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Title: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 14 December 2012, 07:51:41
Tell us Yours  ;D

Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 14 December 2012, 07:57:00
For ourselves, eh?

1. New Kindle (want to try the paper-white)... also getting this for family members
2. Underwear
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 14 December 2012, 07:58:04
For ourselves, eh?

1. New Kindle (want to try the paper-white)... also getting this for family members
2. Underwear

I've heard underwear is a very popular holiday purchase, though I can't imagine why you'd wait until christmas to get new underwear
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Fri, 14 December 2012, 07:58:21
1. Teddy for my Mother (already purchased)
2. Nothing.
3. Nothing.
4. More nothing.
5. Even more nothing.
Title: Re: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 14 December 2012, 08:10:05
    6  New Calculator, recommendations welcome  :))
I very very highly recommended the TI-nSpire series, color, backlit, etc. It does it all, kinda pricey at $150ish, but treat her well and you'll never need a new one again.

It's been quietly discontinued and are rolling out a new model early next year.
I wonder what za reason is? :P Looked to be a very attractive tablet:( too bad about being discontinued.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 December 2012, 08:19:48
    6  New Calculator, recommendations welcome  :))
I very very highly recommended the TI-nSpire series, color, backlit, etc. It does it all, kinda pricey at $150ish, but treat her well and you'll never need a new one again.

I used a TI-86.  Sure, they're discontinued, but they go for around $30-$40 on eBay and are MUCH more powerful than any TI-83+/84+SE.  Built-in systems of equations solver, built-in polynomial solver (great for learning the quadratic formula) and the ability to handle numbers as high as 1x10^999.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 14 December 2012, 08:21:23
    6  New Calculator, recommendations welcome  :))
I very very highly recommended the TI-nSpire series, color, backlit, etc. It does it all, kinda pricey at $150ish, but treat her well and you'll never need a new one again.

I used a TI-86.  Sure, they're discontinued, but they go for around $30-$40 on eBay and are MUCH more powerful than any TI-83+/84+SE.  Built-in systems of equations solver, built-in polynomial solver (great for learning the quadratic formula) and the ability to handle numbers as high as 1x10^999.

Ah... guys, I forgot to put in the title, scientific calculator.. ;D... equation and polynomials it's faster on the PC.. it takes forever to enter polynomials on the Ti calcs.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: Shadovved on Fri, 14 December 2012, 08:21:25
    6  New Calculator, recommendations welcome  :))
I very very highly recommended the TI-nSpire series, color, backlit, etc. It does it all, kinda pricey at $150ish, but treat her well and you'll never need a new one again.

I used a TI-86.  Sure, they're discontinued, but they go for around $30-$40 on eBay and are MUCH more powerful than any TI-83+/84+SE.  Built-in systems of equations solver, built-in polynomial solver (great for learning the quadratic formula) and the ability to handle numbers as high as 1x10^999.

I like the Casio fx-9860G slim better than the TI ones, the TI ones give me a huge headache when I try to reset them..............
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:42:03
Does a community exist like GeekHack but for Calculator enthusiasts?

I could make a community...

Anyone feel like helping me install SMF on my server?
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:46:36
Look up TICalc, or uhhhh... idr the other at the moment.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 December 2012, 09:47:50
http://www.ticalc.org/
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 14 December 2012, 11:22:50
I love having GBC and GBA on my TI-nSpire, that's for sure!
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: hotlikedimes on Fri, 14 December 2012, 13:04:28
I really enjoy my TI-89 Titanium calc.. Wish my college offered more math than just business calc.. Calc is really when I started to enjoy math..

My list is pretty short,
1. New laptop (replace my dying macbook pro)
2. Ticket for my brother to come home from oregon
3. Socks and underwear
4. Sweaters
5. The laundry at my folks place since I hate doing laundry!

It's funny how when you're a kid you always got fun stuff, and now that I'm in my 20's my family has transitioned into just hanging out over christmas and giving each other things we need mostly to replace broken things, and books.  Nice to get together though, cause that's what the holiday spirit is about right? that and spiked egg-nog..
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 14 December 2012, 20:38:37
I really enjoy my TI-89 Titanium calc.. Wish my college offered more math than just business calc.. Calc is really when I started to enjoy math..

My list is pretty short,
1. New laptop (replace my dying macbook pro)
2. Ticket for my brother to come home from oregon
3. Socks and underwear
4. Sweaters
5. The laundry at my folks place since I hate doing laundry!

