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Hi Richard!
Time for another supercomputers and graphic meeting eh?
We must do it again.

In article <_ylnt!n.rchrd@netcom.com> rchrd@netcom.com
(Richard Friedman) writes:
>But it looks like what started out as
>an "add-on" feature, SUPERNET, has taken over.
>I think this is a very bad idea.  I've even said so
>on SUPERNET, only to have my comments deleted by 
>their censors.

Is this so?  Something like the Prodigy incident?
Can you elaborate?

>I found SUPERNETs interface to be so lame and
>retarded that I'm loathe to use it.  I guess one
>could search around to find the articles  you'd
>want to read, download them, print them, and then
>read them next time you go to the bathroom.
>But why?
>Its really dumb.  And especially if now they are
>going to ask us to PAY for this.




Yeah, I had a few problems with the hierarchical interface, but that's
a very common thing to do with lots of novice people.

The problem I had was that I recently got email from them asking to
come back.  The email note contained my password to their account 
>>IN THE CLEAR.  THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.  So I recommend subscribers to<<
>>       ^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<<
change their passwords to something they don't use on other hosts.
This contrasts to some of the one-way schemes used by most systems.
Didn't they have an article on supercomputer security some time ago?



The other problem I've had are occasional editorial problems (any
magazine can have them), one can tell they read this Usenet group.
E.g., David Kahaner's first name was once printed as something other than
David.

>I would complain regarding the unused $$ of your
>subscription.  Sounds to me like they are pocketing
>the cash to cover expenses.
>
>Maybe its time for some one else to pick yp the
>pieces are publish another magazine for the
>supercomputing community.
>
>How about "Supercomputer User" for starters?
>Anyone want to invest?


How about Scientific Programming?


8^)

Let me say that I think SR was trying to do something very brave in today's
economic climate, they just need a little guidance.  Their orientation
is just a tad batchy/IBMish/CRIish.  One occasionally wonders what
workstations are doing in a magazine oriented to supercomputers.  I am
certain that I and others will watch with interest what happens.  Meanwhile,
I should log in and change my passwd.


--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
  Acting Associate Editor, Software and Publication Reviews
  Scientific Programming
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Ref: Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vol. 1, G. Polya