[Prev][Next][Index]

HotFlash 4.05 - Get Up With It

HotFlash 4.05
for the week of 10 January 1997
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Hello and welcome to HotFlash, the weekly newsletter of events and
information for HotWired and WIRED magazine.


Get Up With It
+--+--+--+--+--+

"Journalism schools are chockablock with embittered, underpaid,
burned-out hacks who cling to tradition at the expense of their
students," writes Brooke Shelby Biggs. As the information revolution
rages on, though, a few mavericks are waking academia up to the reality
of new media. Check out Biggs on media, Garfinkel on tech, Silberman on
culture, and McChesney's HotSeat - in this week's Packet, made possible
by Oldsmobile.

     http://www.packet.com/


Meanwhile, get the real article from people who know how. Each day,
throughout the day, our staff of journalists and media professionals
delivers a cutting-edge chronicle of the wired world, with original
reports on the business, technology, politics, and culture of the
Digital Revolution. Wired News is always on. Come check it out.

     http://www.wired.com/


OM Entertainment Group focuses on the music of the emerging urban
underground - techno, ambient, hip hop, urban soul, and acid jazz - and
though it plans to stay an indie label, that doesn't mean languishing in
obscurity. In fact, they'd like a little marketing help. We've also
found open jobs at the Seattle Art Museum, Arthouse, Mindscape, and
Black Sun. In Dream Jobs, made possible by Dockers Khakis (tm).

     http://www.dreamjobs.com/


Adrift in a sea of browsers and tools, it's easy to feel lost - but
Webmonkey's Tools column will clue you to who's using what and why.
Browser stats, stylesheets, Domain Name Servers, and just enough Unix to
dress up your resume, this week in Webmonkey, a service station for the
wired world.

     http://www.webmonkey.com/


Supposedly slacking his way to a fortune has won Marc Andreessen a
public scourging. Did he earn it? Ned Brainard, in Monday's Flux.

     http://www.packet.com/packet/flux/


This tropical concoction, born in Philadelphia circa 1732, is said to
have inspired several blank pages in George Washington's diary: Fish
House Punch, in Cocktail.

     http://www.cocktailtime.com/


>From Enlightenment philosophes to denizens of the pork barrel, The
Netizen spares no one in its quest to make a telling point, steal a
cheap laugh, or deflate a ballooning ego. Let the politicians' pain be
your pleasure! The caustic carnival never ends in The Netizen.

     http://www.netizen.com/


Moving on to more personal masquerades, this week we discover that fully
half the women in the US (and one-eighth of the men) dye their hair.
While we're sure the result is festive, Dr. Weil asks: Is it safe? The
good doctor has answers this week on Raynaud's disease, hair dyes,
integrative medicine, jogging cramps, and cracked, dry heels. And for a
quick comeback, query the Doc Weil Database.

     http://www.drweil.com/


Biotechnology promises the moon, but will agricultural biotech really
end world hunger - or establish an unsustainable system of food
production that will ultimately lead to global famine? Martina
McGloughlin and Margaret Mellon have it out in this week's Brain Tennis.

     http://www.hotwired.com/braintennis/


Getting back to nature: In Fillet this week, Vertigo's executive chef
Jeffrey Inahara discusses cooking school, restaurant work, and his
all-time favorite meals.

     http://www.testpatterns.com/testpatterns/fillet/


Hungry for funk? Catch the twisted vinyl, neck-breaking drums, and
smokin' fat bass lines of the Beta Lounge.

     http://www.testpatterns.com/testpatterns/betalounge/


A note from our research department: We've had many requests for our
study of advertising effectiveness on HotWired. You can find it at:

     http://www.hotwired.com/brandstudy/


-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+--_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_--~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~

This week's guests in Talk.com:

Tuesday in Wired Talk: He was the star of Stanley Kubrick's "2001," an
artificial intelligence machine that could think, talk, feel, and
occasionally go berserk. The HAL 9000 was supposed to be operational in
January 1997 - but has anyone seen HAL? Join WIRED columnist Simson
Garfinkel to talk about the science behind HAL and get a much-needed
reality check about computers on the big screen.

Also on Tuesday, in Head Space: Still one of science fiction's best-kept
secrets, award-winning author George Alec Effinger joins host Martha
Soukup to discuss "Days of Our Lives," the magic of the New Orleans
swamplands, and his own acclaimed works.

Thursday in Wired Talk: Susan Schilling of Lucas Learning Ltd. has the
unenviable task of creating videogame titles that will be as educational
as they are entertaining. Join Schilling and host Bob Parks for a lesson
in space-age education.

Thursday in Electronic Frontiers: One of the first political scientists
to make use of Usenet, and an active cyber-rights proponent, Richard
MacKinnon joins host Jon Lebkowsky as we look at the governance of
communities in cyberspace.

For more detailed descriptions of these and other events, go to:

     http://www.talk.com/


-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+--_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_--~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~


Forget Your Password?
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

We know, we know. You have 18 slightly different usernames and
passwords, and you just can't keep track. Don't let an eight-digit
password keep you from posting to Threads, chatting, tuning up your
browser, or changing your preferences. If you've forgotten yours, all
you have to do is reply to this message, change the subject line to read
PASSWORD (that's important), and include a one-sentence note with your
name, email address, and membername (if you remember it).

Or you can call our toll-free support services number: (888) 276 8777.
Please have your email address ready.


Visualize Liking Your Job
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

Jobs at HotWired, WIRED, HardWired, or Wired Online? Point your Web
browser to:

     http://www.hotwired.com/jobs/


-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+--_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_--~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-

HotFlash now boasts 195,886 subscribers. If this is your first issue,
welcome! There are now 511,612 members of the HotWired community.

On the Web, the address for HotWired is: http://www.hotwired.com/

Subscribe to WIRED magazine today!

     http://www.hotwired.com/wired/offer

To receive the HotWired Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list, which
includes a complete list of HotWired contact information, send a message
to: hotfaq@hotwired.com

To receive the WIRED FAQ list, which includes a complete list of WIRED
departmental email addresses, send a message to: info@wired.com

-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+--_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_--~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-

This week's HotFlash is brought to you by AirMedia:

Are you interested in receiving the best of the Internet - wirelessly?
A revolutionary new product, AirMedia Live for NewsCatcher, offers you
all the benefits of the Internet, but you aren't required to be online
to receive breaking news, sports scores, movie reviews, cyberspace
alerts, e-mail notifications and more! Purchase a NewsCatcher wireless
receiver for $99 to Disconnect and Stay Informed! Call 1-800-AIR-MEDIA
or visit http://www.airmedia.com for more information today!


-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+--_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_--~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-~-+-_-


You are receiving this email because you elected to subscribe to the
HotFlash mailing list. To unsubscribe from this newsletter,
please visit http://www.hotwired.com/mail/hotflash.html