GeekNights Thursdays

GeekNights 090709 - Immortality

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss various things pertaining to the concept of immortality. In the news, some guy got his guitar smashed by United Airlines and MechWarrior is back!

Rym's Thing - Phone Booth NY
Rym's Thing - Tornado Fries
Scott's Thing - Tornado vs. Train

GeekNights 090625 - Celebrity Deaths

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss celebrity deaths. We also announce that the next book club select ion is Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse.

Scott's Thing - Demolished!
Rym's Thing - Hodgman

GeekNights 090611 - Losing Things

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about losing things, usually valuable personal items.

Rym's Thing - Cup Raise
Rym's Thing - 2008 Stanley Cup
Scott's Thing - 30 Bald Eagles

GeekNights 090604 - Levels of Discourse

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the perils of pop philosophy and different levels of discourse. Also we are going to the MoCCA Arts Festival is this weekend. In the news, Newsweek calls out Oprah's bullshit.

Scott's Thing - Wayfarer Alpha
Rym's Thing - Hat Trick

GeekNights 090514 - Kavalier and Clay

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we review The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. In the news, there was a Google outage, and Cheerios are in trouble.

Scott's Thing - Dominoes Everywhere
Rym's Thing - Star Trek vs. Star Wars

GeekNights 090430 - How to Not Suck at Restaurants

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss how to not suck at dining at restaurants. In the news, Chrysler is bankrupt and Optimum Ultra 101Mbps.

Rym's Thing - Synthesized King
Scott's Thing - Penguin Sci-Fi

GeekNights 090416 - GeekNights Live

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights is the audio of the GeekNights Live show that was recorded on April 1, 2009. In this show we start by making a few April truth announcements, and then respond to questions and comments from the live audience.

GeekNights 090319 - Baseball

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the sport of baseball. Also, we announce that we are doing a live call-in show via ustream on Wednesday April 1st. Follow GeekNights on Twitter or Suffice to Say to stay in the loop. Also here is the photo we mentioned in the show.

Scott's Thing - BrushAndRinse
Rym's Thing - Nothing Lasts Forever

GeekNights 090305 - Laser Tag, Paintball, and Airsoft

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the non-video gun games: laser tag, paintball, and airsoft. We also do some extra pimping for our next book club book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

Scott's Thing - Michael Jackson's Patent
Rym's Thing - Ohio Denied Plates

GeekNights 090219 - A Farewell to Arms

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we review Ernest Hemingway's, A Farewell to Arms. The next book club choice is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.

Scott's Thing - The People vs. George Lucas
Rym's Thing - Except Europa

GeekNights 090129 - Repo: The Genetic Opera

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we review Repo: The Genetic Opera. We also discuss the things a crazy lady hears.

Scott's Thing - Miffies Fonts
Rym's Thing - Half Camera

GeekNights 090115 - Faking Your Death

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss faking your death, or simply running away and starting a new life.

Scott's Thing - Yuppie Invention
Rym's Thing - Arm-chair logic test

GeekNights 081211 - A Wizard of Earthsea

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights it's book club time! We talk all about A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin. Rym's choice for the next book club is A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.

Scott's Thing - Soft 9-11
Rym's Thing - Inspiration

GeekNights 081113 - Two Topics

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about what unskilled laborers will do before we invent replicators, and the Martin Luther King Junior estate's aggressive litigiousness. Also, our friend's school needs books to make a library.

Scott's Thing - Feed me Bubbe
Rym's Thing - Bears Playing Hockey

GeekNights 081023 - College Dorm Stories

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we bring you anecdotes of the RIT dormitories. In the news, here are some real virtual criminals, and here are some real criminals.

Scott's Thing - Cosplay Boobies
Rym's Thing - Alternative Openers (1)
Rym's Thing - Alternative Openers (2)

GeekNights 081009 - Sandwiches

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we salivate over the king of all foods, the sandwich. In the news, Obama is going to buy a TV show, and some guy got the first ever dual-arm transplant.

Scott's Thing - Bad Spanish Rice
Rym's Thing - Get a Job

GeekNights 080925 - Snow Crash

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we finally head back to the book club with our review of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. Our next book choice is Ursula K. LeGuin's A Wizard of Earthsea. In the news, Henry Earl is awesome and doctors are not empathetic.

Scott's Thing - Freestyle Battle Translated
Rym's Thing - Crazy Radio DJ

GeekNights 080904 - Seattle

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about adventures in Seattle. In the news, a kid is too good at little league and the mayor of Detroit is finally done.

