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HotFlash 4.15 - Say It Ain't So

HotFlash 4.15
for the week of 21 March 1997
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Hello and welcome to HotFlash, the weekly newsletter of events and
information for HotWired and WIRED magazine.


Say It Ain't So
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It may be galling to admit it, but it's true all the same: Internet
Explorer 4.0 is really good software. This week in Webmonkey, Jeffrey
Veen asks skeptics to shake off their disdain for Microsoft long enough
to hear what's great about this latest beta. A first look at IE 4.0, the
truth about PNG, and the virtues of HTTP/1.1 - in Webmonkey, a service
station for the wired world.

     http://www.webmonkey.com/hf/


Redmond's redemption doesn't stop there. After dissing Microsoft's Java
class library just last month, Simson Garfinkel took another, closer
look - and came away so impressed that he's recanted his prior slam. Get
Garfinkel on technology, Silberman on culture, Schrage on markets, and
McChesney's HotSeat - in Packet, made possible by Oldsmobile.

     http://www.packet.com/hf/


CNET's founders are apparently poised to graft a tobacco industry trick
onto their tech coverage: Hook 'em young and they'll stay hooked for
life. Ned Brainard, in Flux.

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


If you're a Net expert, don't be shy - fame could be just an interview
away. Jupiter Communications needs a telegenic market analyst to be its
public voice. We've also found open jobs at ATN and Firefly, in this
week's Dream Jobs - made possible by Dockers Khakis (tm).

     http://www.dreamjobs.com/hf/


This drink's hue draws us, but it's the mix of pain and pleasure that
makes it so hard to say no. The Jack Rose, in Cocktail.

     http://www.cocktailtime.com/hf/


For those who daydream of the ultimate revenge, temptation can be its
own reward - but Net Surf has found a site where you can push that
button without fear of payback. Plus: Online Nielsens, an astrological
database, an IRS surrogate, and automated toast.

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


Jon Katz has advice for would-be media moralists: Sit down, shut up, and
let kids speak for themselves. Hear from the man attack panelists love
to hate, this week in The Netizen.

     http://www.netizen.com/hf/


A sudden volley of obscenities can be as refreshing as a summer
thundershower, but Tourette's isn't simply a license to swear, says Dr.
Weil - this disorder is both serious and difficult to treat. In this
week's Q&A, the good doctor proposes ways to gain control over that darn
syndrome, along with answers on endometriosis, food irradiation, and
more. And lest you forget, this is Week Three of Dr. Weil's "8 Weeks to
a Healthy America."

     http://www.drweil.com/hf/


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/hf/


These DJs spin the body electric, flipping fat tracks and setting heads
bobbing across the globe. Live sounds, in the Beta Lounge.

     http://www.betalounge.com/


Feel like ditching your dog-eat-dog workplace for a more appetizing
career? Get the skinny on culinary school, in Test Patterns' Fillet.

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


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This week's guests in Talk.com:

Tuesday in Head Space: Your favorite science-fiction writers love
Kathleen Ann Goonan's work - and she's up for a Nebula award this year.
Join Goonan and hosts Martha Soukup and Angus MacDonald to discuss
fiction, music, and her forthcoming book, "Mississippi Blues."

Thursday in Electronic Frontiers: Join digital democracy activist Jonah
Seiger of the Center for Democracy and Technology, along with host Jon
Lebkowsky, to examine current issues in the fight for cyber rights -
most notably last week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the
CDA appeal.

Friday in DocTalk Live: In this Week Three edition of DocTalk Live, Dr.
Weil will answer your questions about fitting in longer walks, finding
inspirational books, and growing your own food - even city dwellers and
suburbanites. Other topics: Just how far should your clock radio be from
your bed, and how much should you spend on UV-protective sunglasses?

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

     http://www.talk.com/hf/


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