Comments for 24 August 1995

Well, I really goofed on the first Verbage article, Corporate crap hits the cyberfan. A couple of letters explains it all:

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 95 10:12:28 -0700
Subject: Ad nauseum/corp.crap

Jim:

I just this morning discovered your publication, and I've spent the past hour 
reading it with pleasure.  BUT ... isn't the Marlboro Man (with his associated 
smokes) owned by Philip Morris?  I think RJR owns Winston, ya know, with them
being in Winston-Salem and all.  

I'll go back to reading now.  Thanks.

-Tim Rafferty

and:

Date: Sat, 02 Sep 95 20:53:17 0000
Subject: (no subject)

Not that I'm a fan of the tobacco industry, but as a former citizen of 
the town that houses the corporate headquarters of RJR-Nabisco, I'd be 
remiss if I didn't correct a factual error in your story on "Corporate 
Crap."  Marlboro is the flagship brand of Philip Morris, RJR's nemesis. 

Phred

Like I said, I goofed. But, criticism like this is easy to take -- I really appreciate the comments and feedback. (Of course, a more insensitive person might not be so understanding.) Lemme make a note to have my research assistant flogged and quartered ...

Also:

Date: Wed, 06 Sep 95 15:45:37 -0700
From: Jason Moore 
Organization: MediaLinx Interactive
Subject: yes!

damn fine site.  Really, I mean it.  You've managed to whip together some thoroughly 
entertaining, cynical stuff ... just wanted to say love the bullshit free area.

jason m

*    The Sober Witness     *
http://itrc.on.ca/~jason
A HYPE-FREE GUIDE TO THE WEB 

This guy has no business wasting his time to compliment my site -- The Sober Witness is an incredible piece of work. I really dig it when someone can mix slick layout with straightforward commentary without having one step on the other. The entire design is a study in minimalism that grabs your attention and keeps it there.

One more letter:

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 95 13:55:14 -0700
Subject: Hi

Just cruising today and came upon your site.
Perhaps it is the tone, just the way you come across, bright, 
friendly, not overly sarcastic, a good view of the web and 
what's happening with it.
I spent some time on a MOO last night and couldn't get past 
the technology, diminishing returns are crowding the web but 
then you come across something to bookmark... like your stuff.
I look forward to your next comment.

Cheers

Larry (I'm using the server of our 14 yo girl, bless her)

I hesitated to print this out of modesty, but since Ad Nauseam is just one big exercise in ego expansion, what the hell.

"Diminishing returns" is about the sum of it. Larry really pinpointed the entire theme of Ad Nauseam in this one email. Sheesh ... I take up pages and pages of blather and this one letter just says it all in a few sentences ...

Maybe I need the flogging.