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New Slashdot T-Shirts On Sale Now

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-have-a-right-to-remain-gorgeous dept.

ThinkGeek has opened up their Slashdot Store, which among other fineries, is selling the all new Slashdot T-Shirts. We also have a surprise: In addition to the 3 winners we announced previously, by popular request, we added a 4th winner to the roster: Dan Sandler's 'Soothing Green Light' design. So go, buy all 4! And a hat! Do it! Also, Scott Lewallen made Icons & Wallpapers based on his Volatile Hyper Linkage design.

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  1. Just remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    These shirts are neither free as in beer, nor free as in speech. Slashdot owns the new logos/designs, and YOU can't use them without their permission. Yay copyright!

    1. Re:Just remember by FatAlb3rt · · Score: 4, Funny

      yeah, and i suppose you believe taco's lawyer will be breaking into your house to patch your shirt if you cut a hole in it.

    2. Re:Just remember by Binary+Gibbon · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Only the most insane, irrational zealot would pooh-pooh /all/ forms of copyright. Of course images and designs deserve to be copyrighted - or does anyone find acceptable the ridiculous treatment Bill Watterson's creations have at the hands of profiteering tee-shirt makers?

      The community at large has always been more concerned with fair use; you should be able to listen to a song as much as you like, or mod your xbox if you paid for it, and by that same token you should be allowed to display whatever you want on your desktop or your wall. But you can't sell someone else's song for your own profit, and it is equally unethical to steal someone else's image and attempt to make some money off of that.

  2. I bought this one! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    We added a 5th winner by popular demand! It's the *people's* choice!FP!

  3. I'm going to keep an eye out for /. t-shirts by gfody · · Score: 4, Funny

    so I know who the slackasses are around here

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  4. No XXXXXX-Large :-( by jabbadabbadoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't have XXXXX-Large? You insensitive clods.

  5. Dammit by snipingkills · · Score: 5, Funny

    As if I already can't do any work around here anyway without pausing to check on /. no I can wear it. Now if only we can make it update itself with the latest headlines...

  6. What size are you? by waynelorentz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict the XXL, XXXL, and XXXXL shirts will sell out first.

    Maybe there should be a Slashdot bib for all that Dorito/Chee-to dust.

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  7. My God by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk about ruining your chances of EVER getting laid...

    1. Re:My God by Aadain2001 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Don't forget, there is a large geek girl, or cHiXoR, crowd out there that are actually pretty damn cute. Just check out some of those action shots for the ladies tshirts on thinkgeek ;)

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  8. I'd like to buy one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But couldn't they have selected a shirt with a non-pretentious slogan? All of these are a little too much like "Can't live without Dasani". I mean "mainline geek culture" and "volatile hyperlinkage"?
    What's wrong with a plain white T-shirt with the slashdot logo and "News for Nerds, stuff that matters" on the back?

    1. Re:I'd like to buy one by gosand · · Score: 4, Informative
      What's wrong with a plain white T-shirt with the slashdot logo and "News for Nerds, stuff that matters" on the back?

      They used to have one, I got it. Has "Slashdot" with "news for nerds, stuff that matters" under it in small print. That is on the center of the front of the shirt, and on the back is a barcode, and under it, it reads "anonymous coward". I got mine through thinkgeek a few years ago, but I guess they abandoned that design. I got it because it was simple.

      Hey, go to cafepress.com and make your own.

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  9. Membership has its privileges by jbellis · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a Subscriber I got my order in before the unwashed masses! Booya!

    Wait... that means I paid money for the privilege of being one of the first to pay more money. Go me.

  10. Buy all four? Why? by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why would any geek buy all four? Doesn't one t-shirt last a lifetime?

    And what's the deal with the "Mainline Geek Culture" t-shirt being only available in white? How the hell is that going to hide the pizza and jolt stains?

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  11. Mainline design got changed by cybermace5 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I noticed that the hypodermic needle design actually was changed to RJ-45; some were complaining that the RJ-11 design didn't make sense. Any respectable Slashdotter would have an Ethernet port installed, not a modem line!