Scott's Thing - Mary Blair Illustrations
Rym's Thing - JoCo RickRoll

GeekNights 080724 - Dinner Demise

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the demise of dinner. In the news, the spam king escapes from prison and then goes crazy.

Scott's Thing - Old Photos
Rym's Thing - Old Synthesizers

GeekNights 080710 - Waiting in Line

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we offer advice and reminisce about waiting in line.

Scott's Thing - The Great Office War
Rym's Thing - Passive Aggressive Notes

GeekNights 080626 - The Darkness that Comes Before

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights the book club discusses The Darkness that Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker. Our next selection is Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.

GeekNights 080612 - Dodgeball

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we reminisce about our salad days playing dodgeball in school. In the news, the NBA might be rigged, and Cedar point is not doing well.

Scott's Thing - Forex Trading Game
Rym's Thing - Carl Sagan - Library of Alexandria

GeekNights 080522 - Geek Profiles: Gerald

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we profile fellow geek podcaster Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order.

GeekNights 080515 - Geek Profiles: Thaed

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we profile one of our high quality geek listeners, Thaed. We also discuss the train situation in India. Thaed, if you are unaware, is the host of the wonderful Friday Night Party Line.

Scott's Thing - Zog Sports
Rym's Thing - Shiba Inu
Thaed's Thing - MUTO

GeekNights 080508 - GeekNights Book Club: The Prince of Nothing

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we get right into our new monthly "book club" with The Prince of Nothing Trilogy by R. Scott. Bakker: The Darkness that Comes Before, The Warrior Prophet, and The Thousandfold Thought.

Scott's Thing - Soviet Science Fiction Art
Rym's Thing - What Hitler Wants
Rym's Thing - What Osaka Wants

GeekNights 080501 - The Lounge

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we usher in a new era in Thursday shows, hopefully for the better.

Scott's Thing - Google Charts
Rym's Thing - The Shoe Tree

GeekNights 080417 - The China Olympics

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the issues surrounding the China Olympics. In the news, the French are in an uproar, and something worthwhile is actually patented.

Scott's Thing - FreeRangeKids
Rym's Thing - Food Fight

GeekNights 080410 - If we were Supervillains

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss our supervillainy. In the news, the 9th Circuit Court is at it again, and the FCC actually does something smart with SMS Emergency Alerts.

Scott's Thing - Shockwave's Burden
Rym's Thing - Those were the (Soviet) Days

GeekNights 080403 - Monty Python

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we geek about Monty Python and all that is related and wonderful. In the news, Engineers would make good terrorists, and a fat kid learns to stop stealing other peoples' Netflix envelopes.

Scott's Thing - The Best Bento
Rym's Thing - Mr. Rogers Breaks

GeekNights 080327 - What do we do?

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we had intended to talk about Monty Python. Instead, after Rym discusses some politics, Scott's news turns into an entire show. Thus, I'm afraid we spend much of tonight's show talking about something very sad.

Scott's Thing - The Best Thing Ever
Rym's Thing - Atheism and Spirituality

GeekNights 080320 - Getting Into Animation

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, with special co-host Emily instead of the usual Scott, we talk about what it takes and what it's like to be an animator. In the news, Rym talks a little about politics.

Emily's Thing - Puricute
Rym's Thing - Miracle Goal

GeekNights 080313 - Untitled

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights! In the news, a student is suspended for the purchase of contraband, and fully-subvocalized communication is possible.

Scott's Thing - Christopher Hitchens
Rym's Thing - It's so easy to work up some nerds

GeekNights 080306 - The Tuesday Adventure

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the matter of Tuesday's no-show, rolling it all into a nice lesson on adversity. In the news, New York cracks down on Chinatown bootlegs, and Apple busts out with the iPhone.

Scott's Thing - Captain Disillusion
Rym's Thing - The Trumpet Kings

GeekNights 080228 - Underwear?

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, lacking anything better to talk about, we discuss underwear. In the news, we have nanotech windshields of the future and a local run-in with the law.

Scott's Thing - Too Many Men
Rym's Thing - Diebold Leaks 2008 Election

GeekNights 080207 - Sport Spectating

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about spectator sports and sport fandom. In the news, the Do Not Call registry is going to become permanent, the civilian death toll may have been exaggerated in Iraq, and every human being on Earth should read Carl Sagan's Cosmos.

