Sorry, I misunderstood your tone. I meant to change the copy but I posted the site before doing so. It'll be changed soon.
I actually was worried about the backlash for being so blatant. I'm mostly a lurker anyway. Honestly though, what do you think of the site design? I plan on adding more shirts when appropriate (Canadian ISP fiasco, Egyption revolution, etc.).
You seem bitter for some reason. We're on HN. You should know that ideas will get ran-through like a $2 whore.
Why did you post a "How I Did It" if you don't want people taking what you've done and iterating?
By the way, I'm getting a lot of compliments about the site design (much of it is from your site anyway!).
I just launched a clone site myself. Although, mine is snowmageddon. :)
From one opportunist to another...sorry Loren. :)
I made this in a couple of hours. I plan on leveraging other events that people may survive. There are a couple of other designs in the pipeline.
I'm already starting to see some traffic, but I may be too late to the party for it to go viral.