Greening the office

I don't think the Guardian's suggestion that people wear summer clothes to office, instead of cranking up the AC to arctic levels, is going to come as much of a surprise to some people. Here's a snippet from Stross's account of his time at SCO in the early 90s:

It was, in short, a thriving software multinational with a somewhat Californian culture. There was, for example, a dress code: "clothing must be worn during office hours," which was imposed in the wake of an incident when it wasn't (which unfortunately coincided with an on-site visit by some major investors).

Which sounds appalling but, on the plus side, I bet the person concerned didn't asked for the air conditioning to be up to planet destroying levels...