Comments on: Sock Strategies http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies A tea-drinking web geek's coffee-flavored blog Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ammon Lauritzen http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-2289 Ammon Lauritzen Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:19:12 +0000 http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies#comment-2289 Normal days do not warrant socks. If your office requires shoes, fooey on them. However, there are plenty of circumstances in which socks are required. Sad, but unavoidable. I am a big fan of bulk purchasing like 10 pair of unimpressive black athletic socks (for padding) for interchangability and loss insurance. For special occasions (interviews, weddings, etc...) that require slightly more fanciness than standard issue shirt and tie, I like grabbing a $5 pair of dress socks with the intent of using them only once. If they last longer, so be it, but there is no emotional attachment either way. Normal days do not warrant socks. If your office requires shoes, fooey on them.

However, there are plenty of circumstances in which socks are required. Sad, but unavoidable. I am a big fan of bulk purchasing like 10 pair of unimpressive black athletic socks (for padding) for interchangability and loss insurance.

For special occasions (interviews, weddings, etc…) that require slightly more fanciness than standard issue shirt and tie, I like grabbing a $5 pair of dress socks with the intent of using them only once. If they last longer, so be it, but there is no emotional attachment either way.

]]> By: Evan Farrar http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-1913 Evan Farrar Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:08:31 +0000 http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies#comment-1913 wear unmatched socks :-P wear unmatched socks :-P

]]> By: mschaef http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-1866 mschaef Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:42:00 +0000 http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies#comment-1866 Random socks of many colors... To aid the sorting problem, I sort by length before matching by color/style. It makes things significantly more efficient. Sock matching is an O(n^2) problem; If my length sort lets me establish 5 partitions of the set of socks, that makes it O((n/5)^2), which is much better. At least it's better enough that I haven't felt tempted to throw-out and replace all of my socks. Random socks of many colors…

To aid the sorting problem, I sort by length before matching by color/style. It makes things significantly more efficient. Sock matching is an O(n^2) problem; If my length sort lets me establish 5 partitions of the set of socks, that makes it O((n/5)^2), which is much better. At least it’s better enough that I haven’t felt tempted to throw-out and replace all of my socks.

]]> By: Joe Casabona http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-1827 Joe Casabona Sun, 16 Jul 2006 01:29:22 +0000 http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies#comment-1827 I pretty much have the same strategy as you, except I am all white socks, and a couple pairs of dress socks. I also own an insane amount of socks since I am a college student who lives off campus- It is not always easy to find time to get to a washer/dryer I pretty much have the same strategy as you, except I am all white socks, and a couple pairs of dress socks. I also own an insane amount of socks since I am a college student who lives off campus- It is not always easy to find time to get to a washer/dryer

]]> By: Ryan Brooks http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies/comment-page-1#comment-1825 Ryan Brooks Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:10:39 +0000 http://push.cx/2006/sock-strategies#comment-1825 Every six months or so I throw out every sock I can find. From there, I go out and pick up a couple packs of new socks. Since all my socks are black, I'm of the same strategy as you. Losing a sock seems to happen still though... which is a shame. -Ryan Every six months or so I throw out every sock I can find. From there, I go out and pick up a couple packs of new socks. Since all my socks are black, I’m of the same strategy as you. Losing a sock seems to happen still though… which is a shame.

-Ryan

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