Merry Christmas From Open Port

Here is wishing you and yours a happy and Geeky Christmas Day. We at Open Port hope our little project has brought you a bit of joy these past few months. Stay tuned in to our site for more fun and nerdy news. On a personal note, it’s been a hard Christmas for me and …

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December 25, 2014 at 01:39PM

The 12th Day of Geeksmas

On the Twelfth Day of Geeksmas my true love gave to me… FANDANGO Movie tickets!!! The perfect gift for that special someone (yes I’m talking about you, yourself). As Josh said “…so you can go on Christmas Day and see The Hobbit, because face it, that’s what you were going to be doing anyway…” I, …

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December 24, 2014 at 04:17AM

The 11th Day of Geekmas

“You know, it’s at times like this when I’m trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I’d listened to what my mother told me when I was young!” “Why, what did she tell you?” “I don’t know, I didn’t …

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December 24, 2014 at 04:03AM

First Day of Winter

Here is wishing you a safe and comfortable Winter and my your Solstice and holiday be blessed! Today is Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year, marking the first official day of winter. As I often joke, the reason for the season is Axial Tilt.

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December 21, 2014 at 11:43AM

Vampire Nerd

Bill is a Nerd. We can relate can’t we? But Bill is also a Vampire. And the other vampires want to be rid of him for good. What’s a Nerd supposed to do? Apply problem solving algorithmic thinking, weigh options and determine the best courses of actions. Oh, and possible kick some butt. Bill The …

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December 21, 2014 at 11:03AM

100+ Posts

With all the Excitement and Holiday rush going on, I didn’t even notice we had passed our 100th post! That’s right, this new version of An Open Port has officially passed 100 posts since its relaunch in November! We are nowhere near our previous 700 posts from the previous year/incarnation, but we are well on …

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December 21, 2014 at 10:39AM

ER Caused Delays

We’ve had some family medical emergencies and some other unforeseen circumstances that have delayed posts for now, but don’t worry, we will get caught up on Geekmas gifts soon. Stay tuned!

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December 21, 2014 at 03:24AM

The 7th Day of Geekmas

On this 7th Day of Geekmas, I present you with what may be the biggest Savings of the batch, though I cannot swear to it being the best value. On sale on Amazon, from The School of Interactive Design is a One Year Access bundle to their Gaming App Design course-ware. At a list price …

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December 19, 2014 at 05:31PM

Free Steam Keys

That is IF you Connect your Account to PlayFire. Playfire is a compainion gaming client that lets you track stats and earn rewards and incentives for playing games you already have and play. If you sign up now you get a key to one of 10 games picked randomly from the following: Gun Monkeys Canyon …

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December 19, 2014 at 02:49PM

Do You Wish to Continue?

Welcome to Life! This short video give a creepy look into what it might be like to be uploaded into computer based storage and interface systems. Do you wish to remember these copyrighted materials? The **AA’s control would be much tighter in this future.

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December 17, 2014 at 02:45PM

Hanukkah Begins Today

So in honor of the Holiday, I bring music. Josh Zimmerman is a musician, with music in chiptune, electronica, and other categories. Check out his other albums for some nice grooves. His Hanukkah album “Christmas Tunes?” was released on December 13, 2014 and features 8-16 bit versions of 3 tradition Jewish songs associated with the …

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December 16, 2014 at 10:14AM

Dorkly Comic, The Video Game Loves of Your Life

You’ve dabbled around with them for years, some of them you have stuck with, others you hit and forget. They will be in your mind, if not in your heart forever. Here they are, as presented by Dorkly, the 8 Video Game Loves of Your Life.

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December 15, 2014 at 08:00AM

The Second Day of Geekmas

Today’s focus is musical. I looked and it seems you have to go to both Amazon and iTunes to get all of the featured albums on today’s list, but the total is still less than $10. Sir Christoper Lee’s Metal Christmas Music. Yes, THAT Sir Christopher Lee. Saruman from Lord of the Rings. He sings …

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December 14, 2014 at 06:29PM

The First Day of Geekmas

I plan to Highlight some awesome gifts each day between now and Christmas Eve. Most of which, even if you ordered now wouldn’t be here in time, but still, they are too awesome to not mention. Today’s spotlight is on the Pitendo. Its a Raspberry Pi device with a custom enclosure in the classic Nintendo …

