Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (September 24 – September 30)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.

In case you missed it, we want to be sure you see last week’s call for presenters for Doxacon Seattle 2024. Our theme for 2024 is “At the End of All Things: Utopias, Dystopias, and the Persistence of Hope” – if this is something you (or someone you know!) would like to present on, be sure to visit the post for details, submission guidelines, and contact information.

And as long as we’re highlighting Doxacon Seattle 2024, we’re looking to invite vendors too! If you or someone you know has geeky creations to sell, we’d love to talk details. Check out our call for vendors to learn more.

Also, also! We’re going to be having our final Doxaday of 2024 – a meetup at GeekGirlCon 2023 (Saturday, October 7). Our plan is to get together at a restaurant outside of the convention center. To sign up, drop us an email at info@doxaconseattle.com.


September 25 – In 1789, The United States Congress introduced the Bill of Rights, constitutional amendments drafted to protect the individual rights of the citizens. Though other amendments would be introduced at ratified in the course of history, the introduction of the Bill of Rights – debated for three months beforehand – helped lay the foundation for protections American citizens enjoy to this day. Read more at the Constitution Center blog.

September 27 – “Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared” – on this day in 1905, Einstein published his work introducing his famous question E=mc2 to the world. Though scientists across many fields are still exploring the implications, his work has helped us better understand physics and the processes of the universe. PBS has a helpful commentary on the impact of his work, along with an audio recording of Einstein himself explaining the equation.

A loving homage, albeit irreverently offered

September 28 – Star Trek: The Next Generation celebrates its 37th anniversary this year. First airing on this day in 1987, it built upon the legacy of Star Trek: The Original Series while forging its own path. When it first aired, no one knew that its popularity would enable it to run twice as long as its predecessor – seeing not one, but two sequel series and several movies! The various members of the crew of the Enterprise-D ended up not only starring in TNG, but went on to make appearances – or even hold starring roles – in the many series that followed, before eventually re-united more recently in Star Trek: Picard. As we celebrate the anniversary, be sure to check out the Honest Trailers video, created for the 30th anniversary (2017).

September 29 – In 1996, the Nintendo 64 debuted in the United States, the successor to the popular – but aging Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Powered by a 64-bit NEC VR4300 CPU, it was a far cry from the processors of today – but it marked a revolution for its time. Games such as Super Mario 64, Goldeneye 007, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time helped cement the system as one of the landmark gaming platforms for a generation. Check out’s CBR’s retrospective on the console.


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Doxacon Seattle 2024 – Call for Presenters!

A panel at a past Doxacon Seattle

We are now accepting proposals for presentations at Doxacon Seattle 2024!

A presentation could be any of several things: a talk given by one speaker, a panel discussion, a workshop or hands-on activity, a one-shot gaming session, and more! Our theme for 2024 is “At the End of All Things: Utopias, Dystopias, and the Persistence of Hope,” and we are looking to build a unique, delightful, engaging event around our theme.

Does every talk or activity have to be focused on the theme? Absolutely not (although we may give priority to proposals that are particularly on-theme). What we DO ask is that every talk or activity be suited to our identity as a convention: a group of geeks exploring the intersection between fandoms and various expressions of the Christian faith.

If you’re interested in submitting a proposal, please click here for more information and guidelines, or email submissions@doxaconseattle.com with any questions.

Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (September 17 – September 23)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.

A couple of bits of news before this week’s geekery. First off all, we’re starting to upload videos of the various presentations at Doxacon Seattle 2023. You can check out the first video – The Camino and The Lord of the Rings, a presentation by Jayne Fury and Thom Ryng. More to come as we finish processing & preparing the videos!

Fans probably already know about it, but this coming weekend is the 2024 Rose City Comic Con in Portland, Oregon! It looks like a good time – if you’re still on the fence, check out their website for details.

Though its a repeat from last week, we also want to highlight our call for vendors for Doxacon Seattle 2024 – if you have geeky creations to sell, we’d love to see how we might work together. Visit the link above and drop us a line for more information.