Scott's Thing - Look Up
Rym's Thing - E-rotic (1)
Rym's Thing - E-rotic (2)
Rym's Thing - E-rotic (3)
Rym's Thing - E-rotic (4)
Rym's Thing - E-rotic (5)

GeekNights 080131 - GeekHaus

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss GeekHaus. In the news, the ACLU fights paper ballots, and Audible is Amazowned.

Scott's Thing - EveryBlock
Rym's Thing - Cheeseburger in a Can

GeekNights 080124 - Desert Bus

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: the Desert Bus. In the news, there is no news, so Scott GeekBacks about Gamefly, and Rym GeekBites The Terror by Dan Simmons.

Scott's Thing - F1 Photos
Rym's Thing - Unexecutable

GeekNights 080117 - Dibs, Shotgun, Not It, Doorknob

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the always-on games of our childhood, including Not It, Doorknob, Shotgun, Doorknob, The Game, and so forth. In the news, cyborgs are only banned from the Olympics if they're better than humans, and the more expensive wine is clearly superior.

Scott's Thing - Katnip College
Rym's Thing - Mountain Biking

GeekNights 080103 - Epiphanies

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss epiphanies. In the news, doorknobs are dead as, well... doorknobs. That, and CES is coming.

Scott's Thing - Paper Plane
Rym's Thing - Giant Sticky Man

GeekNights 071227 - Questions Week: Everything

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we bring you the second third of our questions week show on everything. Yes, there were so many questions that there will be yet another cop-out Thursday show in the future. In the meantime, you listeners seem to love questions week so much, so here you go.

GeekNights 071220 - State of the Podcast

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the future of GeekNights. In the news, we have Sigeru Ishiba's UFOs and some crazy guy's argyria.

Scott's Thing - Soviet Christmas Cards
Rym's Thing - A journey to the center of your mind

GeekNights 071129 - Musical Instruments

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Scott and I submit for your consideration a proposal regarding musical instruments. In the news, social networking is maligned unfairly, yet often poorly used regardless, and Nero is getting into the DVR market.

Scott's Thing - Would he run?
Rym's Thing - Don't do this to your grandmother
The Show's Thing - Anyone can play the harmonica

GeekNights 071115 - Logical Fallacies

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, despite being exhausted, we talk a little bit about logical fallacies. In the news, Absinthe cometh, as does RCRDLBL.

Scott's Thing - Model Apocalypse
Rym's Thing - 24 in 1994

GeekNights 071108 - Local Politics

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss our disillusionment with local politics. In the news, Major League Baseball lays down the DRM, and the FTC is cracking down on the do not call list.

Scott's Thing - LotR Origami
Rym's Thing - Disney's old CG

GeekNights 071101 - Books You Should Read

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we tell you what to read by going through some of the books that we've loved over the years, including Kavalier and Clay, The Sun Also Rises, Earthsea, Pages of Pain, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Plutarch's Roman Lives, and American Gods. In the news, Chemistry sets are (not) being destroyed by terrorism fears, and Disney goers are too fat for a small world.

Scott's Thing - 100 mpg
Rym's Thing - Harut

GeekNights 071025 - The Visigoths

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the Gothic invasions as they pertain to our own lives, including advice on hosting them as guests in your home. In the news, the US Terror Watch List is silly, and a scientist fights the co-opting of an old paper by crazy people.

Scott's Thing - The GTR
Rym's Thing - Dignity

GeekNights 071018 - Questions Week: Everything

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we finish Questions Week with, well, everything that didn't fit into the first three nights. If your question didn't get answered, rest assured that it likely will at some point in the nearing future, as we ended up recording a whole week's worth of bonus content.

GeekNights 071011 - Dumpster Diving

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: Dumpster Diving! In the news, blogs dig Digg lists about blogs, and kids cheat at Halo rankings.

Scott's Thing - Utility Knives
Rym's Thing - Bargle Bargle!

GeekNights 071004 - Rym in Arizona

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym talks about his recent trip to Arizona. In the news, computer repair is often a scam, and Randi's on the attack!

Scott's Thing - Table Frisbee
Rym's Thing - Disco Elevator

GeekNights 070920 - How to Not Suck at College part 1

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we begin a long series on how to not suck at college, beginning with your waning high school days. In the news, we have college textbooks and HOAs.

Scott's Thing - Thule Trail
Rym's Thing - This Woman is Stupider than "The View"

GeekNights 070913 - The Creative Commons

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the Creative Commons licenses (as non-lawyers who know nothing about law). In the news, the EU is possibly considering something stupid, and the New England Patriots cheat.

