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Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the day that the Geek Girl What Rules married the Geek Husband What Rules, and thence began the Geek Household What Rules! I think our Geek lives are even more intertwined now than they were when we first got married. I love you, sweetheart. I’m looking forward to many,… Read More Better News!
Particularly right on the heels of having to put our 16 year old kitty to sleep two weekends ago. Wash, who many of you will know as the only male creature to ever cohost the podcast with me, passed away today. The cancer meds were still working and the tumor had not grown. We’re not… Read More Sad News
This article was brought to my attention by blogger Catwoman over at Hardcore Nerdity. It’s a brief interview with Joe Quesada about the new Marvel title, “Marvel Divas” which Mr. Quesada is touting as a title for women. Does this… look like it’s the cover for a title aimed at women? Seriously? The Geek Husband… Read More Geek Girls Rule#83 – Why does Joe Quesada hate my blood pressure?
Mr. Dave Arneson created Dungeons and Dragons with Gary Gygax, yet many geeks do not know his name. Mr. Gygax was by far the more, ahem, vocal of the two. Yet, according to sources, the whole idea of playing a single character instead of, say, an army or unit, was Mr. Arneson’s. I am sad… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #82 – R.I.P. Dave Arneson 1947-2009
Edit: It has come to my attention that due to my life being made of pure stress, that I may have been too hard on Mr. Ryan. I, however, think that if the article is indeed tongue in cheek, he needs to take it further instead of just sounding like the assholes that I keep… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #81 – Why is it hard to be a girl gamer?
Ada Lovelace, the infamous Lord Byron’s daughter, wrote the first computer program ever, for Babbage’s difference engine. Ok, so the difference engine couldn’t be built because of limitations in manufacturing technology, however, both the engine and Miss Lovelace’s program have since been analyzed and declared functional. Today we honor her by posting about women in technology (I’m stretching to… Read More Today is Ada Lovelace Day!
I want to start off with a reminder that GGR now has a Zazzle store. Buy stuff, and support my gaming habit. It’s expensive. Role-playing games don’t come cheap. Well, some of them do, but I really want copies of Houses of the Blooded and Passages. Also, on the news front, I want to welcome… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #78.5 – What am I playing? and More News
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