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Space shuttle Discovery’s liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 24 for the last time. Discovery and its six-member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module and Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. This is Discovery’s 39th and [...]

Several GeekDad writers will host a panel at PAX East. The panel, titled “Geek Parenting,” will include Dave Banks, Natania Barron, Matt Blum, Curtis Silver, John Booth, Doug Cornelius (that’s me), Michael Harrison, and Corrina Lawson. We described the session as: How young is too young for The Hobbit? Why is LEGO Star Wars the [...]

Legend tells us that this help wanted ad appeared in a California newspaper in 1860: Wanted. Young, skinny, wiry fellows. Not over 18. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. The tales of the Pony Express are legendary. It turns out that there are more legends than truth. Most of that [...]

Watch the animated version of the historic winter storm moving Across the U.S. From NASA: In a winter marked by several crippling storms, the storm of February 1–2, 2011, stands out. Heavy snow, ice, freezing rain, and frigid wind battered about two thirds of the United States, making it “a winter storm of historic proportions,” [...]

Thomas E. Kennedy paints a satirical picture of the people affected by a downsizing at a Copenhagen company. Martin Kampman is the hard-edged CEO of the Tank, Frederick Breathwaite is the down-sized manager and Harald Jaeger was promoted but has deep troubles with his romantic life. Kennedy adds in some family members and few other [...]

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or if you prefer the Jets and a geekier attitude:

One of my goals for 2010 was to read a book a week. For the calendar-challenged, that meant 52 books for 2010. I was happy to hit my target in October and ended up with 61 books for the year. Even with all of that reading, the list of books I want to read has [...]

What can you do with a few rolls of quarters, a black sheet and a video camera? Create an excellent stop motion video. You see each one of those little silver dots? They’re all quarters.

In 2010, an historic collision of timelines happened in Southern Florida. Super Bowl XLIV was taking place in Joe Robbie Stadium Pro Player Park Pro Player Stadium Dolphin Stadium Land Shark Stadium Sun Life Stadium while the 44th president was sitting in the White House watching the game. The line of presidents started in 1789 [...]