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What to Get My Geek for Valentine's Day?
A reader writes "Help!!! I've been dating my geek for three months and I'm in a bit of a dilemma. So I thought I'd ask the men of Slashdot what they would want as a Valentine's Day gift. I'm looking for something out of the ordinary that will knock his socks off. Somthing clever, crafty and unique. The budget is $100. My geek's interests are typical geek fare, games, computers, music and gadgetry. So! You, men of Slashdot, tell me what you would want to recieve for Valentine's day and help me make my geek happy."
give him a blow job
Get the Caffeine sampler
He isn't really a geek if he plays games, but he probably would want sex if you ask me.
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That's easy, almost anything from Think Geek
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Check out the ThinkGeek Valentine guide.
A greased up yoda doll!
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Buy him/her some SCO stocks... not for the profit, but for the historical value.
nuff said....
... at the top of this site.
A girlfriend
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stop calling him GEEK every other sentence. That's a start.
A slashdot subscription?
How about some RAM?
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What in the world? In any case, as a geek I can say that if I had a girlfriend all I'd want is left alone. The nagging is just too much to endure.
Dedicated Cthulhu Cultist since 4523 BC.
and get yourself some coded underwear.
Just don't get it backwards-- wear the 200 ones when you are gearing to go.
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Dress as:
- Seven of Nine (Star Trek)
- Princess Leah (You know, the mini stuff)
What else? ohh...he might wanna have sex with you but our kind is used to rejection so it should be ok.
Or if you have a hard time picking one of those out, then sex is always appricated ^_^
It's not enough that he has a girlfriend, she has the brains to get him a geek toy too. Like i said - lucky bastard
Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition....
I'm sure most men here would just like a girlfriend at all.
Maybe you could get him some soap, a razor or decent clothes.
A room that is NOT in the basement would probably be good, too.
Sunlight is also a good possibility.
If he's anything like most of us geeks, we'll buy the geek toys ourselves to make sure we get exactly what we want.
So, my suggestion is, get him something non-geeky that he'd like or has commented on that shows you realize he is much more than just Geek.
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She asked what _her_ geek, who HAS a girl, would like. Not what YOU want so badly.
How sweet :D
I think just having a girlfriend is all that he needs for Valentines.
Heck, it's what every geek wants for Valentines.
yep.. naked, drunken, hot, sweaty, monkey love make for a great gift. Any time!
meh
Wow, and that gets past the mozilla popup blocker too, you could become rich.
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How about making him dinner and rubbing his feet?
My wife burns cereal (OBSimpsons -- Homer cooking Mr. Burns breakfast when Smithers is on vacation), and is scared of touching my feet because I had foot surgery and am missing a thing or two.
Anyway, I think in the end her present to me will be to let me sleep in while she takes care of our baby son, and in return I'm cooking a nice dinner and a few... "other" favors... ;-)
24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not!
What could be better than an "I love my geek" tshirt ?
:)
Mens tshirt here, womens tshirt here
sex
The budget is $100.
A GameCube.
But to use a GameCube to play games would require additional expenses. So get him a GameCube running Linux.
The coolest voice ever.
and share some lap dances. If he's in any way normal, he'll enjoy watching you get the dances more than getting them himself.
YOU ARE ONE ANNOYING BASTARD!
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Take a look at the stuff at ScottEVest. If he's a gadget geek (aren't we all) he's gotta have one of these.
*cough* sex.
Seriously though, I find pretty much everything at thinkgeek.com to be cool. Plenty of things under $100 there.
I just wasted your mod points! HA!
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Noticed the posters name "Michael" so yeah, it's a guy. Matter of fact, their both guys and you're promoting gay oral sex. Yuck!
If he already has an IPod, or if that's too expensive -- get him the mini IPod. Or get him IPod accessories, like the dock that doubles as a set of speakers. Check it out at www.store.apple.com
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This story is kinda fishy.
"A Reader" writes... A reader of Slashdot that doesn't know what a geek wants as a gift, Okkaaay.
This whole thing seems like a big shill story to get people to post links to ThinkGeek, which is of course owned by the same company as Slashdot.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
who's posting as a girl?
Bah! Blowjobs are probably too common. Take it in the ass for change!!!
It's easy to give a geek gifts. ThinkGeek.com alone should satisfy you there. For V's Day, you might want to look for something you'd both enjoy, so that his immediate response isn't "Must go off and use new gadget alone!" Two-player videogames you're willing to play with him, DVDs you'll both like, that kind of thing. Stuff like books or single-player video games can wait until his birthday.
can also be used to transport files between systems etc etc.
contains no SCO IP that I am aware of.
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some of you people could back off a bit on the sex comments, yeah? not that every geek might want those things, but be nice to the girl already.
no wonder so many of you have no sex life, geesh...
First, get him laid. Geeks love that(the ones who know what it is)...
Second, instead of spending $100 on him, just give him the money. Geeks are usually meticulous about what technology they buy, so don't screw it up and buy him something he'll throw in his closet and never use.
Third, get him laid.
and fourth... um... i dunno... get him laid...
My girlfriend and I both hate our jobs. I got her one and I got myself one. She got "Discovery" and I got "Burnout"
If he plays games, and he has a PS2, get him Rez with the Trance Vibrator. It might be a bit of a rush by now.
... Ram. http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=archives&date= 2003-02-14
I'd say give him the gift that keeps on giving.
Get him an external hard drive, preferably one that comes bundled with backup and synchronization software.
If he already has one, get him some blank CDs and/or DVDs, which are always useful, and a case of Jolt, I guess. Do they still make Jolt?
And for all those guys in here who are suggesting that she perform sex acts as a gift, for heavens sake, are you trying to kill the guy? He's a geek... any sex at all and he'll drop over dead... that is The Way of Things.
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All geeks would love an Windows XP license or subscription to MSDN.
(I'm jealous and trying to break you up)
My girl got me a Panasonic DVD writer.
Works just like a VCR. I record movies off the Sattelite and if you use a DVD-RAM disc or get one with an internal Hard Drive it will act like a TIVO.
Finally the death of VHS. I am moving all my VHS stuff to DVD currently
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He already has you thinking about him, so what more should he need?
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He'll probably never forget that gift for the rest of his life. I think that would be my first choice. If you're the more conservative type then you might want to consider a collection of his favorite books.
Well, lady, just typing "the perfect present for a geek" in google gave me some interesting links...
This one might help you.
A nice video card, something like Nvidia.. for games!!
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Lots of people have already said sex and blowjob, so why not get a boob job? I know that's a Valentine's Day present I would enjoy!
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
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Are belong to you
Hmmm... I wouldn't go for the material value, but rather a more sentimental one, like, if you met during a movie, give him something related to that movie, etc.
That's the best thing I can think of. What do you want?
Amazon has a well-hidden Early Adopers Store that has all the latest gadgetry and toys. Lots of fun stuff there....
Give him a threesome :)
As a geek, his odds of having such an encounter are incredibly slim compared to other geeks. This would elevate him to godhood among his peers.
Be prepared for him to jump up and down on the bed proclaiming "I am legend!" afterwards.
I'm a geek and last v-day my then g/f "got me" some lingerie. Very sexy. A geek doesn't need toys to keep happy. I'm sure he'd be perfectly happy with having you around. Though a toy wouldn't hurt.
"Time is long and life is short, so begin to live while you still can." -EV
Being a lonely geek myself, I would say that I would be happy just getting to spend my day with a girl I love. The only thing that I would ever want would be her company for that day. There is no material object on the planet that would make me as happy as just getting to spend time someone I love. Just to hold her in my arms, and enjoy her company. Maybe sitting out in a park bench in the middle of the night looking out over a lake at the cityscape.
Unfortunately "give him sex!" comments are getting modded down.
Seriously, healthly people like sex. Good caring sex, more so.
You get him $100 worth of somethng from ThinkGeek and its something anyone could give, really lacks creativity and will be forgotten in a year.
Hot, wild monkey sex with a liberal dose of caring and understanding towards your partner's needs will blow his/her mind away, is going to be unique to each other and will strengthen your relationship.
If, for your personal reasons, you are waiting to get married or whatever, then head over to ThinkGeek.
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
I don't have a girlfriend, you insensitive clod!
Oh, this isn't a poll? My bad.....
Chances are, he's reading this...
How about a night on the town or a really good homecooked meal? That's plenty for a three month relationship. You don't want to seem psycho.
Yeah, from ThinkGeek.
My wife got me 3 bars and the first time I tried it I got a nasty buzz. It is actually a very nice soap even if not taking into account that it delivers as much caffeine as two cups of coffee with each shower.
Pedro
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The Insomniac Coder
You need to be original, so what you should do is not buy him just anything but you should give him a memory. Things can break, but a memory is alwayys there so plan a roantic dinner with candles, inscence, rent his favorite movie, and prepare a home cooked meal (if you can't cook buy something and make it look as if you prepared it). You don't want to out do him because then he will hate himself, and after dinner go for a walk and then finally go back to your place put on the movie, cuddle up next to him and just enjoy. Thats the best present you can give him, because a memory like that is priceless. Hope I helped and good luck
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Shouldn't it be, I'm lonely and only have $100 to spend what should I get myself for valentines day?
The human condition is to not accept the human condition.
on sale at Circuit City right now. I got one for my g/f, liked it so much I got a second for me... :)
..but she's not a Princess
Dr. Leah Brahms
More importantly, what happens on the 'other' holiday? Don't 'stiff' your geek on that day either! (pun intended)
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Cuz if not, I'd like some karma for that.
Depending on your flavor of geek, he may be fond of some sort of bladed weapon to hang on the wall (or occasionally play with).
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I know I'd like something of that sort, anyway.
Possibilities include:
Bat'leth
Claymore
Rapier
Katana
Sab
Dao
Long sword
Sword-chucks! (8-bit theatre joke, sorry)
Call me old fashioned, but even though I am a geek, I don't really want or expect geeky gifts for valentine's day. That's what Christmas and birthdays are for. Is it just me or are gifts for this occasion suposed to be romantic in nature and not practical? That said, $100 would probably cover the tab for a nice romantic dinner out at a nice restraunt. Or, if he's geeky enough to still live in his parents' basement, you could always rent a hotel room...
These all last much longer, and go much deeper, than any consumable, in my opinion.
Regards,
John
Falling You - beautiful
If he's really a geek, he should be reading slashdot. Watch closely for his reply and he'll say what he want.
my girlfriend got me one for x-mas, and i love it. although it looks sorta stupid (and she was the first to admit it), its hella handy. its only about 75 bucks i think for 128mb, but shop around online.
the only thing that sorta sucks about it is, if you drop it, or tap it, or once in a while, look at it wrong while its playing mp3s, it turns off, and then give a low battery warning, but that could just be mine. i just take the battery out, and pop it back in, and all is well again.
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A slow, slobbery, deep-throat BJ. The best gift ever, and you get to keep your $100. In fact, I'll bet if you give him these regularly, he won't care if you don't ever spend a dime on him.
how did a Geek score with a non Geek girl?
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nuff said (And I'm sure everyone would agree with me.)
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
Well, so far everybody has suggested some kind of sexual favour... but either it's happened already or you have reasons why not. Oh well. Here are ideas you can actually tell him about in front of your parents:
Divide et impera!
Yeah, I read that too late. But they can do what my gf and I do -- gift banking. She likes jewelry, but the kind she likes costs roughly twice my typical gift budget. Rather than getting her crap that she wouldn't like, we agreed to "bank" the gifts and combine them later. It helps if you also buy small, fun, inexpensive gifts when the larger gift is deferred.
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For half your budget, you could get his iPod painted by the folks at http://www.colorwarepc.com/
Top 5 ideas...
5. iTunes Music Store gift Cert.
4. Go out for dinner and a movie.. Diner at his favorite restaurant and a movie of his choice.. Insist that it shouldn't/can't be a "chick flick".
3. Make him his favorite dinner... (Or have a caterer do it)
2. Sometime in the days before.. Brag about him to your friends/family infront of him.. about his job, computer, how great he is in bed, etc..
*1*. Fulfill his biggest sexual fantasy (If you haven't already) It may be too late to start talking about this w/o raising any suspicions (which may lead to him having fun seeing how far you'll go....) but find out what his fantasies are.. and make it happen (within reason).
Good luck and Happy V-Day...
A Dreamcast.
With a Dreamcast, you could probably buy it and 2 or 3 games for 75 bucks. and get a couple of controllers and "Memory" thingies for just under a hundred.
Man I love progress. I'd recommend "Soul Caliber", Powerstone 2, and Super Street Fighter Alpha 3!
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Something that you wear. Trust me, this would be better than any gadget you could possibly purchase.
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Tell him you'll print out, address and mail his resume for him, every day, until he finally gets that illusive job back that he lost, two, three years ago.
For a minute there, I thought Michael had come out of the closet!
So does Anonymous Coward have good karma?
You also kind of have to wonder about this as a "romantic" gift...or does it fall under the "do we really want to know" category?
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
How 'bout an Airzooka!? They're a good bit of harmless fun, especially at the office. I know that the one I picked up recently can knock about a lot of lightweight things (including socks that aren't actually being worn) from a range of 15 feet or more. Household pets tend to get annoyed but then seem to enjoy it. Our dog gets all excited and wants to play every time I bring it home. Plus, they're reasonably priced (I got mine from a local Biggs for about $13).
Oh wait, you have to pay more than $100 just to LOOK at anything Apple makes. Sorry, my bad.
From my girlfriend on valentines day i would like a night of hot and horny sex like every other man. Just do something unusual to knock his socks off that you wouldn't normaly do. Just because you are dating a geek doesnt mean EVERYTHING has to involve some sort of geek theme.