September 17 – 45 years ago (1978), the first episode of the original television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on ABC. Though it only ran for a year, it remained popular on its own and spurred a much-beloved reboot/sequel series that ended up running for 2009, expanding on the foundation laid by the original. If you’re interested in re-visiting the series that started it all, check out Den of Geek’s episode-by-episode review of the series.

September 19 – 240 years ago today (1783), the first ‘aerostatic’ flight took place in Versailles. The experiment was a humble one – to use a piece of fabric and fire to to life a basket into the air. This first flight of what would eventually be called a hot air balloon did not carry human passengers – that honor was given to a sheep, a duck, and a cockerel. Happily, they safely ascended and returned (though perhaps less-than-thrilled for having been sent aloft). Read about it at the Châtaeu de Versailles website.

September 21 – “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” With these words, the story of Bilbo Baggins began and we were introduced to Middle-Earth. Today we celebrate the anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1937), a book that once published has never been out of print! Read more – with further articles that you might find interesting! – at Columbia University’s Gottesman Libraries Teacher’s College.

September 22 – Speaking of hobbits, today is ‘Hobbit Day’ – the birthday of Bilbo & Frodo Baggins! It seems reasonable to conclude that the best way to celebrate these two heroic hobbits would be to follow their example, taking their lead from the long awaited party. Though you may not be able to put on quite the festival depicted in their story, may you find yourself a smaller feast, a fine drink, and good company to mark the occasion!


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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (September 10 – September 16)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.

Though it may seem far away, we’re busy making plans for the Doxacon Seattle 2024 (Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Brightwater Center). We want to highlight last week’s call for vendors for Doxacon Seattle 2024 – if you have geeky creations to sell, we’d love to see how we might work together. Visit the link above and drop us a line for more information.


September 10 – On this day in 2008, The Large Hadron Collider – the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator – first started up. Run by the European Organization for Nuclear Research,1 it is used to investigate science at the subatomic level and the laws of nature. Read more at CERN’s dedicated page.

September 11 – Twenty two years ago today, the world was shaken by an unprecedented terrorist attack – three hijacked planes were crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, with a fourth target foiled by retaliating passengers.

Though the day’s events brought great sorrow & suffering, people came together across cultural & religious divides to support each other and rebuild. One such story is found at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine. Completely destroyed during the attacks, it was rebuilt from the ground up. The new interior features traditional iconography that reflects not only the religious foundation of the community, but also speaks to its embrace of the people it hopes to serve and inspire. The church fully reopened on December 6, 2022 – the feast of Saint Nicholas. Read more at the Smithsonian Magazine.

September 13 – The successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., was released on this day in 1985 for Nintendos Family Computer or Famicom2. Though it wasn’t widely released in North America until 1987, it was wildly popular among all those who encountered it. Though Nintendo had made games before Super Mario Bros., it was arguably the springboard to Nintendo’s enduring success and a legacy that continues to bear fruit in the homes of children and adults to this very day. Read more about it at Kotaku.

September 14 – It is a rare feast day that is shared by Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians, but today’s feast of the Holy Cross is one of them! Though it has different names (The Exaltation of the Holy Cross by Catholics, Holy Cross Day in the Church of England, The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross by Orthodox Churches), the veneration of the cross of Jesus Christ unites Christians around the world. Read more at the Anglican Compass.


  1. Called CERN from the French Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire ↩︎
  2. The Famicom was the original Japanese variant of what would become the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES ↩︎
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Doxacon Seattle 2024 – Call for vendors!

Do you make artwork, write books, or create a craft that would appeal to our little family of nerds? Doxacon Seattle is searching for vendors to sell their wares at our 2024 event on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Brightwater Center in Woodinville, WA!

As an event and organization, we focus on the intersection between various expressions of the Christian faith and all flavors of fandom— books, film, games, and more. Vendors’ wares do not have to be specifically faith-focused to be a good fit, but they should be faith-and-family-friendly, and the geekier the better!

