APPROPRIATED TECHNOLOGY: Editorial position: AT is N: productized < N < edge old hat <--------> hot air (nano, VR, etc) AT's hardware is... (describe). To most of my friends, this is mindl-bogglingly high-end; to some it's unspeakably low-end. The difference is *social*, and is exactly the ground I want to cover -- the gap. Column: ASK DR. TURING Technical problems (dig ancient tube related gunk out), funny math (Eric Hughes?), sex advice, pine away for Christopher, etc. Crypto would be perfect. MINING THE PAST: dig out fun facks, SPHERE, WORLD POWR SYSTEMS, NEXT, LISA, paper tape stories, etc. Movie reviews. LET'S MAKE FUN OF...: similar to WIRED/TIRED, only rant against some trendy subject, with substance: nanotech, VR=RV, etc... essential punk criticism. URBANISM: grouping by affiliation, rather than geographical. Instead of California (city=SF,Sacto,LA,suburb=Alameda,Glendale,rural=29Palms,Ukiah,etc) we group logically: URBAN SF, NYC, LA, etc SUB: Alameda, Glendale, etc RURAL: etc SF, NYC, LA group similarly. My urban friends hope from city to city. Goverment should align this way. INTERVIW DINA: about phonesex, plus the personal-data angle.