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Instead, might I suggest taking that $100 you have for the purpose and going out someplace nice to eat (say, Japanese)? Get an idea of where he'd like to go and enjoy yourselves.
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Ok, if he is a true geek, he has spent a lot of money on gadgets and computer stuff. And chances are, some of that money is not his. So, take his latest credit card statement and make a payment of $100 on it. He will be delighted.
Then, refer to my colleague's sex tips in previous replies.
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Me and my girlfriend got the latest Myst game, so we could play all day away snuggled together. Geeky -and- Romantic!
Let him bang you like an unlatched screen door in a hurricane...
Two vintage starship models from the 70's - Millenium Falcon and an X-Wing fighter (both unassembled) - for our wedding anniversary. And a bunch of Star Treck action figures for Christmas. Not bad for a 32 year old wife of a 38 year old geek :)
just you, a big plastic heart bow, and yer birthday suit... he'll love you forever...
There's a girl on slashdot? Dammit, I thought this was the one place I'd never have to suck in my gut.
I guess I'll go put on some pants. Dammit.
Prepere by lubing two fingers of one hand. Have him stand up an kneal in from of him, start giving him a regular blow job, the towards the end of it slip the two finger up his bum.
Known as the "Two finger monty".
He will absolutely love it!
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It's Valentine's day. Save the hardware and gadgetry for his birthday, Christmas, etc. Valentine's day, for one day, you can be sentimental, even to a techie. The geekiest you'd want to go would be, like, "his and hers" memory cards or something. :-) Something you've made yourself, even if it is tech-related, is best.
Of course, you could just let him see this thread. A girlfriend who likes her geek beau enough that she'll ask the nexus of geekdom how to best make a geek happy? Just the knowledge that a girl cares that much and knows him that well is a major gift in itself. Maybe frame the thread or something. :-)
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Get him a nice brand (Ritek, Ricoh, Mitsubishi, etc.) 100 spindle of DVD +/- Rs...gigs and gigs of data and perhaps he'll burn a couple romantic flicks for you guys to watch (in between copying all of his friends hardcore pr0ns). :)
every self respecting geek out there wants full root access on a powerfull machine on a fat internet connection . .
,I dont know if its booked but if your B.F. reads megatokyo why not buy a days advertising on megatokyo.com (on valentines day) to say how much you love him ? .......
Not to self promote or any thing *cough*look at sig*cough*
More seriously
If I had a GF and she did that
confusing Geek and Dork. Geeks can get the girl. Dorks can't!!! Myself, I'm a geek.
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During the Christmas season, I ended up with about $110 worth of Best Buy gift cards, and I have been struggling ever since with what to do with them.
I thought about setting up a wireless access point for my new PowerBook, but I have a 10m Cat5 cable and do not mind dragging that around the few times I want to move around my apartment and be connected.
I thought about a Game Cube or other gaming system, but I do not game that much. In addition, the thought of having to put out more money for games and controllers was not appealing at all.
I need a security cable for my PowerBook, but they do not seem to have a good selection (if they have any at all), so that is out.
I could blow it on movies and CDs, but that seems to be a waste. I can get cheaper music and moves other places. That would also seem like a waste in my head because I feel like $110 is a substantial bit of money and getting six or seven DVDs out of it does not seem the same to me as a Game Boy Advance.
I thought about using the gift cards towards something bigger that I want (home theater receiver, etc.) but decided that the gift card would be wasted on that, since I would end up paying sales tax and the higher price at Best Buy (as opposed to getting the same equipment from Crutchfield or Amazon).
I thought about a keychain USB drive, since that would be cool, but not very useful. Every machine I use is networked pretty well, so moving stuff between computers is pretty easy.
I also already have a digital camera, an iPod, a Clie....
So any suggestions?
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Certainly depends on weather or not you're trying to be really sweet, or just get something really kick ass. For startes, heres some crap I wish I had: (the less expensive stuff, anyways)
More RAM
TiVo
computer case with sides (i mean really, does anyone here on slashdot have sides on their case?)
perhaps, if he already has a decent computer, then maybe some extras for it (if he's into that sort of thing) i.e. rounded HD cables, neons, liquid cooler, maybe some 20's...
Portable MP3 player? It's fun to piss off the RIAA on a mobile platform.
Not to mention, theres -plenty- of geekey shirts and whatnot. Some are actually pretty funny. See here for more: http://www.geekt-shirts.com/
(not affiliated with them at all, but they seem to have decent selection)
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OK, technically it's for March 14th.
What a Geek Needs for vDay is a girlfriend that wants to have sex with him. However, if no girlfriend is available then some hand lotion, a bit of lipstick, a doll wig, and those doll eyes where the pupils move around, and some ventriloquist lessons: "Let me suck your huge hairy purple, engorged manhood" and "OK stud are you ready to shove your battering ram into my quivering jim-jams." Exception Scottish geeks should just put the lipstick on a sheep.
"You'll get nothing, and you'll like it!"
It's 30% over your budget, but the Etymotic ER-6s
might be a good choice.
Or a pair of the lower-end Grados or Sennheisers if the in-ear
thing is too weird.
Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
Within reason, figure out what his sexual fantasy is and make it happen. As long no one gets hurt it should be fun.
If you're not sexual, the best gift is a memory/feeling, take him somewhere special for the both you and have the time of your lives.
On a side note, $100.00 seems like a lot to me, is Valentines day becoming the next X-mas?
If he's a geek worth his weight in salt (or silicon) he'll be reading slashdot and might be able to guess that you are you.
:-). Which makes me wonder, since we broke up, where is the code and can I relsease it under the GPL...
I wonder how many of the geeks with GF/BF that read slashdot are wondering if you're their significant other.
So, given that the cover of a surprise gift might be blown, you could always ask him what he wants. If it's surprise what you want, then you could practically get him anything. Personalized stuff and niche stuff (i.e. cafepress) can always be an option. Non geek can always be an option.
Given that it's Valentine's you're asking about, remember that it's better if the gift is something romantic and/or for both of you.
A long time ago I programmed a card for my gf in delphi. It was an autorun CD with a small interactive program that showed pictures, music and had a presentation mode. I got a good response with that
Reply . . . let's get it over with.
Speaking as a geek in a long term relationship (defininition: over a year, no rings yet though), Valentine's Day is one of the most difficult holidays to deal with. I had intense social anxiety in high school, but even now, years and years later, there are still some things that trigger it for me. Number one is my fear of getting lost--if I have to go to a new place (say, a restaurant) and worse, I have to get there by a certain time (say, a reservation), I'll worry about it for days unless I take a drive during my free time before the event to memorize all the markers and distances. Number two is crowded places with no places to walk around (I usually solve this one with frequent trips to the bathroom or bar.) At Valentine's Day, though, every restaurant is going to be absolutely packed, and there will be no space at the bar.
I'm not saying your geek has any of these problems, but chances are, he's still feeling the stress of his first V-day in a relatively new relationship. The absolute perfect gift for me would be for my girlfriend to show up at my place on February 13th, tell me she had cancelled my reservations, and drive me to dinner. (Regardless of who pays.) It would show that she understands my problems. (And she does--she's been a huge help getting this far, and it was her suggestion that we take Friday off and spend the weekend with my recently divorced mother.)
As for presents though, every guy honestly really just wants the same thing--a great night in bed with no distractions. Pay any roommates to be conviently not there if necessary. If you want to get him something physical though (ah-ha), consider a framed picture of the two of you for his desk at work. Guys like pictures. Honestly. We're just too lazy to get a nice print, frame, etc etc.
This works nicely because guys NEVER ask other guys what they got for Valentine's Day. The only people who ask are women, and women will appreciate you for the thoughtful gesture and will respect him for having such a wonderful girlfriend.
then give him a blow job while he watches a basketball game. Oh wait, you said he's a geek. My bad...
Better than any gadgets I can think of.
For the 'crafty' 'unique' bit, you may want to consider some special kind of packaging that is challenging to actually open... My little brother always gets the same gift for his birthday (money), but he never got a gift from me that didn't take at least 15 minutes get fully open.
One possible example: present him his gift in a box closed with a couple of padlocks, and make him earn the keys with some fun assignments (up to you to think of those).
WRT all the 'sex' postings: sex is not a 'gift' or something you should 'give'. On valentine, you should most importantly make time for each other and enjoy being together in whatever way you spend the day/evening.
Okay... I'll do the stupid things first, then you shy people follow.
[Zappa]
Ok, I'm not going to say sex, since I guess if you wanted sex advice, you wouldn't be asking slashdot...
:)
My advice is: go low-tech, and do NOT buy him parts for his pc. In fact, do not buy him parts for anything. Geeks usually know what they like and you'll probably end up wasting your money on something that might not be usefull, or some brand he hates, or something.
If you must go hi-tech, talk to his best geek friend.
Now, IMO, since valentine's day is about sharing with your guy, think about something you both would enjoy doing.
If you live alone, or have access to a house for that day, you could decorate it, prepare an excelent dinner (check google for aphrodisiac dishes), get lots of cheap stuff from thinkgeek and spread it as presents throught the house.
Alternatives are:
-Get a (non-computer) game you both would enjoy playing.
-Go on a trip somewhere nice.
-Puzzles are great on a slow night (probably not this one, though) if you're both into those.
-A movie that you both would enjoy spending the night watching.
Finally, don't rule out sex. You don't have to go all porn on him, but you could try something he's not expecting. Shaving your pubes, or getting some unexpected langerie are nice surprises one likes at the end of the day.
Oh, and don't forget, valentines day is about you as much as him, so remember to have fun
Seriously- some of the most memorable things I have ever received were *not* geeky. Geeky things fade pretty quickly; they become outdated.
Now, I don't know where your BF stands financially, but chances are anything that runs ~100$ he could get for himself, or it's something that would be completely meaningless after about a year. Maybe that's not a bad thing. Dunno.
*My* favorite gift from a GF from all time, was a CD she created for me. Did the cover artwork, typed up the lyrics, and everything- all songs that were something to us.. things like Adam Ant's "Wonderful" (which is pretty generic for any happy relationship) and several songs that were more personal. That gift kicked ass because it was personal, had a human touch, it was very clear that time and effort had been made thinking about me/us.
But then she knew her tunes, and she clearly put some effort into it. If you don't, you would probably make a sucky gift.
Other good ideas would be a really nice night out. Spend some money to go get you both a massage (something to relax you both), then dinner at a nice italian (or whatever floats your boat) restaurant- someplace nicer than you could/would normally go. Maybe a private hot tub afterwords? Just something that is about the two of you- not something that will break in 2 months, or become outdated in a year.
Something personal is always going to mean more. Memories of a special occasion can last a lifetime. A geek toy won't even come close.
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.
You really cant buy a geek many geek things because they (we?) know exactly what we want because we've been lusting/researching it since it first appeared on /. Unless he tells you specifically what to get, you could be treading on sacred ground. You might pick up an ATI Radeon 9000 and insult his loyalty to nVidia. Or an AMD Athlon 2500 XP and he'd rather have a Pentium. Catch my drift?
I asked for a laser engraved Titanium Zippo lighter. V-day and our 2 year anniv are coming soon and I don't know which I'll receive it for.
Windows XP/Server 2003
Anything made by SCO
SCO Stock
One of these kinky drives
Or perhaps just a classic gift: A condom and a can of whipped cream.
If he is a handy/hardware geek, give him a multi-tool. A Leatherman Wave perhaps? Just be prepared that he will be wearing it ALL the time. I had mine in my pocket at my cousins wedding. (And had good use for it.) Maybe you can even get it engraved with a nice inscription?
For $100, you could well afford a teddy. I'm talking teddy as in lingerie, not as in bear. It's a win-win situation: He gets to take off the lingerie and you get to keep it (for future use, of course). Better yet, you can keep it at his house.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
ThinkGeek is too easy. Here's an idea that is sure to please:
;)
1. Go to Molecular Expressions Beershots, locate the microscopic photo of his favorite beer, and order the poster.
2. While it is shipping, go have a custom frame made for the poster.
3. Give framed poster and 6-pack of favorite beer as Valentine's Day presents.
You should be able to accomplish this for around $100, and it will appeal to many geek traits: Science, Art, the Unusual and Extraordinary, and Love of Alcohol. He'll totally dig it. And as an added bonus for you, after a few beers he'll probably be better in bed.
-FF
SQUEAK, the Death of Rats explained.
Sex: I've always been of the opinion that sex and sexual acts should not be "gifts" to your significant other. If you're not both into it, then it shouldn't be done. And if you're getting something out of it for yourself is it really a gift? That's not to say I wouldn't like a lil' sum`n sum`n, but it shouldn't be the gift.
... musical interests, and even art. Not to sound pompus (but it does) "geeks" like smart people stuff .
ThinkGeek: A friend of mine gave me a $100 gift cert to TG for Christmas. It was actually difficult for me to find something with their current stock. Perhaps TG isn't your best option right now - it'll improve soon I hope.
Non-Geek: I think this is a really great idea. Geeks have non-geek interests. In fact their geekiness is probably a small part of their personality, but because it's so in the media right now it tends to be the only thing people see. The computer geek persononality is usually paired with a mechanical personality, tools, cars, the like
Here's an idea. A nice picture of yourself in a nice frame. Prepaired dinner. Rented movie. And a smaller purchase. Perhaps a little toy of some sort he can keep on his desk near his computer. The dinner and movie at home would be excellent as resturants are usually flooded. You can still get dressed up and all that, I would suggest it even. Geeks like romance too, you know.
No sig for you. YOU GET NO SIG!
Basically what any Geek would want, give him some lovin'...
Saves him leaving the cube
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
Plus the next time he asks for some "space" you can tell him you just gave him $100 worth.
Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history.