Scott's Thing - How is Michael Schumacher so fast?
Rym's Thing - Asiatic Lion Baby

GeekNights 070906 - Air Hockey!

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we take Air Hockey a little too seriously. In the news, Rym has a geekback, and Scott talks about scientific journals and the Creative Commons.

Scott's Thing - Violin Hip Hop
Rym's Thing - Burning Man Art

GeekNights 070830 - How to Not Suck at YouTube

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: How to Not Suck at making YouTube videos. Also, Scott GeekBites the Thrawn Trilogy, and Rym talks about the Copyright Clusterfuck

Scott's Thing - Pictures from Cuba
Rym's Thing - Invisible Drum Kit

GeekNights 070823 - Being Jaded

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about being jaded. In the news, we discuss The Loudness War"

Scott's Thing - Korean Street Fighter Movie
Rym's Thing - The Front Fell Off

GeekNights 070816 - Candy

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: Candy. In the news, LA Homicide Maps and rowdy airline passengers/victims.

Scott's Thing - Polar Rose
Rym's Thing - Shock Prank

GeekNights 070809 - How to Not Suck at Slacking Off

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the finer points of slacking off. In the news, vote-swapping is legal, and the US tax system is a little annoying.

Scott's Thing - FCC Prank
Rym's Thing - Good Table Manners

GeekNights 070802 - Reviews

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the concept of reviews. In the news, WalMart employs beggars, and the American educational system is fscked. Scott's GeekBite - Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 Rym's GeekBite - The Prince of Nothing

Scott's Thing - The Last Stand
Rym's Thing - Moe's Prank Calls Compilation

GeekNights 070705 - Fire: part 1

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: Fire. In the news, jingoist protectionism (protectionist jingoism?), and Godwin.

Scott's Thing - Moonwalk
Rym's Thing - Moonwalk

GeekNights 070628 - Sports, Steroids, and Spectators

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about a number of issues related to competition and sport. In the news, the US is having a power struggle in government, and Led Zeppelin is not reuniting.

Scott's Thing - GT-R Spyshot
Rym's Thing - The Plastic Duck Armada

GeekNights 070621 - Spoilers

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about spoilers (warning: spoilers). In the news, BayImg and Desertion

Scott's Thing - Overheard in New York
Rym's Thing - Fallen Art

GeekNights 070614 - NIMBYs and BANANAs

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we rant about NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) and BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) nutjobs who at a stroke both annoy us and prove the tragedy of the commons. In the news, we have truancy and illicit movie reviews.

Scott's Thing - A Cow's Predicament
Rym's Thing - Kitten, Mirror, Mouse

GeekNights 070607 - Horatio Hornblower

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about Horatio Hornblower. In the news, fidgeting is good for you, and Scott does a Fark news.

Scott's Thing - Jilljet Patent
Rym's Thing - One Step Closer to Hedonism Bot

GeekNights 070517 - Crackpot Conspiracy Theories

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about those crackpot conspiracy nuts. In the news, something happened in basketball, and there's a ruckus over a judge who doesn't know what a web page is.

Scott's Thing - Five Greatest Sculptors
Rym's Thing - Crazy Conspiracy Nut #978

GeekNights 070510 - Your Thursday Show Ideas

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss, after ranting a bit about After Hours Formalwear, your Thursday show ideas. In the news, the US government wants to restrict access to satellite images, and many gas-saving techniques are bollocks.

Scott's Thing - Prison Algorithm March
Rym's Thing - Mother's Day Picture

GeekNights 070503 - Meta GeekBack/Listener's Choice

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 May 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we take one of your suggestions and respond to an email. In the news, Barack is the man, and Barack is being protected by the man.

Scott's Thing - Muhammad Ali
Rym's Thing - The Fist
Rym's Thing - The Man

GeekNights 070426 - Cop Out

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we cop out. In the news, Fark has changed, and Ken Kutaragi has stepped down.

Scott's Thing - Tiger Attack
Scott's Thing - Another Tiger Attack
Rym's Thing - Seinfeld in Oz

GeekNights 070419 - Taxes in the US

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we ramble a bit about tax time in the US. In the news, The Simpsons is two decades old, and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn is officially out.

Scott's Thing - What's Your Excuse?
Rym's Thing - I'm stuck to my chair. I'm so very scared. Help.

GeekNights 070412 - The Super Soaker Revolution

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we reminisce about the wonder that was the Super Soaker. In the news, a favourite author has died, Chicago may ban Cocaine, and Top Gear may hit the US.

Rym's Thing - Super Soaker Inventor
Scott's Thing - Would You Read Your own Blog?

