Comments on: Gifts for Geeks, Stuff that Matters http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/ I will not fix your computer. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.26 By: Dax http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11065 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:45 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11065

My wife works for the university here and she has one of these on her desk. Anyone fond of the biological sciences would probably love anything from the site.

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]]> By: ST/op http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11064 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:41:55 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11064

Are you aware what these m*f*s at Valve are charging us, Europeans, for their merchandise? I wanted one of these HL headcrabs for my kid (I’m too old for this shit!)… This item is 29$, then they charge you an extra 27$ for overseas delivery and you may expect extra charge for VAT in your country of destination. Altogether, it might end up at around 70-80$! That’s rip-off if you ask me…

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]]> By: Mart http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11058 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:33:51 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11058

@ Luke: LoL.. Whats new? I still have candy they gave me like a year ago. Still wrapped nicely on my desk, uneaten.

You could just point them to thinkgeek.com and say “Get me anything from there.” :D

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]]> By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11055 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:14:17 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11055

@Mart: My cow-orkers are what we call “normal people” so they pretty much have no clue what I would like. They vaguely understand I’m interested in “computer stuff” but they wouldn’t have the faintest clue what to buy me.

I usually get:

– gift cards
– winter attire (hat, scarf type things)
– gift basket/candy mix
– etc…

Long time ago, at another job someone gave me an anthology of Asimov’s short stories. That was probably the only secret santa gift I have ever received that was actually in the ballpark.

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]]> By: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11054 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:05:05 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11054

@IceBrain: Yeah, Think-Geek is a one stop destination for this kind of stuff. They do mark up their wares a bit though. You can usually buy the same items cheaper on Amazon or from the original vendors.

But yes, I bought many an item from there. :)

@Mart: OMG! I haven’t seen these before but I love them! Gotta have them all! I think I want the the Higg’s Bosson the most just so I can pick it up and say “Hey look, I found the God Particle!”

Thanks! That’s exactly the type of stuff I wanted to see when I was writing this post!

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]]> By: Mart http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11053 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:55:25 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11053

How about subatomic particle plush toys from Particle Zoo? I would love to have them all!

My colleagues seem to know me well. During the office Christmas party, I got a 2GB microSD card. How cool is that? LoL! :D

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]]> By: IceBrain http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11052 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/12/19/gifts-for-geeks-stuff-that-matters/#comment-11052

Well, I’m planning to offer myself an Arduino. ThinkGeek is the place for geek gift, although Instructables.com has some neat stuff for those who have time/skill to make stuff. The “turn signal biking jacket” (http://www.instructables.com/id/turn-signal-biking-jacket/) is pure win :P

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