So buy him something nice and classy. For $100 you can buy him a nice analog watch or maybe a nice shirt or two.
He may not appreciate it at first, but this way when you drag him along to a social function or he has to work with someone other than a fellow geek he'l have something to wear that actually looks good and he'll be able to fit in. After he gets a few compliments on his watch or clothes he'll want to wear them every time he goes out.
I don't like getting gadgetry as a gift. It is either too much like work, and if it is something I really really want, I'm going to be very picky about the brand, model and specifications.
My suggestion is don't spend huge quantities of money. A well-designed mix tape or CD is always a winner. A bag with a nice variety of hand picked coffee and other goodies for his taste is also good.
Don't get anything marketed as a "valentine's gift". The fun wears off after, oh, 30 minutes.
Ok, most folks posting here have either posted sex stuff which you would not ask for advice on, and would not want to receive advice on either, or they have not listened to what you asked. You asked for techie ideas, that were affordable.
I got some o' those:
Any of these may be a good idea if he doesn't already have them.
* Good quality cordless optical mouse.
* Extra controllers for his games consoles.
* Extra memory cards.
* Extra RAM.
* Star Trek or Babylon 5 DVDs
* Replacement Keyboard (They wear out quicker
than you think)
* More comfy chair for workstation.
* Subscription to his favourite IT/Games
magazine.
OK, so I know they're all geek cliches but they very well may be true anyway. Especially I recomend the cordless optical mouse if he does not have one. They transform the way you use your PC.
Also, recordable or re-writable CDs NEVER go amiss, most geeks I know get through millions of the damn things. It also goes without saying that a new game is a decent option. Although it comes frought with pitfalls, such as buying one that turns out to be sub-standard. Of course, I'm sure that you have a local store with a no-questions
10-day return policy, like GAME in the UK, so that would not be a disaster
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then get him The Observer clear acrylic dildo from mysexshop.com. It works like a telescope, and you can both enjoy it!
A romantic day out with his computer -just the two of them.
Videotape it, and give it to him. Geek boys love it when you do this. I'm sure lots of geeks here at Slashdot would be willing to help out. I sure would. Anything to help a fellow geek!
The idea is to get the women naked. If any women looks better in lingerie than she does naked, it is because the lingerie hides her unattractive features.
i always wanted one of those, especially as a gift from my lover.
Take him somewhere for a couple of days. Maybe an island or something, if you have the means. Most geeks need to persuasian to leave their comfort zone, but appreciate once it's done.
Forget thrust, drag, lift and weight. Airplanes fly because of money.
Too many people have thier heads in their pants to think of the one true geek gift, the all-mighty LEGO set. I can't think of any geeks that don't love them.
Granted, nowardays the selection isn't that great, but for $100 you can get a reasonably complicated one.
And as an added bonus, the gift is somewhat romantic as you can spend some time that day putting it together before engaging in more traditional romantic endevours.
"To save the planet, I had to go to the worst spot on Earth, and that was Philadelphia." -- Sun Ra
Wait, that's what you get Neil Bush for Valentine's Day.
rent the red outfit of BSD or a t-shirt like
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http://people.freebsd.org/~jkh/lw2000/daemonbab
carry a rubber fork on one hand and give him a good scratch in the back
there
Or something like it? I know BB used to sell RH, Suse and Mandrake instores...RH pulled theirs, but I think I still saw a couple of copies at the local one. Or else get something you think a shelter or someplace could use and donate it.
Or else cords, battery backups, headphones..adapters...some little trinket you've wanted for somethin. My last suggestion would be to just wander the store, you'll probably find something you could use.
There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
Most people are pretty simple. A little effort will go farther than a lot of money in most instances. For 100 bucks. I would go for some really nice steaks, perhaps a decent but not necessarily expensive bottle of wine to compliment the steak. Then the remaining money on a wide assortment of body oils and lubricants. Load the cd jukebox with marvin gaye, barry white and friends (maybe a little funk too). If there's a little money left over look into buying, or renting a lab coat (costume shop, or local uniform, medical supply company or med school student bookstore), buy some buddy holly frames at a thrift store, and you've just made science about as exciting as it gets outside of a ohno-second.
Sony 128MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive w/ fingerprint access security
..."
"Description for 128MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive: The Sony Micro Vault with Fingerprint Access is the safest way to transport files. The convenient docking station makes it easy to connect the Micro Vault to your desktop.
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~Joshua Norton
Inanimate carbon rod! i had mine for over a year and its a blast!
A morning without coffee is like something without something else.
Warning: the following is NOT a ThinkGeek promotion, but instead, a self promotion. ;)
Give your geek the ULTIMATE geek gift... a very cool and stylish propeller beanie, from the GeekCulture webstore.
or... him up pick up The Best of the Joy of Tech book, the perfect apres-blow job read.
A SCO license for that Linux box!
I fought the corporate America, and the corporate America bought the law.
I'm a geek. I remember not having a girlfriend and being taunted (and kicked once!) when I was younger. I definately would not want a geeky present. Valentine's day was always my saddest day of the year. Just on that day I realized how different I was, and that I didn't fit into society.
Tomorrow I can go back to studying white papers, reading motherboard specifications and working on my matrix operation library. But, make me feel "normal" just for one day. That would be sweet.
http://www.techtv.com/ has a bunch of gift lists (by dollar range, category, etc) they put together for this past holiday season. Use the search capability on that site and you'll find tons of ideas.
Note that these lists aren't focused on really, really, geeky stuff like wall calendars in octal. But since you don't give us much info about this person tech-wise I hesitate to recommend something that might miss your geek's likes by a mile or be incompatible.
Techtv's stuff will have a lot of gadgets such as mp3 players, cameras, audio/video components etc to go along with computer peripherals and games. And, the good thing for the non-geek shopper is that they'll see products that they can find in local stores as opposed to really exotic geek stuff that can only be had online. Less likely to make a mistake and if your gift victim... er recipient needs to make an exchange it's usually a better situation than buying online.
the gift of letting this person NOT having to worry about buying meaningless gifts every other week for stupid holidays invented by greedy corporations?
By asking this on slashdot you have ensured that your geek boyfriend will know every suggestion you are going to recieve, so you might as well just ask him what he wants instead :(
Get him a joystick from www.x-arcade.com.
This is excellent nostalgia with all arcade games
from 80's and 90's supported by the M.A.M.E. project (www.mame.net).
To find the games, direct your geek to alt.binaries.emulators.mame - A true Geek will know what to do then.
Give him the old reach around. I'm sure he will be abolutely stunned.
-rt
First, most of the geeky ideas are right out. Yes a USB keychain flash drive, or mp3 player or something would be very cool. The problem is when it comes to computer devices or things like that, I'd probably so much rather pick it out unless you really knew what you were doing and did a great job of feeling me out on exactly what i wanted. If you did that, then it'd no longer be a suprise and probably wouldn't work well.
Secondly, the ideas about sex and whatever are all great. However, these sound like ideas from people currently not getting sex. If you're sleeping with your boyfriend already, then sleeping with him some more on valentine's day is probably something that will happen anyway and isn't a great gift. If you wanted to turn sex into a gift, then I think you'd better be doing something that's more fantasy based or something unusual (a trip to VS or a night at the sybaris (or one of those sex hotels if they don't have the sybaris by you).
As for just spending the day together, while that is beautiful and I really want to spend the day with my wife on valentine's day, it's something that's going to be done anyway, and you'd probably feel pretty silly saying my gift to you is spending time with you. (I can't think of many things that would sound more conceited). Since basically, he could reply the same way.
So with those things in mind, here's a few ideas:
1) Take an interest in something he loves that you normally have no interest in. It depends on what kind of things you normally do together, but if you hate action movies renting one of his favorites, or watching star wars even if you hate it, or playing some multi-player games you don't like are all great ideas.
2) Get tickets to an event. This is even better when combined with item #1. If you hate sports and he loves them, he'll really appreciate tickets to a basketball, baseball, or hockey game. Tickets to a comedy show, or some other show (as long as it's something he'd like, and not something you'd like, but he'd hate) would also be great.
3) Agree not to make valentine's day a big deal. He's probably stressing out about what to get you for valentine's day, because he wants to do something special for you, but it's hard to feel special buying the same stuff everyone else is (you are obviously feeling somewhat of the same challenge). That being the case, agree to not buy each other gifts, but instead mutually plan an evening together. Go out to see a show, get some nice dinner, maybe plan some bedroom sports for afterwards that are a little spicier than normal (if you are doing that kind of thing that is).
Anyway, just some thoughts!
Equals digital porn.
there are...you just can't separate them from the guy geeks. it's kind've like the dwarfs in lotr.
Those mods are killing me..
If your geek has a girlfriend he doesn't need a present too. Buy chocolate for yourself.
Need Mercedes parts ?
That's much better than any of that stupid shit from Thinkgeek. In fact, she shouldn't bother buying anything from Thinkgeek ever. If he's the type of loser who thinks caffiene is cool and hip, then she really doesn't want to be dating him, IMO.
Shit, I don't know why any girl would find someone who self-identifies as a geek attractive anyway. Having a strong interest in computers is fine, but lumping yourself in with such a group of sad losers is just asking for trouble.
If I were a girl I would take 'geek' as being a warning sign to get the fuck out of there and go for a nice guy who doesn't feel the need to latch on to the geek stereotype to feel worthwhile.
USB Keychain - $50 Dinner at an okay restaurant - $40 Linux CD ordered from a website - $10 Night of wild sex, culminating in a fatal heart attack - Priceless.
I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
If he's got a girlfriend, he may already be getting the sex part. And if blowjobs or sex are used as a valentine's day gift, you are limiting what he'll get every other regular day of the year.
"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the life-long attempt to acquire it." -Albert Einstein
Get him a fleshlight, so he has something to play with when you dump him for his horrible excuse for a Valentine's gift.
--"It's Bradford Company, slash your last name, dot your first name"
Geek toys he'll be inclined to buy for himself. Do something else. Tickets to a concert, some nice shirts, something he'll appreciate on a non-geek level.
Right here.
My ex said this looked cool AFTER we broke up. Grrrrr.....
Seiously, though, I think this'd be every geek's dream come true.
#define sig "Every social system runs on the people's belief in it."
a big box o' chockies
:)
I'm a man and I love chocolate.
there... i just outed myself.
(then play games of trying to feed each other the candy
*without using your fingers*
-k
"i'm a chocoholic and it has been 3 days since my last hit"
Buy a realistic-looking and acting airsoft gun. There's tons of them for sale on Ebay every day. It's a fun item, and can lead to an interest in the legitimate shooting sports.
...because he just has to read Slashdot to find out what he's getting!
You can get a 50 spindle for $100. And when he's used up the disks, and he's not around, you can pleasure yourself with it.
Best Buy can have you arrested
How about some time with a local hooker.
better pack away the ups, too ;)
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You could always get him a Leatherman tool... though if he is over 16 and doesn't already have one, he may not be much of a geek.
Somthing that is sure to appeal to geeky/gadgety guys is a high power LED flashlight. (I have one of the FT-3C models, and I love it.)
Something a little less gadgety, but still appealing to the average geek: Get him a boomerang. Lots of fun, and a good excuse to drag him away from his computer for a while to get some excercise.
What's with people these days with gift obsessions? He can get himself any gifts he likes everyday of the of year.
Just take him out to do something you both like and spend time together.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator -- Edwin Lefevre
The Universe in a Nutshell -- Stephen Hawking
Point Counter Point -- Aldous Huxley
The Works of Flavius Josephus
Le Ton Beau de Marot: In Praie of the Music of Language -- Douglas Hofstadter
The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1 - 3 -- Don Knuth
The Art of Unix Programming -- Eric S Raymond
Lies My Teacher Told Me -- James W Loewen
Fairly geeky, I suppose. A fair representation of a lot of "geek topics."
I have discovered a truly marvelous
I'll recommend something cute. Ya know all those beanie babies? Well, something along those lines:
FreeBSD Plush Daemon
Or, if you must and he's much more of a linux geek:
Tux Stuffed... Thing
But really, I've been reading and seeing things about useful or even presents in general. Since when is Valentines day about spending money on people? It would seem the marketters really are having an impact.
When I want presents, though, I want something I'm going to use. I don't want something I may use once or twice and then will shove out of the way somewhere and that I would feel guilty about throwing away... useful, so I can think of where it came from often and it's never "in the way". It's only in a convenient location.
-DrkShadow
You really can't go wrong by shoping at Think Geek. My wife bought me a 'binary blanket' from there that says the word 'blanket' in binary over and over. I thought that was pretty cool.
I think the geek HTTPanties are a pretty cool thing - one pair (white) says "402 Forbidden" and the black pair says "200 OK". These are pretty cool as it gets the geek in your life some exposure to 3D pr0n as opposed to the 2D stuff that is readily available online.
Good security is based upon reality and common sense. Common sense is a function of having common knowledge.
Amen... for extra bonus points, dress her up in nothing but a bow, and start off with some hot girl-on-girl action.
No no. You don't start that kind of thing until after he's done. Then the girls aren't bored and feeling left out, and maybe even gets him up again.
Threesomes are actually the hardest form of group sex, since there's an odd number of participants. Unless someone's a voyeur, someone's likely to feel left out.
"No problem. I have the capacity to do infinite work so long as you don't mind that my quality approaches zero."-Dilbert
The social skills to end up with a girlfriend to begin with!
My first impression from the title "What to Get My Geek for Valentine's Day?" was a simple reaction:
A girlfriend.
Learn something new.
My suggestion for a three-month relationship: give him the high order 32 bits of the prime factors of the modulus of your RSA private key.
Give 96 mores bits at your 1 year anniversery. 64 more bits at your engagement, and 192 bits at your wedding.
