Once again I recalled some e-mail Sue had sent, in which she had not meant to be profound but was. Sue the cancer survivor had reminded us of the need to enjoy both Life and Net, and I wanted similar thoughts to grace the screens of many lovers, in many countries, and for many years. “*hugs greg* hold your horses sweetie,” she had written, “I’m typing as fast as I can....”
Notes
Chapter 1—The Terrain
[1.1]. The three Net-hostile quotes are from Joshua Quittner’s “Back to the real world: New books from the front lines of the information revolution urge cyberspace cadets to get a life,” Time, April 17, 1995, page 56.
[1.2]. Luddites, of course, were the loom smashers of the nineteenth century who protested automation.
[1.3]. Goldberg is author of the book Questions and Answers about Depression (Charles Press, 1993), but the book is clearly not his main reason for being on Walkers—mentions of Questions have been well within limits. Sheer altruism is clearly his true motive.
[1.4]. