GeekNights Monday - Science and Technology

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

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August 11, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadData CentersDiscord ChatData CentersBluesky PostData CentersThings of the DayRym - Cedar Point x Made to ThrillScott - Milwaukee Transit Passes

July 13, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadIntentionally Retro TechnologyDiscord ChatIntentionally Retro TechnologyBluesky PostIntentionally Retro TechnologyThings of the DayRym - How the K-line got its nameScott - MiniPCs.zip

June 30, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadBicycle TechnologyDiscord ChatBicycle TechnologyBluesky PostBicycle TechnologyThings of the DayRym - I am a person, you are notScott - Dirty Little Zine

June 16, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadCompany DevicesDiscord ChatCompany DevicesBluesky PostCompany DevicesThings of the DayRym - JinxxyScott - Anthropeum

June 2, 202653 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 LinksForum ThreadThe Evil Cameras All Around UsDiscord ChatThe Evil Cameras All Around UsBluesky PostThe Evil Cameras All Around UsThings of the DayRym - HD remaster of "Rejected"Scott - Because We Feud

May 19, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadSpam in 2026Discord ChatSpam in 2026Bluesky PostSpam in 2026Things of the DayRym - NASA Didn't Even Know!!Scott - UnDUNE II: The Demaking of a Dynasty

May 5, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadTech News Roundup May 2026Discord ChatTech News Roundup May 2026Bluesky PostTech News Roundup May 2026Things of the DayRym - What do other animals think of human music?Scott - Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the same photo

February 24, 20261 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 LinksForum ThreadAge Verification on the InternetDiscord ChatAge Verification on the InternetBluesky PostAge Verification on the InternetThings of the DayRym - Unicode ExplorerScott - The Sharp PC-2000 Computer Boombox from 1979

January 27, 202658 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 LinksForum ThreadWebcamsDiscord ChatWebcamsBluesky PostWebcamsThings of the DayRym - RESOURCE: Just how advanced WERE the Maya?Scott - Ignoring Lithium Battery Safety Warnings.. For Science!

October 21, 20251 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 LinksForum ThreadTech BubblesDiscord ChatTech BubblesBluesky PostTech BubblesThings of the DayRym - The Hammond A-100 OrganScott - Mac Source Ports

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