Ask him about his computer and what more he can do to improve it. Basically let him geek out with you, he'll appreciate getting to talk to a pretty smiling face instead of some zit faced pus dripping friend who constantly is trying to one up any suggestion he makes. Oh yes, and keep telling him how smart he sounds.
Portable 3.5" IDE to USB/Firewire HDD Enclosure? TV Tuner Card? Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System?
Calling atheism and agnosticism a religion is like calling bald a hair color.
buy him a parrot
/ss
Instead of getting him a $100 gadget, why not spend it on an awesome dinner, some great wine, and spend $0 for the rest of the night treating him like a king?
That's what I love about Valentine's Day...
Certi Hearts. Are they good, or are they whack? They're very whack, trust me
Get him some underware with Bill Gates imprinted on the butt.
He'll appreciate expressing his true feelings. But he might not like having Bill watch him, while...ugh...well you know.
A discussion on slashdot devoted to him.
A girlfriend, a real flesh and blood one.
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Um... yes, there are. I know I'm not the only one, because I've seen others.
If this guy's really a geek, then he most definately reads slashdot. Dude, post what you want!
My sig can beat up your sig.
If yer significant other is one of those barely hygenic linux freaks with the overly long finger nails, why not find him another chubby goth chick like yourself to roll around in the bed with on that oh so special corporation created holiday?
It's something he'll probably never have the chance of experiencing again and it'll save you a hundred bucks.
I'd like to wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day, both the paired and the unpaired. :) And remember, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence!! What does everyone have planned for that day? Personally, I'll be working a film shoot for 14 hours.
(a) Light saber
(b) Vorpal sword
(c) Batleth
(d) Adamantium claws
(e) Minbari fighting pike
(f) Mica's barstool
(g) Sting
(h) Lock-in-a-sock (if you are cheap...)
...how about something from the PC Weenies online store?
:)
Bob
The PC Weenies: 11 Years of Online Tech 'Too
Relive the Battle of Hoth
I don't understand. Because he said "blowjob"? Girls actually perform blowjobs; why would they find the word offensive?
There are no girls on slashdot because girl geeks are very rare. Unfortunately they shy away from things like math, science, computers, D&D, tournament level chess, etc.
He's already gotten something nobody thought a geek could get. A Chick!!!
My sig of choice is Marlboro
- show you how to install Linux
- explain the dis/advantages among IDE, SCSI, and SATA hard drive technologies
- teach you the basics of relativity or quantum theory
- help you make a web page about something you're both into
- explain what the controversy is over copyright, p2p, open source, patents, etc.
- etc.
The point being A) to show him that you're interested (to some degree) in whatever geeky stuff he's thrives on (which assumes that you are, of course), and B) to give him a chance to feel good showing off what he knows (which assumes he does). One of the many fond memories I have of the time with my late boyfriend was the evening we spent years ago, drinking a bottle of wine while I explained everything he'd ever wanted to know (and probably a little more) about the intermingled history of DOS/Windows and the Intel CPU line, and the sun went down. Sure, it was probably a ploy to get me drunk and horny, but he learned a bit, I got my ego stoked, and he ended up spending the night.Shure we all Love our toys but its Valentines day. Spend some time with him. A nice dinner (Japanese or Chinese are good choices) its Small Gestures (like asking this on slashdot) that going to make him happy Not A USB drive, or some other thing thats going to be out of date in a year. (And Think Geek T-Shirts are nice too)
pretty much a boring list of things.
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How about a nice watch? something that connects to a USB port perhaps?
http://www.usbwatch.us/
You could also check out the local airport for an intaductory flight lesson. Where he gets to go up in a craft and check it out. Unique, fun.
I am not sure of the cost of this one, but you could lookinto getting him a tandem parachute jump.
Some local race ways will sell a ride in a race car. again, price will vary substantially.
If he's a gammer, you could get him some unique dice:
http://www.buncogame.com/bcat1.shtml
another good site for gamers is:
http://www.game-universe.com/default.php?cPa
Does he have a favorite comic? see if you can find some signed art.
into linux? adopt a penguin:
http://www.seabirds.org/adopt.htm
If he's into BSD, he could adopt a demon. heh.
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You sound exactly like my geek boyfriend, who had an extremely hard time (as in "had no luck at all") finding a partner before I chose him.
While I recognize that there's some long-unneded biological reason for it, that doesn't make me feel any less revolted by our species. (I say "species" rather than "my gender" because the majority of men behave similarly in picking a woman.) At this point in civilization, we no longer need to rely on brawn over brains; I just wish more people's minds could manage to grasp that. There are too many lonely "nice" guys out there.
All geeks love sex. Its fun, free, and a good cardiovascular workout.
Didn't think we uhm.. they had girlfriends. .. them nerds...
Or maybe I'm thinking about us uhm
What's the difference between a geek and a nerd anyway?
Speaking for myself (a geek with a 2+year lasting relationship) ... I like to get the geeky stuff myself.
:) Of course, you have to know a bit about his taste too.
What my girlfriend usually gets me are some clothes that make me look good (I have a tendency to buy comfortable clothes), which i can wear to nice events or dates. This works out because I hate spending more than $20 on a pair of pants or shirt (or clothes in general), because she has better taste than I do, and because it leaves me to pick my own geeky self-presents.
Seriously, if you wanna make your geek happy, buy him some clothes that you think make him look hot and then tell him how great he looks in them.
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Get serious; get him away from his damned COMPUTER; make him a nice dinner and give him a good blow job.
you have the only key.
best valentines gift I ever received.
Buy him a gift that will bridge the gap between his geek-ness and other hobbies he may have. I for one scuba dive, and so I would appreciate anything computer related to go with that hobby (digital camera for underwater, dive computer, etc).
Speaking as a geek who's been married 8 years and dated the girl 8 years before that, what I loved sharing were the experiences not the things. Things, I buy for myself. Or my parents buy them for me at Christmas. But the experiences are great for sharing together. Things we've done:
dog-sledding
balloon ride
whitewater rafting
skiing
tree-top walk (walking on narrow planks 100's feet above ground through old growth pine forest)
As for sex, it's been there since the very start. But it is fun to remember all the crazy places we shared it... caves, forests, etc.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5ea1/
I bought one of these. Not only is it good exercise (building up wrist, lower, and upper arm strength and soothes RSI and generally sore wrists), but it is also a conversation piece - every time someone at the office sees me using it, they want me to explain how it works. The conversation usually it ends up with "that's so cool, I have to get one, where did you get it?"
Considering the company I work at is a video game developer, any toy that can impress other engineers like that has to be cool.
The company that makes them, http://www.powerballs.com/, offers a lifetime guarantee, and the things are user servicable (they even guarantee it if you break it taking it apart). They'll ship replacement parts out at no cost.
- MaineCoon
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I misread the title of this post as "Want to Get My Geek for Valentine's Day?" and thought, oh great, now people are auctioning off their geeks?
What is this world coming to?
Hey, maybe ThinkGeek could sell geeks.
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Shell out an extra $599 and get him a SCO license
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it's a geek you're dating then? It wasn't clear if it was a geek or not. I don't think you mentioned enough that it was a geek. But it's definitely a geek right? Geek.
eBay is probably the cheapest place to get one but thinkgeek has them too.
Take him outside and PHYSICALLY point to his zodiac sign and planet and tell him you like him so much that you feel like your connected to the heavens.
You also can have lots of fun at planetariums and "theater" events. Plus, the persiad meteor shower is a lot more fun with a laser and a star map in the fall.
It's so bright - makes a good emergency light too.
Yell & scream & rant & rave... it's no use... you need a shaaaave ~ Bugs Bunny
I've noticed many different answers ranging from sex to thinkgeek to romantic dinners, and that is because each "geek" is different. If you go to slashdot and ask a question like this, you'll get diverse answers from the diverse user base. The truth of the matter is that you know him better than anyone, you have all of the customized knowledge of your "geek" who is really just a normal person like everyone else. There is no greater expert than you except maybe for his family members.
But keep in mind Valentines day is not like a Birthday or even Christmas, it isn't about getting or giving gifts. As I stated above it is about love and celebrating it. Really the day is not about him or you, it's about the two of you. Getting him a gadget or something may be okay for Christmas or his Birthday because A) it is HIS Birthday so the day is about him and B) Christmas is about exchanging gifts....but Valentines day is about the two of you.
Some of the standard type ideas to get you in the right frame of mind:
Some ideas are lame, some are good, but all of them involve not just him and not just you, but the two of you.
Well you get the idea, I don't want to give away any specifics lest certain other people read this and are not surprised.....But don't underestimate the gift of your company. It goes without saying that you should try to spend all the time with him on Valentines day that you can. If you could take the day off from work and so could he (or school or whatever) and spend it together, that in itself would be a great gift.
Judging from some of the replies it should be changed from the "get-your-geek-on dept." to the "get-your-geek-off dept."
Tell him that there was a whole ask-slashdot story exclusively dealing with how to make him happy, just because you care enough for him to try to understand how his geeky mind works, instead of simply assuming a default (non-geek) value system.
Accepting his geekiness, and turning to other geeks for advice (even if they turned out to be sexually starved jerks) in an effort to understand his nature better, is a better gift than any iPod or blowjob could be.
Programming can be fun again. Film at 11.
How about 64-bit choclate?
Roses are $bar;
Violets are $foo;
And it even rhymes!
Hey, I really like that sig. I've been looking for something that points out the insanity of the DMCA, and that does it pretty well. Can I use it?
Don't bother celebrating a holiday that has no meaning for either of you. Save these suggestions for your anniversary. And if you just want to give him something, do it when you think of it, don't wait for a specific day (especially an arbitrary one like 2/14), just go ahead and do it. He'll appreciate the spontaneity and the fact that you were thinking about him far more than he'll appreciate any gift on 2/14.
Let the "geeks" choose their own toys. Instead, buy him something a geek might have trouble picking out his on own, i.e., clothing.
If you try to buy him a toy, you're almost guaranteed to lose: either it'll be something he does want, but not the specific one he wants (geeks usually keep their eyes on specific products when it's something they want), or worse, he'll have no interest in it whatsoever (beyond the temporary sensation of acquiring something new, that is).
On the other hand, since he's a geek, he probably has trouble picking out decent clothing; and this is precisely where you are in a position to help him.
If he's a bio/med geek, you can always go with a chocholate heart
That Jesus Christ guy is getting some terrible lag... it took him 3 days to respawn! -NJ CoolBreeze
Other ideas
1. Don't say "We've got to talk about *us*" for at least one week.
2. Accept him as he is and don't try to change him. For as long as possible.
3. Don't get bitter and twisted that he seems to love his PC more than you.
You can purchase a DirecTV/Tivo combo (now known as the DirecTV DVR powered by Tivo) for $99. I think that requires a year commitment to DirecTV, which means you need to have a view of the southern sky and the ability to install a dish where you live (assuming you don't already have DirecTV), but it is $99 well spent. It would be worth it at 5 times the cost. You will even get use out of it as well.
You can buy directly from DirecTV online or you can probably pick one up at your local Circuit City/Best Buy, etc.
don't wake him up. He's obviously been dreaming for the past three months.
Bush is a cylon.
"I'm in a bit of a dilemma."
So, what are the two horns of that "dilemma"?
...won't he be reading this?
That is what I want for Valentine's day. If you really love the geek in your life, that's what you'll give him.
Remember though FMF = Good/MFM = Bad
LK
"Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
Fleshlight when the SO is away?
Seriously. Sometimes guys like it when their girlfriend's do something romantic for them. One of the best things my gf did for valentine's was taking me out to dinner, (opened doors for me, etc), brought me hope in a nice limo, and gave me a nice long massage while reading out a long letter she had been writing to me for the past week about why she loved me and still did.
Loban Amaan Rahman ==> Anagram of ==> Aha! An Abnormal Man!
Many colors
Very low in calories, no carbs
Always fun to unwrap
Available in a variety of atractive packages
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
preferably with steak and then a blow job and a fuck
Invite your cute friend over and surprise him with a threesome. Spend the money on "atmosphere" ... some lingerie, candles, toys, drinks, food ... all intended to create an evening he'll remember forever.
Now the question is, which of our's girlfriend is this posting a question to AskSlashdot (assuming "he" also reads it).
a vegetarian you insensitive clod!
Or maybe it would be more damaging if she was? (pun, also intended)
The dream reveals the reality which conception lags behind. That is the horror of life- the terror of art. -Franz Kafka
beeing with you makes him not a real geek. so youd bettere leave him now! :-)
USB keychains are less than US$100 nowadays, but that in and of itself isn't terribly thoughtful for Valentine's Day -- hell, he might already have one. However, what you put on it before you give it to him will "knock his socks off" as you say. Put some of your favorite digital photos of you and/or him on it and some MP3s/Oggs/FLACs/etc. on it that you feel express your feelings. Or you could get really creative and put a scavenger hunt on it where the first item is plain-text, but every item after it encrypted. To decrypt the next item, he has to find the item which has a passphrase taped to it. Since the USB keychain is pretty cheap, you could get him some other, more personal/romantic gifts (cologne, a gift certificate for an intimate dinner, massage oil, candles, sex-play items like body paint, sex chocolate, whipped cream, whatever floats your boat) as part of the scavenger hunt w/ you being the last item on the list.
A few years ago I was student teaching (for those who've never done it, that's a pretty big time of stress, because you're essentially learning the ropes of a more-than-full-time job while not getting paid a thing and, in fact, having to pay tuition. So combine no income and no time and going back to high school. Fabulous). When my birthday came around, my girlfriend came and picked me up as soon as classes were out, pulled me away from the stuff I probably would have been doing, and we just went walking in the hills for a few hours, and then to dinner. I did have to be back at parent teacher conferences that night, but those few hours were remarkably refreshing. Just time. It's a great gift.
