Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#31

Post by W4SP » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 6:56 PM UTC

talonx wrote: post #3

Pretty narrow question - considering that not all geeks celebrate Christmas.

It's a problem-solution thing. Commenting on HN typically has more substance than "I don't like ___". Your comment might have been more constructive if you restated the question to something you found more appropriate or thought would generate better discussion.

EDIT: I didn't down vote, just wanted to comment

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#32

Post by gst » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 7:07 PM UTC

Nothing.

I'm pretty happy with the things that I have and I can't imagine anything that I need (but don't already have). When moving to two different countries in the past I've managed to pack all the things I need into a single backpack.

Besides my phone, my laptop, my bicycle, and plenty of clothes I don't really have any use for other things.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#33

Post by blah123 » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 8:04 PM UTC

I want a Macbook Pro (not McBook Pro) 15 in, 2.8Ghz, with 8GB RAM, Geforce 330GT 512 GDDR3 RAM and 500GB SSD HHD. It ouwld cost only about 4000 including Apple-tax

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#34

Post by whimsy » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 8:35 PM UTC

>What should be on the Christmas list of geeks everywhere?

What should be on the Christmas list of mods everywhere? Of goths? Of clubbers? Of poly people? There are no answers to this type of question that aren't bred of ignorance or absurdity. This second question is silly.

The first was sensible. I suppose I could use a sweater.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#35

Post by proexploit » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 8:40 PM UTC

gst wrote: post #32

Nothing. I'm pretty happy with the things that I have and I can't imagine anything that I need (but don't already have). When moving to two different countries in the past I've managed to pack all the things I need into a single backpack. Besides my phone, my laptop, my bicycle, and plenty of clothes I don't really have any use for other things.

I agree with you. I've got what I need. My family still insists on gift-giving and I'm forced to make a list in an attempt to get something actually useful to me or helpful to someone else.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#36

Post by geekytenny » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 9:02 PM UTC

a geeky lady partner that is russian and in her 20s. lol

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#37

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 11:31 PM UTC

gst wrote: post #32

Nothing. I'm pretty happy with the things that I have and I can't imagine anything that I need (but don't already have). When moving to two different countries in the past I've managed to pack all the things I need into a single backpack. Besides my phone, my laptop, my bicycle, and plenty of clothes I don't really have any use for other things.

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Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#38

Post by clistctrl » Sun, Nov 28, 2010, 11:33 PM UTC

A good Scotch.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#39

Post by Cafesolo » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 3:02 AM UTC

Macbook, Kindle, Scotch.

Re: Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

#40

Post by tbac » Mon, Nov 29, 2010, 5:46 AM UTC

talonx wrote: post #24

gsivil wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was not a downvoter but I think that your comment is a bit problematic. First of all, saying that not all geeks celebrating Christmas is at least obvious. In addition, think of this hypothetical question and you may understand the downvoters: - Ask HN: Which Apple product do you desire the most? - Answer: Not all geeks desire an Apple product.

@gsivil - Thanks for jotting down these points. I think my response was more geared towards the text "What should be on the Christmas list of geeks everywhere?" rather than the title "What do you want for Christmas?" of the OP's question. They can be interpreted as being different - at least I did.

I would like to know the answer to this too! I'm trying to think of a present for my boyfriend but I don't know much about the latest gadgets or useful accessories for a programmer. I was thinking an ergonomic desk chair but $600 is way out of my budget. Any ideas??