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Geek Culture / It's that time again (Xmas lists)

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Fallout
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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 20:49
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So, as xmas is rapidly approaching again, what are you guys gonna ask for? I'm trying to figure out what ideas I should throw out to my parents so I don't get a pair of socks this year.


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Chris Franklin_
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A ps3 which I won't get so I dunno, that's what I'd like though, other than some tickets to see Paramore and Metallica in 2008, but they're not selling the tickets yet


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AlanC
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All I want is Call Of Duty 4. Maybe Macgyver Season 2 DVD. But thats it, can't think of anything eles I want.



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Fallout
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I was thinking about asking for a DS, but I know I'll never use it. Don't have time really! I need to think of something for a person who spends all their time at work, commuting to/from work, or crashed out watching tele in the evenings. I'm thinking a projector, but they cost loads of money for a goodun!


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Aaron Miller
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I want food, and the internet... That's it.


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hmmm.... havnt thought yet, but here a goes

Time shift
strangle hold
itunes gift card
Shawn of the dead
money
an xbox 360 controller
and last, a friend..

jk.


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David R
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Spore pre-order,
Massive bundle of games by Introversion (£50),
Maybe an MP3 player to replace my now thoroughly broken 20 gig one

(those are things I'd like but I only really expect to get one, which is the mp3 player)


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Quote: "a friend"


good luck finding one of them i've been trying for years but still ain't got any

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Quote: "I'm thinking a projector, but they cost loads of money for a goodun!"
Get a projector. Forget the money. I was never bothered until a friend of mine got one. Ordered one within a week (of constant research). Nothing like digging out those Star Wars and Indiana Jones DVDs and firing up the microwave popcorn. At the time (about 2 years ago) I got a 720p Sony projector for about £1500. Don't forget the screen though. I found very reasonable screens online and got a 104" manual screen with all the extra installation stuff for about £300. Oh, and ceiling mount of about £80. Installation for the whole lot was £100 (after I half demolished my wall...). And replacement bulbs are around £800. *BUT* it is totally worth it. Really.

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I don't really ask for stuff. I find it rude to ask for stuff, because I don't think you should expect to get stuff from people, but instead be happy if they do give you something. (And don't be grumpy if they don't.)

And if someone asks me what I wish, I usually don't know, anyway. :p

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All i want at the moment is Battlestar Galactica Season 3 DVD's.

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My mom went christmas shopping before halloween...Said she wanted to get an early start on things..

This is what I asked for:

Orange Box for PC
160 GB HDD (mines getting full )
Dragonforce:Inhuman Rampage
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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 21:57
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Quote: "Get a projector. Forget the money"


Easy to say when it's your own cash. But not when ya old man asks you what you want for xmas and you say 1 grands worth of tele equipment.


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I want a job, so I can buy stuff again. Prefably one in the games industry.

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I want Santa to bring me a 3rd GEN iPod Nano,
Jam Sessions for Nintendo DS, OverLord for XBOX 360, and most of all of the games-
BlackSite: Area 51 for XBOX 360. Oh yeah.

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I want my two front teeth. And a neverending supply of the Cow tails candy. idk, too early to ask me that.
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Only thing I can think to ask for within the price range is Wii Points Cards and clothes. We're already getting Gutar Hero 3 and Super Mario Galaxies for sure, so that's 2 games off the list. I just like to leave everything a surprise I guess. If all else fails they can get me a Newegg gift card or something. They know what I like.

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Chris Franklin_
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Scrap what I said about not being able to get tickets to see Paramore for Christmas, I'm getting backstage tickets


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Posted: 11th Nov 2007 23:44 Edited at: 11th Nov 2007 23:47
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Yeah a job would be nice here too Prefebly one that pays.

I've spent £600/$1200 on other people but coz im skint i'm going without this year. I raised the cash selling anything I don't us on ebay, dunno what i'll do next year though if im still poor

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A monkey with a banjo...

I don't know what I want really...some new music maybe? Some interesting books and old games that'll run on my computer - that's a point, Orange Box will work with my computer - I might ask for an ethernet card too, so I can use it at Uni, instead of connecting to the net here with this damn laptop.

As for the whole books stuff, I'm really getting interested in ancient epics and the history surrounding it, like Gilgamesh and Mesopotamia, the stories of Scandinavian culture etc. (I went as far as developing a semi-Norse English dialect for an opening I have to hand in tomorrow. 'Ve all caeld not sja') - I suppose my course is to blame for that.

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A nice PC case.


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I have spent too much money on Wii virtual console, XBLA, and PSN games. Would be nice to get some of those point cards they have for sale in retail stores.

And cash is always good

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All I want for christmas, is yoouu...

Sod that, I'm getting a DS. Plus I'm going to splash some cash on presents for my friends, then never again.

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Posted: 12th Nov 2007 01:05 Edited at: 12th Nov 2007 01:08
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Quote: "I'm thinking a projector, but they cost loads of money for a goodun!"


Haha, no they don't... DIY

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As for pressy's... I don't particularly want that much.
Maybe some cash to get my tattoo finished, or a holiday around Europe with Contiki (basically, a massive pub-crawl )

Having said that, my parent's a bit stupid with gifts. I keep telling them I want a specific thing and nothing else (since I know they can't afford it), yet they end up spending at least twice as much on stupid things that I'll never use!

Oh well.

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Alrighty...its kinda different with me.

I don't expect any gifts, I instead spoil my friends and family.

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Quote: "All I want is Call Of Duty 4."


Yes! *bows down* , call of duty 4 is really really fun, it's to short though i finished it in 2 days..

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I'm so mad, EB hasn't called about my GH3 pre-order, damn Zombie, I envy you.