Tweet, tweet.
Natalie Portman covered in hot grits?
Hey... at least it'd make for an interesting /. post. "Hey, guys!!! You'll never guess what I got for Valentine's Day!!!"
Too bad he'd be modded -1, Troll ;-)
who buys things when you can get them free ? try this http://www.savetz.com/rebates/ decent stuff, free after rebate
On CD-Rom?
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Read all those old Fineous Fingers cartoons.
Play Awful Green Things From Outer Space.
And so much more.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B
Mod up, mod up, mod up.
Then someone go out and get some girls. This is getting boring.
only on /. would this me marked +5 insightful! ;)
Sunlight? You trying to kill this guy??
Head.
I don't know a single guy out there that doesn't dig lingerie, or chicks wearing scanty clothes. If you have any clues as to what might tickle his fancy, get it and SURPRISE him with it. I would go into more of a description, but that would be giving too much away - it'd be *MY* fantasy, not his.
;))
Really, geek toys are for Christmas. This is VALENTINE'S day coming up, the day of non-material gift-giving.
(Though I suspect he'd dig either the blowjob and/or threesome
i'm amazed that i survived - an airbag saved my life.
Wow, a (assumption) female makes a post about Valentine's day gifts and all anyone can think of is sex. I'm assuming what you meant to say was: "What should I spend this $100 dollars on?" In that case, I'd recommend using that money to make the day special, rather than buying a gift. Granted, I like getting gifts, but if I had a significant other, I'd honestly rather just spend the entire day w/her doing cute lovey stuff than get a gift (or ejaculate, for that matter). I say you should just plan to have a fun day w/him, and use the money to buy something cheap, odd, and irrelevant. Just go over to his place (or have him come to yours, whatever), give him a big hug and kiss, and pull out the weird object you bought. Here's an example: "Oh sweetie, I love you so much!" *smile* "...and look, I have play-doh! Happy birthday!" then pull out a 'Get well soon' card or something. Seriously, he'll laugh his ass off, which will in turn start things off nicely. Perhaps even take the play-doh (or whatever) out and throw it at him. Maybe I just have odd tastes, but crazy, random stuff like that has made my day more than once. If he's not the type to appreciate stuff that's a little out of the norm though, consider using the money get something that requires both of you to do something w/it. Exe. Take him out to an arcade or get some movies or something. The whole point is, it really doesn't matter what the gift is at all, what matters is the relationship, and the gift can be used to make the relationship interesting. I guess what I mean is: It's not what it is, it's how you use it. You can make anything blow his socks off if you really put some thought into it. Just be creative, mean what you say, and make the day fun.
Recently my job has required me to put in extra hours, so I haven't really been able to do some of the things my boyfriend and I are into. Neither of us are into the dress up and go to a fancy restuarant thing.
;) )
:( )
We both enjoy geocaching, but by the time I'm back at my apartment or could make it to his, it's already too dark to geocache. I've already scouted a few caches out, and have a menu for a picnic lunch. After we get back from that, I'll have a few movies rented that he wanted to see, but never got around too. I also plan on making a few of his favorite dishes for dinner. (Wouldn't you know his favorites are the ones that require messing up half my dishes to prepare and 2 hours to cook?
But mainly, I just want to spend time and relax with him. (I'm on call and it seems like half the time I try to do something at a normal time, something at work breaks.
Get him lots of alchohol to dull the pain, since there is no such thing as a Happy Valentine's Day for the true geek. Duh!
Man, I was doing so well in forgetting what next Saturday was, too...
How about an extra large pizza delivered to his door with the pepperoni arranged in the shape of a heart? Geeks love pizza! You just need to find a place that will let you pay for it over the phone at the time you order it.
Of course, that's not going to get anywhere near your $100 limit, so you might want to toss in some more goodies. Have some Mt. Dew delivered too, and spicy wings, and dippin' dots....
Darn, now I'm hungry.
I'm doing this for the geek I'm flirting with, but without all the extras because his birthday is right after Valentines Day, and I'm jobless at the moment.
Oooh, I just had another idea: you could pick up the pizza and deliver it yourself, dressed up in some way that he would find appealing. My geek would be getting that if he'd let me be the girlfriend instead of just the friend....
The definition of a liberal: I may disagree with what you have to say, but I'll fight for your right to say it
Has anybody thought (I've search through the posts and didn't find it) whether this question could have just been posted by some marketing people trying to find out how to focus products to the 'geek' market?
It's a free (of cost and of will) poll with more than 500 comments...
...he's into sex, but pretends not to be. At least until he gets to know you better. If you are aware of what some of his interests/fantasies are, you could indulge him a little in that way. Rather fitting for Valentine's Day.
Dressing up in something a little sexy and waking him up that way one morning might just fit the bill.
The supposed lack of interest or opportunity related to sex is largely a myth. Geeks have very strong sexual desires and usually can be quite "open minded" once they are comfortable with their partner.
Un-news
Actually allow one of these to work.
Who the fsck are you to determine whether someone is a loser? I'm a self-professed geek, and in this day, that's like saying I'm a renaissance man. Being a geek is a philosophy which extends beyond computers, into all things logical and illogical. I see my problem solving (ie - programming) skills as being a form of art. I feel complete and satisfied when I have `finished` a program/module that I know is exactly the way I want it.
Aside from programming (and computers in general), I enjoy other forms of art including photography and sketching. I've been married for 15 years, and I'm a father. I enjoy riding my Triumph Trophy 1200 motorcycle, and training my dog to do agility. But even when I'm doing all of those things, my mind is still racing with hundreds of ideas for the project d'jeur.
I don't know what your definition of `geek` is, but most of the people I know, who call themselves one, use my definition. Not the one in Websters, and they don't feel like it's a limitation either.
One more important point, I would like to direct your attention to, is that you are enjoying the benefits of the geeks. Many of us designed the computers, along with many other things, and wrote the code to contol them. Obviously you don't scoff at the use of these items, and we've made our money doing it.
So again I ask, who are you to determine that being a geek qualifies us as losers. I see you as the loozer, since you don't have the sack or brains to do it yourself.
when "geeks" perpetuate their own stereotypes. Are so many of you really that deprived of, and desperate for, sex? My boyfriend is a geek and proud of it (among other things, he codes like a god and reads Slashdot numerous times daily). His geekitude is one of the many things about him that I find insanely sexy - so much so that I can't keep my hands off him. In fact, though I'm the more sexually experienced between us, sex with him is the absolute best I've ever had, bar none.
His gifts for this Valentine's Day include items from ThinkGeek and Xandria Collection.
Maybe you should all focus more on the value of a great personality, caring, consideration, and treating women with respect, and less on the whole "geeks are losers and can't score" fallacy. Yes, my guy is also a cutie, but that's not why he gets frequent fellatio!
(And, because he does read here constantly, I'm posting anonymously so as not to give away his V's Day surprises, not because I'm the least embarassed about anything in this post.)
After losing my very nice computer toolkit, I asked my family for one for x-mas, and did indeed get one. But it was plastic. The whole damn thing was plastic, the case, the sodering tools (imagine how useful those are), everything. The only things that were metal were the screw bits. I'd estimate the total value at about $20-30 from walmart or somesuch.
The moral of the story is: nice shiney hard quality metal tools are much preferred to cheepo plastic ones.
he has the thing most geeks want but cant get already.
the mini ipod isnt shipping yet. i considered getting one for my girlfriend, but they wont be availabel till after vday. at least that is what apple said. it's weird, they let you get to where you're about to pay for something before they tell you it's not available.
-- john
303 "See Other"
The Raven
Your geek watches a lot of porn, and if he is lucky enough to have a girl friend, he is curious about anal sex. So give it to him though you should read up on it since it involves some preparation. He'll have something to brag about on IRC.
You say he likes computers, games, music, and gagetry. For under $100. Seems to me like a copy of DDR and a couple of dance pads fits the bill perfectly. And it's good for you, too!
I see some things I'd like to get for valentines day... mod this one up! :-D
Call into where he works the day before, tell them he's sick, then take him away for a long weekend. Very little is better than a free day off work, and nothing is better than a day off work with romance.
From those nice Swiss, I suggest a Swiss Army [Victorinox, not Wenger] Cyber Tool. [37 or 41 - but find out his/her favorite color, first]
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Alternatively, Computer Gear has a bunch of cool stuff, too.
http://www.computergear.com/
Of course an autographed Dilbert book would make him indebted to you forever.
http://books.listings.ebay.com/Nonfiction_Humor
Mmm -- Way of the Weasel
Geeks make the best valentines! Although my geek can read me like a book, I try to go for things he's interested in. I DON'T believe in gift certificates, because even if I got a GameCube game and he really needed a PS2 game, he can return it AND know I tried ;)
Generally, I've found Geeks just like attention and snuggles. Nice dinner (at home), chocolates, sincere affection.
Don't get him something "new" necessarily, like a new type of gadget or program. Most technology is a variation on one theme or idea, manipulating fundamental useful concepts. You should buy/make him/her something that will either improve work output or will provide more information or insight on a valuable activity.
For example, I've been interested in philosophical issues regarding MP3s, the Digital Copyright Act, and the RIAA. As such I need some background information, and a friend of mine who is in the telecommunications and audio field suggested that I buy a book entitled "The Business of Music."
He doesn't need something "geeky" either. What does he fundamentally need? What would improve the way he lives his life? There are many times when I wish I had something better than what I currently own: wine opener, better organization for my media, nice bottle of cologne.
Do you see what I mean?
Well, since the peanut gallery seems bent on making lame jokes or pointing you to ThinkGeek. I'll try to give you some decent suggestions. He probably has tons of CD's/DVD's so mebbe A nice way of organizing them be it in a binder or shelving unit. Also possibly bins (decorated if you wish) for whatever computer hardware he has laying around.
It's pretty simple... V-Day is on a Saturday, which means no work (hopefully), so it's perfect.
Arrange ahead of time to take the first half of the day for V-Day, and let him have the second half. Take him to the nearest arcade, with $40-50 worth of quarters, or go-kart racing, follow it up with lunch at something cheap but not fast food (maybe Bennigan's or Chili's), then to a movie he wants to see (maybe The Butterfly Effect, or Cold Mountain, but you know better), and have popcorn and icees/slushies or that 128oz. monster size soda.
Next, let him take over, hopefully he'll have something planned for you (remember you arranged ahead of time, so that's a good reminder for him).
When you get back, he'll have had an incredible day, hopefully you'll have had an incredible night, finish it off by taking him home (your place or his), for some intimate time. Do something with him that you've never done before, whether that be letting him get to second base, or your first time having sex in the shower (or the kitchen table, washing machine, etc. ;) )
As for me? My gf and I are currently seperated by that little pond we call the Atlantic Ocean, so I'm having flowers delivered to her, as well as a DVD player (she doesn't have one yet), and the complete Family Guy collection (I know my girl). I'm going to pick up some candles, break out the webcam, and we're going to have a candlelit dinner some 2000 miles apart...
A nice twist on an eternal classic. Well done!
Did anyone else notice that this was posted by "michael"?
You unamerican scum... don't you know that Valentine's Day (and every other holiday) has been commercialized to protect our way of life by our caring corporate masters.
Report to Madison Avenue for re-education immediately.
If he is among the hundreds of thousands of geeks who have lost their jobs lately, I can't think of anything that would make him any happier than one dead (and stuffed, if your budget allows) Indian programmer
How about a subscription to slashdot? $100 could buy a lot of pages :)
Slashdot comments can be accurate, highly modded, or posted quickly. Pick two.
once you actually break in your leatherman it will flip open like a butterfly knife....
gerber's are ok, but not the same quality in my experience (i've broken both)....
LAID!! A gift most geeks *probably* don't get too often!
If ur bf is far away in distance ,Give him some porn videos if possible..he will remember u whole day
Hello , this is my way.
Which way is yours ?
btw there is no right way
Chances are, if he's really a geek, he'll read this story on /. and will recognize you didn't manage to find a gift on your own.
Heh.
Get him a gift cert. to a local computer/misc. electronics store. If you have a Fry's or Micro Center near you, so much the better. I defy any geek to walk into a store like that with a $100 gift card and not walk out with anything.
Palaces, barricades, threats, meet promises
He'd really like that... really. Please?
-- "Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else."
First, most people are voyeuristic enough to enjoy watching other people having sex. But in practice two of you tend to gang up on a third and do things to/with/for them, and all three roles are fun.
Larger groups are fun too, but it doesn't seem to come down to pairing up usually.
Xenu loves you!
This was by far the coolest thing I ever got.
www.mindcandydvd.com :-)
If he ever had a 386 or 486 with a modem, he'll love it!
Christmas was just 2 months ago.
Tell him you're rebelling against the capitalist manipulation of market prices. Then next week, once he's finished sulking, take him out for a nice romantic dinner - without the Valentine's Day surcharge. :-)
I for one welcome our greeting card manufacturing overlords...
No one does geeky sex puns like All Too Flat's Geeks Gone Wild. (Shameless self promotion, but it's so damn funny you'll probably forgive me)
Turns out that cute girl's A|X t-shirt didn't mean AIX. Who would've thought?!
Plenty of good ideas here
Wait...nevermind, you said under $100
How about some #include <beer.h> glasses and some really high quality beer?
There are only 10 kinds of people in this world... those who understand binary and those who don't
get him a super-elite keyboard and mouse. Better yet, you don't even have to have any expertise on the subject, because it's common consensus that the Logitech MX700 is the Best Mouse Ever. Ask anyone, or search Google if you want. The Logitech Elite keyboard is nothing to sneeze at either, though it's supremacy is arguable (it's probably about tied with whatever is the highest-end keyboard from Microsoft). Conveniently, Logitech has a Cordless MX Duo including both, and you can get it for around $70-80.
