The WELL: pre.vue.1: Well-come! And Conference Business

#57: Cleave the general ear (ronks) Wed 24 Sep 08 10:50

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:50:00 PDT

The Cisco Chair?

"These days, the company is peddling e-mail software, video conferencing systems, cable TV boxes * even furniture * as it tries to break out of the data center and get its products in front of ordinary office workers." <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/technology/24cisco.html>

Evidently it's trying to promote itself as a purveyor of "unified communications" and not just hardware. For about $300,000 you can buy "TelePresence, an elaborate videoconferencing setup that includes video cameras, huge displays and even the surrounding desk and leather chairs".

Which leads to the

Quote Of The Day:

"Cisco is kind of like the Madonna of networking," said Mark Sue, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets. "It is continuously trying to reinvent itself." [Read entire topic]

#56: metric buttload of (cjp) Wed 25 Oct 06 10:35

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:35:00 PDT

So far the crackers have turned into bedding dust. I must have done something wrong, or else I have little Calvin Trillins in fur jackets pooping on my floor. [Read entire topic]

#55: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Tue 24 Oct 06 16:50

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:50:00 PDT

I'm intrigued by the idea of cooking for a guinea pig and a rabbit.

After they left enough of their hair on 'em, did they finally eat the crackers? [Read entire topic]

#54: metric buttload of (cjp) Mon 23 Oct 06 15:38

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:38:00 PDT

Somehow I knew that would be the first question. To make it short, a good friend had a breast reduction (yeah, I know, guys, but really, not everybody enjoys looking like Carol Doda, especially when one has cruised way past 55 and one's love muffins are hitting one's knees), so we had a party in celebration of her recovery, and I made itty bitty titty cupcakes. White frosting with pink centers and a a dried wolfberry poking up in the center as, uh, decoration.

I just made another batch of cupcakes this afternoon, which I find coincidental and weird, although they're plain vanilla inside and out. Got a link to highlights from Amy Sedaris's new cookbook and tried out her famous cupcake recipe. Highly recommended! http://www.amysedarisrocks.com/recipes.htm I also made the rabbit snacks for my bun and guinea pig, but so far, they're just lying down on the eagerly proffered crackers... [Read entire topic]

#53: Jett Rink (jettrinkjr) Mon 23 Oct 06 12:26

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:26:00 PDT

Let's take the cupcakes first. [Read entire topic]

#52: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Mon 23 Oct 06 11:31

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:31:00 PDT

And yet another adjustment to the hosting roster here in the Pre.vue conference!

After a lot of back-and-forth with pre.vue cohosts (wellelp) and (arturner), we've decided to bring another WELL member aboard to help out around here. Please welcome the fabulous CJ Phillips, aka (cjp)!

CJ has been a member of The WELL since 1998. She's an artist and a pet owner and a baker of erotic cupcakes. Perhaps she'll elaborate on one or more of these subjects. [Read entire topic]

#51: Lasers in the Landscape (arturner) Tue 19 Sep 06 16:36

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:36:00 PDT

In my best Al Haig voice:

I'M IN CHARGE HERE!

Actually, I'm just the caretaker. Carry on. [Read entire topic]

#50: Cynthia Dyer-Bennet (cdb) Tue 19 Sep 06 10:27

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:27:00 PDT

The Pre.vue conference is seeing some hostly changes. Recently cohost Mike (mpk) Knell let me know that he was resigning his hostship here to dedicate his time to other things in his life that were demanding his attention.

Simultaneously, pre.vue cohost Eleanor (wellelp) Parker has also been facing a lot of demands on her time and energy that have made it hard for her to give her usual high level of attention to this hostship, so Eleanor is taking a sabbatical.

The Pre.vue conference isn't hostless, though. Longtime WELL member and experienced host Alan (arturner) Turner has graciously agreed to step in and watch over the conference for a few months while we do a bit of regrouping.

