GeekNights Mondays: Science Technology Computing

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GeekNights Mondays is the weekly sci/tech segment of GeekNights, featuring science, technology, computing, and more. We talk Linux, Windows, gadgets, you name it.

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August 24, 20261 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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 Links Forum Thread Company Devices Discord Chat Company Devices Bluesky Post Company Devices Things of the Day Rym - Jinxxy Scott - 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 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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 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!