[karmickoala]

I googled the author, Patrick J. LoPresti, trying to know more about him and what he is up to. I haven't looked deeply, but I found this easter egg on the game Wasteland 2 [1]:

  1992 M.I.T. Class Ring
  Description
  2 city skylines are etched along the edges of this gold ring. 
  The face features a busy beaver. The name "Patrick J. LoPresti" 
  is engraved in script on the interior.

I wonder if it's a tribute because of his joke.

[1]: https://wasteland.gamepedia.com/1992_M.I.T_Class_Ring

[ksherlock]

In the kickstarter, $2,000 let you design a personalized item. Wasteland was released in 1988 so somebody who graduated in 1992 may have had fond collegiate memories.