Ask Slashdot: Geek-Friendly Business Accessories? 81
As a departure from the usual Ask Slashdot
faire, we have this question from
Jonas Öberg:
"There's quite a lot of misc nerd
accessories out there, such as T-Shirts,
pens, and mousepads. I've even seen
hacker-related underwear! But where's the
salvation for us nerds who must spend our
days in business environments? Are there some
really cool wallets, briefcases, clocks or
other cool things out there somewhere?"
Underwear? Now I have seen it all! But
really, if handhelds like the PalmPilot don't
make this list, I'll really be surprised!
sharper image (Score:1)
Make Your Own (Score:2)
I don't see why you couldn't slap a sideways smiley onto one of them.
Most of it is business-related stuff, too.
Jon
"tempus binarius" (Score:2)
Unfortunately, I have no idea where it came from or how long its been here since it has been here far longer than I have. So my post isn't very useful as far as acquiring one's own. I suppose making one wouldn't be hard, though.
vi reference coffee mug. (Score:5)
Well, A bit gratuitous, but... (Score:1)
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It's too bad stupidity isn't painful"
yeah! (Score:2)
- Aaron
Tempus has some techno time planners (Score:2)
Re:vi reference coffee mug. (Score:2)
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Customized tripe online (Score:3)
(for example... I have a "Hacker Inside" logo that's just begging to become a front license tag on my car...)
Damn cheek... (Score:1)
Re:vi reference coffee mug. (Score:2)
or maybe a big vat.
Re:vi reference coffee mug. (Score:1)
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re: emacs coffee mug. (Score:1)
Geek-life merchandise (Score:1)
nanotech geek-friendly business accessories (Score:1)
http://www.foresight.org/FI/Images/Attache.jpeg
and also office-suitable wall art:
http://www.foresight.org/SrAssoc/Images/MolArt.
These are sent as "thank-you gifts" to higher-level donors.
Custom cling stickers? (Score:1)
Company facilities people and townhouse association weenies get pissy about things permanently stuck to windows, see...
Badtz-Maru for the Uber Cool (Score:1)
--InitZero--
Re:nanotech geek-friendly business accessories (Score:1)
wouldn't that be a bit small?
Re:vi reference coffee mug. (Score:1)
Re:Badtz-Maru for the Uber Cool (Score:1)
I love buisness trips to CA, they have the best SanRio stores!
LONG LIVE BADTZ! LONG LIVE HANNA! LONG LIVE THE ORIGINAL SPACE WARRIOR!!!!!!!!
KMFMS (Score:1)
Any industrial geek's gotta have it!
Update: Search for "promotional items" (Score:3)
Basically, do a search for "promotional items" and they'll be coming out of the woodwork.
A brief list:
Some things have to be ordered in bulk, still...
For OTAKON [otakon.com], we give out customized fortune cookies.
Jon
Dil-bert! (Score:1)
As always the Dilbert Store [umstore.com] is your friend, with watches, mugs and whatnot.
But then, Dilbert is more about nihilism than geekdom...
Computer Gear (Score:2)
Kinetic Clocks (Score:1)
[1] I couldn't find a URL for it, but the if you sign up for the Prairie Home Companion catalog, you should get Signals as well. The URL for the PHC catalog request form is http://phc.mpr.org/catalog/order_cata log.html [mpr.org].
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Sean Lamb
Zero Halliburton (Score:2)
http://www.buythebest.com/comp_case.html
They make laptop cases, camera cases, briefcases, cigar humidors, and many other functional and useful cases.
Re:"tempus binarius" (Score:2)
Re:Customized tripe online (Score:1)
I wouldn't waste the $$$. If you've got a burning desire for a custom mug, a lot of photo stores can have them made and the quality is a lot better.
Emacs five gallon gasoline can? (Score:1)
What, you wanna drink your coffee from a five gallon gasoline can? Hey, that's not a bad idea!
Re:vi reference coffee mug. (Score:2)
Turning on the bubbles requires a long sequence of keystrokes though, and the 'emacs hot tub quick reference manual manual' is sold seperately.
Computer History: Time Background (Score:1)
I do use "saytime" to have a computer speak the hour (of course, the computer uses NTP to have the correct time).
Or, a step above a sundial is XEarth, and tell the time based upon where the shadow is on the globe.
Tux Polo Shirts? (Score:3)
just an idea...
"tempus hexadecimal" (Score:1)
More recently I've begun making and selling (analog) desk and wall clocks from trashed (or just obsolete) hard drives. The entire drives, not just the platters! If anyone is interested, email me.