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December 14, 2014 at 02:53PM

The Flash

I‘ve never been a big fan of “The CW” and I’m sure the reason behind that is I’m not their target demographic. But that all changed with the introduction of “The Flash.” I’m hooked. I don’t have cable so I watch all the episodes on Hulu Plus, and I’ll be honest, I skip every other …

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December 14, 2014 at 08:00AM

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Fair warning, it’s a Red Band Trailer, so that means adult content. But it looks like a helluva romp. Its got the a lot of the old average Joe becomes spy stylings but makes the average Joe something of a bad-ass to begin with. Of course Kingsman, being from the minds of the Comic Greats …

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December 13, 2014 at 09:39PM

More Free Games

I’ve got a nice collection of free games for you today guys and gals. And some amazing deals to boot! First up is from a great site that usually has a lot of good bundled deals, Indiegala.com. On their main store page, (linked here) they are giving away a copy of Afterfall Insanity. It’s a …

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December 13, 2014 at 09:24AM

Halo: The Makeover Edition

Re-mastering, digitally enhancing, modernizing, technologically face-lifting; whatever you call it, it is the practice of taking something old, and making it new again. Halo: The Master Chief Collection has done this, and done it VERY well. I first would like to thank the folks at 343 Industries for treating one of the most beloved franchises …

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December 11, 2014 at 05:50AM

Hope for the Future

Anybody who has played or done much reading about the Bungie game Destiny, may be familiar with the less than stellar (excuse the pun, had to be done) Paul McCartney’ song that plays over the credits. Well if that wasn’t bad enough, here is the even worse video. Is it bad that the video game …

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December 08, 2014 at 09:28PM

Indie Advent Update

The Indie Advent Calendar is now on it’s 8th day. While many of the great freebies were available for one day only, some you may have missed are still around, so click back through to see what you may have missed. From soundtracks to platformers, the goodies keep coming. I’ll try to remind you guys …

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December 08, 2014 at 02:54PM

The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Digitized

As part of a combined project, including CalTech, Princeton, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the early correspondences of renowned physicists and scholar Albert Einstein are now available online in the Digital Einstein Papers. While a large portion of these are in his native German language, there are options to swap back and forth between …

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December 08, 2014 at 08:00AM

Breaking the Law…

…Or at least the rules. We always follow certain prescribed rules in video games. I mean sure, nowadays we have open world massive games. But what about the whole steady progress to the right? Or turn based Fighting? Where do these rules come from? What happens if we break them? ***UPDATE: The video link failed …

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December 07, 2014 at 09:02PM

As Promised. Terminator Genisys Trailer

They teased us yesterday, now they have released the kracken..ok, not a kracken but maybe some calamari? Anyway, here it is the full trailer for Terminator Genisys: The plot seems to involve an older T-800, an attempt on Sara Connors life, a fight with a T-1000, and some serious gunplay. Ok so that may be …

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December 04, 2014 at 04:24PM

Free Copy of Age of Wonders

The classic Real Time Strategy Game, Age of Wonders is available, in Limited Quantity for free on GoG.com. Just sign in to your account (after all these mentions, you do have one by now right?) and scroll down to the middle of the page, There is the link to get the game and a counter …

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December 04, 2014 at 03:34PM

He’ll Be Back…Tomorrow

Here is the Teaser Trailer in advance of tomorrows full trailer for the new Terminator Genisys Movie. Some interesting visuals, but I reserve the right to form an opinion till I have at least seen a proper trailer.

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December 03, 2014 at 05:50PM

A Month of Goodies

For 24 days, from the 1st until Christmas Eve, the Indie Advent Calendar is offering free games from indie developers via this quirky looking interface. You can go back to the days you have missed and get the previously dropped items. Each day up to the 23rd is a different freebie, plus a link to …

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December 03, 2014 at 06:41AM

In Memory of A.

Here is the text and the Podcast/Recording of today’s cast. If you have any issues listening/downloading just let me know. (Actual Cast at bottom of the page, show notes here:) <Strawberry Fields> I want to talk about A. He was my best Friend, even if I wasn’t his. I loved him like a brother. But …

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December 02, 2014 at 01:56PM

The Wanderers

The voice of Carl Sagan provides background to stunning visual of what could very well be our future in space. As he has said elsewhere “The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.” Best viewed in full screen and HD, headset on, lights low.

