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More than that, I was wondering: Who would do that for a T-Shirt? Its just disgusting to me (and indicative of why I don't read Tech Crunch) that they are so fu

by skolor 17y ago

More than that, I was wondering: Who would do that for a T-Shirt? Its just disgusting to me (and indicative of why I don't read Tech Crunch) that they are so full of themselves that they feel even a T-Shirt from them holds significant value.

jkincaid 17y ago
We don't, it's a joke. I am having a hard time believing so many people on this site didn't catch that.
- electromagnetic 17y ago
  Agreed, perhaps the work week has sapped people of their sense of humour. Or perhaps there's a rare genetic anomaly that turns people into hackers and leaves them without a single funny-bone in their body.
  - skolor 17y ago
    Its not that its a lost sense of humour, I would guess (because I know why I thought it wasn't a joke) its because of the relatively low opinion many people here have of TechCrunch. Its almost (at least to me) like Nixon, right after Watergate, joking "I wouldn't want you to get a parking ticket..." Sure, it isn't a big deal, but it is rather slimy, and since you already have a low opinion of the party, the whole "joke" is skipped over. And the fact that sarcasm doesn't translate over the internet well doesn't help any. Or, as I have refered to it: damn you internet and your lack of signifying sarcasm, or, in the semi-pronouncable internet acronym form: DYIAYLOSS.
    - electromagnetic 17y ago
      I don't believe this would have gone over much better if spoken aloud. Sarcasm isn't typically a humour well used in NA, either people can't say it right or people don't understand it. Coming from the UK where sarcasm can be used in every sentence, it's like being the only person with sight in a world of blind people. I believe (!) should become a standard for sarcasm on the web, it would at least hint people that the line is different from the norm.
      - dasil003 17y ago
        Glad you mentioned the UK or I would have no idea what the hell you meant by NA.
- tvon 17y ago
  It fits nicely with our expectations.
nostrademons 17y ago
Lessee...Google job, T-shirt. I think I'd rather have the job.

by skolor 17y ago

jkincaid 17y ago

We don't, it's a joke. I am having a hard time believing so many people on this site didn't catch that.

electromagnetic 17y ago
Agreed, perhaps the work week has sapped people of their sense of humour. Or perhaps there's a rare genetic anomaly that turns people into hackers and leaves them without a single funny-bone in their body.
- skolor 17y ago
  Its not that its a lost sense of humour, I would guess (because I know why I thought it wasn't a joke) its because of the relatively low opinion many people here have of TechCrunch. Its almost (at least to me) like Nixon, right after Watergate, joking "I wouldn't want you to get a parking ticket..." Sure, it isn't a big deal, but it is rather slimy, and since you already have a low opinion of the party, the whole "joke" is skipped over. And the fact that sarcasm doesn't translate over the internet well doesn't help any. Or, as I have refered to it: damn you internet and your lack of signifying sarcasm, or, in the semi-pronouncable internet acronym form: DYIAYLOSS.
  - electromagnetic 17y ago
    I don't believe this would have gone over much better if spoken aloud. Sarcasm isn't typically a humour well used in NA, either people can't say it right or people don't understand it. Coming from the UK where sarcasm can be used in every sentence, it's like being the only person with sight in a world of blind people. I believe (!) should become a standard for sarcasm on the web, it would at least hint people that the line is different from the norm.
    - dasil003 17y ago
      Glad you mentioned the UK or I would have no idea what the hell you meant by NA.
tvon 17y ago
It fits nicely with our expectations.

nostrademons 17y ago

Lessee...Google job, T-shirt. I think I'd rather have the job.