The horrifically headcrashed ones look the best, IMHO, so if you've got a favorite "old friend" that went down in flames, I can very probably fix it up into a nice clock for you...
Re:Customized tripe online (Score:1)
Whilst the mug is clearly just a mug with a sticker on it, the image quality was excellent.
The overall look of it was quite impressive, though not as good as the vi-reference mug.
The Slashdot mouse mat was very good quality though.
My Mum was totally impressed with hers.
Get em here... (Score:1)
Use this link [my-mug.com] to see the Tux stuff...and then jump to the 'Wearables' category after the upload for the polo shirts..
If you are interested in Slashdot stuff...go here. [my-mug.com]
Tux Boxershorts! Puzzles! Slashdot Teddy Bears! (Score:2)
Use this link to see the Tux stuff...and after the upload choose boxershorts under 'Wearables'.
http://www.my-mug.com/art/linux.html [my-mug.com]
If you are interested in Slashdot stuff...go here [my-mug.com]
Ties and stuff (Score:1)
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Can We trust the future - Flesh99
Mousepad? (Score:1)
On a less serious note, I have a calculator watch
Geek Ware (Score:1)
I like some notebooks I found with circuit boards as covers. Anyways else ever seen them? They are fscking heavy though. But rather geeky. I also have my Yoda watch that got turned into a necklace cuz the strap broke. I also have a Pikachu on my Jaz drive.
But don't travel with these (Score:2)
I got smart after about the third trip, that I really don't need to protect my electronics that well. Now I just use a cardboard box, and they dont care. Only lost one color LCD screen in about 40 trips.
But the cases are cool, when you have to go to a customer site and impress the shit out of the suits. They can be very "james bondish" if done right
And yes, I made my own. True geeks always assemble their own stuff.
Re:Tux^H^H^HPenguin Polo Shirts (Score:1)
Pre-Fab Geek ware??? (Score:1)
Gut the sheetmetal from an old PC case, preferably the screwless kind, and add a handle, and you have a breifcase. AT ports become a great place to make a pencil/pen holder that is accessible from the outside, as well as the old serial port holes making useful for an eraser etc... A slimline calculator can be put on tracks inside the floppy slot. Mine is my olde Packard Bell 286, and I just joke with people that I have finally found a use for a Packard Bell... Again, put your "Hacker Inside" logo on the front and you'll be the envy of Linux Expo.
But c'mon, you're a geek! Use your imagination. I have even used the old platters from our RLL hard drives to make an attractive desk cover. I'm talking the big suckers that used to attach to our PDP-7's. An Autokon front panel with a light bulb and a rotating multicolored transparent sheet makes an attractive wall covering.
Hmmm, Maybe I sould start a website selling this stuff....
Jason Maggard
Richmond Times-Disgrace
Re:KMFMS (Score:1)
Geek Stuff (Score:1)
You can get it at the Warner Brothers store in the local mall...
Circuit board accessories (Score:2)
Re:Make Your Own (Score:1)
Cheers.
Ian Wojtowicz
Re:Mousepad? -EVERGLIDE (Score:1)
Yes, it's a mousepad.
No, it's not a lubricatant.
HotBox (Score:1)
Another site - Uniquely Intel Shop (Score:1)
Check out these "toy" stores (Score:1)
Edmund Scientific [edsci.com]
The Unemployed Philosopher's Guild [philosophersguild.com]
underwear (Score:2)
I don't know about you, but I'm wearing Mozilla underwear right now! Unfortunately, it seems to have been discontinued: along with all other Mozilla items! I can't find any of them in the Netscape store [netscape.com]. There used to be a ton of things with Mozilla on them: beach towels, hats, there was even a Mozilla beanie baby. But no more.
This is a sad day.
(A few weeks ago I was riding my bicycle in downtown SF, and someone saw my mozilla.org sticker and yelled out, ``Go Mozilla!'' I thought that was pretty cool.)
Re:Another site - Uniquely Intel Shop (Score:1)
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Re:Tux^H^H^HPenguin Polo Shirts (Score:1)
I think they are around $5-10 still
Re:Circuit board accessories (Score:1)
Re:Badtz-Maru for the Uber Cool (Score:1)
There's only one thing though - coming from the UK and living now in Sweden, I've never seen a Badtz Maru 'toon or anything APART from my wallet and stickers.
Re:Mousepad? (Score:1)
J
Re:Well, A bit gratuitous, but... (Score:1)
The pen is mightier than the sword (Score:1)
-=Ellis (D)25=-
What does my keyboard count for?
Re:Emacs five gallon gasoline can? (Score:1)