GeekNights 070405 - Worst Podcast Contest

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the results of our worst podcast contest. In the news, the Hebrews were never slaves in Egypt and there is a reason amusement parks charge admission.

Scott's Thing - Chick Chick Boom

GeekNights 070329 - Weapons and Arms

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the use of weapons. In the news, China's building a Dragon, and iTunes gets slightly better.

Scott's Thing - Deep Fryer Fish
Rym's Thing - Motor Mania

GeekNights 070322 - H.P. Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. In the news, the USPS raises stamp prices, and the RIAA isn't having a good go of it.

Scott's Thing - Reverse Exploding Sandcastles
Rym's Thing - The Homer Collection

GeekNights 070315 - Vacations

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, despite several tangents, we talk about vacationing. In the news, there's Voodoo in Yonkers, and murder in your search history.

Scott's Thing - Pictures of Firemen
Rym's Thing - The Skycycle

GeekNights 070301 - Podcasts

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we ramble a bit about what podcasts we listen to and how our tastes have changed over time. In the news, Rym is a member of the Digg Bury-Brigade Illuminati, and the FCC is possibly on the road to SCOTUS intervention.

Scott's Thing - Freakazoid in Spanish
Rym's Thing - COPS in German

GeekNights 070222 - GeekBacks Ahoy

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we have a whole show of just GeekBacks. How about that? In the news you should send that kid to military school and fix that parking deck.

Scott's Thing - What driving F1 is really like
Rym's Thing - Drink with comrades via USB and Internets

GeekNights 070208 - Professionalism

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss professionalism. In the news, CNN notices the Internet, and the Chilean Military is delusional.

Scott's Thing - Where is He Now?
Rym's Thing - Born
Rym's Thing - To
Rym's Thing - Be
Rym's Thing - Alive

GeekNights 070201 - Rym and Jury Duty

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym talks about his experiences with jury duty. In the news, Roman treasures and bananas.

Rym's Thing - Laundry Alerts for only $13,000/year
Scott's Thing - Ghostbusters Car

GeekNights 070125 - Bayside Shakedown

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Odoru Daisousasen (Bayside Shakedown). In the news, a lot of people don't know anything about physics, and Diebold is proven incompetent yet again.

Rym's Thing - At the Cat Wash
Scott's Thing - Cthulhu Quiz Show

GeekNights 070118 - Snow

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, to celebrate both Rym's birthday and the first snow of the year, we discuss snow. In the news, it snowed here, and Myspace didn't do anything.

Rym's Thing - Donuts
Scott's Thing - Barbershop Quartet - Ewok Style

GeekNights 070111 - Thunderdome

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we engage in the nerd equivalent of an orgy, bringing you the last-man-standing battles of: the Nerd Thunderdome. In the news, Cedar Point is building a new rollercoaster, and injustice still remains in the world.

Scott's Thing - Hotlinking BAD
Rym's Thing - Anti-Owned

GeekNights 070104 - New Year's Parties

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring back the Geek Fables for a tale of misery, woe, and eventual success, for we tell the tale of the Front Row Crew New Year's tradition. In the news, Brazil tries to take over the Internet again, and Creative Commons releases a useful tool.

Scott's Thing - LEGO Car Factory
Rym's Thing - Russel Peters

GeekNights 061221 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we dig through the forums for fun and profit. In the news, a very fat man is objectively very fat, and the Christmas Nintendo Wii Virtual Console lineup is revealed.

Scott's Thing - Army Pinata
Rym's Thing - Silent Wars

GeekNights 061214 - The Barge

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we reveal the mysteries of The Barge. In the news, diamonds are still a scam, and Guitar Heroes 2 can be dangerous.

Scott's Thing - Nerdcore for Life Trailer
Rym's Thing - Crazy Taxi: Japanese Style

GeekNights 061207 - Gift Giving

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about the giving and receiving of gifts. In the news, Best Buy goes full flex, and Toronto plays host to a massive capture-the-flag flashmob.

Scott's Thing - Atomic Situp
Rym's Thing - Hoisted By Their Own Petard

GeekNights 061130 - A Rambling Retrospective

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about about the previous 221 shows we've done. In the news, the US prison population is growing, and the Antikythera Mechanism is possibly explained.

Rym's Thing - Pulp Fiction: The Short Version
Scott's Thing - Bicycle Nutcracker

GeekNights 061116 - Standing in Line

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, throwaway Thursdays brings you some talk about standing in line. In the news, Indiana kills two birds with one stone, and Scott's greater boardwalk ATM hacking theory is proven right.

