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Exactly. It's just a reference to an unfortunate series of events that won't be worth explaining in a month. Make it 'Fork My Repo' and I'm a buyer.

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- nicedongle 14y ago
  We got your back quite literally: https://teespring.com/DongleGate https://teespring.com/DongleGate
  - clicks 14y ago
    So, to be clear, unlike submitted link's teespring payment arrangements (100% of proceeds will be donated to Girls who Code), 100% of proceeds on your link will be going to your pocket. Not knocking on you, just making it clear you hold no affiliation to the 'Girls who Code' organization as well.
    - nicedongle 14y ago
      Correct, there is no affiliation - I apologize if I caused any misunderstanding of that. Just trying to create a few laughs and lighten the mood of what was a pretty hectic day for a lot of people!
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    - WayneDB 14y ago
      <-- Downvote here and by all means, do not explain your sensitivities. Why should we care about donating money to Girls who Code? I'm not a girl and I don't see any reason why I should support them, particularly when the only time I hear anything about girls who code is when they're causing some drama. You know what girls who code should do? They should write code and be humble instead of forming a group called Girls Who Code in order to get attention and hand-outs. To be clear: I'd rather buy a shirt that makes fun of all the drama caused by girls who code and donate the money to Children Who Are Hungry.
      - ChrisNorstrom 14y ago
        See you're one of those guys that's ruining it. It's just a cause, it's just a group of people with similar desires. It's no different than black entreprenuer clubs or jewish groups. They're not asking for a hand out they're just working together.
        WayneDB 14y ago
        Yeah, but I was responding to someone who was browbeating someone else because their tee-shirt didn't support Girls Who Code. I have no problem with the group itself, but if you start acting like people are bad if they don't support the group then I'm going to call it out.
      - agilescale 14y ago
        You know who the target of Girls who Code are? Girls. Actual girls. Not ``going to meet some girls''(women) girls. Children. Teenagers. Teenagers who, by culture, are reluctant to approach Computer Science and other technical fields. This education group is trying to reverse this trend. RTFWebsite next time.
        WayneDB 14y ago
        I did read the website. It had one sentence on it. "Dongle is a funny word. Buy this shirt and support women in tech. 100% of profits will be donated to Girls who Code." If you're targeting females, why post this to a site that is mostly comprised of men?
        telcodud 14y ago
        http://www.girlswhocode.com http://www.girlswhocode.com, not the pitch for this t-shirt.
  - Finbarr 14y ago
    Just to be clear - Fork My Dongle has no affiliation with Girls Who Code either. We absolutely plan to donate 100% of the profits from this shirt campaign to them, though.
  - hmottestad 14y ago
    "Today, one comment caused an caused an uproar" typo.
mlent 14y ago
As a woman I'd probably be afraid to wear a "Fork my Repo" shirt. I think you can guess why. Just some food for thought...
- VMG 14y ago
  What about "I'll fork your repo"?
- rplnt 14y ago
  Why? (not why as "I don't see anything wrong" but why as "I really don't know, please explain")
  - unalone 14y ago
    There's a certain type of guy who will use anything about a woman that appears vaguely sexual to a) assume she's "up for grabs" and hit on her/make inappropriate remarks since they feel she's given permission and b) call the same woman a slut and similarly-toned remarks if she tells them that, no, she's not really appreciative of being treated like a sex vending machine.
    - theorique 14y ago
      That's what she said.
      - unalone 14y ago
        Really not necessary, relevant, helpful, or even funny, dude.
        theorique 14y ago
        Perfectly aligned with the Michael Scott usage, then.
        unalone 14y ago
smoyer 14y ago
Fork my repo and leave my dongle alone?
- mikecane 14y ago
  "Don't Touch My Dongle?"
  - hmc 14y ago
    She wants the D:/
    - stcredzero 14y ago
      "Your dongle: Do Not Want!" Probably more realistic. Probably covers a larger % of cases.
- candybar 14y ago
  If you let me touch your dongle, I'll let you fork my repo

