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Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by jaxn »

I got a watch, scarf, and gloves. I am at the airport on my way to visit my girlfriend and am interested to see what she gives me (she is getting a sweet camera).

But now that I have kids the giving is so much more fun than the getting. I got them a Samsung N130 netbook, mini helicopters, some books (DIY Diary of a Wimpy Kid looks fun), moleskines and no socks or underwear. Being santa is fun.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by jaxn »

Osmose wrote: post #21

Samsung N130 Netbook, A $50 bond and a coffee mug. Oh, and a Rubik's cube that has been eating up far too much time. For my Dad, I promised to pay for a golf club he has on backorder. For my girlfriend, I got a PS3 with MGS4 and Little Big Planet (which is really so I can play LBP). Still trying to get my Mom to tell me what to get her, sadly.

I bought my kids an N130 too. Pretty sweet little machine and you can put a 2GB RAM chip in there (which I did for $60).

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by jaxn »

PStamatiou wrote: post #12

bought myself another 80GB X25-M SSD along with MCE optibay so I can RAID-0 them in my 17-in unibody macbook pro. Also a 32GB Class 10 SDHC card for my Kodak Zi8. And a UI stencil set for making website mockups http://www.uistencils.com/ I got my family a 23andme ancestry DNA test and they LOVED it. Gave bro-in-law & sister a Flip MinoHD for baby vids

That optibay, is that the thing that replaces the DVD drive? I have been tempted to do that too.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by JshWright »

charliepark wrote: post #7
DanielBMarkham wrote: post #5

I had an HN-Christmas. I got stuff that I saw other HN'ers recommended over the last year. First was the CDs. Arvo Part Fratres. Arvo Part Tabula Rasa, Gorecki' Symphony #3, and Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians (These are REALLY GOOD) I am enjoying the heck of of them so far this morning. Then, from another HN thread, the ultimate nerd game, Settlers of Catan. Can't wait to try it out later today. Finally some cust…

Settlers is great. It has a bit of a learning curve, though, so if you have any friends who know how to play (and who would be okay with a few "open hand" rounds), you might invite them over. Have fun!

Certainly the deeper strategies of the game can take a while to develop and master, but the basic mechanics are fairly simple...

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by andrewljohnson »

maxklein wrote: post #31
vaksel wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

that's a weird ass present, is it skin skin, or some garment made out of it?

The entire skin. Quite thick - not really wearable.

It actually might not be illegal. I was on safari last year and I was told you could buy a license to hunt leopards, just they are very expensive. You can also hunt lions and other big game.

Re: Ask HN: So HNers, whatd'ya get for Christmas?

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Post by zandorg »

BrentRitterbeck wrote: post #24

I got Monopoly City, an old Chase Manhattan stock certificate, and a mint condition 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollar note.

I have (though I bought it myself) a Carolco bond (which covered Terminator 2), and framed it, and I point at it and go "Without this paper, no Terminator 2!"
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