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Aetohatir
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Heyho
My stepfathers Birthday is coming up, and I was wondering if you people have any idea on what to get.
He's a computer programer so quite tech savy and I was thinking of something techie.

He does own a raspberry pi and enjoys it, so I was thinking of an intel edison, but now I'm not so sure anymore.

Do you people have any ideas 
should be too costly 100$ max

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New keyboard?

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A good chair?

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hah funny you mention it

got him a mechanical keyboard last year soooo... no

Ah, well it sounded like the perfect present since he's a programmer :)

Maybe a gigabit ethernet switch? That should cost around 30 bucks max.

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a pet cpu. diy rub thermal paste to feed cleed put googley eyes or just bedazzel it!

LOL! Maybe if I can find an old roken CPU.

 

A good chair?

Already owns a good chair

 

Ah, well it sounded like the perfect present since he's a programmer :)

Maybe a gigabit ethernet switch? That should cost around 30 bucks max.

Hm, don't they need a switch, network is working fine

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You should definitely give him a CPU key chain- you get an old broken CPU and drill a hole through it. (Not an original idea, I saw it on another forum but cant remember where SORRY)

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Sounds like he might just have everything.

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You sum up my problem.

does he have a nice mouse?

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http://www.cafepress.com/curiousinkling/2077109

http://www.cafepress.com/mf/90363723/programmer-definition_tshirt?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=1310756881&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem-cpc-product-ads&utm_content=search-pla&productId=1310756881

Here are a few shirts? Does he have a set of nice headphones/speakers for listening, while programming?
I do like the old CPU keychain idea. I have a bunch of Pentium D 820s I want to do that with.

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http://www.cafepress.com/curiousinkling/2077109

http://www.cafepress.com/mf/90363723/programmer-definition_tshirt?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=1310756881&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem-cpc-product-ads&utm_content=search-pla&productId=1310756881

Here are a few shirts? Does he have a set of nice headphones/speakers for listening, while programming?

I do like the old CPU keychain idea. I have a bunch of Pentium D 820s I want to do that with.

Actually I think good headphone might be a really good option

Thanks for that

however if anyone has more ideas let them coem

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