Work is punishment for failing to procrastinate effectively.
Like some kind of young Japanese girl, anime style?
You mean like this?
http://www3.coara.or.jp/~fthrust/common/Diary/0
Wow, that's quite a link. It basically floods you with popups with pictures in the goatse-genre. I had Opera 7.23 on "Requested popups only" and got flooded, had to X out my browser. I tried it on the "Block all popups" setting at it blocked the pics correctly. Still, pretty solid troll.
This is 2004, not 1904. If they've been dating for three months, he's already getting blowjobs, or better. A Valentines gift should be something special. ... For instance, he's a gamer...so how about some cosplay? Dress up as some kind of young Japanese girl, anime style, and let him have his perverted way. :-)
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You mean like this piece of art?
http://www3.coara.or.jp/~fthrust/common/Diary/0
i don't believe this girl's bf is a geek at all. i mean, for real, what self respecting geek has a gf? my gf is my computer, and yes i do practice polygamy. if you want sex, that's what hookers are for.
"what is all this talk about C+ and subject-oriented programming?"
I'd be happy if my girlfriend got me a gift certificate from a computer store ( not best buy ), a backrub, and a nice romantic evening ( read : good takeout food and a kinky sex on the living room floor ).
Seriously. I haven't seen anyone suggest a gift certificate. I know them seem somewhat impersonal, but buying "geeky" things for a geek is hard. My girlfriend has great luck when it comes to music, books, and other cool things ( like a skydiving certificate, harley davidson jacket, etc. ), but when it comes to tech, she doesn't have a clue and would more likely than not getting me something that I would have to jump through hoops to return.
So do something else for him, and then get him a gift certificate. Trust me, he'll somehow rationalize a $100 cert into buying something that costs $250 because "hey, it's like it's on sale!"
PC moderators can suck my White pierced, tattooed dick. If you think pride == hate, s/dick/Aryan meat mallet/g.
This is 2004, not 1904. If they've been dating for three months, he's already getting blowjobs, or better. A Valentines gift should be something special. ... For instance, he's a gamer...so how about some cosplay? Dress up as some kind of young Japanese girl, anime style, and let him have his perverted way. :-)
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You mean like this piece of art?
http://www3.coara.or.jp/~fthrust/common/Diary/0
REMEMBER TO FIX THE SPACE ON THAT URL.
Think carefully about that.
Eternity: will that be smoking, or non-smoking? I Corinthians 6:9-10
Well... I think ThinkGeek.com is pretty good for geek specific stuff. Of course, he is probably a normal guy, so he might just like some of the stuff on CupidGear.com as well. ThinkGeek has lots of geek-specific toys, although I don't know how much might be Valentines-Specific. CupidGear has lots of Love and Valentines related stuff, but then, it is not really geek specific. Both probably have Fedex shipping, if you are running late on this. Hope that helps.
For the geek who likes music, here is guaranteed geeky music. Yeah, sure, lots of guys play guitars, drums, etc. Some may even scratch on a violin. But how many play the bagpipes! Hard to learn? Sure, but so was programming. It's a challenge. But when he learns, think how sexy he'll look in a kilt!
WARNING: If you own a dog, the duets may be less than melodious.
"Love is a familiar; Love is a devil: there is no evil angel but Love." --William Shakespeare ('Love's Labors Lost')
Best thing my beautiful girl did for me on Valentines was took book us in to go to the "planeteerium" and see the stars through telescopes at the Auckland Observatory (they run a special show every valentines day :-)
Whoever controls the present controls the past, whoever controls the past controls the future
Checker!
How about an obfuscated valentine?
Write a little programme to print a love message, then work it with preprocessor into a dear-john letter. Let him run it.
It's just like a fascist dictatorship, without the punctual rail service!
...one should carefully read the submission which does not, at any point, state the poster is female. Maybe the HTTP panties aren't such a great idea after all.
nuff said
Make sure he gets some hair-Pi.
Did anybody actually follow this link? Did you notice the part where it said "This product is designed to fit juniors. It fits snug, sizes run small. Please see our size chart for more information. " in the description? That is just wrong man.
I read /. expecting not to be reminded how pathetically lonely I am.
Well, at least this problem won't apply to me this year either.
Now how do I convince myself that's a good thing?
Go ahead, mod me -1: Troll
He put his boots up on the table and made a face. "The sig," he smirked. "You can waste your life in search of the sig."
First of all, damn that lucky SOB!
Ok, if you've made it this far down in the thread, you probably have a good idea of what he wants most. Take something with bismuth sulfate in it, you'll get better.
Maybe I'm a bit primitive, but V-Day freaks me out a bit. It seems to be very much more important you ladies than the average man-geek. He probably knows this and may be worried about how to keep you happy. At three months, his brain is probably at least 45% occupied thinking of ways not to screw this up.
So do yourself a favor, make certain that he knows exactly what will keep you happy on this day. It'll be good for both of you.
Oh, and in case you still need help in the gift department, get him something from, and you something .
Why do I have this? I don't smoke.
all my base are belong to you.
What I'm getting my girl... I know she'll love it!
how about a binary clock: http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/ or even better: (something for both of you) http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/valentines/6796 /
*grin*
There are reasons that geeks get their own stereotype. We are overwhelmingly male and we were generally not very popular growing up. (If we had been we would not have had the time between parties to read so many books and acquire a career's worth of knowledge before the age of 21. This means we appreciate women! They're like gold (or maybe cocaine? anyways, something addictive) to us.
That being said there are some realities to being a geek that you should be aware of if you are going to keep him and yourself happy.
When it comes to anything materialistic or manufactured we generally know *exactly* what we want. Make, model number, version number, size, color, power rating; I mean we know *exactly*. Anything else is what we DIDN'T want.
We also know exactly where to get it at the best price.
We generally make a crap load of money and have been doing so since college or earlier.
Since we know what we want and we have mon-nay we always buy what we want when we want it. Forget the waiting around for a holiday or loved one to acquire what we want crap.
If something exists and we don't already have it that's because either A) we don't want it. (period.) or B) We really can't afford it (and neither can you; remember: you and your geek are a team).
You are losing if you buy us something and it's not what we wanted. You will generally have an impossible time guessing the reasons as to why we do or do not want something. It just results in something that we didn't really want, bought at the wrong place for too much money. And then we have the guilt over having to be nice to you for something we didn't want and then going and buying what we wanted anyways.
We generally have had, and continue to have, a rough time obtaining NON-materialistic items such as sex or Bjs. I mean we *are* still geeks; we are not at the top of lists for strippers, prom queens or pornstars to date.
So the result of this: Don't bother buying us anything materialistic; you'll just miss the mark. (with the exception of something provacative that you're going to wear).But NEVER forget the following gifts:
Birthday sex (yours and ours)
Valentine's Sex.
Christmas Sex.
Anniversary Sex.
Any other sex (you don't have to wait for an official holiday; you can make up crazy holidays as well. Trust me. He won't mind. In fact, beware, he will probably keep track of the holidays you created and publish a new professional, glossy, full sized annual calendar and hang it on the wall every year and expect gift giving again. We have the technology.)
Play to his needs; don't try to compete with the materialistic. If he's a geek he probably doesn't need or want anything else that you can buy him. He will, however, love sex. Its the perfect gift for a geek. Don't ignore the jokes on this topic regarding sex; they're really sensitive truths couched in humor to protect us.I will never live for sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
Awww, I feel so special... It's great being a nonconformist, I guess.
Here's a nerdy gift idea (and only 5 bucks):
Shotgun Rules Reference Guide
Buy significant other some soda,
[Love you they will.]
you can never have enough soda,
[Mine! Or I will help you not.]
just ask Yoda,
[Enough 'til they get their fill, mmmm]
you should buy them some soda.
[burhhhpk!]
$100.00 /$2.99 (per 12-pack) = 33.44 12-Packs
33.44 * 12 = 401.28 cans of soda
400 cans of soda = 1 month, YMMV
Of course you might want to hold a little $ back to pay the water bill.
Stuff that matters.
Ever since I started getting them on a regular basis, a career in software engineering seems a lot less appealing.
My life is one big siesta in which I'm dreaming I wished my life was one big siesta.
First -you- chew up four or five Altoids, preferably the peppermint flavor, then you seduce him and perform oral sex on him. Yeehaa. Trust me on this.
You, men of Slashdot, tell me what you would want to recieve for Valentine's day
:-p
I think most "men of Slashdot" would want to have a chick for valentine's day !! Can you help them ?
Blowjobs, dirty sex, and beer.
That's all us guys EVER want. Playing with naked women beats just about all other activities hands down. Playing with them while you're both drunk as lords is even MORE fun. I know no one likes to admit this, everyone's always talking about the "hearts and flowers" thing (No, baby, I love you because of your principles -- yeah, right!), but as a guy who's more honest than most, let me tell it like it is: we guys, especially when we're in love with someone, think about screwing them whenever our minds aren't busy doing something else. Waiting for a meeting to start? Thinking about the girlfriend, naked, in bed. Waiting for the subway? Thinking about the girlfriend's new bikini wax (Oh, yeah! Baby!). Buying a bagel? Thinking about the girlfriends breasts -- they're pretty cute, aren't they? They WANT to be held...
It's like a screensaver!
Farewell! It's been a fine buncha years!
If you really care and your significant other is really a Geek,
a great gift is to let him know what you want him to get YOU on the holiday as well as where to eat.
How can YOU prevent the following conversation?
"Honey," (he begins ever so sweetly), "Where would you like dine?"
"Oh, I don't know dear, surprise me."
"But dear, my love of food means that there isn't a restaurant on planet earth that I don't like and you were so unhappy the fourth time Christmas week I took you to MickeyDee's, there was no lovin' for weeks after."
"Just pick a romantic place, OK?"
"Bunchkins, just name one or two or three you like, and I'll be more than happy to pick one."
(Tone at this point turns icy.) "That is NOT romantic. I want you to surprise me with a romantic choice."
"My love, when I surprised you on your birthday with a McFlurry and a hot McPie with a candle on top, I thought you would appreciate the originality. Instead, I obviously did something wrong when you threw it at me. Please just tell me what you would like."
"What I would like is for you to have a romantic thought. And since you want advice, make sure your gift is romantic, but not too flashy or ostentatious."
"Dearest, I am just too Geeky to translate the word 'romantic' into the most appropriate gift and dinner. I know you love me despite my geekiness. Couldn't you just give me a note with the details of what to get you and where to take you?"
"If you ever want affection even once in you life after the holiday, I suggest you drop this conversation now and do what you need to do."
Geek mutters under breath, "I should have slit my wrists a long time ago."
Live Long and Prosper - Thanks Leonard. You are missed.
I read this and thought it was just some geek girl trying to troll for guys...let's post something as a girl, and see how many guys we can turn on
Yes, yes I confirm this is out of topic!
The blow job is not on February 14 but for the next month (mars 14) a festivity that is much more compatible with guys needs.
Yahh, hiii haaaaa! -Major Kong, from Dr. Strangelove
Just skip the desk with all the hardware on it.
If so, he might want real poker chips. Two of the poker circles I play comprise geeks and/or IT workers, and they either used change or those plastic Hoyle chips for their wagering. I bought clay composite chips from the Gambler's General Store, and the guys using laundry money never brought silver $$$ to the game again. You can either get blank, loose chips, or sets of 300 or 500 in the most common casino colors and denominations, in a storage case. Another, more pricey choice is pokerchips.com, and cases with chips and cards can be found on eBay.
How about a Klein's Bottle for a coffee mug or a hat !
GadgetGuys
Shameless Plug, But then, we aren't actually selling anything.
....Then he isn't a geek.
Buy him toys. Anything he can play with; ie., computer stuff, gadgets, and so on. A Lord Of The Rings DVD will turn him to jelly in your hands. Just watch out & stop him if he tries to sneak into the bathroom every time he sees Gollum's butt.
Don'ts: Anything sports-related, SCO stocks, Hillary Duff posters (you don't want him reverting to geekness), soap-on-a-rope, or ties imprinted to look like fish.
-- SYS 64738 --
..a Holocron for Star Wars Galaxies?
Geeks don't drink beer. They drink caffine. Beer impedes hacking. Caffine assists hacking.
Thinkgeek is only bad if the geek already knows it too intimately.
Remember that geeks are men, too. What would you give a non-geek?
If you insist on being geeky, get him a toy he doesn't have, like a USB keychain, and find (or make) a sticker of an anime girl that looks like you. If that's not enough, make it a hentai girl.
Other than the keychain, get him something that he'll actually use and look at. I don't often remember the people who gave me money for my new video card, for instance.
Personally, I don't care much about Valentine's day -- I'm a virgin without a girlfriend, and that's not likely to change by then.
Don't thank God, thank a doctor!
My girlfriend, parents, friends, and relatives never have to wonder what to get me, and I keep the list large so that I never have any clue what's coming. Sometimes, people get me gifts that aren't on my list, but have a feeling that I would like it based on my list (and knowing me).
My girl knows I'm into video games, but a glance at the list shows that I'm really wanting Ninja Gaiden as soon as it releases.
Most people here have had a lot of time to fantasize about this kind of thing.
I regularly report MSN spam to the Hotmail admins.
That is the key! He will love it. And with a $100 bucks budget you can find something really nice. There is nothing else he will like more. Maybe that and a bottle of wine. Good Luck.
If he spends a lot of time at home if front of the computer, go to a used office furniture store and find him a really comfy chair. Someone did this for me and it was a wonderful gift. Watch out for the cheap entry-level chairs at a lot of office stores. Some geeks spend more time in that chair than they do in bed; why not make the experience comfortable? And you can always break in the chair together...;)
This can be sexual or non, but share with him an interest that he doesn't already know about. Likewise, the follow-up is that you can indulge him in his and provide him with a new facet of yourself to get involved with...
