Geek Christmas Gift Ideas

Anonymous Coward writes "EDN magazine for December 12 has an article on Christmas gifts for techies. The best are a mouse pad that uses your hand as the mouse and Hokey Spokes (Why didn't I think of that?)." Getting desperate for ideas yet? I'm currently in the juggling fedex tracking numbers phase of christmas ;)

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Geek Gifts

[von Prufer]

Anyone know where I can get a good penis enlarger or a new home mortage for Christmas? I've been searching all over the Internet without any success.

Real X-mas gifts

[Tolleman]

What about the real geek gifts? World domination? A Beowulf cluster? Or what all geeks are in need of. A girlfriend.

Re:Real X-mas gifts

[mks180]

> Or what all geeks are in need of. A girlfriend.

When that fails, a copy of The Sims Hot Date expansion.

Re:Real X-mas gifts

[schon]

what all geeks are in need of. A girlfriend.

I sure hope nobody gets me a girlfried.. my wife would be pissed.

Re:Real X-mas gifts

[mstyne]

Especially not when I'm considering doing exactly that for my boyfriend :)

"What, no Playstation!?! Jesus Christ, woman!"

Re:Real X-mas gifts

[Tackhead]

> > what all geeks are in need of. A girlfriend.
>
> I sure hope nobody gets me a girlfried.. my wife would be pissed.

How so? Tell your girlfriend you're with your wife. Tell your wife you're with your girlfriend.

Then you can get down the office and have that massive frag-fest on the company LAN!

Greek Celibate Christmas?

[Anonymous Coward]

Whoops, read it wrong.

xmas gift

[sstory]

The best things you can get a geek are some non-stupid-looking clothes, and a course in how to not act like a doofus. If I see one more CS student with a sweat-stained Linux T-shirt, in public, making some snide comment between something and Queen Amidala, I'm going to throw up. I mean really. Some of these people make Comic Book Guy look like James Bond. Maybe get them a plaque for above their monitor that says "Knowing obscure Perl modules won't by itself stop me from appearing retarded."

How about...

[mschoolbus]

A few pounds of Sodium...

I could have so much fun with that stuff...

the best gift

[tanveer1979]

In my view the best view will be "Kharma Whorer 2002, Enterprise edition" This is for the geeks who do not know how to/or dont want to post insightful/funny/interesting/underrated posts. So what happens. Their Karma goes for a toss. this software will see the slashdot main story... then do automatic googling... and find out more information. In case of the story being a repeat it will also copy the insightful comments from previous one and post them on the story. This will earn insightful points... And googling will get informative points.

My Christmas Wish for Bill.

[airrage]

You know, I'm thinking, Bill Gates has all this money and yet, he's probably the loneliest guy in the world. Does anyone ever say, 'Hey Bill, wanna go fishing?' or 'Did you catch Letterman last night?'; yeah, I thought it sucked too.

So this Christmas, as Bill is drinking Crystal and eating Beluga Caviar, I just wish Bill would get his little Christmas wish of new best friend.

So Bill, I don't know what your getting this year man (maybe a H2 Hummer), but I really hope you find someone you can really talk to.

Merry Christmas Bill...and Happy New Year.

Denial phase

[codexus]

CmdrTaco may already be in the FedEx numbers tracking phase but I'm still in the denial phase. It's easier to pretend that christmas doesn't happen this year until the last minute where I'll enter the panic phase and be forced to go buy stuff. I hate christmas :(

Re:Oh look, it's all "Me, me, me!"

[Anonymous Coward]

Exactly!
I want WORLD PEACE for Christmas. But I want to watch the news reports about world peace on a new 60" plasma screen.

Re:Micro RC Cars

[ShavenYak]

I used to have one at my last job and would drive people nuts racing it around the office while talking on the phone.

Is that why it was your last job and not your current job?

Hoonestly, what kind of company do you work for where you don't get fired for driving a remote-control car around the office? And is your old job still open? ;)

Re:agh

[evilviper]

Go outside, read a good book, snuggle with a loved one.

I would go outside and snuggle with a loved one... but I don't have an extention cord long enough.

*rimshot*