In 1998 I moved to VA for a job as an Account Manager with a web consulting firm. Their business model changed almost immediately and I had to learn how to sell Sun hardware if I wanted to stay employed. Reading Slashdot was an important part of my education into Unix, system administration, and system administrators. That lead to an interest in open source and ultimately to me installing Red Hat at home. Today I am much more comfortable in the FOSS world than I am in the Windows world, and it all started with me reading Slashdot. I finally removed Slashdot from my feed reader last year, when I realized I couldn't remember the last time I clicked through to read a story.
However, I am still waiting for the box of swag I was supposed to get to pass out at the 10th anniversary party that I organized.
I also arranged a 10th anniversary party and I had no swag to give out. Two weeks later, a box of 15 or so anniversary shirts showed up. I tracked a few attendees down, but most of the shirts remain in a box that follows me around as I move.
Which is to say, I'd be happy to provide a shirt. I've been wondering what to do with them. I've been thinking about setting up an auction and giving the proceeds to the EFF...
However, I am still waiting for the box of swag I was supposed to get to pass out at the 10th anniversary party that I organized.