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Installing external hard drives for Xbox One and PlayStation 4

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A close-up of the original Xbox One console.

At this point, extra storage for game consoles may be almost as critical on Christmas morning as fully charged AA batteries. With modern games taking up a ridiculous amount of space on your typical console it’s all too easy to fill up a 500 GB hard drive … and not realize it until Santa’s already deposited … Read more

Fitness Playlist: Strike Force Orion

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An armored soldier stands against a red and orange background.

Music powers my running workouts. I’ll listen to podcasts or audio books when rowing or using the elliptical at the gym, but when it comes to running it’s all about the music. I’ve constructed several playlists over the last two years to complement my runs. The first one is Starforce Orion, a militant Halo-inspired creation … Read more

Fitness Update: Fall 2017

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A close-up of a race bib.

It took two years of practice, but I finally ran a 5K. Specifically, I ran the Race’n Bacon 5K at Easton, Pa.’s BaconFest on November 5, 2017, completing the race in under 30 minutes with an average pace of just over 9 minutes per mile. Completing it was immensely satisfying. I was far from the fastest runner, … Read more

One Month Later

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A nuclear blast at sea. Palm trees can be seen in the foreground, while ships appear in the mid-ground. The blast looms over all.

The redesigned Nuketown launched on November 16, 2017. In the month since then, the site’s seen a decent bump in traffic month over month, with unique page views up 32.25% (from 1,631 to 2,157) and users up 8.45% (from 1,420 to 1,540). That said … traffic saw a big drop from the same time last year. Unique page … Read more

Geek Tree 2017

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Three ornaments - Darth Vadar, the wizard Gandalf, and the starship Enterprise - appear on a Christmas tree.

The Geek Tree is back and its brighter and louder than ever. Expanded to a 9′ tall narrow tree in 2016, this year’s Geek Tree includes a new power 2017 ornaments from Hallmark as well as older 1990s-era ornaments that my parents gave me. To learn more about the Geek Tree and its previous iterations, … Read more

What about Bob?

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A black-and-tan male German Shepherd Dog takes a nap.

Bob, our newest Seeing Eye puppy, arrived today. He’s an eight-week-old, black-and-tan German Shepherd Dog. He’s a pudgy little thing whose floppy ears haven’t figured out how to stand up yet (unlike Olaf, our previous German Shepherd for the Seeing Eye, who came with his ears pointing skyward). He’s damn cute. Not quite as cute as Hank, … Read more

The Geek Tree

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A close up shot of a starship ornament in an evergreen tree. Another starship, blurry in appearance, is in the background.

What is the Geek Tree? It’s a Christmas tree with a speculative fiction theme. And what’s speculative fiction? Speaking broadly, it’s a genre comprised of science fiction, fantasy and horror, though in the case of the Geek Tree, it’s primarily sci-fi. The tree is re-built annually by Ken Newquist, Nuketown’s editor.

Happy Thanksgiving 2017!

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A panoramic view of a football stadium packed with people. A band in red, black, and white uniforms performs on the field.

Easton, Pa. is a town of tradition, perhaps no more so than around Thanksgiving. On Turkey Day, Easton plays Phillipsburg, NJ. in one of the country’s longest running football games. It takes place at Lafayette College’s Fisher Field, which is a few blocks from my house in Easton’s College Hill district. The game started in 1905 … Read more

Nuketown Reignited

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A nuclear mushroom cloud rises through the atmosphere, glowing yellow against the orange sky.

The redesigned Nuketown is here. After months of work — nearly a year if I’m honest — the latest iteration of the ol’thermonuclear burg is online. It features a host of new content, including: New episodes of the Nuketown Radio Active podcast. Game Day columns on topics like ending campaigns, Savage Worlds-powered Stargate, high level games in D&D, … Read more