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Ask Slashdot: Gifts For a 90-Year-Old, Tech-Savvy Dad?

Posted by timothy on from the subscription-to-vibe dept.

First time accepted submitter Bearhouse writes "My Dad amazes me with (a) his longevity & energy, and (b) his continued ability to mess around with electronics stuff. Since he already has things ranging from valve amps made from war-surplus, via an original IBM PC kit to an Android tablet, I was going to buy him a Raspberry Pi for Christmas. Turns out he's already got one. I saw nothing that really got me excited here, so your ideas would be appreciated."

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  1. Re:Maybe a 3d printer? by laejoh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Add in the plans of a coffin!

  2. Viagra by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Viagra

    -- Your 90 year-old dad.

    Captcha: Buttocks.

  3. Re:Time by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Funny

    They have everything they need or want, but what they can't buy is time with family.

    Mine could. I made a small fortune that way as a kid.

  4. Re:same thing I always tell others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My parents' did that for their grandson - they asked what he wanted for his birthday and all he said was "I don't know/care". Well, that year he got a pink dress. Next year, he had plenty of good ideas.

  5. Re:An Arduino kit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heathkit Pacemaker

    jr

  6. Re:same thing I always tell others by Translation+Error · · Score: 5, Funny

    My parents' did that for their grandson - they asked what he wanted for his birthday and all he said was "I don't know/care". Well, that year he got a pink dress. Next year, he had plenty of good ideas.

    Of course he did! Now he can accessorize!

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  7. Re:Maybe a 3d printer? by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

    Forget that! Add in the plans for a 90-year-old woman.

    Why not two seventy-year-old women?

    They'll both assume you're with the other one and he can get to the lab to get some work done.

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