The Continuing Saga of A Geek Who (Once) Hated Apple

It’s been two months. I’ve had an iPhone for a grand total of two months. And I still straddle my Apple vs Other fence, yet to waver to one side or the other. As with any piece of technology I’ve adapted to it. I’ve developed new muscle memory and am now accustomed to its quirks. My Droid […]

Tabletop Gaming at a Distance

<img data-attachment-id="354965" data-permalink="https://geekdad.com/2020/03/tabletop-gaming-at-a-distance/funkoversedistancing/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/FunkoverseDistancing.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="FunkoverseDistancing" data-image-description=" Two kids playing Funkoverse board game; one using a long toy claw arm to pick up a piece. ” data-medium-file=”https://i2.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/FunkoverseDistancing.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i2.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/FunkoverseDistancing.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-354965″ src=”https://i2.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/FunkoverseDistancing.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ alt=”Playing Funkoverse with claw arm” width=”1200″ height=”675″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ />Okay, this is not really how it’s supposed to be done. Photo: Jonathan H. […]

Stack Overflow: Brave New Worlds

Well, hello there! It’s been a while—I’ve had a hard time getting my engine started back up this year, but I’ve still been reading a lot, with more books to tell you about than I can handle in a single column. This week, I’ll start with some fascinating visions of the world: what it could […]

A GeekDad Preview of 2019 Movies

Reading Time: 6 minutes 2018 has not been a great year for movies but that doesn’t mean that there are no good movies coming in 2019. Outside of the Marvel movies, which I always enjoy, there hasn’t been a lot that’s thrilled me. The lone exception would have to be The Endless, which was a […]