Yak Facts Issue #9: Now with Ginseng
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Yak Facts April 24, 1999
Issue #9 Now with Ginseng
************************************************************In This Week's Issue:
- April Fool!
- The BeOS Bible
- Call to Action
- Recently in Be Dope
- Credits!
April Fool!
You probably caught Be Dope's April Fool antics earlier this month, where I and other sites answered the question, "what would happen if we put our heads together to come up with an April Fool's joke"?
If you missed the April 1 page, you can catch it here: http://www.bedope.com/bye.html
I learned several unexpected things in the course of these events. For one, the the folks at UserFriendly.org, Segfault.org and Slashdot.org have a great sense of humor. For another, many of their readers do not.
Here, I must take the time to congratulate the Be community for being able to laugh at itself and take a joke. I received little to no negative feedback. Unfortunately, that was not the case for others in the scheme, whose fans took things a bit harder than we expected. I was cc'd on several emails to the other site owners that were a bit harsh and more than a bit ridiculous ("how dare you play a joke on us...on April Fool's day").
I won't turn this into an editorial about the importance of being able to take jokes as well as make them. But I will say if you're one of the ones who gave the other site owners grief, lay off! I was the ringleader; it was all my idea. I guess I'm a bad influence. But I offer no apologies.
Oh, and I'm already planning for next April 1st. Trust nobody.
The BeOS Bible
Scot Hacker reports that the BeOS Bible is now officially shipping. So if you've ordered it via Be Dope's bookstore, thank you and you should see it soon.
If you haven't ordered it, now is the perfect time. Not only do you get 1,000 pages of tips, tricks, interviews and other BeOS goodness, you'll also find a bit about Be Dope in there. Right in the back (where all the cool people start reading).
If you're serious about using the BeOS, you need this book on your shelf:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201353776/bedope
That little "bedope" on the end of the URL gives me a tiny cut of the price, and helps support Be Dope, so thanks if you use that URL to order the BeOS Bible. In fact, if you really want to support Be Dope whenever you buy a book of any kind from Amazon.com simply add /bedope as in the URL above to any book URL.
Call to Action
Everyone should visit Be Magazine's website and fill out their user survey, so they realize there are a lot of people interested in this magazine. Plus your comments will help them decide what to put in the magazine. Be sure to mention how great it would be to have Be Magazine content from the creators of Be Dope in the comments section!
Be Magazine comes from the same folks who publish Linux World, so they have a good track record. Look for it on newstands in August. Or better yet, subscribe.
Recently In Be Dope
Catch pictures from this year's BeDC!
Credits!
Editor, Writer, Composter: Mike Popovic
Copyeditor: None, obviously
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There is no conspiracy.
