Computer Science T-Shirt | Teaching Rocks to Think Badly 2






















Computer Science T-Shirt | Teaching Rocks to Think Badly 2

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Description
Welcome to the existential comedy of computer science with our "COMPUTER SCIENCE: Teaching Rocks to Think Badly" vintage classroom catastrophe – celebrating the brave educators who've dedicated their careers to convincing silicon-based minerals to perform logical operations while developing distinctly human personality disorders. This retro educational poster showcases our eternally optimistic instructor, armed with a pointer and the unshakeable confidence of someone who genuinely believes that explaining binary to a room full of processors won't result in collective electronic eye-rolling.
The periodic table elements spelling out "COMPUTER SCIENCE" (C-oM-Pu-Te-R Sc-I-eN-Ce) represent every computer science professor's daily reality: attempting to teach computational thinking to devices that have mastered the art of selective hearing and passive-aggressive error messages. Notice our anthropomorphic computers displaying varying degrees of digital sullenness – that's authentic artificial attitude, developed through years of being forced to execute poorly written code while maintaining professional composure.
The "1+1=2" equation captures that beautiful moment when educators realize they're teaching mathematics to machines that could calculate the square root of infinity but somehow still manage to crash when asked to print "Hello World" without developing opinions about font choices and margin preferences.
Technical Details
- Premium cotton blend (75% cotton, 25% algorithmic patience, trace amounts of debugging anxiety)
- Vintage classroom poster printing using our exclusive "Pixel Perfect™" technique with computationally accurate color registration
- Anthropomorphic computer graphics rendered with authentic artificial attitude (no actual silicon was emotionally damaged)
- Professor confidence levels calibrated for optimal performance during recursive explanation loops
- Pre-shrunk using controlled digital compression (no bits were harmed in the process)
- Available in Classroom Blue (pictured), Binary Black, Error Message Red, and Compile Success Green
- Double-needle stitching more reliable than most WiFi connections
- Ribbed collar maintains structural integrity better than most student attention spans
- Sizes: S-XXXL (measurements taken using conventional rulers, not hexadecimal notation)
- Each shirt comes with a complimentary sense of digital wonder and realistic expectations about machine cooperation
Backstory
The "Computer Science" design emerged when our lead artist realized that computer science educators essentially spend their careers as digital anthropologists, teaching human logic to silicon entities that have evolved their own mysterious social hierarchies and communication protocols. After discovering that computer science professors work with the optimism of marriage counselors mediating disputes between humans and machines that have developed trust issues, our designer experienced what programmers call "stack overflow syndrome" – the disorienting realization that some people's daily work involves explaining rational thinking to devices that occasionally decide to interpret instructions as creative writing exercises.
Created in the style of vintage educational posters with a distinctly computational twist, this artwork celebrates computer science's unique position as the field where "artificial intelligence" often comes with genuine artificial attitude. The patient educator represents every computer science professional who's learned that teaching machines to think requires approximately the same diplomatic skills as international peace negotiations, except the participants communicate exclusively through error codes and have strong opinions about semicolon placement.
Each purchase contributes to our "Digital Empathy Initiative," providing appropriate emotional support for computers that have been forced to execute questionable code since programmers discovered that machines don't automatically understand human intentions.
Perfect For
- Computer science professors who've mastered the art of explaining logic to entities that occasionally develop their own interpretation of mathematical certainty
- Software engineering instructors whose job descriptions include "mediating disputes between humans and machines with attitude problems"
- Programming educators who've learned that teaching rocks to think requires both technical expertise and psychological counseling skills
- Anyone who's ever tried to explain why computers can calculate complex equations but still crash when asked to handle unexpected user input
- Artificial intelligence researchers who design systems smarter than their creators but with the emotional maturity of caffeinated teenagers
- Computer lab technicians who've made peace with the fact that machines sometimes need pep talks to function properly
- University students learning that computer science involves both rigorous mathematics and diplomatic relations with electronic entities
- Research scientists whose experimental subjects communicate exclusively through status codes and have strong opinions about code formatting
- Anyone whose precision requirements make Swiss clockmaking look like abstract finger painting
- Gift-givers seeking the perfect "congratulations on teaching silicon to sulk" present
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti or Guatemala
Disclaimer: Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.
Age restrictions: For adults
EU Warranty: 2 years
Other compliance information: Meets the flammability, lead, cadmium, phthalates and formaldehyde level requirements.
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Size guide
LENGTH (inches) | WIDTH (inches) | |
S | 28 | 18 |
M | 29 | 20 |
L | 30 | 22 |
XL | 31 | 24 |
2XL | 32 | 26 |
3XL | 33 | 28 |