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nicedongle 14y ago
We got your back quite literally: https://teespring.com/DongleGate https://teespring.com/DongleGate
- clicks 14y ago
  So, to be clear, unlike submitted link's teespring payment arrangements (100% of proceeds will be donated to Girls who Code), 100% of proceeds on your link will be going to your pocket. Not knocking on you, just making it clear you hold no affiliation to the 'Girls who Code' organization as well.
  - nicedongle 14y ago
    Correct, there is no affiliation - I apologize if I caused any misunderstanding of that. Just trying to create a few laughs and lighten the mood of what was a pretty hectic day for a lot of people!
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  - WayneDB 14y ago
    <-- Downvote here and by all means, do not explain your sensitivities. Why should we care about donating money to Girls who Code? I'm not a girl and I don't see any reason why I should support them, particularly when the only time I hear anything about girls who code is when they're causing some drama. You know what girls who code should do? They should write code and be humble instead of forming a group called Girls Who Code in order to get attention and hand-outs. To be clear: I'd rather buy a shirt that makes fun of all the drama caused by girls who code and donate the money to Children Who Are Hungry.
    - ChrisNorstrom 14y ago
      See you're one of those guys that's ruining it. It's just a cause, it's just a group of people with similar desires. It's no different than black entreprenuer clubs or jewish groups. They're not asking for a hand out they're just working together.
      - WayneDB 14y ago
        Yeah, but I was responding to someone who was browbeating someone else because their tee-shirt didn't support Girls Who Code. I have no problem with the group itself, but if you start acting like people are bad if they don't support the group then I'm going to call it out.
    - agilescale 14y ago
      You know who the target of Girls who Code are? Girls. Actual girls. Not ``going to meet some girls''(women) girls. Children. Teenagers. Teenagers who, by culture, are reluctant to approach Computer Science and other technical fields. This education group is trying to reverse this trend. RTFWebsite next time.
      - WayneDB 14y ago
        I did read the website. It had one sentence on it. "Dongle is a funny word. Buy this shirt and support women in tech. 100% of profits will be donated to Girls who Code." If you're targeting females, why post this to a site that is mostly comprised of men?
        telcodud 14y ago
        http://www.girlswhocode.com http://www.girlswhocode.com, not the pitch for this t-shirt.
- Finbarr 14y ago
  Just to be clear - Fork My Dongle has no affiliation with Girls Who Code either. We absolutely plan to donate 100% of the profits from this shirt campaign to them, though.
- hmottestad 14y ago
  "Today, one comment caused an caused an uproar" typo.

mlent 14y ago

As a woman I'd probably be afraid to wear a "Fork my Repo" shirt. I think you can guess why. Just some food for thought...

VMG 14y ago
What about "I'll fork your repo"?
rplnt 14y ago
Why? (not why as "I don't see anything wrong" but why as "I really don't know, please explain")
- unalone 14y ago
  There's a certain type of guy who will use anything about a woman that appears vaguely sexual to a) assume she's "up for grabs" and hit on her/make inappropriate remarks since they feel she's given permission and b) call the same woman a slut and similarly-toned remarks if she tells them that, no, she's not really appreciative of being treated like a sex vending machine.
  - theorique 14y ago
    That's what she said.
    - unalone 14y ago
      Really not necessary, relevant, helpful, or even funny, dude.
      - theorique 14y ago
        Perfectly aligned with the Michael Scott usage, then.
        unalone 14y ago

smoyer 14y ago

Fork my repo and leave my dongle alone?

mikecane 14y ago
"Don't Touch My Dongle?"
- hmc 14y ago
  She wants the D:/
  - stcredzero 14y ago
    "Your dongle: Do Not Want!" Probably more realistic. Probably covers a larger % of cases.
candybar 14y ago
If you let me touch your dongle, I'll let you fork my repo