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HotFlash 4.44: He's Out of Commission

HotFlash 4.44 for the week of 12 October 1997
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Hello and welcome to HotFlash, HotWired's weekly newsletter of events
and information.


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Synapse: Think the Web

Wednesday, HotSeat catches FCC chairman Reed Hundt as he heads out the
door. Host John McChesney chats with Hundt about the trials and
tribulations of heading up a radio-age commission in the digital age and
asks him about his vision to prepare the Baby Bells for big-time
competition.

And Monday in Brain Tennis, two experts on quantum mechanics, Seth Lloyd
and David Deutch, get physical about the theory of parallel universes.
Also, Synapse continues to bring you audio and video from the New Media
Minds conference. This time,'80s-rocker-turned-'90s-multimedia-visionary
Thomas Dolby lectures and shows his digital-opera-graphical, um, film
thing, called "The Gate to Mind's Eye."

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


Dream Jobs: Work the Web

Definition of a dream job? One where you get an all-expense-paid voyage
around the world and bring education alive for students back in the
States via the Web. The Odyssey, a new San Francisco organization, needs
three adventurous travel companions for its two-year trek. And gay.net,
a seven-month-old online community for gay men, is looking for a
marketing director to build its already 8,600-strong paid membership
base.

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


Member Pages:

Our Geek of the Week, John Michael Scalzi II, hails from the Virginian
halls of AOL where he writes copy and has developed a serious Coke (the
cola) habit. But John is actually his geekiest while enjoying a mean
game of Quake. Visit member pages, where you can find out why John
identifies with Ferris Bueller, and enter to be the next Geek of the
Week.

http://www.hotwired.com/members/


Web 101:

Need to pick an Internet service provider? Cassandra Anderson helps
guide you through the labyrinth of pricing schemes and service options.
Friday, in Web 101.

http://www.hotwired.com/web101/hf/


Webmonkey: Build the Web

Jeffrey Veen's geeky friends have super-fast, wireless Web access all
through their house. But your casa will have to wait. Another glimpse of
the future, Monday in Tools.

We're all familiar with those "http://www.whatever.com" Internet
addresses called URLs, but have you met the rest of the Uniform Resource
family? Tana Cicero introduces the URI, the URN, and the URC. Tuesday,
in Source.

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


Net Surf: Surf the Web

Monday, Joey Anuff pulls back the Iron Curtain to reveal the latest
maneuverings in the browser war, offering his suggestions for what
strategies Microsoft and Netscape should employ next.

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


Beta Lounge: Hear the Web

Close that word processor and quit your damn spreadsheet ... catch the
Beta Lounge liiiive from the new Network Syndicate Studios. The Lounge
welcomes super-secret special surprise guest DJs from near and far to
freak the funk worldwide.

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


Live chat in Talk.com

Tuesday in Head Space: Join author Brenda Clough in a live chat about
her latest sci-fi offering, "How Like a God," and find out how it got a
soundtrack.

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


RGB Gallery: Clear Your Cache

We continue with our third installation, David Opp's 4YB-200. It's a
labyrinthine meditation on the computer interface. Weave your way
through Opp's maze of frames, scrolling pages, and JavaScript alerts,
and you just might find secret messages within his code and Macintosh
iconography.

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


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latest Special Report, "The Tale of Teledesic: A Race to Wire Space,"
covers how deregulation has allowed the space and telecommunications
industries to reinvent themselves in ways that are only beginning to
spawn a new wave of services. Also, we've added a General News area,
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Two parts strong, one part sweet, and one part sour: These are the
golden proportions of the classic cocktail, the Pythagorean formula of
bibulous bliss. Come see why the Sidecar represents them best. Besides,
you have at least a 10 percent chance of getting one at any non-dive bar.

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


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