Comments on: OSCON day 1: The T-Shirt Index http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/ Laura Thomson's random thoughts and rants about tech and FOSS Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: sumavalluru http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/#comment-78 sumavalluru Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:37:13 +0000 http://www.laurathomson.com/?p=70#comment-78 Hey, the blog is very interesting...even i always try to have a record of economic indicators... cheers, suma valluru ----------------------------------------- http://www.rhinestonetshirts.net/ Hey, the blog is very interesting…even i always try to have a record of economic indicators…

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]]> By: Henning Moeller-Nielsen http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/#comment-77 Henning Moeller-Nielsen Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:25:33 +0000 http://www.laurathomson.com/?p=70#comment-77 I remember the change too. This year was the highest number of T-shirts for me, and it was my ninth year at Perl Conference/OSCON. Didn't get as many gadgets as last year though... I think the big change, apart from the number of T-shirts was that in 2000 there were tons of vendors present with no product, no customers but lots of money. In 2001 those companies had disappeared, replaced by old-economy companies; those with products and/or customers. I don't think we are seeing the dot-com bubble again, untill we start seeing companies that really shouldn't be there at all. I remember the change too. This year was the highest number of T-shirts for me, and it was my ninth year at Perl Conference/OSCON. Didn’t get as many gadgets as last year though…

I think the big change, apart from the number of T-shirts was that in 2000 there were tons of vendors present with no product, no customers but lots of money. In 2001 those companies had disappeared, replaced by old-economy companies; those with products and/or customers. I don’t think we are seeing the dot-com bubble again, untill we start seeing companies that really shouldn’t be there at all.

]]> By: Ed Finkler http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/#comment-76 Ed Finkler Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:25:33 +0000 http://www.laurathomson.com/?p=70#comment-76 There is no way I can fit a bunch of t-shirts in my luggage and get it all home. I'll need to be picky. There is no way I can fit a bunch of t-shirts in my luggage and get it all home. I’ll need to be picky.

]]> By: Chris Spurgeon http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/#comment-75 Chris Spurgeon Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:27:45 +0000 http://www.laurathomson.com/?p=70#comment-75 OK, but that makes me wonder, what is the source of current official skirt length? Who's in charge of gathering that stat? OK, but that makes me wonder, what is the source of current official skirt length? Who’s in charge of gathering that stat?

]]> By: Joe http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/#comment-74 Joe Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:21:47 +0000 http://www.laurathomson.com/?p=70#comment-74 I believe it was long before Heinlein's "Friday" that someone noticed a correlation between skirt length and economic indicators. I recall first hearing about it in a college introduction to economics class in 1986. I believe it was long before Heinlein’s “Friday” that someone noticed a correlation between skirt length and economic indicators. I recall first hearing about it in a college introduction to economics class in 1986.

]]> By: "-" http://www.laurathomson.com/2006/07/oscon-day-1-the-t-shirt-index/#comment-73 "-" Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:32:17 +0000 http://www.laurathomson.com/?p=70#comment-73 Correct me if I'm wrong here, but you seem to be predicting a crash in the marketplace. Actually, why not? Yahoo has just revealed that they don't make as much in advertising as everybody assumed, Google might follow, then if everyone sees that this is another hollow pyramid -- well, you just might be right, eh? As I remember it was the self-dealing that did the dot-coms in, just like the current advertising rage. I mean, if YouTube is worth a billion dollars, then the dollar isn't worth much, is it? Are you also predicting a one-t-shirt year next year? I could believe that just as well... Correct me if I’m wrong here, but you seem to be predicting a crash in the marketplace.

Actually, why not? Yahoo has just revealed that they don’t make as much in advertising as everybody assumed, Google might follow, then if everyone sees that this is another hollow pyramid — well, you just might be right, eh? As I remember it was the self-dealing that did the dot-coms in, just like the current advertising rage. I mean, if YouTube is worth a billion dollars, then the dollar isn’t worth much, is it?

Are you also predicting a one-t-shirt year next year? I could believe that just as well…

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