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Reading Time: 2 minutes Original image by Jeff Roberts, O’Neill Marketing. Geek Culture Conventions There are a limited number of Geek Culture conventions in the Convention Connection for week 47 2018. We start with G33kmas 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24. Taking place on Black Friday and Small […]

Reading Time: 1 minute Get a good night’s sleep with today’s Daily Deal, Yaasa ONE Mattress. The Yaasa ONE Mattress gives you great comfort and support using infinity foam, transition layers, and an advanced pocket coil system for performance and durability. And because of the way that it’s designed you don’t even need to use a […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The rogue crept stealthily along the dark corridor, searching for traps and secrets. Behind her, the wizard and the fighter silently argued over what to do with the gold they’d taken from the goblins. The ranger was behind them all, carefully adjusting his baby carrier. His little boy giggled loudly in the sling on […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Original image: Wikimedia Creative Commons. Geek Culture Conventions The highlight geek culture convention in Convention Connection for Week 46 2018 is Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, Tennessee. The event runs from Friday, November 16 through Sunday, November 18. The convention features a number of guests and exhibitors. Programming includes […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes This week’s Stack Overflow is about comic book biographies and memoirs, with a mix of old and new books. Many of these were written for adult audiences, so they do include sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, along with language and violence. Some are about well-known figures, and some are about […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Hurricane Maria LEGO MOC (With Notes) built and photographed by Nathan C MOCS Hurricanes and cyclones are powerful and terrifying meteorological events. I lived on the US east coast from 2006–2014. In that time I was directly affected by Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricanes Sandy and Irene. Where I was at […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Original image: Wikimedia Creative Commons. Geek Culture Conventions The featured geek culture convention in the Convention Connection for week 45 2018 is NC Comicon 2018, held in Durham, North Carolina from Friday, November 9 through Sunday, November 11. Programming includes panels, cosplay contests and showcase, portfolio reviews, the ComiQuest Film Festival—including […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The second volumes of these two war novels are as rich and exciting as the first issues. The first closes the story of Nicolas Wild in 2006 Afghanistan; the second continues to dig deep in the memories of Vietnamese refugees, this time in America. Kabul Disco #2: How I Managed Not […]

Reading Time: 1 minute Today’s Daily Deal, FRESHeBUDS Pro Magnetic Bluetooth Earbuds, are made for active people like you. Water and sweat resistant, these Bluetooth earbuds give you excellent audio for music and phone calls. They fully charge in just 90 minutes and get up to 6 hours of playtime. And with their magnetic clip […]