Nov 4, 2008 5:30 AM

The GeekDads Episode 31: If You Answered T-Negative, You're a Geek

The GeekDads do a Halloween recap, turn our wives into geeks, and get out the vote. Enjoy! GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, edited by Ken Denmead and Chris Anderson. It is a community of like-minded geeky parents writing about our experiences raising our kids in the digital age, and about our obsessions with […]

The GeekDads do a Halloween recap, turn our wives into geeks, and get out the vote. Enjoy!

GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, edited by Ken Denmead and Chris Anderson. It is a community of like-minded geeky parents writing about our experiences raising our kids in the digital age, and about our obsessions with technology, family-friendly projects, and pop-culture. The GeekDads podcast is a bi-weekly discussion of anything and everything that impacts us as geeks and parents.

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