Ask HN: what's on your Christmas list?

Post by makmanalp » Sun, Dec 05, 2010, 7:06 PM UTC

jfb wrote: post #5

I had a cherry '79 Yamaha SG2000 on my list; but it occurred to me that there are plenty of people who for whom that $1500 would go a lot further than it would providing the fifth (admittedly nice) instrument to hang on my wall. So I'm taking part in a local charity that collects wish lists from the indigent/desperately poor and I'm going to put that $1500 into making their Christmas' less shitty. The stuff on the li…

Post by jfb » Sun, Dec 05, 2010, 7:07 PM UTC

makmanalp wrote: post #31

jfb wrote: post #5

I had a cherry '79 Yamaha SG2000 on my list; but it occurred to me that there are plenty of people who for whom that $1500 would go a lot further than it would providing the fifth (admittedly nice) instrument to hang on my wall. So I'm taking part in a local charity that collects wish lists from the indigent/desperately poor and I'm going to put that $1500 into making their Christmas' less shitty. The stuff on the li…

Good on you. I can't really justify paying that much for something I don't deserve, since I don't think I'm that good yet. How about this one, though? :( http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ibanez-Artist-Guitar-1978-2622-S...

Post by jlees » Sun, Dec 05, 2010, 7:13 PM UTC

Post by grantbachman » Sun, Dec 05, 2010, 7:15 PM UTC

Post by PStamatiou » Sun, Dec 05, 2010, 7:20 PM UTC

seancron wrote: post #16

* A kinect sensor so that I can have some fun coding hacks for it. * Possibly an e-reader, although I still can't decide between the Nook and the Kindle right now. * Hopefully not too many gift cards to specific stores, since I never seem to use them. I know I'll inevitably receive some. * Almost anything from ThinkGeek, like these Miracle Berry Fruit Tablets that I want to try: http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wack…