I feel the need to link to this, mainly because of the quote:

“We were thinking about something that connects the industrial revolution and the digital revolution,” said Deller. Kane added: “They are worlds apart but there’s also a proximity. The steam age and the digital age are not so far apart.”

Perhaps the top hat is not so out-of-place after all.

though I never said it was…

Wow, three posts in one day, this must be some kind of a record (actually, I think it is a record for my blog).

But I just couldn’t resist sharing this link with you… How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger

On a brighter note to that last post (sorry!), while I was catching up on some /. because I was bored, I came across this link: www.scannerphotography.com/ [NB, because it's on /. it's been /.-ed, that site now links to some mirrors of the original site. I've been browsing mirror.geo.localizedmedia.com/scannerphotography.com]. What an amazingly cool idea. Next time I have a lot of money with nothing to spend it on (ha!) I’d be tempted have a shot at building one.

Of course, we all know how successful my iMacquarium project was, but who needs a reality check anyway…

today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-01-19T145137Z_01_N17370586_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-KNITTING.xml

Oh look, how quaint, men knitting. Must be a club for all those Gays that I’ve read about to meet, they even have Avocado Moisturiser and other skin care products, how sweet for them! Oh, they have straight guys too. Must be the ones that haven’t come out yet! Heh heh heh. Let’s all have a chuckle and feel nice and superior cos at least WE’re normal. (But not like those stinky Rednecks, at least we’re open-minded enough to read about Gays-sorry-men knitting. And laught at them. Heh heh heh.)

I suppose I should join in the meme-y goodness…

(link, while it’s still there)

IT workers dubbed ‘worst dressed’

By Louisa Hearn
November 17, 2005

More than 150 tech professionals attended a corporate fashion show in Sydney as organisers officially dubbed the industry “the worst dressed” in Australia.

Short sleeved shirts, man-made fibres and the wrong coloured socks were some of the most common fashion faux-pas cited by corporate stylist, Melanie Moss, who hosted the event on Wednesday night.

“Because the majority of IT people are not in front of customers all the time, they tend to slack off,” she said.

Help-desk staff were named as the worst offenders, followed by those working in technology start-ups, many of whom had continued to wear T-shirts to work as a consequence of the casual web culture of the ’90s.

“The Internet is now such a massive industry but people haven’t caught up in terms of their dress,” she said.

Trudy David, a training manager for Apple Computer, conceded her industry had some image problems when it came to style but felt the event had helped to give attendees a “mindshare” that it was important to present oneself well.

“I think the way in which you present yourself is very important to building relationships and is integral to business and personal success,” she said.

The Corporate Chic show was devised by computer training company, Cliftons. Managing director Andrew Cameron said: “It seems Sydney is ready to consider corporate styling, and we hope to take the concept to the rest of Australia”.

MS Moss believes money should be no object when it comes to dressing well.

“This is not only about wearing suits, just a good quality shirt with a nice print and smart slacks is often enough as long as everything co-ordinates.”

She added that wearing natural fibres was also important. “Polyester doesn’t wear well, and gets sweaty and smelly,” she said.

Her top tip for those seeking a fresh look is to photograph a variety of nice combinations from your wardrobe to use as a reference when dressing in the morning.

She also recommends looking through magazines to get a feel for what suits you. “This is about thinking about what suits you instead of following trends,” she said.

And if you must wear jeans and thongs in to work, feet must be in a good condition. “That means no yellow toe nails,” she said.

MS Moss said retail ranked as the second most unfashionable profession with some of the salesmen in the industry displaying “quite shocking” dress sense.

Frankly, I’m shocked. (although possibly not surprised.) I mean, really… reference photos of successful combinations from your wardrobe!?

Never fear; if you’re no good at making excuses and don’t have any friends to bail you out, Virgin Mobile has the solution:

SOS RING

Stuck in a disastrous date? Small talk and uncomfortable silences galore? Wish you were anywhere but there? Don’t want to make a scene? Fear not – now you can dial 767 (SOS) and hang up without saying a word and then Virgin Mobile will call you back a minute later with a perfect excuse to get you out of there. We’ll even talk you through what to say.

The SOS RING™ is the perfect excuse to get out of that disastrous date without causing a scene.

Yeah.