Author Archives: Doug-Cornelius
Assembling the LEGO Atlantis Turbo Typhoon Sub
The latest addition to my geekson’s LEGO collection is set 8060, the Typhoon Turbo Sub from the LEGO Atlantis theme.
I thought I would share the building process with you as he put the kit together. So here is a video of the assembly process:
The assembly is straightforward. The weak point in the structure is the […] Continue reading
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10 Things Parents Should Know About The Lightning Thief
Over the past few weeks I have been reading the Percy Jackson books to my son. We started with The Lightning Thief, the first book in the series. He quickly became a fan. (Okay, I like reading them to him as much as he likes hearing them.) They are a worthy reading choice for those […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, GeekDad Goes to the Movies, Movies, Percy Jackson, The Lighning Thief
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Own Your World With Location-Based Mobile Games
There has been an explosion of location-based games and location-based social networking sites. I have been trying out a few of them because I think there are some interesting possibilities for interactions based on the serendipity of location.
As a parent, I think my life may be too mundane for these games. I hate to burst […] Continue reading
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Tagged Big Nerds in Disguise, BrightKite, FourSquare, Gowalla, Own This World, The Internet
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Data Privacy Day is January 28
Data Privacy Day is an annual international celebration to raise awareness and generate discussion about information privacy. Intel, Microsoft, Google, AT&T, LexisNexis and The Privacy Projects are sponsoring Data Privacy Day efforts, with assistance from Intuit and Oracle.
But the day is not just about big companies protecting their data, it’s also about you protecting […] Continue reading
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Tagged Data privacy, Electronic Geek, online behavior
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Catalog Your Books Online
Geeks like books and we want our kids to like books. If you are obsessive like me, you have the urge to catalog those books. Or maybe, in this age of online information consumption, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to read more books this year. Or maybe you want a place where the grandparents […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Books, GoodReads, LibraryThing, Shelfari
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10 Things Parents Should Know About The Princess and the Frog
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog has been out for a few weeks, but we at GeekDad have not said much about it since its release. So here are 10 things parents should know about the movie.
Will my kid like it?
Yes. When I looked around the audience, all of the kids of the were paying […] Continue reading
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A Visit to the Patee House Museum
The Patee House Museum is a cornucopia of all things St. Joseph, Missouri (city slogan: “Where the Pony Express began and Jesse James ended.”) Patee House is St. Joseph’s only National Historic Landmark. Built in 1858 as a luxury hotel, the Patee House served as headquarters for the Pony Express from 1860 to 1861. Around […] Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce White, carousel, Jesse James, merry-go-round, Missouri, Places, Pony Express, St. Joseph, Trains
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Go-Go Kidz Travelmate Lets You Go Go Through the Airport
For most of us, traveling with kids is a challenge. We have to be happy (or at least pretend to be happy) and keep the kids happy while we are loaded down like pack mules carrying all the stuff we need. Traveling with a toddler on an airplane is an extra task because we also […] Continue reading
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So Your Kid Wants to be a Civil Rights Lawyer
Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. They have produced two video games to help educate our kids about the legal system. Being the resident GeekDad-lawyer, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to promote video games about the legal system.
In Supreme […] Continue reading
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Tagged Do I Have a Right?, Law, Our Courts, Supreme Court, Supreme Decision, Toys and Technology, Videogames
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