4 ms·
T-shirts are achievement badges for tech employees, with the interesting restriction that you can only wear one at a time. This is why every programmer has abo
by zach 16y ago
T-shirts are achievement badges for tech employees, with the interesting restriction that you can only wear one at a time.
This is why every programmer has about 5-10 times as many t-shirts as years of work experience.
I would love to see a photo essay about the story told by the "t-shirt timeline" of a programmer or other tech figure. Definitely more colorful than a resume.
In fact, that would make a great site. I remember there used to be a great site cataloging the early shirts of Apple. I would love to use a site where I can catalog, compare and (yes) show off my tech t-shirt collection without having to actually wear them daily. Maybe others would want to catalog their rare rock band shirts. And everyone is curious about the black YC shirt, right? You could easily monetize with promoted orderable designs. Pleeease, LazyHN?
- patrickyeon 16y agoKeep an eye on what Jason Scott gets up to http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2731 http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/2731 He's notorious for having many irons in the fire, so no idea when this will actually lead to something though. Maybe he just needs someone to help get it started?
- absconditus 16y agoWhy not focus on actual achievement instead?
- Uhhrrr 16y agoToo ephemeral for signaling to other programmers.
- pontifier 16y agoI really like the idea of a site where I can put my memory shirts online. Right now they just sit in a box and nobody sees them. Some of them mean so much to me that I never wear them because I don't want them to wear out.