What Should We Add Next To The Techdirt Gear Store?

from the feedback dept

Sat, Feb 25th 2017 12:00pm — Leigh Beadon

Get I Invented Email, Copymouse and more in the Techdirt Gear store »

Right now, there are four different designs in available in the Techdirt Gear store on Teespring: our new Copymouse gear, our limited-time I Invented Email gear, and two different styles of Techdirt logo gear. But, under Teespring's new ongoing-order system, over time we're going to start bringing back some of our designs from last year as permanent fixtures in the store — in some cases with tweaked or updated designs.

So, which Techdirt tees would our readers like to see first? There's our popular Takedown gear, the controversial Copying Is Not Theft, and some less-popular but beloved-by-some options like Home Cooking Is Killing Restaurants and Math Is Not A Crime. Of course, there's also the first t-shirt we offered and still the most popular: Nerd Harder.

We have some brand new designs in the works too and will be rolling those out in the near future, but first we want to get one or two of these classics back into rotation. In addition to letting us know which ones you're most interested in, feel free to include your thoughts on whether the design needs an update or you'd like to see different products/colors available!

Thanks for your feedback, and thanks for supporting Techdirt.

Two logo tee styles (plus hoodies, mugs & more) in the Techdirt Gear store »

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My_Name_Here, 25 Feb 2017 @ 12:38pm

How about "Censorship - we know how to do that!"
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fred, 25 Feb 2017 @ 2:01pm

I like copying is not theft. I bought one last time it was available but it got lost in the mail :/
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2017 @ 3:11pm

How about 'free soeech for everyone, but only if we like what you say'?
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2017 @ 4:02pm

You guys should try to put together a program for deferred electronic messaging and sell it. I'm sure no one has thought of that and you could make lots of money on the fame alone!

PS: Sorry for not being helpful.
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That One Guy (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 5:18pm

Pure schadenfreude makes me want to see the Copying is not Theft shirt brought back first, just to tweak the people who threw fits over it last time, and Home Cooking is Killing Restaurants would be a good second choice.

For a new addition, inspired by an old trend that seems to be cropping up in the comment section perhaps a Curse you spam filters! shirt?
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2017 @ 6:18pm

Response to: That One Guy on Feb 25th, 2017 @ 5:18pm
They can't bring those shirts back as they were previously sold as lomited edition artificial scarcity products. Resellling them in an unlimited manner would destroy the value.
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2017 @ 6:24pm

Celebration T-Shirt
Everyday, when I wake up, I celebrate. Trump is president, my stock portfolio is rapidly expanding, and Masnick is in federal court. How about a T-Shirt that promotes Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the US Constitution? Failing that, how about "RIP TechDirt", I know a lot of people that would buy one of those.
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2017 @ 6:26pm

Sizes
I am an XL but I know someone who would love a couple of the shirts, mainly NERD HARDER, but he needs size 6XL (yes, he's pretty bloody hefty!) and so the current shirts don't fit him. Any chance of a size range increase?

Some feedback for Teespring, too, the shirts they print on are very very comfortable. Every now and then I'm tempted to buy more shirts just so I have more that I enjoy wearing!
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Leigh Beadon (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 6:38pm

Re: Sizes
5XL is the Teespring max, I'm afraid.

Glad to know the shirts are good! There are a few different base shirt options we can choose from, but we've always stuck with one particular premium line that seemed like the best choice.
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Leigh Beadon (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 6:39pm

Re: Response to: That One Guy on Feb 25th, 2017 @ 5:18pm
Yeah they were sooooo artificially scarce that we even gave the vector art away for free.
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zerosaves (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 8:13pm

Re:
I 2nd this. Please, something whitty about free speech.
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zerosaves (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 8:15pm

Patents
How about something asinine drawn out in patent application style, with little figures and text descriptions.
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zerosaves (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 8:19pm

Re: Patents
Also, I like the copyright take down as my favorite currently existing design.
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Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2017 @ 8:59pm

How about:

Your copyright ends when my fair use begins

or

I'll fix what I buy, NO EXCEPTIONS

or

Sometimes copyright is all wrong...
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TechDescartes (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 9:20pm

Re: Re:
"I'm not ignoring you. I just have my spam filter turned on."

- TechDescartes
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Leigh Beadon (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 11:03pm

Re: Patents
How about something asinine drawn out in patent application style, with little figures and text descriptions.

I had been thinking about this general thing, but never really came up with a good specific idea. Also not sure how well I can replicate that technical drawing style - but, it's in the back of my brainstorming mind somewhere!
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That One Guy (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 11:24pm

Re: Re: Patents
I had been thinking about this general thing, but never really came up with a good specific idea.

Given how mind-numbingly stupid some of the patents that have appeared on TD have been, how about The Wheel, with 'On a computer' somewhere in the description.

It could include such descriptive labels as 'Central Rotation Location', 'Exterior Facing Surface', 'Interior Facing Surface' and 'Weight Distribution Support Spokes'.
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Mike Masnick (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 11:51pm

Re: Re: Patents
FWIW, years ago, I had looked at some ridiculous patent application that had a crazy drawing on it (I don't remember what it was...) and wondered if it would make a good t-shirt. But, bizarrely enough, the little technical drawings in patents may be covered by copyright, so we can't just use existing ones.
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Mike Masnick (profile), 25 Feb 2017 @ 11:54pm

Re: Re:

I 2nd this. Please, something whitty about free speech.