I want to thank you, Mike, for hosting here for the past two+ years. You've been a real asset to the conference and I wish you all the best.

I also want offer thanks to Alan for volunteering to preside over pre.vue for the time being. I appreciate your willingness to help out!

And Eleanor, thank *you* for all you've given to this conference since you joined the hosting team in July '04. Here's hoping things ease up for you soon and that we see you return to this hostship refreshed and energized in January. In the meantime, don't be a stranger, come on by and say hello when you have a chance. [Read entire topic]

#49: downloading California into my spare chip (mpk) Sun 15 Jan 06 04:09

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 04:09:00 PST

It's been a while since we had a toppic clearout here. Herewith a list of hitlisted topics which haven't been posted to for 180 days or more. The usual drill applies - if you feel any of these topics deserve to live on (and I think some of them do, at least) just post to them and reset the clock. (The hosts reserve the right to retire topics anyway even if they do get reset in order to keep the topic list manageable. The list is a little long and bewildering at the moment, and there are a number of very short and/or no longer topical topics out there.)

pre.vue.18 ASS KICKING pre.vue.24 ask clmyers, the Krakpot Online Shrink! pre.vue.26 Car camping, roadtrips, touring, road food... pre.vue.27 A Thoughtful Nation pre.vue.28 The Comedy of Errors pre.vue.30 What's the Well to you? pre.vue.34 Anarchic Question Topic pre.vue.37 Pre.vue Expertise! pre.vue.41 Bozo-Enhancer pre.vue.47 Kids and the Media pre.vue.55 Blasts from the Past pre.vue.57 F Question of the Week -- 2 pre.vue.63 Buh? pre.vue.64 Random Treats from the Internet pre.vue.65 Ahh, the holidays! pre.vue.66 Health and Science pre.vue.67 F Business and Technology News For 2004 pre.vue.70 Sorry, wrong number pre.vue.73 What The WELL is Not! pre.vue.75 ________ for President in 2004 pre.vue.76 All About Energy pre.vue.78 Curves profits fund anti-choice movement. discuss. pre.vue.79 Oxymorons and other Reports from the Ozone pre.vue.80 US v. Iraq pre.vue.81 Geek Test - report your geek level here pre.vue.82 Shakespeare In A Hurry pre.vue.83 Epiphanies, Manifestos, & Modest Proposals pre.vue.84 Website links of all kinds pre.vue.85 What to say about Reagan? pre.vue.86 Review "FAHRENHEIT 9-11" here pre.vue.87 The Minor Confessions Of Shame Topic pre.vue.88 The Interesting Thing I Learned From The Well Today pre.vue.90 ISO Presidential Speechwriters pre.vue.91 The Get Mike Fit Project, 2004 pre.vue.92 The No Talking About The Election Topic pre.vue.93 A Clean, Well-Lit Place For Thrashes pre.vue.94 Create an Engaged Banner pre.vue.95 Port-a-Post pre.vue.96 Join the Well for $2 pre.vue.97 Clerihew Who? pre.vue.98 The Armchair Travel Topic pre.vue.100 Tell Us About Your "Desert Island" pre.vue.101 Giving Thanks pre.vue.103 English (the language): coping therewith pre.vue.106 What user ID (login) do you wish you had chosen? pre.vue.107 What's Your Copyright Policy pre.vue.110 The Doublespeak Derby pre.vue.111 people with your name who aren't you [Read entire topic]

#48: Mike Knell (mpk) Mon 4 Oct 04 05:59

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 05:59:00 PDT

And just as a regular reminder to those visiting for the first time from outside, if you've got any comments or wish to participate in any of the topics we have going then feel free to mail them to:

<prevue-hosts@well.com>

and we'll port'em over for you. Alternatively, why not think about joining the WELL for only $2 for the first two months? See <pre.vue.96.> for full details - this is a pre.vue special, valid for a limited time only! [Read entire topic]