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Show HN: I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

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Re: Show HN: I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

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Post by shii »

thematt wrote: post #18
shii wrote: post #11

I've always wanted a bright orange shirt (#ff6600) like the default topcolor with a nice large Y on the front. I'm wondering if there is a trademark that would prevent someone from designing and selling one (even after explicitly stating no affiliation/connection with YC.) Wikipedia Commons[1] says Jessica designed it and has trademark restrictions however... EDIT: Followed the rabbit-hole and found this: http://ycom…

They're sold out at the moment, but I bought one here: http://hackertees.com/

Yeah, but I'm talking BIG Y...like whole front of t-shirt Y. And maybe even posthardcore-band-merch Y. Or even grunge-style Y.

But the Y must be massive.

Re: Show HN: I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

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Post by vaksel »

apgwoz wrote: post #23
vaksel wrote: post #22

best to buy this before he gets sued for trademark infringement

How would this be trademark infringement? Can you trademark math?

I don't see why not...you can trademark a fruit(apple) and a a color(pink).

Re: Show HN: I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

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Post by sthatipamala »

vaksel wrote: post #25
apgwoz wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would this be trademark infringement? Can you trademark math?

I don't see why not...you can trademark a fruit(apple) and a a color(pink).

Sure, he does infringe by using the color and the font of YC. But the YC gang know better than to shut down their loyal fanbase.

Re: Show HN: I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

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Post by rokhayakebe »

Homunculiheaded wrote: post #15

When I saw the title my first thought was "too bad it won't be a shirt of the actual y combinator", I was pleasantly surprised, will probably be purchasing one soon

I thought the opposite: "Wow, cool someone made a orange HN shirt. I am going to buy one right this minute if he sells them."

Re: Show HN: I've always wanted a Y Combinator shirt, so I made one.

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Post by ihodes »

For those interested, I'd skip the baby-tutorials to the Y fpc and just look at the "math": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_point_combinator#Y_combin...

Once you see that you just end up applying the function to itself repeatedly, it makes a lot more sense. It's also 5 lines to read, instead of paragraphs.

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