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Evil Genius Mum
Evil Genius Mum
- Taking over the world, one blog post at a time
Ninjamas is just around the corner and the marketing onslaught is in full attack mode. Everywhere you turn, new and shiny toys are being offered as the “ideal gift”. So much geeky goodness. But like many, I can’t justify the HUGE expenditure on myself for SOOOOOO many geeky things. I keep […]
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A few weeks back, I attended PAX Aust in Melbourne. It was my first time. And it was brilliant. It was also my first time attending anything as an official writer (under the guise of GeekMom), so it wasn’t just a schmooze and cruise affair either. There was serious gaming […]
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We DON’T live in a technological age. Too many stupid minions don’t really want it. But there are people out there who want to help your spawnlings learn to code. Find them. Now.
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You are probably already aware of this one, and I’ll be honest – I really should have posted it last week. But to use a new catchphrase I am madly loving right now: You really should check out Dad and Buried (Facebook). His blog is equally as funny. Although he is not the EG Parent Award recipient […]
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Kudos to Minion Kellie for telling me about this one. For a limited time, BBC / Doctor Who (Australia) had a full size Lego TARDIS down at Bondi Beach (Sydney). Isn’t it beautiful? Doubly so- Lego AND Doctor Who. *sniff* I so want but considering the other Lego filling […]
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What is it about the bad guys that is just so good? Disney just released a bunch of new characters and discs for their Disney Infinity range; more specifically the Disney Infinity 3.0 Now, while I wasn’t on the original bandwagon for the Infinity game, I am slowly converting over. […]
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EG Parent Award #60 is pretty self-explanatory. Ties in perfectly with our last Forensic Friday post as well. See, being an Evil Genius IS educational.
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Nice one, SXSW. Way to promote irony. Next year’s SXSW Interactive looked to be shaping up quite nicely. With some featured speakers like Jim Bankoff (Vox Media) and Pete Cashmore (Mashable Inc), the focus was on social developments and progress into the future. Which is what SXSW is supposed to be […]
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