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HotFlash 4.12 - Filthy Lucre

HotFlash 4.12
for the week of 28 February 1997
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Hello and welcome to HotFlash, the weekly newsletter of events and
information for HotWired and WIRED magazine.


Filthy Lucre
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"Publish or perish" used to be all the ambition an academic could
afford. Now, says Michael Schrage, the lag time between Net-related
thesis project and VC-funded startup can be measured in weeks - and the
love affair between academia and industry will only get hotter. Get
Schrage on markets, Garfinkel on technology, Frauenfelder on culture,
and McChesney's HotSeat - in Packet, made possible by Oldsmobile.

     http://www.packet.com/


You could always earn your keep by getting back to nature - while making
some monkey's dream of the lush life come true: Aldrich Pears Associates
needs a zoo designer. We've also found open jobs at Miller Kadanoff and
Fujitsu Interactive - in this week's Dream Jobs, made possible by
Dockers Khakis (tm).

     http://www.dreamjobs.com/


Maybe you think nature's overrated. If an overgrowth of hair has you
considering electrolysis, get Dr. Weil's take on this excruciating
process in this week's Q&A. The doctor also gives answers on allergy
drugs, Pap smears, the virtues of water, and his new book, "8 Weeks to
Optimum Health." And for a fast response, quiz the Doc Weil Database.

     http://www.drweil.com/


Jon Katz gets back to his roots this week, diving into his beloved
basement for a little R&R before returning to the media fray - with a
pause to thank Slate's Jack Shafer for getting "Virtuous Reality" off to
such a controversial start. Rants from underground, in The Netizen.

     http://www.netizen.com/


Named for its blazing blue flame, this drink is a sure antidote for
banality. The Blue Blazer, in Cocktail.

     http://www.cocktailtime.com/


Whether the Shockwave plug-in is a browser-crashing bandwidth hog or the
answer to your multimedia prayers, let's be honest: It's here to stay.
This week, get an overview of Shockwave's authoring tool, Macromedia
Director - and take a peek into the Geek Talk mailbag - in Webmonkey, a
service station for the wired world.

     http://www.webmonkey.com/


Each day, throughout the day, Wired News brings you 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/


Is push really a new paradigm, or just big media's revenge on the
upstart Web? PointCast's Joe Pistritto and Net veteran Julie Petersen
continue their debate in this week's Brain Tennis.

     http://www.braintennis.com/


Week after week, jam after jam, the oddfathers of punk DJ shadowboxing
throw the funk down. Hear it live in the Beta Lounge.

     http://www.betalounge.com/


This week Net Surf honors women, picks a number, hits the road, takes to
the air, and whips up a dish even your mother wouldn't make you eat.

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


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This week's guests in Talk.com:

Tuesday in Head Space: Author Terry Bisson's "Pirates of the Universe"
was hailed as one of the best science fiction novels of 1996. Join
Bisson and host Martha Soukup to find out what new plots he's brewing.

In Thursday's Electronic Frontiers: Cyber rights advocate and EFF staff
counsel Mike Godwin joins host Jon Lebkowsky to look at social and legal
issues on the electronic frontier and discuss recent developments.

On Friday, Talk.com presents "Audio Alchemy": Join "XLR8R" magazine's
Andrew Rawnsley, along with DJs featured on Ubiquity's "Audio Alchemy" -
Q-Burns Abstract Message, Cool Chris, Molasses, Mumbles, and Bugs - for
a live roundtable audio chat about emerging electronica, followed by
live sounds from our guests' turntables.

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

     http://www.talk.com/


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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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