[hathawsh]

While I agree with you in principle (people should do their own thinking if they want gifts to be genuine), I thought I would go ahead and see how well Gemini can advise someone on choosing a gift for you.

https://gemini.google.com/share/88b694a09a89

The advice seems very good. What do you think? A donation to EFF or an open source project, a rare book, or handcrafted headphones seem like a good start for someone who can't afford anything extravagant.

[foobarian]

> handcrafted headphones

"I wound the coils myself!"

[hathawsh]

Yeah, that was a little joke I slipped in, but OTOH, I've seen headphone kits that used 3D printed parts and it's not difficult to imagine someone replacing the 3D printed parts with handcrafted wood.

[AndrewKemendo]

This seems like a really solid list

Also people keep confusing the response in the table because they are missing the “or”:

Niche Tool or Sensory Item (Headphones)

It’s not suggesting building headphones

[PcChip]

Handcrafted headphones? I’m interested…