Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the kinds of people who annoy us. In the news, there's some sort of plebian kerfuffle about a toy store and a famous person, and most news media is no longer journalism. Also we'll be live at PAX Unplugged with three talks!
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Things of the Day
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Content tagged with society
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Games where the numbers go up
May 27 2026
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider games where the numbers go up. Like Balatro or Slay …
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Tax the Rich
March 19 2026
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how you must tax the rich if you wish to …
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Why there's no big tech news
July 14 2025
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider why there, broadly, aren't major consumer technology developments lately. In …
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Noise Pollution
July 11 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about the insidious and underestimated problem of noise pollution. …
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Easter Eggs
April 4 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the nature of the Easter Egg. They're good for …
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Scarcity
April 8 2021
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider scarcity. (NFTs are a scam). In the news, Rym …
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When your Meat Dies
May 6 2013
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider what happens (and should happen) to your bits (i.e., your …
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Unions
February 24 2011
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss something that doesn't really exist in the tech world: Unions! …
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