Thread: What do you want for Christmas?

I don't know if most here look forward to presents at Christmas (that aspect of Christmas has gotten less exciting since I've gotten older).

I've got no idea what I should ask for, and I always feel bad when I ask for nothing and my family spends money on things I won't use (it seems like a waste of money.).

*puts on Santa costume*

However, all of these boxes filled with illegal crime money are really cluttering up my house. So I was wondering if anyone had anything they were wanting for Christmas this year? Are there any games, books, or gadgets that you would like?

it seems like a waste of money

O_o

I tell people to either donate to one of my projects or Child's Play if I can't think of anything I'd find useful.

But then, I have a few hundred books on a list I'd like to read.

all of these boxes filled with illegal crime money are really cluttering up my house

I've been wanting "The Room" (The puzzle game for Android; I already own the awfultastic film.) because I'm hugely fond of the genre.

Soma

Originally Posted by phantomotap

O_o

I've been wanting "The Room" (The puzzle game for Android; I already own the awfultastic film.) because I'm hugely fond of the genre.

Soma

That looks pretty good, point and clicks do well with the controls. I had expected it to be based off the movie when looking it up, then I saw it had high scores, and the confusion WAS TEARING ME APART LISA!

I still have a copy of Myst from years ago. I think it was one of the first games that I looked into the files of. I got stuck hard at some point, and we didn't have the internet then, so I ended up trying to cheat by playing with the files lol.

Originally Posted by MutantJohn

I want another GTX 750 Ti.

That looks pretty cool. I keep thinking of getting a new graphics cards, then I remember I have a slim case on my PC, AND IT WOULD TEAR IT APART LISA! (Unless it was low-profile)

I still have a copy of Myst from years ago.

O_o

The "Myst" series was good, but I find the first games largely overrated thanks to the insane "Oh, you need to be a genius to finish the game." mentality.

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Overrated isn't really the right word, but I can't find a better one.
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*shrug*

I gave "The Room" a try; the game is worth the money if you are into that sort of game.

Soma

This quite a mouthful, but I would like a Nakaya Gold fishes 2 by "Akatame and Kurotame" technique.

Originally Posted by laserlight

This quite a mouthful, but I would like a Nakaya Gold fishes 2 by "Akatame and Kurotame" technique.

Any idea why a fountain pen would cost $2,100 ? It is made out of Ebonite which according to wikipedia is just a very hard rubber.

Originally Posted by stevesmithx

Any idea why a fountain pen would cost $2,100 ? It is made out of Ebonite which according to wikipedia is just a very hard rubber.

The lacquer + gold/silver/etc powder techniques required to get the artistic design on the ebonite body.

Originally Posted by laserlight

The lacquer + gold/silver/etc powder techniques required to get the artistic design on the ebonite body.

Plus, Ebonite has a very low spawn rate, and can only be mined with an enchanted diamond pickaxe. [citation needed]

I can't really poke fun though, the art supplies I buy are ridiculously expensive. Even the 9*11" sheets of paper are around 3 dollars a piece (but they are extremely smooth and thick, and can absorb all the graphite you want).

Originally Posted by Rebeccanne Rusk

I want a new laptop not because "just because" but really my battery has died already. I don't use this for coding because I have a laptop issued by my company. My personal laptop still has Celeron inside, beat that.

Do you mean your battery is not charging? If it's a NiCad battery, it's probably got the "memory effect" thing going on. If you get a new laptop that also uses this type of battery, remember to unplug it every once and a while and completely drain the battery naturally. It's unintuitive, but it's necessary to maintaining the batteries charge capacity.

For out of date technology though, I have a relative who was still using a dial-up internet connection up until 2-3 years ago (iirc). She didn't even have the excuse of it being cheaper, as it was $40 a month. Telling her about DSL was like talking to that knight from Monty Python, "This horrible internet is but a flesh wound!" lol.

GeForce GTX 980, preferably a Ti (one can dream).