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WEF 2009: Mark Zuckerberg thinks difficult times require a tie

11 points by mtkd 18y ago

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t0pj 18y ago
I can't help but think that the suit isn't far behind. http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html
lgriffith 18y ago
Software written while wearing a tie has bugs. That's my story and I am sticking to it. We needn't focus on the small inconvenience that software written while not wearing a tie also has bugs. Obviously, even the threat of having to wear a tie causes software bugs. I shudder to think what the threat of having to wear a suit AND tie could do to the quality of software we produce.
- byrneseyeview 18y ago
  http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/doing-it-wrong.jpg http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/321750484_ae443d5483_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/321750484_ae443d5483_o.jp...
ivankirigin 18y ago
Ties that don't suck, on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=58778 http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=58778
- pchristensen 18y ago
  Those are cool - how long before this one (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20275154 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20275154 ) ends up on Schneier's Friday blog?
keltecp11 18y ago
Just when I was getting comfortable... Never thought I'd say it, but I think I agree with Mark.
pxlpshr 18y ago
I grew up in Houston, TX which has always been an ultra-conservative city, full suit and tie in the middle of a Texas summer. I've never been one for clothing fads which is why I stick to button downs, sport coats, jeans, and nice leather shoes. During a recession it's more cost efficient: my leather shoes polish up a lot nicer than tennis shoes and last much longer. I have button-downs from 2001 that still look great. I also save a lot of time by receiving a lot better customer service when I'm eating out, shopping, or running errands. People respect a well dressed man, there's nothing superficial about it. I'm not saying you can't wear a shirt when you're coding, but the moment you're representing your company and it's people — you should look (and therefore feel) very proud. Toss on a sport coat over the designer tee, it won't kill you to look nice. And not to mention, when you congregate a bunch of designer-tshirt-wearing coders in a room, are you really expressing individuality anymore? :)
- byrneseyeview 18y ago
  different != "expressing individuality"
- nihilocrat 18y ago
  The beard and long hair sort of screw the deal from the get-go, I think. You can pry them from my cold, dead... uh... head.
Spyckie 18y ago
Hahah, I bet those ties are around 6-10 years old! I should know, I went to his highschool (Exeter) which requires ties as its dress code. Its not like you wear ties at Harvard, is it?
mattcarbone 18y ago
PR spam at it's finest
zandorg 18y ago
Maybe he's wearing the old school tie to get more VC cash.
aston 18y ago
Zuckerberg is the only person out right now rocking the tie + Northface fleece look. Not sure it's going to catch on...

11 points by mtkd 18y ago

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t0pj 18y ago

I can't help but think that the suit isn't far behind. http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html

lgriffith 18y ago

Software written while wearing a tie has bugs. That's my story and I am sticking to it. We needn't focus on the small inconvenience that software written while not wearing a tie also has bugs. Obviously, even the threat of having to wear a tie causes software bugs. I shudder to think what the threat of having to wear a suit AND tie could do to the quality of software we produce.

byrneseyeview 18y ago
http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/doing-it-wrong.jpg http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/321750484_ae443d5483_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/321750484_ae443d5483_o.jp...

ivankirigin 18y ago

Ties that don't suck, on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=58778 http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=58778

pchristensen 18y ago
Those are cool - how long before this one (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20275154 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20275154 ) ends up on Schneier's Friday blog?

keltecp11 18y ago

Just when I was getting comfortable... Never thought I'd say it, but I think I agree with Mark.

pxlpshr 18y ago

I grew up in Houston, TX which has always been an ultra-conservative city, full suit and tie in the middle of a Texas summer. I've never been one for clothing fads which is why I stick to button downs, sport coats, jeans, and nice leather shoes. During a recession it's more cost efficient: my leather shoes polish up a lot nicer than tennis shoes and last much longer. I have button-downs from 2001 that still look great. I also save a lot of time by receiving a lot better customer service when I'm eating out, shopping, or running errands. People respect a well dressed man, there's nothing superficial about it. I'm not saying you can't wear a shirt when you're coding, but the moment you're representing your company and it's people — you should look (and therefore feel) very proud. Toss on a sport coat over the designer tee, it won't kill you to look nice. And not to mention, when you congregate a bunch of designer-tshirt-wearing coders in a room, are you really expressing individuality anymore? :)

byrneseyeview 18y ago
different != "expressing individuality"
nihilocrat 18y ago
The beard and long hair sort of screw the deal from the get-go, I think. You can pry them from my cold, dead... uh... head.

Spyckie 18y ago

Hahah, I bet those ties are around 6-10 years old! I should know, I went to his highschool (Exeter) which requires ties as its dress code. Its not like you wear ties at Harvard, is it?

mattcarbone 18y ago

PR spam at it's finest

zandorg 18y ago

Maybe he's wearing the old school tie to get more VC cash.

aston 18y ago

Zuckerberg is the only person out right now rocking the tie + Northface fleece look. Not sure it's going to catch on...