We have one design related to free speech that we've been kicking around for many months now. We're just not sure it's any good. :) I like it (and want to buy one for myself), but not everyone else here does. We may just release it to see, or, maybe we'll keep kicking it around for a few more months and see if we can improve on it.

It's tough to figure out ahead of time what shirts will really catch on.
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Anonymous Coward, 26 Feb 2017 @ 12:15am

Something about anomalies.
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That One Guy (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 12:42am

Re:
How about a series of crossed out numbers, like the copymouse shirt but with a few more digits, followed by '... anomalies and counting'?
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Stan (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 2:28am

Math nerd t-shirt?
Would TD be interested in a math nerd (yet funny) t-shirt design?
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Dark Helmet (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 3:54am

More me, obviously.
As the resident Techdirt mascot of dick jokes, I'm pretty sure there should be a tshirt featuring me. I'd buy it, for sure, so that's one guaranteed sale....
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zerosaves (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 6:28am

Re: Re: Re: Patents
Exactly. I was thinking how they always add on a computer to everything would be a great start.

I wonder if there is already a patent on filing for a patent on a computer
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TripMN, 26 Feb 2017 @ 8:40am

{Techdirt Logo}

What does this have to do with Tech... or dirt?
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DittoDitto, 26 Feb 2017 @ 9:20am

Cheetoh-Faced-Shit-Gibbon
An absolute must!
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DittoDitto, 26 Feb 2017 @ 9:21am

How about
Facts / Alternates (aka Lies)
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Anonymous Coward, 26 Feb 2017 @ 9:22am

Re: Celebration T-Shirt
So you want a dick that says "my dick is smaller then Truumps fingers. Gotcha.
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Alan Simpson, 26 Feb 2017 @ 10:36am

Tall Sizes Please
How about some tall sizes for us tall folks.
I mean otherwise I suffer badly from plumbers crack, and it ain't pretty🤗
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Pixelation, 26 Feb 2017 @ 10:45am

Please Carreon,
"Just Keep Digging!"
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ECA (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 11:10am

How about a..
Shirt with all the label/tags/...
That are used for adverts(with small changes) ala MAD MAGAZINE...
Comment:
WE PAID FOR THESE..every last one..
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ECA (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 11:13am

A collection
7(?) shirts with the lists/tags of All the companies OWNED by that 1 group..

Could even do the Main Corps that OWN TV channels..
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ve3oat (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 11:15am

Re: "I'll fix what I buy, NO EXCEPTIONS"
I love it! Absolutely. Make it black ("I'll fix what I buy") and dark red ("NO EXCEPTIONS") on light grey. Size Large, please. Thanks.
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Chuck, 26 Feb 2017 @ 11:16am

Streisand & Chewbacca
There needs to be a T-Shirt with the aerial photograph of Streisand's house and then the caption, "I didn't know this was Barbara Streisand's house either, until she told the world in a lawsuit."

Also, perhaps something like this:

"When your argument makes less sense than the Chewbacca Defense, it belongs in a bar, not a courtroom." Then maybe a picture of Chewbacca drinking at a bar? Something for that would be good.

An alternative would be Chewbacca standing behind a podium in a navy blue 3-piece suit with the caption "WHen your argument makes less sense than the Chewbacca Defense, you should be a presidential candidate, not a lawyer."

Either/or on the Chewie shirt.
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Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 11:40am

Re:
Maybe that should be Tech AND Dirt.
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Anonymous Coward, 26 Feb 2017 @ 11:56am

"Techdirt is my invention"
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Anonymous Anonymous Coward (profile), 26 Feb 2017 @ 12:20pm

Re:
Or, Techdirt gets reinvented every day...on a computer.
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Pixelation, 26 Feb 2017 @ 12:23pm

"I have an opinion"

"So SLAPP me"
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Anonymous Coward, 26 Feb 2017 @ 12:38pm

"Comment held for moderation... because Free Speech!"
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DittoDitto, 26 Feb 2017 @ 4:07pm

Binary Arguments...
There are 10 kinds of people in politics.
Liars and Damned Liars.
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Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2017 @ 12:27am

Re: Re: Re:
Have some kind of poll for slogans?
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Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2017 @ 5:59am

Pockets
T-shirts need pockets.
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Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2017 @ 5:25pm

Re:
We're still waiting for you to make those Techdirt T-shirts, Whatever, since you know how to mass-produce them on the cheap and gut Techdirt's business model.

Go on, chicken boy.
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M. Robinson, 27 Feb 2017 @ 7:20pm

Nerd Harder
A Nerd Harder with CLI green text or Wang CRT amber text.
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Wendy Cockcroft, 28 Feb 2017 @ 2:24am

Re: Re:
"Community-hidden comments =/= censorship. Now shove off, troll."
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Wendy Cockcroft, 28 Feb 2017 @ 2:27am

Re: Celebration T-Shirt
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, known as the Copyright Clause, empowers the United States Congress: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.

I'm on board with that.
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svyerk (profile), 28 Feb 2017 @ 9:56am

Re: Re: Re:
Any sort of visual mock-up would be helpful here. You don't have to produce the shirts first, let technology help you! It's here for you, maan.
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Anonymous Coward, 9 Mar 2017 @ 4:06pm

Copyright is Fixed
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