Daily Bafflements

Take it from us, stick with the pinstripes. / geraldbrazell

• San Francisco-based Tasty Ties has rolled out a line of bow ties representing San Francisco neighborhoods, including an adorable saxophone tie to represent Fillmore Street—and a tie emblazoned with a handgun to represent Hunter’s Point. The offensive bow tie retails for $90.

• Today in all things hacker, a Stupid Shit No One Needs & Terrible Ideas Hackathon is planned for San Francisco in May.

• In advance of the Apple Watch release, Apple is acquiring startup Ottocat, a technology that organizes all your other apps.

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