Even if you've been together for a long time, you can probably think back to an old interest / hobby, or good old-fashioned fantasy which you haven't made apparent to him.
Acknowledge to him that it's "for" Valentines, but prepare a celebration based on something strange, unique, trivia-laden, or in other ways geekish. The act of having done so, in order to honor the geek in him/her/it, will probably be far more appreciated that a cool gift for a common holiday. Pick a "holiday" near by Valentine's, such as:
# 14
Feb 11: White Shirt Day, as well as 40th anniversary of the Beatles first US concert.
Feb 12: Barbie's (the doll) birthday. Dress up like Barbie and um.....
Feb 14: Ferris Wheel Day
Feb 15: National Gum Drop Day, as well as Jewlery Day (something for everyone!)
Feb 20: Hoodie-Hoo Day
Or just celebrate any of the things February is chosen as the 'month of' such as chocolate, snack food or candy.
http://www.butlerwebs.com/holidays/february.htm
"I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid." -- Bishop 341-B
It took me a reading of slashdot to realize it's valentine day.
I'm surprised by the total lack of maturity and respect by the slashdot community. I truly expected more. Every day i read insightful comments and articles on some really cool topics that make me think. well, this one did too. I just think that all the stupid blow job comments and the ones about sex were totally lame and seemed straight out of middle school. and no, i dont think it was a "joke" because it wasnt. so anyway, just wanted to share a piece of my mind. I wish geeks (i use that word loosely) wouldnt live up to their lame stereotypes and get some social sense. grow up please. Anyway, I also have some gifts to recommend If i was to buy a gift I would invest in a good book. Fiction or Non-Fiction. Some I enjoy a lot are: Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter (amazing mind opener, nobel prize winner) Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (writing a thesis on him currently, this book has so much within it anyone can love it) (Also His Master's Voice by Lem is great) Under more conventional science fiction I enjoy books by Vernor Vinge, Connie Willis, Philip K. Dick etc. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and The Man in the High Castle are both endlessly enjoyable. Hope this helps. : ) good luck
... a dildo with embedded web server, and running Linux. Then he can telnet to his vibrator...
No... no, I can honestly say I didn't.
That IS strange.
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were it possible to give, it would be a great gift indeed. priceless in both senses
Take him to dinner at a cozy little restaurant.
Buy him some roses and chocolate.
Go for a long stroll on the beach in the moonlight.
Expect great sex afterwards!
If "disco" means "I learn" in Latin, does "discothèque" mean "I learn technology"?
show him you are as financially astute as you are smart and beautiful. And let him learn a woman's value will go up over time as the value of the SCO stock goes down (but your return on investment multiplies exponentially).
Every mans' island needs an ocean; choose your ocean carefully.
Of course there are no girls on slashdot...this is a premiere numero uno machismo all guy Linux rules type site...the girls have setup their own at: Linux Chix ...however, I think they also have a similiar "world domination" type mentality =)
I bought him two Samsung SyncMaster 21.3" Digital LCD Flat-Panel Monitors for his past birthday. This Valentine, I'm thinking iPod, FF 12 (J-version), a nice sushi dinner, and a home-made chocolate mousse cake or tiramisu with lots of love... The only sad thing is that he thinks I'm a distraction most of the year, except on his birthday, Christmas, and V-Day!! Applying inductive reasoning, as long as you give him enough space to do some "serious work", doing anything for him will make him happy.
and aren't gay! Well, maybe moderately bi, but still....
But just think about it... violet is all the way up there on the upper end of the visible spectrum, the highest energy and yet just barely visible. Plus, the shade of deep, dark violet I like is often polished to a nice iridescent shine... think in the ballpark of #100010
The sun is behind the constellation of your zodiac sign, so it will be hard to see it at night! (at least the night of your birthday). :)
But the green laser pointer is a good idea
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A blow job is a blow job, but an OC 3 is bad ass!
this is why i usually don't read these posts. Last month i clicked a posted link and it was 3 80 yo men doing gay porn. Slashdot has some good article but some very 12yo posts.
people who think they can rule the world should start out with a small garden.
Based on your inquiry, I have to conclude that you are looking at getting your pet nerd some kind of electronic gadget that he has always, in his heart, wanted. That is really sweet.
But we live in a high-tech world that is lacking in high touch. I would recommend that you err on the side of high touch and get him something that has nothing to do with the technological rings he can run around others who live "more mundane" lives.
I was once sent a dozen roses by a girlfriend, who had them sent to my workplace. As Valentine's Day this year falls on a Saturday, you could surprise him and awe his co-workers on Friday, which would certainly result in a very long-lasting memory for him, or you could send them to his home or apartment on Saturday, to arrive before you got there. I highly recommend that you have the roses sent with a vase, as he may be the type to not own one.
Give him a dozen coupons for a free backrub by his favorite massage artist (that would be you, of course). Take him to a movie and hold his hand. Cook him a meal at your place -- or at his place.
All of these ideas have been high touch gifts given me by significant others that have been memorable and deeply treasured. None cost $100, unless your florist has the most incredible roses in the world -- or unless your florist is in the UK (they happen to charge a lot more than those in the US).
Gods don't kill people, people with gods kill people.
Ok -- as one of the few women here, try this as an idea -- try having boudoir photos done.
Some photographers specialize in these types of photos.
He'll appreciate the thought - try dressing up in one of his favorite anime characters or Lara Croft, etc.
These aren't just nudes but staged as the old 1940-50's pin-up girls.
Good luck!
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Caveat Emptor is not a business model.
I mean, there are all sorts of depraved sexual practices possible, and that's the only one you can think of? How one-sided.
Perhaps while dressing up as someone from his favorite Geek movie (star wars, LOTR, matrix).
Hobbit sex anyone?
(must be for those with a foot fetish)
My second suggestion is chocolate. Everyone likes chocolate! I would not suggest one of those heart shaped boxes. Those chocolates tend to have too much sugar and not enough chocolate. I suggest El Rey, Lindt, or German Deli.com. Perhaps someone can suggest another good chocolate? If your boyfriend doesn't like chocolate, I think you should seriously consider dumping him. :)
If you enjoy wine, I would suggest getting wine to go with the chocolate. If you don't know how to match a chocolate to a wine, I suggest consulting the owner/operator of your local wine store.
Many geeks (and other men) get very nervous about Valentine's Day. Try not to make a big deal of the day. Tell him very generally what you plan to get him, so he know better what to get for you. It sounds like your relationship is still young, so he may not know how you feel about Valentine's Day. For example, if you spend your $100 and he buys a cheap heart shaped box of chocolates, he will not feel very good about this Valentine's Day. Tell him how you feel about him. Tell him that you enjoy spending time with him. Good luck!
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If two of you have enough patience and commitment to practicing the exercises, it will be well worth it.
Tigers respect lions, elephants and hippos. Maggots respect no one. (C) S. Dovlatov
Buy him a license from SCO. I'm sure he'll love it.
Quagmire: Good thing we swore off women so we wouldn't be distracted and unable to accumulate this vast amount of wealth.
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"A reader" wants to know what to get "her" geek man for Valentines. Sure Mike.
Give him something *really* special!
Double-team him with one of your girl friends!
I Love your sig. A good .sig is part of what makes /. so rich to read. The whole thing about "beowulf clusters" and "in soviet russia" gets really old after a while but .sigs like yours more than make up for it.
Keep up the creativity :)
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I demand a SteakNBJ Makeup day on 3.15. 3.14 is my birthday and, as such, I am already entitled to a steak n BJ!
Friends had it right! Dress up as Princess Leia from Star Wars- the scenes where she's Jaba the Huts metal bikini girl. Come to think of it, dress up as any female fantasy character who wears a metal bikini. This of course only applies is your not spheroid. Even moderately overweight girls can pull of the metal bikini girl costume!
Buy some lingerie that he will like. The kind of stuff that he thought was hot, but you thought was trashy and tasteless, is the perfect choice.
Time (bet you thought I'd say sex).
/. and then had the good fortune to get your piece accepted, that's a beautuful thing *any* geek would love.
All geek males are like other men in that they like attention, especially from women. Spending good quality time with him on V-Day, in a way he will remember, is THE best way to make the day memorable for both of you. Simply use the $100.00 (or whatever amount) as a tool to help ahieve this end. Pick something you both will enjoy. Novel new ideas or favorite things (so far) could work depending on your personalities. Use your best judgement.
I am a 1/2 geek. My wife is a 1/2 geek (God bless her soul).
By that I mean she's good with software and I'm good with hardware, (so between the two of us we make a full geek, she says; I always laugh or smile when she says that).
If you spend time with him - real quality time, it will help you two to get to know each other better. After 11 years of marriage I can say I love my geek wife, who has matured and grown with my geeky self over the years (we're hardly recognizeable as geeks now unless you get to know us and then it's readily apparent).
Time with the Mrs. is almost always what I look forward to at the end of the day when I come home from work, and in the morning when I wake up.
As a practical suggestion, I'd suggest a high quality print of todays slashdot web page with your accpted "ask.slashgot.org" article, printed out in a frame. The fact that you cared enough about him to ask here on
Good luck to the two of you.
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Some sort of vehicle would be nice, too.
duh? RU blonde? He's a guy. Fuck him. Jesus...
they have everything a geek needs or wants...
Trix are for kids!
MOD PARENT UP!
My g/f rented a street walker for us one night. It was the greatest 45 seconds of my life.
I agree
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You guy seriously need to... nevermind. I honestly don't think she's asking for sex advise from us. She can probably handle that on her own. I think the question is what geek toys whould she buy him. If she's been paying attention, she would know which golden screw (no pun intended) he wants. I would be careful about encouraging the geek thing though... One of the most important lessons any geek learns is when NOT to be a geek.
Victorias seceret and spend the money on something he will like ...There are outher games besides computer s
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock. Will Rogers
You should know better than to ask a bunch of geeks what a girlfriend should get for her boyfriend. The obvious answer will more than likely be: a blowjob, sex, unobligated sex of his type choice (my vote :P), and "Just feed and water him, he should be OK".
:P Of course, doting on him and making him dinner or such would likely be just as appreciated, if not more so: not many typical geeks spend their time cooking. Show him how cool and counter-culture you are (valentine's day is typically a "guy sweats blood trying to please the female, for hopes that she'll appreciate his efforts" affair), and break some rules.
However, in terms of gadgetry, I'd have to put up for these as particularly good products:
Arc-AAA LED Flashlight (they look damned cool and industrial, and are incredible little lights - possibly the AA model, depends on what you're going for)
Kershaw folding knife (I personally like knives; he may not. However, there are a lot of things you can do with a knife that most folks don't think about. You might find that getting him a Swiss Army knife (or leatherman's tool) would be more appropriate to his tastes)
a flight watch - you might be able to find one of these at sub-100$ prices, I'm not sure. Flight watches have lots of nice dials and such that are sure to entertain him; a nice timepiece is fun to wear, IMO.
possibly something like a dremmel - it depends on how much he's into making things; it's possible he already has one, though.
Remember, the cardinal rule when buying gifts for guys, and geek guys in particular is: the exact opposite when shopping for woman. If it's not practical, we don't want it (more often than not). Don't waste your time/money on a card; they're impractical and don't mean anything unless you wrote it/made it yourself anyway.
I'd probably say it's harder to shop for men, as there's got to be a balance met amongst various factors: practicality, whether the person could/would use it, and the "nice to have" factor: sure, you could use a sexy looking flashlight, but a 10$ from kmart would probably do just fine: a nice one like the one above shows you care.
IMO.
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Go for the pr0nstar set, so you can mix up his geek *and* porn fantasies ;)
The "got root?" and "w00t!" ones are good too.
~Fricka
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Sexy? A plastic sheet, squeeze bottles of chocolate and mustard, and a blindfold can be fun for a game of "follow that taste". But that may be a little too intense.
Less sexy? Art paper and fingerpaints. Or plastic sheeting and bodypaint. Make sure it washes off.
Two spud guns, eye protection, a few potatoes, and a park for some more innocent fun.
Set up a treasure hunt. Buy a walkman-style cassette recorder at Goodwill, one with lots of screws on it. Take it apart and put the pieces in waterproof ziploc bags. Put a nice song on a tape for him - if you are careful, you can take apart the cassette, too. Hide the pieces around the neighborhood, including notes explaining how to find the next piece. A good excuse for that leatherman you bought him!
Fireworks are always appreciated, any time of year. I know one elderly couple that have made high explosives together for the last 50 years. If you don't have 400 acres, get something that makes a smaller crater.
A pair of pogo sticks, or hula hoops, or styrofoam swords.
Rent a tandem bicycle.
If you have a friend with acreage, rent a bulldozer (that might cost more like $300, but perhaps your friend needs some work done and can pay part of it). Nothing says love like a D4 Cat.
When inventing games, make it something that he can control - a lot of us are geeks because we do not respond well to authority, and prefer things that do what we tell them to. He wants to be clever, give him things he can be clever with. If you are feeling especially creative, give him things you BOTH can be clever with.
Sex is fun, but is over much too quickly. Stuff - especially geek stuff - becomes obsolete too quickly. Memories of laughter can last a lifetime.
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Y'all are assuming that the inquirer is female and the boyfriend is straight. Neither of those are implied in the question.
Just thought I'd bring that up when you brought up "girl on girl action."
How about a Life?
~GoAT~
I'm a geek and a lot of my collegues are geeks to.
While we work mostly with tech stuff, most of us are realy into nature stuff for a change, like growing plants etc. For example, my hobby is chili farming and cooking fiery meals.
