Hive For The Holidays!

[Blackrat]

...herolab...

I have a vague memory that one of my friends has it and I tinkered with it, but since I can't remember sure I think it was a "meh experience". Then again, I might remember totally off and it was some other program alltogether.

Anyways, it won the 2nd place in this year's Ennies which indicates it's not a total ripoff atleast. And you can get a free demo from their site, so you could try the basic functions before making up your mind

 

[Blackrat]

Oooo... tell me more.

I call it "Cyber Brit". You take the proverbial british gentleman and change the details so that they have the "normal" cyber looks. So we start with a Suit (with vest) and a Bowler hat. Obviously the vest is changed to some Cyber-vest which are abundant in the subculture. The jacket can easily be converted with basic plastic tubing etc. The hat itself doesn't really need any modifying since it's so cool in itself. Add details like a all black or green lensed monocle, a pocket watch created from some cool modern watch and a piece of thin cable etc... And voilà, we have a Cyber Brit!

 

[Relique du Madde]

That's awesome. You need some diodes and small led lights as part of the look .

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Wow, Christmas is over fast! I had a good time...
I already feel as if this week was over, too, even if it's still monday!

I call it "Cyber Brit". You take the proverbial british gentleman and change the details so that they have the "normal" cyber looks. So we start with a Suit (with vest) and a Bowler hat. Obviously the vest is changed to some Cyber-vest which are abundant in the subculture. The jacket can easily be converted with basic plastic tubing etc. The hat itself doesn't really need any modifying since it's so cool in itself. Add details like a all black or green lensed monocle, a pocket watch created from some cool modern watch and a piece of thin cable etc... And voilà, we have a Cyber Brit!

What makes this is a "goth" subculture?

Mustrum "Clueless on social currents" Ridcully

 

[Blackrat]

What makes this is a "goth" subculture?

Mustrum "Clueless on social currents" Ridcully

Well, it's rather a subset of the Cyber-Goth sub-subculture and the Viktorian Goth sub-subculture. Here I have advanced the Viktorian male image to the new century. So it in itself might not be anymore as much "Gothic" as the "Clueless on social currents" would expect but by being a sub-sub-sub-subset of Goth subculture...

See? I used the word sub quite a lot here... Now, for some reason I'm getting hungry and wish to watch U-571 on TV

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Well, it's rather a subset of the Cyber-Goth sub-subculture and the Viktorian Goth sub-subculture. Here I have advanced the Viktorian male image to the new century. So it in itself might not be anymore as much "Gothic" as the "Clueless on social currents" would expect but by being a sub-sub-sub-subset of Goth subculture...

See? I used the word sub quite a lot here... Now, for some reason I'm getting hungry and wish to watch U-571 on TV

"Sonar, you mean like a..."
"Submarine, Mr.Wayne, a submarine..."

 

[Blackrat]

"Sonar, you mean like a..."
"Submarine, Mr.Wayne, a submarine..."

Hmph... A Dark Knight reference... Had to look it up as I haven't seen the movie yet. I only saw Batman Begins a week ago for the first time.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Wow, Christmas is over fast! I had a good time...
I already feel as if this week was over, too, even if it's still monday!



What makes this is a "goth" subculture?

Mustrum "Clueless on social currents" Ridcully

Any goths who are into the cyber culture are known as Cybergoths or cyberkids (if teenaged) and came to being after the borg tried to assimilate a vampire. That vampire-borg jumped into a temporal anomaly and found himself in the middle of a VNV Nation show where several ravers turned goths took notice and decided to emulate the vampire-borg drone. From there the look spread to Los Angeles then Germany and Britain. Sadly, the vampire-borg died after deciding to go to Burningman where it ended up o'd'ing on X.


I think Blackrat is trying to bring a steampunk/noir feel to the cyber look.


*Thinks* But if blackrat is borg.... hmmm..

 

[Blackrat]

I think Blackrat is trying to bring a steampunk/noir feel to the cyber look.

Something like that

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Hmph... A Dark Knight reference... Had to look it up as I haven't seen the movie yet. I only saw Batman Begins a week ago for the first time.

Then catch up soon!

Any goths who are into the cyber culture are known as Cybergoths or cyberkids (if teenaged) and came to being after the borg tried to assimilate a vampire. That vampire-borg jumped into a temporal anomaly and found himself in the middle of a VNV Nation show from there the look spread to Los Angeles then Germany and Britain.

Steamgoth would still look differently, so I think there is a second venue to explore, if it hasn't already

*Thinks* If blackrat is borg.... hmmm..

Excuse me? We are the Hive! Or should I write: We are the hive! Or We are the Hive?

Mustrum "We are the Hive" Ridcully