Well I'm going to ask for a new PC rig, I got mine in 2k, and can't play any new games. Also I'm going to ask for Medal of Honor : Heroes 2 and if I don't manage to snatch up Galaxy a copy of that too. But in the mean time I've been craving monkey ball, better dig up my banana blitz...

And maybe a Xbox 360 if I feel like it.

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Mine:

Call of Duty 4
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Cash to buy a new crash

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Don't celebrate Christmas, but if I were to ask for something, I'd wish the good old man would get my girlfriend out of her troubles. That would be good.


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For the Wii? My friends worked on that game and everytime I walked by the desks with it running my jaw dropped. The graphics put it up there, in my opinion, as the second best looking game next to SMG.

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It looks quite good for the Wii, but the fact is, would it lag like CoD3?

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I would like for people to not put up christmas decorations till at least DECEMBER!
I suppose either FL Studio or The Orange Box would be good.

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Quote: "Easy to say when it's your own cash. But not when ya old man asks you what you want for xmas"
Then ask for a projector screen. Get the projector yourself. Trust me on this one, until you see Star Wars and Guitar Hero on a projector screen then you haven't lived Fast cars, birds, football, and beer are the other requirements With your car you obviously live in my world of disposable money and credit cards

And yes, that sentimental post was about right. Sod the DS (I have two anyways) and a mountain of socks and IT equipment, I have one wish and it involves the words red, bird, and dress. Thats what I gather anyways

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You can buy projectors these days for about £300, it needn't be the incredible money pit that it once was - I'm waiting till I find a bigger house before I get one, but it's on my list, I just bought a LCD TV instead.

Personally I'm looking forward to time off more than anything, 2 weeks off work is the best thing about xmas.


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Quote: "Personally I'm looking forward to time off more than anything, 2 weeks off work is the best thing about xmas."


Nah, it has to be the food. Mmmmmmm sheep's head. Okay i don't participate in eating that at christmas, but whatever works for people.

How's the snow coming along with you guys anyway? We've had snow for about a week now. The first night we got lots but it's been rather quiet after that.

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Quote: "You can buy projectors these days for about £300, it needn't be the incredible money pit that it once was"
Yeah, but they tend to be rubbish. The one I got (Sony HS50) was rated better than a lot that came after it in it's category for a good while and was only a little more expensive than more budget type options (I'm talking £1000 Panasonic type mark. The sub £500 efforts really aren't worth it). Pretty sure it can be got for a little under a grand now. Although these days I would be eyeing up the 1080p devices for around £2k I believe. Niiiiceeee...

Quote: "2 weeks off work is the best thing about xmas"
Used to be for me. Now family are near then stuff that.

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1) Money - for my SAVINGS, not to spend. (I'm saving hard)
2) A car (I can drive already, just never shelled out on a car + stupid insurance for a young male like myself)
3) A productivity / morale boost!

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Angelina Jolie in her Tomb Raider get up

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Dude, you are not trying hard enough with that. Have more beer and get back to me...

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unlike many presents this one requires some things be disassembled

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I already bought what I wanted in this year

1. Canon Powershot SD 800 IS.
2. Casio WK - 3300.

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1) Money - for my SAVINGS, not to spend. (I'm saving hard)
2) A car
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Quote: "How's the snow coming along with you guys anyway? We've had snow for about a week now. The first night we got lots but it's been rather quiet after that.
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LOL, we're still running the A/C here. It was frickin' 90 degrees out in Nevada where I went to do some work.

Anyway, what I want:
Some time off would be the best thing. I have most everything else I need.

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Aye. But I can think of one or two items that are better (and easier by the looks of things) to disassemble. You know, things that can amazingly fit in your pocket.

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1. New computer
2. Get my flare engine 20% done!
3. Get some playable demos ready!
4. Money!
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Still liking the projector idea! I would actually consider building one myself as Jeku suggested, but I couldn't justify spending £200-£300 on bulbs and lenses and stuff, without knowing for sure I could build something good. I like projects though, so I might try and find a how-to with exact parts, and then build my own. Otherwise, I'm really looking at a £700 one. I've been reading reviews and basically these days you can get ones that are good DVD quality with deep blacks that look decent in a dimly lit room, which is good enough for me. I'm moving house soon though, so will wait to see what my room/lounge will be like.

@Dazzag - I have a reasonable amount of disposable income, but I never know when I'm gonna be spending a crap load on my car. It has a tendency to suddenly throw a £700 service my way, as all the parts are so expensive. I'm thinking I might go for a Monaro next though. Never owned a muscle car before!


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Quote: "unlike many presents this one requires some things be disassembled"

And you can still ride it.

I've asked for money. So I can buy food. There are loads of things I would like, but I need the money more.


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I'd like a 3Ghz processor, and a basketball court. But I don't celebrate Christmas

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youthinkit'ssunfairthatidon'tcelebratechristmasorsomestupidreason
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Quote: "It has a tendency to suddenly throw a £700 service my way, as all the parts are so expensive. I'm thinking I might go for a Monaro next though. Never owned a muscle car before!"
Yeah, there is nothing quite like your first £1500 ($3000) service. And mine had to be done bi-annually. That was a £2200+ year just for servicing. Great. As for Monaro, yep they are nice cars, but surely yours is a fair bit faster and can handle a hell of a lot better.

For me if it can fling itself around stupidely daft corners on a backroad at 100mph in pouring rain as seemingly easily as if you are driving a Focus Boringo at 30mph in the dry on a straight road, then thats number one. Being backwards in a hedge is not so good. I'd get an Exige but there seems to be a rather large number of people I know that have put them or Elises into ditches. Fair enough they are utterly amazing handling cars in the hands of elite drivers, but I never ended up in a ditch and I was a total moron.

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A new racing wheel, just removed the upshift paddle with a rapid shift.


Since the other one was scaring you guys so much...
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