It's funny how when you're a kid you always got fun stuff, and now that I'm in my 20's my family has transitioned into just hanging out over christmas and giving each other things we need mostly to replace broken things, and books.  Nice to get together though, cause that's what the holiday spirit is about right? that and spiked egg-nog..

My parents are leaving for mexico. I'ma house watchin', my ultra super favorite activity.  :))

I hate vacations, no thanks, the packing, the siting in plane, the No wifi, no bittorent, I can't stand it.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: Hak Foo on Fri, 14 December 2012, 21:44:59
* Raspberry Pi
* Reference book to banknotes of Korea
* New home-audio speakers (nothing good, but I'm riding 30+ year old Sanyos now
* Possibly ticket to anime con next month, since I already sunk 150 bucks into cosplay parts.
* If anyone's looking, I've always drooled over an EnduraPro but have never been willing to drop the hundred bucks for one.

As far as calculators, I can also speak favourably of Casio's products-- a 9850G here-- but these days, I just throw a RPN calculator app on my phone and be done with.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: singaporean123 on Fri, 14 December 2012, 22:40:18
1.Freedom
2.World Peace
3.Happiness
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: Rumudiez on Fri, 14 December 2012, 23:31:19
Oh god, Ti nSpire... I had to use one of those a couple years ago just after they came out. Atrocious thing, if you ask me, and I'm not even an old grouch!

Just getting all my watches fixed and batteries replaced as necessary. My only fully working one is my $5 work watch..
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: iri on Sat, 15 December 2012, 02:07:33
1 a unicomp. white on black.
2 maybe a matias quiet pro with cream alps.

1. Teddy for my Mother (already purchased)
2. shoes.
3. shoes.
4. More shoes.
5. handbags for all of them!!111
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 15 December 2012, 11:24:19
1.Freedom
2.World Peace
3.Happiness


You know, once we actually "have" those things, life would be ****ty and monotonous.
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: hotlikedimes on Sat, 15 December 2012, 14:41:23
I really enjoy my TI-89 Titanium calc.. Wish my college offered more math than just business calc.. Calc is really when I started to enjoy math..

My list is pretty short,
1. New laptop (replace my dying macbook pro)
2. Ticket for my brother to come home from oregon
3. Socks and underwear
4. Sweaters
5. The laundry at my folks place since I hate doing laundry!

It's funny how when you're a kid you always got fun stuff, and now that I'm in my 20's my family has transitioned into just hanging out over christmas and giving each other things we need mostly to replace broken things, and books.  Nice to get together though, cause that's what the holiday spirit is about right? that and spiked egg-nog..

My parents are leaving for mexico. I'ma house watchin', my ultra super favorite activity.  :))

I hate vacations, no thanks, the packing, the siting in plane, the No wifi, no bittorent, I can't stand it.

you don't like vacations :o How is that possible haha.  I need time away from my computer and internet and all that stuff... Not sure I'd want to go to mexico city and get kidnapped by drug cartels or anything like that, but a nice vacation to the southern coast of Mexico would be awesome..
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 15 December 2012, 14:54:49
I really enjoy my TI-89 Titanium calc.. Wish my college offered more math than just business calc.. Calc is really when I started to enjoy math..

My list is pretty short,
1. New laptop (replace my dying macbook pro)
2. Ticket for my brother to come home from oregon
3. Socks and underwear
4. Sweaters
5. The laundry at my folks place since I hate doing laundry!

It's funny how when you're a kid you always got fun stuff, and now that I'm in my 20's my family has transitioned into just hanging out over christmas and giving each other things we need mostly to replace broken things, and books.  Nice to get together though, cause that's what the holiday spirit is about right? that and spiked egg-nog..

My parents are leaving for mexico. I'ma house watchin', my ultra super favorite activity.  :))

I hate vacations, no thanks, the packing, the siting in plane, the No wifi, no bittorent, I can't stand it.

you don't like vacations :o How is that possible haha.  I need time away from my computer and internet and all that stuff... Not sure I'd want to go to mexico city and get kidnapped by drug cartels or anything like that, but a nice vacation to the southern coast of Mexico would be awesome..

Yea, I told them just hand over all your camera and iphones, and hope that they'll let you go...
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: iri on Mon, 17 December 2012, 08:01:22
just ordered my unicomp! woohoo!
Title: Re: Christmas Shopping Lists
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 17 December 2012, 08:19:20
just ordered my unicomp! woohoo!

Today I am torn between Ordering a zr30w or a 27inch equivalent which "technically" has higher ppi