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Despite the distance, we are holding our own in Australia when it comes to fostering geek culture. So, here is an introduction to some high profile Australian Geeks you should get to know. Feel free, anyone who lives on this side of the equator, to make your own nominations in the comment box.
1. Dr Karl
Karl [...] [...]
As you probably already know, Abraham Lincoln was born on this date in 1809. But that’s not all: also born on that day, in that same year, was the father of evolution himself, Charles Darwin.
In honor of that fact, February 12th is International Darwin Day: a day to celebrate the life and work of one [...] [...]
Image by qthomasbower via Flickr*
If you’re a geeky guy looking to romance a geeky girl, it doesn’t matter if you’ve been with her forever or if she’s a new interest; realize that conventional romantic overtures won’t always work. Flowers can be construed as boring, since they’ll just die. Chocolates are tasty, but tend to add [...] [...]
If you enjoy gaming, or the webcomic Penny Arcade, or (if you’re like most of us at GeekDad) both, you’ve probably heard of their annual PAX festival. PAX, short for “Penny Arcade Expo,” has been held every summer since 2004 in Washington state, and it’s become a much-celebrated geek event. This year, for the first [...] [...]
DONATE TO HAITI RELIEF THROUGH THE GEEKDAD GIVING PAGE!
We all know what has happened, and how desperate the need for medical resources is right now in Haiti. There are plenty of good avenues for charitable donations out there, and by no means to we mean to replace any of them, but all of us at [...] [...]
Lots of people sell off stuff that used to belong to their parents after their parents pass away. Some of those people, surely, donate the money they raise to worthy charities. But it’s safe to say that you haven’t ever seen an estate auction quite like this before, mostly because most people’s parents didn’t create [...] [...]
Team Umizoomi is a new kid’s show, geared toward the preschool set, premiering this week on Nickelodeon. Why are the GeekDads really excited about this? Well, for one thing, the show’s focus is on teaching preschoolers the basics of math. Yes, a math-based show, at last! I’ve watched the pilot of Team Umizoomi, and it’s [...] [...]
This Monday, January 25th, Playhouse Disney are rolling out a new series of shorts based around the ever popular preschooler’s show, ‘Handy Manny’ called ‘Handy Manny’s School for Tools.’ The three-minute episodes feature 11 new tools, and to introduce us to the series, GeekDad was fortunate enough to get to talk to animation voiceover legend [...] [...]
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