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Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

23 points by Soupy ↗ HN
I'm curious what you all are asking for this holiday season since it seems like many of us have similar interests and tastes. Personally, this is my (small) list:

- subscription to Fast Company

- Delivering Happiness (book)

- Do More Faster (book)

- The 4 Hour Body (book)

- Tie Fighter Lego Set (always need at least one Star Wars gift)

- Synology 110j NAS server

So what awesome things are you asking for?

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yock
The Pragmatic Programmer (book) - New office chair - Candy/Chocolate/Wine/other goodies

The wife and I bought a new car this Christmas season, so I think that counts. We already have it though. '06 Volvo S60.

estel
A Kindle is top of my hope-for list.
danest
I just ordered Do More Faster as a small gift to my self. =)

I would love some noise canceling headphones, they would be very useful for when I go to the library to study.

kingsidharth
A MacBook Pro

An iPhone

Loads of Nice People Around

mapleoin
I kept waiting for the new ereader to be launched this Christmas that was going to be better than the Kindle3, but it seems that no new, better product was launched so I'm going to have to wait some more and just get some deadtree literature.
pavs
Got a kindle3 few days ago. Best decision I made this year.
weej
Same here. I got one from my wife for my birthday. I don't know if it's due to the shorter pages (reformatting layout), clear easy text, a battery that goes on forever, or just the excitement of a new gadget - regardless, I've already read 2 books. The eInk is amazing and worth every penny.
latentflip
I'll third that. I was dubious for a while, decided to get one for my birthday. Definitely the right move, fantastic device.
jaxn
That is what I would like for Christmas. I am thinking about buying one for my kids too.
binarymax
Same as every year: Peace on earth and good will toward men & women.
uptown
"We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing."

-Sneakers

forgotAgain
Yeah, we do. We've had a really bad start to this millennium and are definitely at a lone point in regards to the quality of our political debate but I still believe that in the future we will once again stand for what is right and good in this world.
jacquesm
I so hope that you are right.
madhouse
I ordered myself a TypeMatrix 2030 keyboard with a DVORAK skin.

Can hardly wait for it to arrive.

doorty
I want a CR-48, Google Chrome OS laptop.
jfb
I want very badly a '79 Yamaha SG2000, but have decided to spend the money ($1700) on charitable donations instead. I have led an exceptionally lucky life and this is as good a time as any to spread some of my good fortune around.

Personally, I want vinyl records (Dischord is re-releasing their catalog!) and a weekend away from the startup with my girlfriend.

jfb
Oh, and the elimination of the null pointer and a relational database system NOT based on SQL. WHERE'S MY CLOSURE UNDER COMPOSITION?
giftydev
I've asked the same question of my friends at http://www.bestgifty.com

So far the best suggestions I've received has been Chia Obama - Determined Pose. Yes. It exists.

plnewman
I would also like a NAS, but I haven't picked out a specific model.

I also want a PC Engine LT (http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-ENGINE-LT-rare-game-still-working-con...), but I can't really justify spending $600 on a toy I won't use that much.

Soupy
I personally chose the Synology one because of its support for Apple's time machine. The additional features are only a bonus (http, ftp, etc).
sosuke
I loved making Christmas lists as a child. I knew that the amazing and impossible things I asked for weren't always even possible but it's the only time of the year to ask!

For Christmas this year I want a suitable house to raise a family in.

kgutteridge
Time to read some fiction books and spend time with the family and leave the digital world behind for a few hours
patio11
I don't really need anything you can buy with money, but my family made me pick something anyhow, so I'm getting a board game (Thunderstone). Not technically a board game, actually, but I hear it plays like Dominion (a deck building game which is fun, quick, and is crack to the programming part of my brain -- seriously, facility with discrete math is almost cheating).

What I want want for Christmas: to go to Mass with my family, pray for the usual, see my high school friends, eat some mashed potatoes and turkey and absolutely no raw fish, drop in on the guys at Matasano and DOS their dark artistry with a poundcake, and call a young lady to let her know I'm thinking of her. (Christmas in Japan is like Valentine's Day in America.)

landhar
Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory.
thegeezer3
a5 speakers,

some of those isolating earphones such as shures 535s or Monster Mile Davis Tributes etc,

Defy 3 Racing bike for commuting

synology 211j

ability to lucid dream.

Tichy
I'd really like a SSD for my notebook. Unfortunately it is too expensive - I think we'll rather save the money (I want at least 256GB).
vb6
When I look back at previous christmases I have great difficulty recalling anything I was given. But I can remember the things we did, stuffed ourselves with lovely food and no guilt, prolonged low level alcohol intoxication and then on the day after christmas hill-walking and off to see a football match afterwards. I'll have that again thanks
brianbreslin
Soupy I just got a free copy of delivering happiness, I'll mail it to you when I'm done.
Soupy
That's incredibly kind of you but I think my girlfriend already bought one for me (there are 3 book shaped presents under the tree right now and considering I only asked for 3 books...). Thank you for the thought though! Perhaps another HN member wants to take you up on this offer?
brianbreslin
no problemo. merry christmas :-)

anyone else want the book? Maybe I should put up a post offering to mail people my already read books...?

JohnIdol
an iRobot Roomba, 'cause I am sick and tired of cleaning 'manually'
jacquesm
A weeks break would be nice, but likely it will just be a couple of hours and then back to the grindstone.

No rest for the wicked and the self-employed.

I don't have much to wish for in a material sense, but it would be nice to see a certain young someone take his first steps unaided :)

kaylarose
I always have a hard time thinking of items I "want" for Holidays (Birthday, Christmas, etc.). In most cases if I needed/wanted it badly enough I just buy it for myself. Unfortunately (in my social circle at least) no one ever believes that and thinks I'm being polite, and press for an answer.

So this year I folded and said an Apple TV. That and time to sit and relax with food, wine, friends and family.