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HotFlash 4.10
for the week of 14 February 1997
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Hello and welcome to HotFlash, the weekly newsletter of events and
information for HotWired and WIRED magazine.


Clinton's Folly?
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The president's infatuation with the Internet - like so many of his
passions - may be heartfelt, concedes Michael Schrage, but his
exhortation to connect America's classrooms to the Net is simply
foolish: According to Schrage, Net access in class is the last thing
students need. Check out his surprising take on edutech, along with
Frauenfelder on culture, Garfinkel on technology, and McChesney's
HotSeat, in this week's Packet, made possible by Oldsmobile.

     http://www.packet.com/


Nobody's perfect. Even the simplest Web page can easily conceal a glitch
or two, and once you start adding scripts, links, and assorted embedded
media, the odds of getting everything right are none too pretty. On
Monday, Webmonkey directs you to an easy fix: Web sites that error-check
your code. Get the lowdown on HTML validation, virtual includes, and
designing for WebTV, this week in Webmonkey, a service station for the
wired world.

     http://www.webmonkey.com/


This drink's name evokes the innocence of childhood - but believe us,
the kid packs a wallop. Milk Punch, in Cocktail.

     http://www.cocktailtime.com/


Has this cold, cold world gotten to you at last? Whether you were bitten
or merely nipped, this week Dr. Weil has advice for the frost-afflicted.
He also offers answers on dental X-rays, prostate cancer surgery, strep
throat, and gas antidotes. And if you'd like to find a practitioner of
your very own, consult the new Doc Weil Referral Directory.

     http://www.drweil.com/


Having fled the Midwest's deep freezes for sunny California, this Web
design company's hiring again: Adjacency needs a senior designer. We've
also found open positions at Frontier Internet Services and at Schwab's
- in this week's Dream Jobs, made possible by Dockers Khakis (tm).

     http://www.dreamjobs.com/


Michael Neubarth's plummeting star signals a shift in direction for
"Internet World" as well - from Net journal to "10 Best" clone. In
Monday's Flux.

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


Sifting through the mainstream media can be painfully unrewarding.
Happily, there's an alternative. Each day, throughout the day, Wired
News delivers a cutting-edge chronicle of the Digital Revolution, with
original reports on business, technology, culture, and politics. Wired
News is everything you need to know to stay on top of the wired world.
Come check it out.

     http://www.wired.com/


Jon Katz continues to rant from the road, as the "Virtuous Reality" tour
brings him face to face with the twin Satans of mediaphobic theology -
Silicon Valley and Hollywood. This week in The Netizen.

     http://www.netizen.com/


In the age of the Internet, can there be democracy without universal
telecom access? Gigi Sohn thinks anything less disenfranchises the
unwired, while Solveig Bernstein trusts in the market to spread the
technology around. Their debate continues in this week's Brain Tennis.

     http://www.braintennis.com/


The sleepless beatfreak DJs of the Beta Lounge stay up to get down, as
the Beta Lounge sound goes 24/7.

     http://www.betalounge.com/


Is Chicago's Spruce really "the best restaurant in America"? Let the
diner beware. In Test Patterns' Fillet.

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


In Net Surf Central: Make travel plans, get a little whiffleball in, and
execute a team player.

     http://www.hotwired.com/surf/


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This week's guests in Talk.com:

Tuesday in Head Space: Author Joe Haldeman talks with host Martha Soukup
about his new novel, "Forever Peace," the long-anticipated sequel to
Haldeman's award-winning 1975 sci-fi smash, "Forever War."

In Thursday's Electronic Frontiers: How can you be a more effective
online activist? Join Stanton McCandlish of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation and host Jon Lebkowsky to discuss the theory and practice of
digital activism.

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

     http://www.talk.com/


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Forget Your Password?
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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
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Jobs at HotWired, WIRED, or HardWired? Point your Web browser to:

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


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