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Father's Day, Geek Style?

Posted by Cliff on from the no-ties-please! dept.

mstyne asks: "With Father's Day coming up this weekend, it's been put to me to determine what we should get dear old Dad. Pants and ties are boring and old hat. What do you get for the tech-savvy pop that loves new toys?"

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  1. Nixie Tube Clock by thened · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I remember seeing some stuff about these on slashdot a while back. I think something analog like this would be a cool present for my dad. He is surrounded by too many digital things. Plus people would probably ask him about it a lot and then he would be able to brag about his fathers day gift.

  2. Charitable Works by Ashurbanipal · · Score: 4, Informative

    Some Dads are not entirely self-centered. Go figure. Some Dads are even (gasp!) socially aware. If your Pop fits the profile, try a gift in his name to one of these: Habitat for Humanity Save the Afghan Children RAWA The Heifer Project Southern Poverty Law Center Adopt a Solar Family in Guatemala Palestinian Red Crescent Maen David Adom

  3. Re:Cute 22 year old girl by RocketJeff · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, 2 cute 22 year old girls would be better (although probably lethal in my case).

  4. Hopefully, nothing by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I really hope my wife/child don't get me anything. I have very specific wants/needs. For example: a new power supply for my computer. No, not a generic, one of the PP&C 400 watt silent jobs. I need a brewpot. Preferably stainless. I need an outdoor cooker. I need to play with the legs to see if it is stable enough.

    The best thing they can do is leave me alone for 24 hours. Barring that, spend 24 hours doing stuff with me. Worst case scenario: buy shit for me.

    --
    Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
    1. Re:Hopefully, nothing by Teancom · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have a problem where my wife asks what I want, forcing me to give her a list, et. al, I give her *very* specific items (much like yours, but I've already done the research and just hand her the part number, price, and store), and then she goes out and gets me something completely different. I.e., a vibrating back cushion. I mean, wth? Her excuse is that if she got what is on my list, it wouldn't be a suprise! I will never understand women...

  5. TiVo by NetJunkie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Everyone needs a TiVo.

  6. Give to.... by superid · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...Habitat for Huge Manatees instead.

    obSimspons :)
    (extra karma if you can name the episode!)