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  12. I got slashdotted ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

  13. New site design? by breon.halling · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder if this means Slashdot's going to change their look to match the snazzy OSX-style "Volatile Hyperlinkage" design. Might be a nice change.

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  14. Also remember by NDPTAL85 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That the dot.com boom and bust has come and gone, you still need REAL MONEY to pay for things geeks like such as computers and internet access and that in order to make money you need a better business plan then "Lets just give away the fruits of our labor and hope our product sucks badly enough that our customers will need to hire a lot of support services from us!"

    Yay mature individuals who realize money doesn't grow on trees!

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    1. Re:Also remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I don't have a problem with them selling shirts. Yay for them.

      What I do have a problem with is the "Submit t-shirt suggestions which will then be our property." It just violates what the Slashdot seems to be about. Information wants to be free and what-not. They could've made the shirts, and still kept the logos open-source if someone else wanted to go around printing their own shirts (which I doubt too many would).

    2. Re:Also remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It just violates what the Slashdot seems to be about. Information wants to be free and what-not.

      That bullshit has NOTHING to do with what Slashdot "seems to be about." Don't confuse the site's message--basically none--with what the trolls have co-opted it into.

    3. Re:Also remember by isorox · · Score: 4, Insightful

      People subscribe to slashdot, and dont get any real benefits (you can block ads in mozilla anyway, and seeing another dupe 20 minutes before the rest of the public?). Why do I spend 10 bucks on a tshirt when matalan have 5 for five pounds? Because I prefer to support slashdot. Why buy "fair trade" coffee over nescafe? Because you care were your money goes.

      The people buying slashdot tshirts will buy the official ones. In the worst case, simply have a trademark (the slashdot image should be a trademark) on the tshirt. Remember trademarks are for consumer protection, so you know you get the real thing.

  15. The Perfect Slogan by Dimwit · · Score: 4, Funny

    "T-shirts are optional, but recommended for you."

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  16. Let me guess by eyepeepackets · · Score: 4, Funny

    They come with a big Microsoft ad at the top of the shirt?

    Nothing cool about that. *shake*

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  17. Inevitable clod quote.... by GreggBert · · Score: 5, Funny

    But I'm a nudist you insensitive clod !.

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  18. Not buying yet... by ChrisHanel · · Score: 3, Funny
    I'm holding out for other Slashdot marketing producets... like the Slashdot Home Enema Kit, Slashdot Hair Removal System, and of course, the Slashdot Herbal Penile Enlargement system.

    "Slashdot the FLAME THROWER! The kids love this one."

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  19. Slashdot meta stories by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Okay Rob, we can't have /. meta stories about broken moderation, bitch slapping, and abusive editors, but we can have meta stories about selling t-shirts? Way to keep it real. You da man.

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    1. Re:Slashdot meta stories by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Okay Rob, we can't have /. meta stories about broken moderation, bitch slapping, and abusive editors, but we can have meta stories about selling t-shirts?

      It's called "running your website the way you want to." Don't like it? Get your own website, get 3/4 million members, then do whatever the hell you want.

      A little self-promotion like this doesn't hurt, but I sure as hell don't want to see a half-dozen stories a day about people whining about unfair moderations to their posts.

  20. Can't afford it by YoDave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn!!! New geekwear and here I am flat broke after buying that SCO license.

  21. Similar... by Gudlyf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Reminds me of the design I should have submitted.

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  22. Green light, huh? by LearnToSpell · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only way you can get a real geek to bathe...

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  23. Excellent! by Flabby+Boohoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    This will make it easier to identify who needs an ass kicking.

    Suit up, you freaks.

  24. Polo shirt? by acadiel03 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'd love to get a polo type shirt with the ./ logo on it - I could wear it to work! :)

    1. Re:Polo shirt? by spoonyfork · · Score: 3, Funny

      Naah, /. is regarded in my office as some of the best tech news that you can get on the web

      Dear lord. Where do you work? I want to know so I can NEVER buy anything from your company.

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  25. I'm at the check out screen by dr_dank · · Score: 4, Funny

    and I can't find the delivery option for my Moms basement. Now I'll never get my shirt.

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