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    What to get for Christmas

    So yeah... My family keeps asking me what I want for Christmas... and I have no idea what I want. I mean, a nice laptop, or a server rack would be nice - but that's out of the question.

    I'm already getting a $1500 cruise to Grand Caymen/Mexico.... but I don't know what else I want.

    Any ideas for what to get a geek for Christmas?

    Just a little background:

    I'm a geek
    I am a musician
    I do web design
    I do all sorts of computer stuff (coding, fixing, etc)
    I will NOT be able to get something super expensive, like a server rack, a new PC, etc.
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    Re: What to get for Christmas

    a life would be a good present lol j/k just messin with ya neil :P

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    Re: What to get for Christmas

    a nice new sennheiser headphone the fill that audiophile feeling when playing music
    or a usb hub well doomsday hub to be exact
    http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/9116/
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    Re: What to get for Christmas

    I'd like to tackle this from the musician angle, but I need to know what instrument you play. Guitar? If so, how about a nice, MIDI-controllable guitar effects unit? Behringer makes some nice but surprisingly inexpensive units.

    nexhunter's already suggested headphones; good, noise-insulating headphones are an absolute boon to coders.

    What about a good keyboard or mouse? Das Keyboard, for example, may be a little expensive, but some other peripherals aren't.

    How about something geeky but small to mess with people who come into your office/workspace? ThinkGeek has tons of cool, geeky stuff that's perplexing to outsiders, but useful to me and you, such as this binary clock.

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    Re: What to get for Christmas

    Socks?
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