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for the week of 12 January 1998 
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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


This week in Synapse: Simson Garfinkel wants to end the MS hegemony,
but unlike Reno and her ilk at the DOJ, Garfinkel thinks the fight
should be won by ending file-format secrecy.


http://go.hotwired.com/synapse/feature/index.html/hf199802


And on Tuesday, stop the presses - "The New York Times" reverses its
anti-technology stance, declaring that computer pastimes are no longer
"brain poison." Katz's take? Another example of media's reality
relativism.


http://go.hotwired.com/synapse/hf199802


RGB Gallery: Clear Your Cache


What does the future hold? Catch artist Yoshi Sodeoka's vision as the
Gallery continues this week with "Prototype 19." Sodeoka has created
an image- and audio-enriched machine for the future, that deftly
comments on technological progress.


http://go.hotwired.com/rgb/hf199802


Webmonkey: Build the Web


You can now embed fonts right into your Web pages to make your site
good lookin', searchable, and structurally beautiful. It's true -
Taylor says so. Let him show you how.


http://go.hotwired.com/webmonkey/98/01/index3a.html/hf199802


IE 4 for Mac: Can you spell "lame"? Internet Explorer 4.0 has finally
been released for the Mac. Jeff thinks Microsoft is making a mistake
to leave Mac-lovers behind.


http://go.hotwired.com/webmonkey/hf199802


Web 101: Learn the Web


Revisit a Web 101 classic: a guide through the information deluge of
the Internet. Tim Ziegler has compiled a tip sheet to make the most
arcane Web searches fruitful.


http://go.hotwired.com/web101/97/29/index4a.html/199802


Dream Jobs: Work the Web


Alien abduction, Einstein, and Incan ice mummies are some of the fare
that has been offered up by NOVA Online since the Web site started
almost two years ago as an online counterpart to the popular PBS
science series. The site is now looking for a motivated college intern
to work part time during the summer in Boston, Massachusetts, at WGBH
headquarters - home to NOVA and a host of other prime-time public TV
shows.


http://go.hotwired.com/dreamjobs/98/01/dujour1a.html/hf199802


Member Central


Dan's indulgent imagination and illicit proclivities take him beyond
the realm of conventional geekiness.  When he's not taking psychic
excursions with a narcotized cocktail or losing himself in his 3-D
gaming workplace, Dan participates in Live Roleplaying weekends with
his old D&D chums.  Dan fancies himself a knight who will one day
avenge the honor of his hero (Steve Jobs) by slaying his satanic
nemesis (Microsoft).


http://go.hotwired.com/members/hf199802


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We'll keep this one short, knowing that after New Year's you're
probably in no mood for a drink. But on the off chance you're in a
weakened state, we really must mention that the Bloody Mary was first
made with gin, not vodka, and was christened the Red Snapper. We
wouldn't bet our lives on this factoid, but after the holidays, we'd
certainly contemplate betting our siblings'.


http://go.hotwired.com/cocktail/hf199802


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