Why the italicized "technically?"
Well, the flag code isn't really law, just a list of recommendations for honoring the flag, and some of it isn't completely clear. The ALPA tie is obviously meant to evoke images of the flag, but it doesn't contain a full flag, so you could argue that it doesn't quite fit what the code talks about. Technically, though, I think the intent of the code is to discourage the use of the flag in this manner.