Ken Newquist I finally got around to consolidating all of my Knights of the Dinner Table web notes into one big mega file, which now holds about 38 links. Thanks to this endeavor, I’d say I’ve got about two and a half WebScryer columns researched now, so all I need to do is bang out the actual … Read more
Things get festive around Radio Active as I talk about my Christmas Geek Tree and present the Geek Gamer Gift Guide. I’ve also got reviews of two LEGO-based fan games, BrikWars and BrikQuest, and talk about the cool new laptop backpack my wife got me for my birthday. Getting the Podcast Download the MP3 directly … Read more
Watching The Incredibles reminded me of the The Tick cartoon, which aired on Saturday mornings in the early 1990s and was a staple of my college years. Unfortunately, while the wretched live-action The Tick is out on DVD, the animated series is languishing on VHS. The original series was cancelled after three seasons on Fox … Read more
The much discussed, long-delayed MirrorMask soundtrack is finally reviewed, but not before I spend some time discussing the logic (or lack there off) behind small-press publishers releasing books in trilogy format. I also talk about the Hypertext d20 SRD, an excellent resource for stressed game masters. Getting the Podcast Download the MP3 directly Show Notes … Read more
The home improvement never ends at Nuketown, as I prove by painting my bathroom. It’s not all housework though — I’ve also got news about the GOBLIN Gaming Broadcast Network, a round up of the podcasts I’m listening to now, and a note about a new podcast, Most People Are DJs. Lastly, I’ve got a … Read more
Ah yes — another Christmas, another Geek Tree! The Geek Tree, for those unfamiliar with it, is an annual tradition for me, one that arose when my wife pleaded for me to stop overloading the family tree with TIE Fighters, Enterprises, and Jedi. This year it will contain all the trimmings of previous years, but … Read more
The classic science fiction novel Dragonflight is the focus of this week’s fiction review. It’s joined by three new Sites of Note — The Dragon’s Landing Podcast, UncleBear.com, and The X-Men Axis. Getting the Podcast Download the MP3 directly Show Notes Guest Theme Song: Battlestar Galactica Theme (Original Series) since we still don’t have our … Read more
Things have slowed to a crawl around Nuketown, and I can blame a lot of that on two failing computers. The first to go was Sue’s Vaio, which had been freezing up and hibernating unexpectedly since the day she first powered it up. Within the last few weeks however, things got much worse; where as … Read more
I managed to take a break from my ongoing home improvement efforts and record a podcast! This one opens with an announcement about Radio Active’sFinding Serenity book contest, and then launches into reviews of the OgreCave Audio Report, the Librivox audio book project, and Edge of the Edge podcast. The show wraps up with a … Read more
A List Apart has redesigned their Web site, and I’m liking the new and improved version. The new take is less constrained than the previous incarnation, and allows the site to spread out across more of the browser screen (the previous versions seemed designed for 640 px wide screens, which led to some very long, … Read more