Sickness and teething played havoc with Radio Active’s publication schedule, but the podcast returns with a shorter show that catches folks up on happenings around the thermonuclear burg. In Net News, I take a look at the Harping Monkey Inn’s virtual digs within Second Life, talk about the SysStat widget for Mac OS X, and … Read more
My iPod finally decided to connect to my PowerMac, allowing me to finally download a bunch of new podcasts to listen to. First up on my list were for Dragon’s Landing Inn, Misfit Brew’s Round Table, Fear the Boot and Geek Fu Action Grip. Dragon’s Landing Inn Alpha 67 Chuck and Lonnie always entertain, and … Read more
Geek fitness (or the lack there of) leads Episode 40 as I talk about my quest to lose 35 pounds. Over in Net News, I congratulate Jason Adam’s for reaching the 50th episode of Random Signal, talk about Nathan Fillion’s upcoming appearance on the 7th Son podcast, and offer some old school, 1st-edition D&D-style gaming … Read more
Science fiction writer Cory Doctorow turns the conventional wisdom that pirated SF novels are bad for the industry in his Locus Magazine column “Science Fiction is the Only Literature People Care Enough About to Steal on the Internet”. He raises two major points: 1) that the economy, as it has in the past, is changing … Read more
I’m working on my latest Knights of the Dinner Table “Summon WebScryer” column, and have decided to return to the Eternal Well of Podcasting for a third time. Normally I don’t like to keep hitting the same topic, save for my various “GM/Player Tools” columns, but in this case I think it does a service … Read more
A short film, Fear of Girls — about two stereotypical uber gamers — is circulating around the geek community. The ten-minute film tells the tale of two “advanced” gamers who are a cut about your normal geeks, which means they do stuff that would freak out regular gamers, like role-playing sex or dressing up in … 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
Radio Active #11 is dedicated entirely to an audio review of Midnight Syndicate’s The 13th Hour CD, an album designed to be used as a soundtrack for Call of Cthulhu role-playing games, but which should work well in any horror game. Getting the Podcast Download the MP3 directly Show Notes Intro To catch up the … Read more
Matt Snyder (of 20by20room.com fame) recently posted a RPG meme topic to his blog. In it, he poses 15 questions about people’s gaming experiences. Here are my answers. 1. What is the first RPG you ever played? Some weird combination of 1st Edition AD&D and the basic set. At the time I was in 4th … Read more
Easton’s historic state theatre is hosting a debate featuring four candidates — Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and Green — for the House of Representatives. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 14 at the State Theatre on Northampton Street in Easton, Pa. It is sponsored by the Express-Times (Easton’s daily newspaper), moderated by State Theatre Executive … Read more