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...those wondering whether Silicon Valley idealism went on sale with Google's first share of stock, look no further than Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, the men behind the online bulletin board Craigslist. Here's Newmark, its founder, on success: "Once you make a comfortable living, how much extra stuff do you need?" Here's Buckmaster, its CEO, on strategy: "We're not setting out for global domination. We're just looking to provide our service to people who need it. If it's not needed, that's fine." Not surprisingly, Craigslist has no marketing department...
Twelve years ago, when Jeff Smith started writing, drawing and self-publishing Bone, a black-and-white comic about three odd-looking creatures lost in a valley of dragons, talking bugs and rat creatures, his efforts seemed like folly. But the series grew into an award-winning favorite of cool kids and hip adults. Now finished and collected as a 1,300-page softcover (Cartoon Books), Bone combines the humor and look of early Disney movies with the scope of the Lord of the Rings cycle. A former animator, Smith draws characters that are both cute and scary...
...everyone in Silicon Valley is unsympathetic--even those promoting downloading technology. "Studios will not support downloading of new releases for the same reason book publishers don't go direct to paperback," says Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, the hugely successful online movie-rental company. Hastings has his own version of an iTunes-like solution to the movie-download problem. Right now his 2 million customers rent DVDs online and receive them through the mail, but he says he has always intended to make the transition to movie downloads. Nothing is likely to be launched in the next year, but Hastings...
...Nearby is the Styx Valley, where loggers and protesters argue over stands of E. regnans earmarked for woodchipping, and the Wilderness Society conducts tours along logging roads. Many timber workers pass through Niven's door, but in past months it's tourists who've been flocking to stay. They come, says Niven, "because they have to see the forest before it disappears." After this weekend, they may not have to be in such a rush...
...Patagonia: On a nine-day Chilean excursion with Bio Bio Expeditions, you decide how much time you want to spend fishing, swimming and horseback riding. Or just hang out at the Rio Azul valley base camp, with two riverside hot tubs, sauna and masseuse. Admire the view from Base Camp Sunset Bar after whitewater rafting and fly fishing. Bio Bio calls it "the perfect way to get away from the chills of winter and enjoy the warm Chilean sun." $2,600 per person. tel: (1-800) 246 7238; www.bbxrafting.com...