Geeky Gifts for New Dads, The Goodfather 187
The Moose at Dr.MOZ writes "The Goodfather, 'for the baby he can't refuse.'
The Goodfather is a custom-boxed CD-ROM that teaches new dads hundreds of baby skills and baby related definitions through a fun parody of a famous American gangster epic (The Godfather). The baby/parenting topics in The Goodfather CD-ROM were selected for men by experienced dads and grandfathers, and edited by licensed nurse-midwives to ensure the material is medically sound.
In addition to the hundreds of baby skills lessons and definitions, The Goodfather also has a Baby Name Book with approximately 15,000 baby names and a Baby Card Maker which allows new dads to make and print their own baby cards. New dads choose from dozens of "new dad" card-types with provided art, or they are able to import JPGs to create their own customized baby cards! The Goodfather runs on both Windows® and Macintosh® systems and is proving to be the next 'must have' gift for the sometimes ignored new dad on the baby shower list."
Relevancy? (Score:5, Funny)
I think the most important thing for a Dad who knows nothing about kids is to learn more about their kids. Spend time with them every day, even if you don't do much. The kid will set the agenda and you can answer questions as they come up especially since you can use Wikipedia and Google.
Tip #87 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Talk about misplaced advertising (Score:2, Funny)
Feature Req: Hide editor's posts from search.pl (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How Did This Make Slashdot? (Score:5, Funny)
1. You must be new around here.
2. "The Moose at Dr. Moz held a gun to his head, and assured Samzenpus, that either this useless marketing or his brains would be on the front page of Slashdot."
3. "Hey, listen, I want somebody good - and I mean very good - to plant that marketing piece. I don't want Samzenpus coming off of his shift with no CDROM in his hands, alright?"
4. "What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do?"
5. "Samzenpus, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to hock my wares on the front page of your website. And may your first child be a masculine child."
6. [Slashdot readers] "What the hell is this?"
[CmdrTaco] "It's a marketing message. It means Samzenpus sleeps with the salesmen."
7. [Samzenpus] "Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this front page posting as gift on my jumping the shark day."
Re:Tip #87 (Score:3, Funny)
ALWAYS SHAKE A BABY
Geeks don't procreate... (Score:2, Funny)
Put them to use: "Baby's First Debugger -- GDB" (Score:3, Funny)
I can see the ads:
Teach your baby C++ in 21 days, let him debug that code for you, while you play Doom.
Or how about
"Database Administration for Babies" - put the pager in his crib and walk way to play D&D. Let your baby help you instead of just eating, crying and pooping all day.
15,000 names?! (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Stupid self help videos (Score:5, Funny)
Wolves. I've heard that sometimes if you abandon your kids, wolves will adopt them and raise them as their own. Plus, that'd so be cool- like, maybe you'd be at this party, and this lady would be like, "MY son goes to Yale and he's going to be a high-powered lawyer. What does YOUR son do?", and you'd be like, "So freakin' what, lady? My son was raised by freakin' WOLVES. He can rip a moose's throat out with his bare teeth and he made alpha male at fifteen."
Leave the baby. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No fancy instructions needed (Score:2, Funny)
I actaully hope this gets duped.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No fancy instructions needed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Just say no to this rubbish (Score:3, Funny)
You've got the wrong controller then. Go buy a proper geeky controller that'll let you set boiler on-off times for every day of the week. And I only bought one bcos the price came down and it was cheaper than building one myself...
Also on that theme, we're about to buy a UPS because our gas-fired central heating needs mains electricity to turn it on. If the electric craps out, the UPS will let us keep running the heating for a while. And of course there's also the fringe benefit for running the PC.
Grab.
Re:Geeks don't procreate... (Score:5, Funny)
they fork.
Haynes Baby Manual (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Just say no to this rubbish (Score:3, Funny)
Huh? What do you mean? The story is about babies... I don't see the connection.
Re:Tip #87 (Score:2, Funny)
Shaking it up real nice now. Shaking so hard you can't shake no more. Keeping it loose and let me tell you, ain't gonna be no crying from no one no more, dig?
Shake it up real good now.