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Tech Gifts for the Holidays
MrCopilot pointed out that every year there are a slew of gadgets geeks desire for Christmas, and approximately 7 million web pages dedicated to compiling lists of them.
So why shouldn't we join in the fun. Here are stories from
Dallas News,
CBS News,
Seattle Times,
E Media Wire,
Detroit News and
MSNBC. So lets take a crack at your own list. There's still another day or two where things could conceivably be shipped on time for the holidays. I highly recommend Rock Band, although my aching hands might disagree.
.... you insensitive clod :)
I read over a few of the lists... they seem more like lists for tech enthusiasts rather than actual.. geeks per se. Where the hell is Hubo? No segways? Motor scooters? Play pen balls? Although personally, I'm aiming for ice skates this winter.
If you gave me a 10k gift certificate for ThinkGeek, I bet I could spend it.
Well, it has never been successfully tested.
My kid is a genetic gamer, with Controller Thumb to prove it. I wanted to give him a gift which would allow him to use his hand-skills and yet challenge his brain.
I gave him a slide rule.
Yes AC, I'd like that too. You've been trolling here too long and I hate you.
I see Apple products, add-ons for Apple products, Wii, TiVo, PSP...
:P
Where are Vista, Zune 2 ? XBox360 ? (admittedly, more of a fit for past year lists)
Tech-gifts lists confirm it : MS is dying
I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of killer sig, which this margin is too narrow to contain.
I can help with this.
How can you say that either game is "more awesome" than the other?
You just say it. It helps if you actually have that opinion, but it's not really necessary.
You're comparing apples and oranges.
Apples are better than oranges. Oranges are too sugary and the non-juice parts of the orange are more-or-less pointless. Oranges are really a drink, whereas apples are a food. And, as a drink, oranges are too sugary and don't contain adequate caffeine. When apples are made into a drink, they're actually worse than orange juice though.
You also have to buy the good apples. Discount apples have little taste.
I would recommend Rock Band to anyone with more than two friends.
Does God count as a friend?
I started the "*BSD is dead" thing you know.
We know, AC. You're responsible for all the evil posts and memes around here. Here's a song for you:
"Sympathy for the AC"
Please allow me to introduce myself/ I'm a man who's crass and vile.
Ive been around for over 10 long years/ Hijacked many a story's forum.
And I was round when Cmdr Taco/ Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that the GNAA/ Put ASCII Goatse in every post
Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name/But whats puzzling you,/Is the nature of my game
I stuck around in the BSD forums/ When I saw it was time for a change
Killed Open, Net, and Free BSD/ And posted the Netcraft server stats
I got inside /Hacked an editor's account
While the dupe stories rained /And the forums sucked
Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, whats puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
I watched with glee/ As your Apple and MS fanboys
Fought for a decade/ For the Gods they made
I shouted out,/Who killed Stephen King?
When after all/He's still not dead!
Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, whats puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
Just as every editor downmods forum posts,/ and all the trolls are saints!
As heads is tails/ Just call me "Mr. A. C."
'Cause I'm in need of an IP ban
So if you meet me/Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-earned Mod points/Or I'll lay your posts to waste
Pleased to meet you/Hope you guess my name, oh yeah/Ah, whats puzzling you/Is the nature of my game, oh yeah....
...that didn't get a Xmas bonus ?
Oh, I can't help quoting you because everything that you said rings true