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HotFlash 4.47 - Bolster the Butler

HotFlash 4.47 
for the week of 2 November 1997 
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Hello and welcome to HotFlash, HotWired's weekly newsletter of events
and information.

Jobs with Jeeves and in Germany 
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Dream Jobs: Work the Web

Tuesday, in southern Germany's picturesque countryside, the ID-Gruppe,
an ad-agency-cum-multimedia-company-cum-Web-innovator, is looking for
a few good employees to round out its ranks. The company's first
priority is to bring on a screen designer who has a knack for telling
stories on the Web.

Jeeves, the capable butler from P. G. Wodehouse's books, has
found a place on the Web at www.askjeeves.com. This super search
site is designed to answer your questions systematically rather
than spit forth a random list of links. Located in the heart of
Berkeley, CA, the company is looking for Internet researchers to
help keep Jeeves on his toes. On Thursday.

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


Member Pages

A self-proclaimed "technology advocate" and friend to technophobes the
world over, our latest geek Karen Vilt is a systems analyst who has a
missionary's zeal to share the power of emerging technologies with the
uninitiated. She spreads the gospel of the Net as a trainer and
consultant and hopes to "help people overcome their fear of the
unknown."

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


Synapse: Think the Web

Tuesday, sample Jon Katz's 8-step recipe for taking Old Fartism out of
the newspaper industry.

And Wednesday, Michelle Weil, co-author of the book "Technostress,"
talks with host John McChesney about why the human mind shouldn't be
treated like a teraflop computer.

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

Webmonkey: Build the Web

Webmonkey is soon scheduled to make an evolutionary leap with a sure
to please relaunch. In the meantime, this week the channel brings back
some of its classics to help you build a better Web.

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


Net Surf: Surf the Web

Tune in Wednesday for more Web witticisms as Joey Anuff distills the
goings-on of the new media frontier.

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


Web 101

Ever get the feeling that the Web is just too big to digest? Take
a tour of Web landmarks with June Cohen on Friday, in Web 101.

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


Beta Lounge: Hear the Web

Catch the local, national, and international drum-and-bass scene from a
female perspective. Special guest DJs Star Eyes & Sage break it down
at the Beta Lounge.

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


RGB Gallery: Clear Your Cache

RGB gallery continues with "49,682,923 stories about." This eerie
mechanical museum is uniquely generated each time you visit it.
Inspired by the Italian Commedia dell'arte and created by signal2noise,
the exhibit pushes users to think about the stories we tell in our
heads when we see a series of images.

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


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how technology is reshaping business, politics, and culture - plus a
new, powerful Stocks section. Our Special Report, "Sonic Boom: The
Digital Reinvention of Music," tells how technology is transforming
the music industry. And don't miss this week's "Wired View," with
provocative commentary by Ned Brainard and Jon Katz. If you'd like to
receive Wired News daily updates in your email, please go to
http://www.wired.com/nl.cgi/news/download/email.cgi and sign up today.

http://www.wired.com/news/hf/


Have a post-Halloween toast with a Satan's Whiskers. Forgotten since
the late '30s, a Satan's Whiskers soothes the savage at twilight. A
rich digestif with a distracting taste whose ingredients are always
enjoyed but rarely identified, this cocktail reminds imbibers that not
all behavior is becoming. Author Joseph Lanza, in "The Cocktail" went
as far to claim the cocktail hour as "a ceremonial disunion of man
from beast." We don't quite buy that, but when we sip this drink, we
certainly like the idea.

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


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people, companies, and ideas that affect your life and redefine your
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