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Just the Monday episodes of GeekNights which focus on science and technology.

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Tuesday · 1 hr 13 min
Roller Coaster Technology - Rym and Emily's Cedar Point Tier List
Tonight on GeekNights, Rym and Emily discuss roller coaster technology in the course of tier ranking every roller coaster at Cedar Point. We live streamed this episode back in August, but now it's in the podcast feed! Millennium Force still holds up 26 years later. Related Links Forum Thread Roller Coaster Technology - Rym and Emily's Cedar Point Tier List Discord Chat Roller Coaster Technology - Rym and Emily's Cedar Point Tier List Bluesky Post Roller Coaster Technology - Rym and Emily's Cedar Point Tier List
October 6 · 58 min
Robots
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about robots. Real ones from the real world: not movie robots. In the news, Igor has tasted blood, the Meta pervert glasses are getting regulated in Norway, and do not give Meta's Muse thing your credit cards. Related Links Forum Thread Robots Discord Chat Robots Bluesky Post Robots Things of the Day Rym - Salman Rushdie on Candide: Where to Begin Scott - The Weather Channel Classics
August 24 · 1 hr 18 min
E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al.
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider e-bikes, e-scooters, monowheels, and all the assorted electric conveyances that aren't cares and that are becoming more and more popular everywhere there are people. E.g., what are the "classes" of ebikes? In the news, streamers are suing Twitch and Amazon for their opt-out AI model training, 404 tracked down the "rare book" AI training story, and the Steam Frame might finally be coming. Related Links Forum Thread E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al. Discord Chat E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al. Bluesky Post E-Bikes, E-Scooters, et al. Things of the Day Rym - That's a sapient answer Scott - Strawberry Vampire (INDIE PILOT ANIMATIC) 🍓🦇
August 11 · 1 hr 13 min
Data Centers
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss data centers. Once as positive thing, they have become a blight on the Earth in the ever-growing wake of the AI bubble. Rym and Emily are back from Cedar Point and will have a couple of special episodes about it in the near future, and also have a secret VR project that's slightly less secret than it was before. In the news, the AI slop factory wants help flagging AI slop, and ZGM is an open source gaming mouse firmware. Related Links Forum Thread Data Centers Discord Chat Data Centers Bluesky Post Data Centers Things of the Day Rym - Cedar Point x Made to Thrill Scott - Milwaukee Transit Passes
July 13 · 1 hr 10 min
Intentionally Retro Technology
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the growing trend of seeking retro technology. From the Charmera to flip phones to audio cassettes, it's part aesthetic and part anti-consumerist anti-capitalist pushback to the ravages of modernity. In the news, Mamdani announces new Click-to-Cancel rule for New York City, workers in Acklam discover Medlar fruit trees (also known as dog's arse), and no technology is going to make exercising effectively take less time. Also, we did it. Related Links Forum Thread Intentionally Retro Technology Discord Chat Intentionally Retro Technology Bluesky Post Intentionally Retro Technology Things of the Day Rym - How the K-line got its name Scott - MiniPCs.zip
June 30 · 1 hr 15 min
Bicycle Technology
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the current state and evolution of bicycle technology. Not all advancement in modernity is "good" advancement. In the news, delivery robots are a menace, the illegitimate and fully compromised Supreme Court's broken clock was correct on geofence warrants, climate change is killing us, and AI slop music should be demonetized. Related Links Forum Thread Bicycle Technology Discord Chat Bicycle Technology Bluesky Post Bicycle Technology Things of the Day Rym - I am a person, you are not Scott - Dirty Little Zine
June 16 · 1 hr 5 min
Company Devices
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the challenge of company-managed devices. In the news, Britain has banned the kids from all social media, Nvidia is issuing $25 Billion in corporate bonds, and Verizon screwed a guy over with MDM. Related Links Forum Thread Company Devices Discord Chat Company Devices Bluesky Post Company Devices Things of the Day Rym - Jinxxy Scott - Anthropeum
June 2 · 53 min
The Evil Cameras All Around Us
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the evil cameras all around us. In the news, Nvidia introduces an underwhelming chip to make underwhelming PCs, the US gestapo are trying to buy advertiser datasets in a dangerous escalation of the police state, and Furality is this weekend! Related Links Forum Thread The Evil Cameras All Around Us Discord Chat The Evil Cameras All Around Us Bluesky Post The Evil Cameras All Around Us Things of the Day Rym - HD remaster of "Rejected" Scott - Because We Feud
May 19 · 1 hr 9 min
Spam in 2026
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the problem of spam in the current era. We last talked about spam in 2007. (Note that spam is distinct from slop. In the news, Rym is back from Hong Kong, supply chain attacks remain a major threat, the kids are booing AI people at graduations, Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, deepfake software is getting better, and Meta is laying off 10% of its entire workforce. Related Links Forum Thread Spam in 2026 Discord Chat Spam in 2026 Bluesky Post Spam in 2026 Things of the Day Rym - NASA Didn't Even Know!! Scott - UnDUNE II: The Demaking of a Dynasty
May 5 · 1 hr 18 min
Tech News Roundup May 2026
Tonight on GeekNights, it's a Tech News Roundup! Madison Square Garden's insane surveillance machine, Github's ongoing collapse, Mac minis being hit by the ongoing RAM crisis, Ask.com is dead, a trivial-to-exploit Linux vulnerability, OpenAI won't stop talking about goblins, Apple fixes a notification vulnerability with Signal, iOS finally adds end-to-end encryption to RCS, AI slop podcasts are spreading, Roblox can't make money if kids can't sign up, and Tim Apple is replaced by John Apple. Related Links Forum Thread Tech News Roundup May 2026 Discord Chat Tech News Roundup May 2026 Bluesky Post Tech News Roundup May 2026 Things of the Day Rym - What do other animals think of human music? Scott - Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the same photo
February 24 · 1 hr 2 min
Age Verification on the Internet
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the dangers of trying to mandate age verification on the Internet. In the news, Discord embarks on a disastrous age verification scheme, Anthropic is mad that other "AI" companies are using their product, and Goldman Sachs launches an AI-free index. Related Links Forum Thread Age Verification on the Internet Discord Chat Age Verification on the Internet Bluesky Post Age Verification on the Internet Things of the Day Rym - Unicode Explorer Scott - The Sharp PC-2000 Computer Boombox from 1979
January 27 · 58 min
Webcams
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss webcams. In the news, ICE murdered another person in broad daylight with video and witnesses, and Senate Democrats are willing to shut the government down over continued funding of ICE. Call your senators today. No funds for ICE: abolish, dismantle, and prosecute. In other news, Europe may ban Elon Musk's nonconsensual porn machine and France is planning to build a video conferencing tool to reduce dependence on American technology. Related Links Forum Thread Webcams Discord Chat Webcams Bluesky Post Webcams Things of the Day Rym - RESOURCE: Just how advanced WERE the Maya? Scott - Ignoring Lithium Battery Safety Warnings.. For Science!
