MAIN EVENT. A Good Place to Get Started --- a.k.a "Table of Contents"
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Baltimore - 5 September, 1999 - You just can't tell about people. Not even yourself.
Without revealing the intimate details, let's just say that he is in the process of doing something which he told me in a conversation in NYC scant two months ago that there was NO WAY he would do. Very human.
ITEM: I told myself that, with this edition, I would deviate from my habit of writing this Publisher's Note as my last act before launching the magazine. "Make it fresher," I said to myself, who obviously was not listening. "Give it the attention you give the rest of the pages for a change."
So, of course, this the last page I am working on before launch. Very human.
ITEM: I agonized over dropping the satirical and humorous parts of this magazine to focus on news and commentary. I was sure I would get howls of protest from both our long-term and newer Loyal Readers. I knew that killing the jokes page and FAX NIKITA would upset people for sure.
So guess what? After over a month of the new format, the only protests I have heard from any quarter is about dropping Charlie the Tuna. What was I worrying about? You people will take anything. I blame it on TV.
Meanwhile, let me encourage you --- once again --- to steer writers from abroad our way. We are always looking for new talent.
ABOUT THIS ISSUE: ADAM J. SMITH is taking a look at the Internet, rather than drug policy (well kindah sortah) this edition. I think you'll like his contribution to our MEMOIRS OF THE INFORMATION AGE feature. I also recommend you take a look at BOB POWERS latest music reviews.
There's other good stuff, too. Just poke around. AND REMEMBER: Tell every single one of your friends about this Web site. My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my advertisers thank you.
Work like you don't need the money,
ITEM: I received a telephone call earlier this afternoon, while completing the editing here, from a friend in California. The call concluded with the friend asking when I next planned to go to New York. It turns out that she wanted to know because she thought it would be great to meet me in New York this autumn or winter, BUT ALSO because of a recent development in the life of a mutual friend.
FEED THE HUNGRY. You can help someone else in this world and IT WON'T COST YOU A DIME. If you simply remember to drop by The Hunger Site every day that you surf and click a simple button ONE LESS PERSON WILL GO HUNGRY. The food is distributed by the United Nations World Food Programme and paid for through the sponsorship of companies that care. Do your part.
I was very pleased to learn this week that we can expect new reports on ASIA from our peripathetic columnist RAOUL TESLA. Yes, we'll get a new report on the P.I. from Mr. Tesla as soon as he can scan in the accompanying photos. This is great news for me and the G because lacking Asia coverage has been a glaring deficiency these last few months.
Thanks for coming back this week.
Love like you've never been hurt,
Dance like no one is watching,
Rod
Rod is a columnist for the Andover News Network, where he writes on web design and development issues every Thursday. He is principal writer and Editor for IT Manager's Journal, where he reviews technology issues five days a week. His opinions on the Info Age began appearing on MethodFive's HYPER technology newsletter in March.
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