Nerdmas 2014

Oh, Black Friday, keep on rollin'*. Today in the US is that orgy of capitalistic materialism, Black Friday. It's a big shopping day, with people trying to find good prices for holiday gifts. I don't have too much of a problem with this in principle, but in practice I'd rather pull my own head off than go into town and fight the maddening crowds. I do prefer to shop online myself. And I know a solid chunk of my readership is made of nerds or the nerd-adjacent -- don't bother denying it; I don't -...