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November 30, 2014 at 02:00PM

Tie Me Up

Some desires outweigh others.

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November 30, 2014 at 10:00AM

Break Time

Why Do Computer workers seem to be taking breaks all the time? This chart explains it:

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November 29, 2014 at 12:30PM

Legolas

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November 28, 2014 at 12:45PM

More from the Forge

Man at Arms: Reforged comes in every other Monday with new and exciting weapons and armory from pop culture and history. This week its the Deity Sword from “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask”

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November 27, 2014 at 12:00PM

Think Big, Forge Small

This video shows a blacksmith forging a sword. If you’ve followed me for a while, you are likely to say “Another sword?” Well this one is a bit different. See this sword starts off it’s life as a regular old nail. Not a rail, not a large piece of iron or steel shaped like a …

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November 27, 2014 at 08:30AM

A New Pan

I don’t mean in the kitchen either. This movie takes us back to the beginnings (and worth noting, NON Disney) of the Peter Pan mythos, with Peter a boy in an orphanage, living the hard knock life. He is spirited away to Neverland where he meets Blackbeard and Tigerlilly, Smee and Hook, and the nature …

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November 26, 2014 at 08:00AM

OMGOMGOMG THIS IS AWESOME! BATMAN VS VADER

Caps off now, sorry. This video from Super Power Beat Down puts the Dark Knight in a battle against the Dark Lord of the Sith. And it is fracking epicness. Production value’s on this thing are amazing too, it’s not just some random dudes in Wal-mart costumes playing with pool noodles. But I can’t even …

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November 25, 2014 at 09:01PM

Jurassic World Trailer

As soon as I saw this I put it up on the big screen to watch with the family, we are all Jurassic crazy fans. The first full “Jurassic World” Trailer has been released today, and it does NOT fail to impress. Giant sea dinosaurs, spherical tour cars, riverboat rides. But I think the thing …

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November 25, 2014 at 12:30PM

88 Second Teaser Trailer for Ep 7

If you are lucky enough to live in one of THESE cities, you cold see a quick Teaser Trailer for the next “STAR WARS” film! JJ Abrams announced via Twitter that some lucky theater goers are going to get a very short glimpse into the world created by George Lucas on this Black Friday. I …

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November 25, 2014 at 10:37AM

Thanksgiving Week Schedule

This week is going to be a sparse week in posts, we all have family and friend events going on so while we will try to post here and there, we can’t promise something every day. Here’s hoping you are having a great week this week and that you and yours are happy and healthy.

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November 24, 2014 at 08:43PM

British Pathé Now on Youtube

Early in the history of film, the Pathé began making News Reels, which quickly became one of the top sources of rich media news in the world. Now available on YouTube, British Pathé is offering more than 80,000 historical videos ranging across the history of film based news. You will find everything from WWII footage …

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November 23, 2014 at 12:15PM

Batman vs. Superman

Note the “s” not just v. That distinguishes it from the upcoming movie. This is shot entirely in Lego stop motion by Brick Nerd Studios.

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November 23, 2014 at 08:50AM

Why We Can Survive a Zombie Apocalypse or How “The Walking Dead” is Getting it Wrong

Just found this article over on Cracked, explaining the fallacies of common Zombie apocalypse tropes. We won’t all be zombie killing bad-asses, It won’t be the end of humanity, and other fun facts that may give you a glimmer of hope in whatever safe warm bunker you are hiding out. Read the Article Here

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November 21, 2014 at 12:46PM

Be Prepared, Be Warned, Be Ready

After my weekly head exam, I got to thinking about comics, so I’ve done a bit of digging and found a few things I’d like to share. 3 in fact, and I will post them shortly. However, I feel the need to offer up a bit of a prologue to them. I’ve been an avid …

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November 20, 2014 at 12:32PM

When Heroes Colide

Captain America > Ash Alex Vance > Wolverine Alex Vance > Captain America Thor > Master Chief Thor > Alex Vance Ash(‘s balls) > Thor Steve > All?

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November 20, 2014 at 10:33AM

Robot Fight

Two Robots, of the industrial variety, having a sword fight with Katanas. And they move with expert timing.

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November 18, 2014 at 08:00AM

more test posts, please ignore

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November 19, 2014 at 07:40PM