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Would You Buy a Dome Home?

7 May 2012

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Inside of a dome home under construction in Oliphant, Ontario (Canada).

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Another Coffee Conundrum

7 May 2012

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I’m at a conference in Portland, Oregon. That means free, good coffee and lots of it

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What Should Joss Whedon Do Next? [Poll]

7 May 2012

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Photo via Wikimedia Commons After years of toiling in the darkness, with only his true adherents knowing the unlimited bounds of his genius, Joss Whedon has stepped into the light and become the master of Hollywood, creating what is one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, and starting the summer off with a resounding smash. Between Avengers and Cabin in the Woods , his star is shining brightly right now, and he’s in that magic place, professionally, where he can do pretty much whatever he wants to next. So, what should he do?

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Geek Fitness Week: Let Fitness for Geeks Be Your User Manual

7 May 2012

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Welcome to Geek Fitness Week! Getting in shape isn’t just for the contributors of jockdad.com . I think there’s this misconception that geeks are just sitting around with an X-Large drink in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other as we read our game manuals or watch our favorite shows. But I’d argue that this couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for May 7

7 May 2012

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Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m.

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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution: Cent Sense Percent Per Cent

6 May 2012

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Many thanks to everyone who sent a solution in to this week’s puzzle. Both Max and Nora were anxiously awaiting results, and pored over them as they arrived. Okay, so maybe they weren’t poring over them as they were arrived, but at least they were happy to see their pictures on the GeekDad website, and to be mentioned by name in a Puzzle of the Week.

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Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion: Must-Have for Whedon Fans

6 May 2012

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Between The Cabin in the Woods and The Avengers , you might feel like you’re swimming in Whedon lately. (And if you’ve read my GeekMom posts, you know I’m a fan of that pool!) But if you can’t get enough Whedon, there’s a little more to love in Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion .

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Exclusive: Auction Preview of D&D Co-Creator’s Personal Collection and Archives (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

6 May 2012

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One of Dave Arneson's unpublished D&D manuscripts. What secrets about D&D does it hold? (Photo: Paul J.

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Pancake Geeks?

6 May 2012

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Star Wars pancakes from http://saipancakes.com/ So it’s Sunday morning, and I am figuring that I want to impress my children with my pancake prowess, so I plop down a couple of blobs and come up with a smiley-face. Not bad, I think.

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Sustainable Perspectives on Video Games – A TEDx Talk (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

6 May 2012

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GeekDad’s own Andy Robertson gives a wonderful talk at TEDxExeter on exploring new ways to think about videogames. This article, by Ken Denmead, was originally published on Wednesday .

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