*the messenger >> surfing towards bethlehem?
by jeffrey macIntyre
"call him old-fashioned, and you risk making postman blush. he rightly eschews the cult of technophobic pride--you know the types, who wear their incompetence like a badge of homely, righteous pragmatism (read andy rooney). "

*protest >> hacktivism: the new protest movement
by hugh j. martin

"it's easy to convince people that their electricity, gas and water supply can be threatened by a mysterious group of cyber-terrorists bent on destroying civilisation as we know it."

*moral consciousness >> virtual morality
by gary baum

"over the past few years our morality as it concerns technology has been tested in new and important ways. in recently-released virtual worlds such as origin system's 'ultima online,' sony's 'everquest,' and maxis' 'the sims,' a connected virtual reality is being populated by other real people who express themselves through their avatars -- and, in turn, their own morality -- in the games. "

*economy >> the industrial countries bitch
by philippe e. duford

"the world community has to rethink their whole approach or africa and other nations like it will continue to live in the dark ages."

*short story>> communication
by chris jenkins

"'god, the office is just frying my brains lately. if idon't get some time off soon, i'm going to short circuit," i replied. "are you listening to me?'"