Family Sick Days Can Be Good
Why is it so hard to call off sick? When we’re all in it together, sick days become a relief.
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Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending March 6, 2020
Here is the board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending March 6, 2020. Gaming News Gen Con badge registration is live! Make sure you grab your badges now and keep your eyes on this space for details on our annual Gaming with GeekDad event. Hopefully, everyone got the […]
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Geek Daily Deals March 5, 2020: Nostalgic Long Handle Butterfly Open Double Edge Safety Razor for $14!
Save money and get a great shave with this classic safety razor that uses standard (i.e. cheap) safety blades for just $14 today! Weishi Nostalgic Long Handle Butterfly Open Double Edge Safety Razor: Hold the blades by the sides. Place the blade in the blade chamber. Give the handle a gentle shake to help seat […]
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A Guide to NPC Diversity in RPGs
‘Friends, Foes, and Other Fine Folks’ has 58 NPCs for your game to easily bring diversity into any setting. A variety of age, gender, orientation, disabilities, and skin color and body shapes creates a better playing experience.
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Brazen Comics Festival: A New Comic Convention
Hang on to your variant covers, comic fans. There’s a new convention in town. And it’s “BRAZEN-ly” going where few have ever gone before.
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‘How We’ll Live on Mars’: The Book that Inspired the TV Series
Check out this review of Stephen Petranek’s book ‘How We’ll Live on Mars,’ the inspiration behind Ron Howard’s series ‘Mars’ on the National Geographic Channel!
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Geek Daily Deals March 4, 2020: Fellows 6-Page Document Shredder for $52!
It’s tax time, which is a perfect time to get your home document management under control; get this shredder for just $52 today! Fellowes 6M5 Powershred Micro-Cut Deskside Paper Shredder: Up to 400GB (1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.) to store even more hours of Full HD video Shreds 6 sheets per pass into 5/32” […]
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Death Stranding: Was It All Worth It? Yes and No
After four years of hype, the main question is: Is ‘Death Stranding’ worth playing?
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Code Master: The Programming Logic Game from ThinkFun
Code Master is a single-player logic game from ThinkFun that aims to teach basic coding skills to kids aged from eight to adult.
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Geek Daily Deals March 3, 2020: Sale on SanDisk Memory – 400GB SD Card for $45, 500GB External SSD for $130!
Everyone needs room for MORE DATA! Get Gigabytes of Storage at great prices – 400GB SD card for just $45 today! SEE ALL THE DEALS! SanDisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC UHS-I card with Adapter – SDSQUAR-400G-GN6MA: Up to 400GB (1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.) to store even more hours of Full HD video (Approximations; results […]
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ButtonMakers.Net MultiMaker 4000: Affordable Quality Button Maker
ButtonMakers.net makes the one and only multi-sized button maker. With an interchangeable die, you can make up to four sizes of buttons.
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‘Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life’ by Rob Paulsen
If you were a child in the ’80s, you heard Rob Paulsen at some point during Saturday morning cartoons and ‘Voice Lessons’ takes us behind the scenes.
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Exclusive Preview: Comixology Original “Forgotten Home #6”
Mother and daughter pick opposite sides in a seemingly endless battle in the fantasy world of “Forgotten Home.”
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Talking to Your Kids about the Coronavirus
Take a look at the comic strip designed to help kids understand the coronavirus and how it impacts them, courtesy of NPR.
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‘Doctor Who’: Which Came First, Missy or The Master?
Time Lord and Doctor antagonist Missy (Michelle Gomez) and The Master (Sacha Dwahan). Doctor Who season 12 presented a number of questions that call the entire 57 year history of the franchise into question. The season finale presented viewers with the apparent reality that what has been considered canon for the series has been tainted […]
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Geek Daily Deals March 2, 2020: Instant Pot 6 Quart Aura 9-in-1 Multicooker for $60!
Make soups, stews, rice, beans, yogurt, and more amazing meals for your family with this great cooker for just $60 today! Instant Pot Aura 9-in-1 Multicooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Saute, Yogurt Maker, Stew, Bake, and Warmer, 6 Quart, 10 One-Touch Programs: Multi Use Programmable Slow Cooker, 6 Qt; Capacity oval design, ceramic coated […]
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Knit Your Way Through ‘Harry Potter: Knitting Magic’
Join the world of Harry Potter by making (and using or wearing) knitted items from this brand new book.
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‘Star #2’ Keeps Burning Bright
So far, this series is holding a spot on MAJK’s pull list.
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The Canterbury Cathedral by MicroDesigns: Phenomenal Vaulted Style, Itty Bitty Footprint
Though I’m a LEGO devotee, I do branch out into other building systems occasionally. I have a number of Nanoblock sets, for example. They’re (almost) all the fun of LEGO but they take up so much less room. I recently learned about another company, MicroDesigns, who makes similar, tiny building sets based on some notable […]
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Create a Cartoon Still Life with Beginner Cel Shading
Games like ‘Borderlands’ are popular for their use of a technique called cel shading. Here’s a way even beginning artists can give it a try.
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