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I've always wondered why there is so little of talk about what to wear in nerdy crowds, e.g. on HN. Looking at the way people obsess about every single detail a
by Jun8 14y ago
I've always wondered why there is so little of talk about what to wear in nerdy crowds, e.g. on HN. Looking at the way people obsess about every single detail about their lives (how to exercise in gym, what music to listen while coding, etc.), there should be way more discussion on this but it's nonexistent.
I think a wearsthis site, similar to usesthis.com, would be quite popular. I'd like to know what shoes Spolsky is wearing, what t-shirts pg prefers, what brand of underwear Drew Houston uses, and, of course, where does Zuck gets his hoodies (they are custom made: http://www.quora.com/Mark-Zuckerberg-1/What-brand-of-hoodie-does-Zuckerberg-wear http://www.quora.com/Mark-Zuckerberg-1/What-brand-of-hoodie-...).
While coding (and especially when I'm hung up on a problem) every little distraction, even miniscule, distracts me, so I hate wearing shirts, I have to wear t-shirt. I've yet to see t-shirts that are marketed predominantly for coders, say, with a nice quote on them (e.g. ""Metaprogramming is the language feature that helps you write code that you won't be able to understand once the cocaine (or Ritalin) wears off."") and the ASCII table on the back.
- Mz 14y agoThank You! I actually want to do something with fashion. Not sure what. I have tried asking around on HN and found it frustrating. This discussion is turning into a goldmine of food for thought (or maybe buffet?).
- Jun8 14y agoHere's an example I like a lot from Tantek Celik: http://tantek.com/log/2008/03.html#d06t1604 http://tantek.com/log/2008/03.html#d06t1604, something along these lines would be great. I think just going around asking valley luminaries what they wear & pack while traveling and why would be a great place to start.
- Mz 14y agoI came up with this "brilliant" idea for a brainy clothing site called Geek Chic, but the domain was already taken: http://www.geekchic.com/ http://www.geekchic.com/ I am still trying to decide what exactly I want to do (in addition to spouting off on several websites). I have already written a tiny bit about clothes on one of my blogs and I want to do more of that. I think there is room for a kind of brainiac's guerrilla fashion site, so to speak. Thank you for your remarks.
- Jun8 14y agoSee, the thing is I don't want to be chic, at least not in the sense that word connotes for the majority of people. I want to create/buy/wear clothes that coders would find cool and "chic" (without looking like a total weirdo, of course). If there are so many cool looking skins for my Macbook (e.g. http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=all&includes[0]=tags&search_query=to+macbook+pro+skins&page=1 http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=all&i...), why can't have the same creative disruption in my clothing?
- Mz 14y agoOh, that was my exact thought. Sorry if I failed to convey it. I am someone who does social hacking and the amount I have studied things like clothes let's me hack the system. I have a $3 haircut from another homeless person. I get asked by non-homeless types where I got my fabulous haircut. I get asked if it is permed and complimented on the highlighting. There is no perm and it wasn't highlighted. I have two ASD sons who have a yawning disinterest in things like fashion and who live in shorts and t-shirts. We get told they are "beautiful" young men and asked about their hair, etc. too. So I think I am uniquely qualified to bring guerrilla fashion to folks who do not give a flying fuck about fashion and would take glee in being praised for their t-shirts and hoodies.
- cpeterso 14y agoI sit about 10 feet from Tantek and I can vouch that he wears that outfit everyday, not just at SXSW. :)
- flipp 14y agoYou really want to know what underwear Drew Houston wears?
- cpeterso 14y agoMark by Mark Zuckerberg. Fashion for Men: http://www.markbymarkzuckerberg.com/ http://www.markbymarkzuckerberg.com/