Doxacon Seattle is still a small, growing convention; our vendor spaces are limited and may go quickly. At this point, we do not charge a specific vendor fee but rather ask vendors to purchase a discounted ticket to the event once they are approved. Vendor tickets cost a discounted price of $35. If you are interested in vending or have any other questions, please reach out to Erika at eheins@doxaconseattle.com

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (September 3 – September 9)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.

Happy Labor Day to you all! We hope that you are enjoying a relaxing day with family & friends. Looking down the calendar, we’re looking forward to BrickCon 2023 – the Bellevue-based LEGO fan exhibition. Check it out at their official website – it looks like a blast!


September 3 – 79 years ago (1944) Anne Frank was sent to Auschwitz. Her diary, published after her death under the title The Diary of a Young Girl. It is one of the world’s best-known books and is the subject of several plays and films. Read more at the website dedicated to her.

September 4 – “And now you know…. the rest of the story” Millions of Americans listened as Paul Harvey (whose birthday we celebrate today) closed his sharing of news, stories, and advertisements with these now famous words. Though he died at 90 in 2009, he helped inform the minds & hearts of several generations of listeners. Read about him at the website kept up in his name.

September 6 – In Memphis, Tennessee, the first supermarket was founded on this day in 1916. Rather than having clerks gather items from lists presented by customers, Clarence Saunders decided to give shoppers a way to serve themselves. Thus was born the ‘Piggly Wiggly’, which still exists today! Read more about it at their company website.

September 8 – Today the first episode of Star Trek (now called Star Trek: The Original Series) aired on NBC in the fall of 1966. ‘The Man Trap’ kicked off a story universe that has spawned several television series, books, comics, and cartoons. Read about it at the Star Trek website.

September 9 – In 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization exchanged letters of mutual recognition. The PLO offered its recognition of the State of Israel and its commitment to peace while Israel recognized the PLO as representative of the Palestinian peope and begin negotiations as part of the Middle East peace process. Read the mutual recognition letters online.

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (August 27 – September 2)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.


August 28 – Sixty years ago today (1963) Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Though there is much work yet to be done, his address was a pivotal moment in the movement to uphold equal rights and equal treatment of all people, regardless of the color of their skin. Read more at NPR.

August 29 – On this day in 1997 – at least, in the Terminator universe, Skynet became self-aware. It’s first act was to lash out against humanity, kicking off ‘Judgement Day’ and the war with the machines. Happily, such a future exists only in science fiction and fantasy – but don’t take our word for it! The US Goverment Accountability Office has a neat article talking about the capabilities – and limitations – of AI in the modern age.

September 1 – Perhaps highlighting how far we’ve come – and how far we have yet to go! – today marks the 46th anniversary (1977) of the first sale of the 1st TRS-80 computer. Boasting a Zilog Z80 processor running at 1.76 MHz, 4 KB of RAM, and Level I BASIC, it helped make personal computing as accessible as it is today. Read more at Time.

September 2 – In 1902, the first science fiction film A Trip To The Moon was released in France. clocking in at just over ten minutes, it nonetheless managed to influence both the genre and viewers. Because the film has entered into the public domain, you can watch it online – we’ve embedded it from YouTube below.

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (August 20 – August 26)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.

We hope you’re enjoying the cooler weather! Summer is wonderful and all, but we’re hoping that the 90 degree temperatures are firmly behind us 😬Speaking of behind us, this last weekend was Dragonflight GameCon – a local convention dedicated to providing a venue for board gaming geeks to gather together annually. And not too far away is BrickCon 2023, an annual local Lego exhibition held in Bellevue. This year it will run from Saturday, September 9 through Sunday, September 10.

We’re blessed to have so many conventions here in the Pacific Northwest (including our own!) – there’s plenty of opportunity to share fandoms and discover new ones! But as we linger between conventions, here are a few neat bits of geek trivia from this week to enjoy.


August 22 – On this day in 1920 was born Ray Bradbury, perhaps most known for Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. Author of over forty books and more than 400 short stories, he inspired – and continuous to inspire – so many to explore the power of imagination and what could be. Read more about his life at the official Ray Bradbury website.