Scott's Thing - It's-a-Me, Mario
Rym's Thing - Air Hockey Bot

GeekNights 061109 - Bathing and Showering

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about taking showers. Really. In the news, Wal Mart declares war on the "war on Christmas," and Bo Stefan Eriksson gets jail time.

Scott's Thing - Wii Factory Video
Rym's Thing - Orbit

GeekNights 061102 - US Midterm Elections

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we, in the fashion of old newspapers, officially endorse our political picks for the US midterm elections. In the news, we have an interesting poll about gods and a free way to see some hockey.

Rym's Thing - Banana Spider eats a Grub
Scott's Thing - An Almost Terrible Day at Work

GeekNights 061026 - Halloween

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we recall Halloweens of the past. In the news, Guitar Hero II is available early, and Ubuntu Edgy Eft is quite wonderful. Also, we finally have our new compressor.

Rym's Thing - Stay the Course
Scott's Thing - Costume Warehouse
Scott's Thing - Costume Warehouse

GeekNights 061019 - Burden of Proof

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the "burden of proof," and why you should care about it. In the news, Twilight Princess may be released online only, and for the first time ever, non-traditional households overtake traditional households in the US.

Scott's Thing - Skating Under Cars
Rym's Thing - HEALTHmap

GeekNights 061012 - A Terrible Episode

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we put on one of our worst shows yet. Seriously, this episode is crap. If this is your first time listening, pick a different episode. Regardless, we will still post it for your amusement. In the news: HD disc formats are failing and Bittorrent gives the finger to share ratios.

Scott's Thing - 24 hours of LeMons
Rym's Thing - Mary Worth

GeekNights 061005 - Special 005 - Clown Pistols

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you the live recording of the assassination attempt by Anime World Order at Otakon 2006. Clown pistols were involved.

GeekNights 060928 - Zombies part 1

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we begin a new long-running series aimed at otherwise thrown away Thursdays where we don't have anything better to talk about: how to survive the inevitable zombie attack. In the news, gif is now free as in both beer and speech, and the new Pokemon busts out gangbusters.

Rym's Thing - Rowan Atkinson
Scott's Thing - USS Macon Found

GeekNights 060921 - Why Ice Hockey is Awesome

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss some of the reasons we greatly enjoy the sport of ice hockey, and why we think you should enjoy it as well. In the news: Link gets mirrored and McDonald's gives you breakfast at night.

Scott's Thing - Hockey Fight Week: Bobby Orr
Rym's Thing - Hockey Fight Week: Maurice Richard

GeekNights 060914 - Origins Week: Atheism

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we conclude Origins Week with the stories of how we got into atheism, as well as how it's different from antitheism and agnosticism. In the news, the FCC destroyed it's own research, and Wiiiiiiii.

Scott's Thing - Japanese Surf Versions of Classical Themes
Rym's Thing - Wiccans in the Military

GeekNights 060907 - How to Not Suck at Talking

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we begin what will likely be a many-part discussion on public speaking. In the news, we look at the silliness of the latest "miracle" and Microsoft's misplaced priorities.

Scott's Thing - Carl Bordelon interview of Richard Lee McNair
Rym's Thing - A Heap of Trouble

GeekNights 060831 - The Vision and the Bamboo

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we tell the tale of The Vision and The Bamboo. In the news, Vista might be really annoying, and October 3rd is the Day Against DRM.

Scott's Thing - Dark Cut
Rym's Thing - Naked People

GeekNights 060824 - The Origin of the Front Row Crew

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you the origin story of the Front Row Crew. In the news, Orkut still exists, and apparently hosts child porn, and Pluto is no longer a planet, but no one cares.

Scott's Thing - Snorlax is More Ripped Than You
Rym's Thing - The Terrible Secret of Space

GeekNights 060817 - Hacking the Boardwalk

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we hack the boardwalk in Wildwood NJ with the First Amendment T-Shirt and some good old fashioned Deep Fried Pepperoni Pizza. As for the news, the Maine Mutant is killed, and Macrovision is evil.

Scott's Thing - Just One Club Card
Rym's Thing - Not a Got Damned Thing!

GeekNights 060810 - Special 004 - The Old Television

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we tell tale of the ancient and former television of the GeekHaus.

GeekNights 060803 - Ha ha!

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we're not actually in Beacon. We're currently having a pool party at the Renaissance Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, to be followed shortly by a wine and cheese party and then Otakon 2006