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Vol. 3, No. 13

March 28, 1997

Welcome to another Tripod Insider -- your source for all things Tripod. It's time again to welcome a new employee to the Pod. Also, check out the latest bowling news after the editors tell you what's up on the site.

Content And Services

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OK. You're reading this one? two? three days before Easter? And you still haven't sent those Hallmark cards or fluffy stuffed bunnies to your loved ones? Well, it's too late, pal! But Tripod has the answer... E-mail them a lurid green Peep! Brought to you by the fun_games.

WORK & MONEY

This week's theme is "Mind Your Moolah," so you know stock market wizard Ken Kurson's gonna be there. Ken says timing the market is for chumps: Cooler heads will always prevail. As a bonus, KK also answers a Tripod member's question about whether to speed up paying off student loans or start an investment portfolio:

Speaking of student loans, financial aid expert Stuart Farmelant is on hand with some ideas about how you can pay for grad school.

Check in with thrift goddess Al "Girl Reporter" Hoff to learn how she utilizes commando shopping techniques to beat electronics superstores at their game of bait-and switch-advertising.

Then tell us how YOU stand up for your rights as a consumer (and see what other Tripod members recommend) in this week's survey.

You mean you still haven't joined our ongoing Work Smart conference? Surely that doesn't mean you want to Work Dumb!

Randy Williams, Editor

POLITICS & COMMUNITY

"Speed" month comes to a close this week, and we leave you would-be laggards and slug-a-beds with some practical advice. First, Tripod's own Emma Taylor (who gets very cranky if forced to eat at her desk) reports on the international "slow food" revolution.

Remember last week, when we asked Tom Hodgkinson, idler extraordinaire, to take questions from Tripod members on the art of slacking? Well, here he is with the answers, which just might change your life.

Still haven't taken Tripod's Leisure Test? Afraid of what you might discover about your life? Well, don't be! Thanks to some advice from the ancient Greeks, we've developed a tool to add meaning back into your daily work. Try it.

If you haven't visited the "Speed" conference yet, this is your last chance to share your thoughts on life in the fast (and slow) lane with Tripod members and staff. But that's not all: As we gear up for our next theme month ("Personal Media"), we invite you to tell us how to do it, in the "Media Savvy" conference.

Josh Glenn, Editor

TRITECA

Are your thoughts your own, or are you part of the global brain? A Perspective, from two miles up into the noosphere.

The 'Elvis of Font,' according to Hotwired, is back on TriTeca with Rockstar (sic) fonts. Chank has forged fonts out of the handwriting of the cool and crooning; so you may not be a Rockstar, but now you can type like one, on Eye Site.

The Lemming Report goes to Internet World, and answers the question, "What does Push technology mean to me?".

A strong (strong) believer in Civil Rights gives a report on the State of the Internet. Think of it as Ware/Howz's Patriotic Guide to the Web.

We asked, and you answered. Last week the Page Slave gave you some tips on where to get clip art, then turned around and collected your tips on where to get free pictures. Here's what you said.

Michelle Chihara, Editor

LIVING & TRAVEL

The state of California paid a woman to smoke through her neck on TV? The Liggett group admitted that cigarettes are addictive? Smoking is clearly the vice of the moment, so we made it the Vice of the Week. Tripod correspondent Ron Deutsch goes to Vegas on Camel miles, falls in love with a stripper, and returns a loyal Marlboro smoker.

Doctor Bob explains why people like to smoke.

And in the Women's Room, Bernadette Noll explains why she doesn't (any more).

In the weekly survey, tell us what you think about the Liggett Group's recent admission that cigarettes are addictive. Should we congratulate them? But what about personal responsibility? (Really, does anyone still think that nicotine isn't addictive?) You decide.

But there's more to life than nicotine. There's a new dispatch from our friends on the road to Tierra del Fuego; Doctor Bob discusses treating sprains and motion sickness; and film critic Scott Hamrah suggests five great new home video releases. And in the Women's Room, if you fill out our survey and let us know what you want, you stand a good chance of winning a Tripod T-shirt. It's all here.

Emma Taylor, Editor

Tripod Insider

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Tripod welcomes Jason Macauley, our newest Membership Assistant. Mac, as he likes to be called, takes his coffee the same way as Mike... intravenously. He is a philosopher by trade and considering that there wasn't much money in philosophy business these days, Mac figured he would try his luck on the Internet. Imagine that.

The biggest event for the rest of the office is, of course, bowling night (which says a great deal about our social lives). "Ginger" and "Flo" both showed remarkable improvement after being reminded that the three fingers traditionally used in bowling are the thumb, middle and ring fingers.

The most exciting development with bowling night was the arrival of the bowling shirts. If you thought our social lives were bad, our fashion sense isn't so good either. The shirts make us look like we work for a fast food restaurant. "You want fries with that strike?"

We need to get out more.

Thanks for becoming a member of Tripod.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me.
My mailbox is always open.

Tung T. Pham
Membership Director
[email protected]

This has been another issue of the Tripod Insider, the occasional newsletter on what's happening at Tripod. Past issues of the Tripod Insider are also available.

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