August 23 – Today is the 32nd birthday of the World Wide Web (1991)! What we now call ‘the internet’ started out as “Advanced Research Projects Agency Network’ (or ARPANET) and helped universities & research facilities collaborate. But from that modest beginning came a new way to communicate, educate, and connect! Read about it at History.com.

August 25 – Just a few days after the birthday of the internet, we celebrate the birthday of Linux – born the same year, even! The inventor, Linus Torvalds, wrote that it was “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu” – but despite its humble beginnings, Linux has become one of the backbones of modern computing. Read about the history of Linux at opensource.com.

August 26 – Speaking of communication, this week also boasts the birthday (1873) of Lee de Forest, the father of radio. Inventor of several components crucial to radio broadcast, his work set the groundwork for a method of communication that we still rely on even in today’s digital age. Learn more about him at the Radio Hall of Fame.

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (August 13 – August 19)

Welcome to the weekly digest here at Doxacon Seattle! Below is this week’s collection of geeky daily tidbits and news from Doxacon Seattle.

In case you missed it, we recently received the final art for Doxacon Seattle 2024, commissioned with Erika Rae Heins – one of our board members and an artist in her own right. The end result of her efforts are available for you to enjoy – we’re delighted with how it, and look forward to using it in our communication, merchandise, and at the convention. Speaking of which, you can also check out the information about Doxacon Seattle 2024 and our October Doxaday gathering. Visit the announcement post for details.

You may notice that the weekly digest daily trivia (below) looks familiar – that’s because we accidentally put this week’s trivia in last week’s digest 😬 If you’d like to catch the trivia from last week, we’ve edited that post so that there is new trivia….albeit a week late! Check it out for old-new trivia, as well as this week’s trivia (below).


August 13 – Today is the anniversary of the first publication of the Pathfinder RPG (2009). As a relatively new roleplaying game, they’re only on their second edition, but they have (rightly!) gained popularity among those who like complexity in their tabletop gaming. Read Polygon’s 2019 review of Pathfinder 2e to learn more about it!

August 14 – Gary Larson – whose birthday is today (1950) – can be an acquired taste among comics lovers, but for those who enjoy him, there’s a great deal to enjoy! Due to his public stance on online sharing of his work, we won’t be posting any of it here. Happily, he authorized an online presence a few years ago, where fans can peruse his work AND find new creations – check it out at www.farside.com.

August 15 – One of the standout episodes of Jody Whittaker’s run as the Doctor was Demons of the Punab. Not only was it a compelling exploration of Yaz, one of her companions, but it shed a light on a devastating period in the history of India known as The Partition. Read about the story behind the episode at inews.co.uk news.

August 19 – On this day in 1921, Gene Roddenberry – the mind behind Star Trek – was born. The series was so popular that within 10 years of its airing (and seven years after it finished airing!) that NASA named a shuttle after the USS Enterprise. Since the original series, twelve subsequent series and thirteen movies have been released. Though his vision has been expanded and developed perhaps beyond his wildest dreams, it continues to inspire generations new and old to this day.

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Artwork! Date confirmations! And more!

A little while ago, we announced our theme for Doxacon Seattle 2024: “At the End of all Things: Utopias, Dystopias, and the Persistence of Hope”. At the same time, we commissioned the official artwork for the convention, this year coming from Erika Rae Heins! We’re delighted to reveal the art that will adorn our poster, as well as our other communications and merch!

Thank you, Erika, for such an evocative image!

Save the Date!

We have confirmed the date and location for Doxacon Seattle 2024. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Brightwater Center! Info will soon be forthcoming on:

  • Keynote Presenter(s)
  • Ticket sales
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Vendor room
  • Call for workshops, panels, and presentations

Keep checking our website for all official announcements, and sign up for our newsletter for the earliest updates!

Gathering at GeekGirlCon!

We know that several of you are planning to attend GeekGirlCon this October. Join us for lunch on Saturday, October 7! We’ll meet at a restaurant outside the Convention Center, so you can hang out with other Geek Orthodox and Faithful Fans even if you aren’t attending GGC. To sign up, drop us an email at info@doxaconseattle.com!

Please note that this replaces our DoxaDay planned for that date.

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