If you like the leatherman idea...
My wife got me one of these for my birthday when we were dating. It's been the best pocketknife/screwdriver I've ever owned.
http://www.computergear.com/swisarcybtoo.html
It's customized for tech work, so most of the time you never need to use a different screwdriver. Excellent stuff, and if you look around you should be able to get one well under $100.
Good luck!
Are you sure he is a geek?
;)
First, he has a girlfriend,
Second, he was able to give you time and continue for 3 months...
Third, he didnt pass on that geeky effect to you and you still remember that there is a date called 14thFeb which is celebrated as V day
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hey babes, i have gone thro some trouble to get thro u so u better listen to this, men are the same everywhere, so blow jobs are great for them, lazy bums cant do it on their own, maybe 2 on that day wuid do the trick , but the best wud be if u wud give him his choice of food and an oil massage with a scrub bath, think about it , they all are lazy. but make sure u dont over do it so he knwos this was a gift not something he shud expect every day.
Seriously. My last GF knew my craving for sugar-laced goodies, so she baked me heart-shaped cookies with M&Ms in them. Also included was a little coupon she hand-drew that was good for a dinner and movie.
I never "redeemed" the coupon. That little scrap of paper is worth a fortune to me because she made it.
I did eat all the cookies however, they were delicious. And I really appreciated the effort she put in.
If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
It's a long thread and I don't mean to post this if someone else has but how about just asking him what he would like. He can give you a good idea what to get and it can still be a surprise. Just a thought.
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At any given time, I usually have a few things in that price range that I would like, but I don't want to waste the money. Ask him if there are any things he wants but won't buy himself.
Nothing against geekness. But I think most geeks really wish, from time to time, that they were just a bit more adaptable to the proverbial in-crowd. I'd suggest getting him something that makes him feel less like a geek, even if only for Valentines' Day. A bottle of new cologne, maybe some trendy pants and a shirt.... Help him get all spiffed up, then take him out somewhere trendy, and make him feel like he belongs there. With you at his side, looking fantastic, he'll be the guy who's got the girl. I can't think of a better lead-in to a more intimate romantic evening/night afterwards either.
Tels
what if your GIRLFRIEND is the geek?
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A nice bottle of champagne (or sparkling white made-somewhere-else wine :-) and a set of nice glasses for it can be a good thing also.
Depending on where you live, you'll probably want to save the long moonlight beach walk for summer time...
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...a fanny magnet?
All things in moderation; including moderation
really usefull...uses alot...nuff said
I figured out why the number of inane posts was so high on this thread.
You are jealous.
This geek has a girlfriend and you don't.
He reads slashdot so now when she thinks of him she will also think of slashdot and the relatinship will soon end.
Way to go.
Also, for you younger geeks out there, many women who find geek hopeless in hs, find them midly attrative once the graduate from college.
That is not a diss on women, their priorties just change from hs to mid 20s.
Just don't become that, I am smarter than everyone else and I hate the world because they are so stupid and shallow, geek.
...with a pound of Godiva chocolates and a coupon book redeemable anytime for his or her favorite sex acts.
- scuba
- bungee jumping
- trip to magic mountain
- kayaking/canoeing(?)
- beach
- surfboarding
- trip to nasa where you can get to train to be an astronaut
- go in a sea land (aquariums)
- skydiving
- building skydiving (or some term that i forget)
- hiking
- cruise
- sleep!
- parasailing
- trekking
- visit a zoo
- visit a museum/art gallery
- getting wed again!
- rock/wall climbing
- exercise!
- gliding
- skiing
etc.
Live your life each day as if it was your last.
Don't buy anything. Just play strip Halo.
Touch your geek's genitals. It's cheap, and he'll love you forever.
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Actually, the card on the Simpsons is a real card. It is from the Thomas the Tank Engine kids character. You can still buy packs of the cards on ebay. Try seaching for thomas tank cards
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get him nothing and don't make him get you anything. i don't know a single guy who likes the institution of valentine's day. sure it's nice to have a day to be romantic with your sweetheart, but most guys i know want to minimize the number of obligatory gift-giving days in the year. birthdays, anniversaries, valentine's day...we can only afford so much. save your money for a nice birthday present, or get yourself something nice and pretend it came from your boyfriend :-).
Hi I'm Mary been dating my geek for 7 months. It is not true they lose their ability to program or network or use Linux or Unix or what ever. Then again we are both geeks I'm Visual FX, so I use everything. Anyway.
For Valentines Day my suggestion is try something different. I know, it doesn't have to be geeky. But the guys like their toys.
I got my Carmagedon 2 off ebay. Because he has been playing the demo incessantly. But we do have plans for Valentines Day.
That include other hobbies we both have such as trains and being very Irish. And, "ehmm" sex. Btw, try using heat sinks, there fun.
But basically get something nice off thinkgeek.com that's always good. Then get him steak. Guys like meat.
Or a nice G5.
I have no idea what your guy likes.
I know mine loves model kits, and any hardware he can get his hands on.
And apparently he and a buddy have starts an OS collection.
He already collects Linux distros and different Unix versions, now that have moved to windows, and apple. And IBM.
Um I still think a bouquet of cables would be neat as a topper for a package guy do like flowers too even if they won't admit it. It's a nice gesture just make sure it bundled with some thing like a station time card from best buy ($36) or something.
USB memory sticks, or 6 format card readers. There is even one from newegg.com that has a floppy as part of it so he won't lose that bay.
Or a window kit.
Led lights and Magnets.
oh magnets are fun so are chemistry sets and dry ice and empty coke bottles.
Or some fun hacker book from Amazon. Like having fun while voiding your warranty
And in response to the rest of you,
I love my G33K T00.
Your suggested gift of CLOTHING was the last straw.
Granted, I'm not the target demographic for this sort of question, since I'm completely disinterested in any sort of relationship, particularly a sexual one (sex is the number 2 greatest waste of time in existance (sleep is number 1)), but clothes are the lamest gift imaginiable.
Maybe fancy clothes would work for you -- but not me! I only wear comfortable clothes. And I only wear clothes in the first place because the weather is inclement and I'd get arrested for walking around naked. Asking me to wear somthing expensive and flashy is like asking me to listen to pop music -- it's not happening without a fight.
The best gift I could receive for a lame corporate sponsored greedfest such as Valentine's day would be a get out of societal expectation jail free card. Failing that, book store gift certificates are treated same as cash by me.
I realize I'm a misanthrope, but please for the sanity of those of us not enslaved by our hormones, can you cut the romance crap. It's repugnant.
And what's sad is that this is a real HTTP response code.
*sigh*
cLive ;-)
-- Trinity in high heels carrying a whip: The donimatrix - there is no spoonerism
You can get them at ThinkGeek, and they're not expensive at all. 128Mb storage iirc, and a not too ugly watch. He'll know what to do with it.
well - it's dependant on what movies or games Your boygeek likes. :)
If it's something Starwars-alike: a voice transformation gadget to make him talk like darth wader could be awesome (check Viscount Voice Systems HP3). He most likely has lightsabre and wader's helmet already for sure.
if it's Starship troopers - get him one more DVD with it so he'd have a backup copy of that great full-of-geek-exciting-nude shower-room scene he likes some much (despite denying).
If it's Back To The Future: as time machines, as well as flying delorans are not yet sold so widely, hooverboard could do the job if You can find one around. If not, You could get a roller-based one and paint it like antigravitational.
If he has all the walls covered with posters of StarTrek (any of 72/73 episodes), then some alien-guy dress or something could be cool, as well as another lot of posters or stolen thing from a StarTrek gadget and model museum. Or a original script ("the one and only, signed by director"), if he doesn't own one already (You can find such things on eBay easily).
If it's 9 and a half weeks then he's certainly not a real geek.
If it is something of 196x scifi, like The Angry Red Planet - get some dress in style of Those Times and some weird things (from used trash market), what looks like those martians in movie.
If it's Alien then just be Ripley, and get an Alien Tissue in You
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cheers and all the best and luck to You geek-wide-world, in those not an easy times - The Valentine day...
First and formost, I hope that the sex talk hasn't put you off too badly (or at all).
I'm in a serious relationship and I've been pondering what to get for my GF this holiday, and the best that I can thinking of is roses.
Go figure.
That said, for her birthday, I bought theater tickets, for Christmas, I got her clothes (picture me in Talbots holding up one of her sweaters telling the store clerk that she's this size...) along with some CDs and other things.
So maybe the best thing to get him is something that you both can enjoy, like tickets to live music show, a nice dinner, theater, etc.
Best of luck.
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I am the Mother of two Major Geek Sons, one in the Silicon Valley and another working in his Geekdom in Houston, Texas and they both really appreciate a woman that can or will attempt to actually cook dinner for them at their place or, at a minimum, bake them a delicious edible home-baked item for this big Lovey-Dovey event. Purchasing and presenting your Geek with an easy to prepare brownie mix can go a long way toward winning the Geek's heart.
The 5mm hex socket not only comes with three double-ended bits in a swing-out holder, but is perfect for hext nuts on posts on PC cases.
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shows several vendors under $40.
Add to that many of the other excellent suggestions, and you're still under budget.
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If you are hot, then the geek is just so frickin' happy just to have you (and must be thinkin' you high). Buy a teddy. Wear it with pride.
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A girl, guys!! A real girl! Go, go, go!! run! Don't be shy!
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Hold onto the cash and sometime in the next year you two will be out and about and he'll see something that is just too cool to pass up. Then instead of arguing about money or lamenting about being broke you can surprise him that you cared enough to hold out for the time he really needed it!
"Can there be a Klein bottle that is an efficient and effective beer pitcher?"
Try a dating service, my friend. And good luck to you. Oh, and don't jump!
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I met my geek while we were tudying comp. programming - He is now a sys admin (Unix/Linux flavours) plays EQ most nights and I wouldn't dream of attempting to buy him anything computer related (other than an Aeron chair). :) Just spend some real quality time with him and as all the other gorgeous geeks have said so explicitly if it's not out of the question for personal values reasons, then sex will definitely be on his list of things to get....
Valentines day is going to be a romantic dinner at a great restaurant overlooking the bay and then some quality time back home away from EQ and my study books (I'm doing an MBA) - I know this is better than anything I could buy
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Hi!
First, please let me apologize for the unbelievable number of cretins who have posted most of their sexual fantasies. "Pathetic" isn't nearly enough of a word.
Second, let me suggest doing something that combines technology and ergonomics, and will constantly remind your beloved of you. And this wee giftie includes the Two Things Every Guy Wants Most:
Let me suggest that you guy your beloved a Lutron Spacer dimmer. There is a wallstation version you can install in a den or office; or a tabletop version that controls a single lamp (perfect for a cubicle). Either version comes with a remote control.
It's not just what you give, but how you give it.
It's a guy thing--even for non-geek guys. We like to do the Manly Thing and install stuff. Especially if it involves tools. (This is central to Home Depot's business plan.) Buy the wallstation dimmer, and give it to him. And let him install it--whereupon you can take the remote and dial the lights down a click or three. (It is Valentine's Day, after all.)
If you opt for the tabletop version you don't have the instant opportunity for romance--but you will likely guarantee that he'll have the coolest cubicle at work. (He'll probably have to lock up the remote to keep it from being swiped.) Either way, it's a killer geek gift.
ram. you can never have enough ram... ...or the bj idea....
Dude, it is a thong. Of course it is supposed to fit "snug."
The fact you have been on /. should be the biggest present.
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tell that to my ex-girlfriend! No really...tell her. Better late than never.
been relevant if the present was for his birthday - the suggestion was for Valentine's though.
Football???
for those who don't know, "double entendre" is French for "double entry"...
Get your geek something you'll enjoy doing with him. For example, I recently bought my girlfriend the SIMS game for Playstation2, which allows two people to sit together in the same place and play a game that's all about social interactions. We play that game a lot. We get to spend time together and do something geeky at the same time, which in our case is plusses all around. So my suggestion is, find something geeky that you can identify with on some level, and that the two of you can share. Game, movie, whatever.
I'm a software engineer. I have very deep technical skills at what I do. But I also have a life outside of the computer screen, both social and otherwise, and unlike a "geek" I'm not socially inept. I love computers but they're not the most important thing in my life. I'm a technical expert. Call yourself a geek if you want, but you're not doing yourself any favours.
You entirely miss the point. I am also a well rounded, physically fit, socially active technical expert, but none of that is as important to me as my love of computers. I do my fourty hours plus a week with the computers, then go home to spend more time on computers. I make time for social activities and exercise because I enjoy them, too, but my first love is computers and technology.
I wear the term "geek" with pride because that's who I am, not what I do. Your technical ability is just a path to more social experiences - my social experiences are a path to better, more interesting technical projects. When working for a company, I'm not just working for a paycheck, I happily dig into the details of my job simply because I enjoy it.
Part of the reason I wear the title of "geek" with pride is because the paycheck players are so annoying. While I'm trying to get the big project in shape for a release, they're musing about the fine details of golf or wondering how they're doing in the latest football pool. Those aren't geeks, they're just nerds.
No, tech isn't the most important thing about my life. That would be my wife and children. But it does rate a close second. It's all a matter of priorities. My priorites identify me as a geek, and yours seem to identify you as a socialite who happens to work with computers. If you think that you are cooler because your activities fit your own priorites better, then you should go look up the word "egocentrism".
Wake up - the future is arriving faster than you think.
=) It would be kinda funny for him to get replies meant for you if that is the case. =)
That's exactly what my wife got me last year.
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You completely miss the point too. It is possible to be all the things *you* describe yourself as being without having to cling onto the 'geek' label. I don't know why you bother to identify yourself in such a manner -- you may not see this, but you are seriously demeaning yourself with such an association.