is getting an Index, the new Unsolved Mysteries is a apparently not too bad.Related LinksThings of the Day

• Rym - Moon Goddess
• Scott - [M/V] NORAZO(노라조) - Bread(빵)