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Wall-E Explodes on the Comic Book Scene

He’s one of the biggest kids in the comics industry. Getting to play with characters like Batman, Superboy, the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Teen Titans will do that to a person. Now writer J. Torres (Batman: The Brave and the Bold for DC Comics and Avatar: The Last Airbender in Nickelod...

Sesame Street Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Premiere on November 10th

COOKIE!!! Cookie Monster is no doubt the least good-for-you part of Sesame Street but it was always my favorite. And then there’s Oscar the Grouch, who’s already been the subject of a Geek Dad post. One of us. Likely the Cookie Monster is the favorite of many others too, since Googl...

Puzzle of the Week: The Balloons Know — Solution

Photo: Chris Breeze (Creative Commons-attribution) Last week, we needed help determining which of our witnesses was involved in a bank robbery. We got it! Congratulations to Shane for having his correct answer randomly chosen from all of the correct answers we received. Shane will receive a $50 g...

Have Yourself a Merry LEGO Christmas

Photo by Jay Reed; used under CC license. We all know LEGO bricks are the best reusable toy building material in existence. So why, you may have wondered, aren’t there more holiday-themed ideas for decorating with them? What, aside from a life-size picture of Mr. Spock wearing a Santa cap (...

Technology and Your Local School: What to Donate and What NOT to Donate

Disclaimer: my wife, who is a high school teacher, came up with the idea for this article. As a fairly geeky person herself, my wife is often saddled with technology projects. Currently she is the Lead Teacher for the Information Technology Academy at her school. Her academy teaches students i...

Teaching Your Kids To Be Programmers