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(No, that's called "telecommuting"!!!)
Beryl

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>"But, you really have a point about the visual vocabulary--the one we
>have
>(and often use) is quickly becoming irrelevant and historic rather than
>a
>useful tool to depict different disciplines of science. That's one
>reason my
>mind turned to dress code--the best symbols are ones that work on
>several
>levels by emerging form the specific context and begin to "stand for"
>that
>context."
>
>I think that the context dependency of style of dress is not really that
>different then that of tools. White lab coats make sense in the context
>of a lab where there is a potential for getting dirty, but this is less
>and less the environment in which scientists work. My concern is that
>the ubiquitous use of computers in all fields has severely limited our
>visual vocabulary. In addition that use of computers has effected dress
>codes in the same way. When everything from scientific research, to art,
>to manufacturing can be done by computer then there is no reason for
>these professions to maintain separate modes of dress. Heck, we can all
>just sit around in our pajamas at home in front of our laptops!
>
>-Lath
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