Oct 21, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Tech Bubbles
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss tech bubbles like the Dot-com bubble. Unrelatedly here's a video by Hank Green titled The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out, and a video by Adam Conover titled Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard. In the news, nearly 7 million Americans marched in defense of democracy, Amazon AWS went down Sunday night reminding us how fragile the Internet has become, and the end of Windows 10 shouldn't be ignored. Related Links Forum Thread Tech Bubbles Discord Chat Tech Bubbles Bluesky Post Tech Bubbles Things of the Day Rym - The Hammond A-100 Organ Scott - Mac Source Ports
Sep 23, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Fitness Tech
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss fitness tech like heart rate monitors and Strava and Dance Dance Revolution. In the news, Tik Tok has a dubious deal to keep operating in the US and the regime has plans for the algorithm. Also go see Perfect Blue remastered while you can. And read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Related Links Forum Thread Fitness Tech Discord Chat Fitness Tech Bluesky Post Fitness Tech Things of the Day Rym - KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE: PILOT Scott - 86box
Sep 9, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Specific Mice
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about specific mice. Mice we've used over the years, since the days of balls. In the news, Google dodges consequences in the US but not in the EU, Google is sued yet again for their advertising monopoly, and Google is looking to flood the phone lines of tiny businesses. Related Links Forum Thread Specific Mice Discord Chat Specific Mice Bluesky Post Specific Mice Things of the Day Rym - Ti-85 Megademo (Calculator demonstration) Scott - The Old Robots Web Site
Aug 26, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Video Chat and Teleconferencing
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the modern marvel that is video chat. In the news, Perplexity is using undeclared crawlers to scrape content, Samsung has a crazy Micro LED TV, real life ad block is possible, and Trump is forming the American SS. The next GeekNights Book Club book will be The Running Man, by Richard Backman, who you may know better as Stephen King. Related Links Forum Thread Video Chat and Teleconferencing Discord Chat Video Chat and Teleconferencing Bluesky Post Video Chat and Teleconferencing Things of the Day Rym - Survival food - dandelion seeds Scott - blahaj goes to waffle house at 3am
Aug 12, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Computer Audio Interfaces
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss audio interfaces. Rym uses a PreSonus Studio 1810c to record GeekNights, and as his general purpose "sound card" in the studio. In the news, the CEO of GitHub steps down, you can consider Forgejo if that worries you, Reddit will block the Internet Archive, and Trump illegally forces the National Guard to deploy to the streets of Washington DC. Related Links Forum Thread Computer Audio Interfaces Discord Chat Computer Audio Interfaces Bluesky Post Computer Audio Interfaces Things of the Day Rym - Map of Queens NY, Explained Scott - The Pianolizer
Jul 15, 2025 · 54 min
Why there's no big tech news
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider why there, broadly, aren't major consumer technology developments lately. In the news, Debian reduces support for i386 and Chrome OS is combining with Android. Also we'll be live at PAX West! Related Links Forum Thread Why there's no big tech news Discord Chat Why there's no big tech news Bluesky Post Why there's no big tech news Things of the Day Rym - The ‘Goal’ That Changed The NHL Forever Scott - Hot Spring Shark Attack
Jul 1, 2025 · 59 min
Blinky Lights
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the blinky lights and LEDs the kids are putting on everything including their computers. In the news, Windows 10 has extended security support, Broadcom is desperate to monetize VMware, and the EU forced Apple to comply, at least in the EU. Related Links Forum Thread Blinky Lights Discord Chat Blinky Lights Bluesky Post Blinky Lights Things of the Day Rym - NHL: Refs Mic'd Up Part 2 Scott - Balatro for the Nintendo E-Reader
Jun 24, 2025 · 58 min
Toilets and Bidets and Washlets
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider toilets, washlets, and bidets. (Oh my). In the news, some context on the current Iran conflict, and Apple WWDC25 was mostly uneventful other than keeping old devices going for a while yet. Related Links Forum Thread Toilets and Bidets and Washlets Discord Chat Toilets and Bidets and Washlets Bluesky Post Toilets and Bidets and Washlets Things of the Day Rym - Explaining the Most Bizarre Piano Etude of the 19th Century Scott - Restoring the Buran

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