Due to the necessity of writing code that's actually relevant to the site, I haven't been able to get over the Geek Outfitter [goats.com] in a while.

After we catch up on "real" projects for the site, I may actually go back in and work on it.

What are some of the more requested features that people would want from that if I were feeling inspired to waste my time?

I'd like to see it iron my shirts. Or write the comic strip.

I'd like it to have a dressable (naked) Phillip model so that i can see what a geek would look like in the selected outfit.

Alternatively, i can turn on some Barry White and undress Phillip at my leisure.

In Response to luvrhino (#176):

A pint of NyQuil isn't going to get me to sleep tonight.

In Response to jon (#179):

ken has that effect on people...

In Response to punkalicia (#195):

...and other creatures capable of experiencing horror.

In Response to dha (#207):

Yes, he is a very bad man.

In Response to luvrhino (#176):

Are you sure Barry White is the appropriate ambience required for this sort of thing? Ween comes to mind...

In Response to jon (#179):

One of these days you will give me my Phillip Porn [goats.com].

Dammit, i need a keyboard condom if i'm going to keep talking about Phillip.

In Response to luvrhino (#257):

Who the hot holy hell keeps rating my most essential need to see the Great White Beast in all its glory as "Funny"?

It's not funny. It's not disturbing. It's not sleep depriving. It's a beautiful expression of love for all that life has to offer.

In Response to luvrhino (#282):

Is "Incoherent" better?

ahh, the joys of a first comment. not the first comment for this topic, nay, but -my- first comment. all fall to your knees and kiss my feet in joy! booya!

i have a question, something of some actual substance. (bwah?) what is this geek outfitter all about? some secretly exciting superplot to take over the world, i'm sure, but honestly, i'm a bit confused.

anyone care to explain for a poor little geek like me?

In Response to dirtygeek (#489):

Ok, with some sorts of clothes (including most formal or business casual types), you have to make sure the various articles of clothing you're wearing match. For example, if you wear a suit, your tie should match your shirt. And some shirt-and-tie combinations go better with certain colors of suit than others. And whether you should wear the black shoes and belt or the brown ones may depend on the colors of the shirt, tie, and suit.

It's very confusing if you're fashion-insensitive. Worse so if, like me, you're color blind.

Someitmes you can just ask someone. But sometimes "someone" isn't around. So Philip has created a sort of "clothes database" in which you can list the things you have, note which pairs of clothing items do or do not go together, and organize your clothing into outfits. Then when you're rushing to get ready for a meeting, a wedding, or whatever, you can pull up an outfit description from the database and not have to worry about selecting individual clothes items and ending up mismatched.

Overkill? Probably. "Only a geek..."? Yeah, hence the name.

I suspect an ulterior motive, of coures. If people start using the Outfitter, Philip will probably run off and sell the database as marketing data to the Men's Wearhouse or something :)

BTW, thanks for asking this question. The Outfitter had slipped past my attention previously, but in researching the above answer I came to recognize it as a potentially outstanding tool.

In Response to mea37 (#520):

I never thought about selling the data...what actually happened was that I had it in my head to keep track of what I was told went with what, and being a geek, that led to me thinking about what data structures I would use to hold those relationships, and how I would set something like that up in a database...once I thought I know how I wanted to do it, I had to actually test to see if it worked.

Now..if I was cool, I would abstract it out a level, and see if I could apply these relationships to other things...maybe beer and foods, or something.

In Response to phillip (#622):

[quote]maybe beer and foods, or something.[/quote]

"Geek Outfitter would like present the supportin information of how geek trends in their social strata affect their world view and their wanton acquisition of BRAINS! RAr! ... "

In Response to unFalln (#231):

I don't know that Ween is right, either. They're too normal. I suggest The Residents. Or maybe Mr. Bungle.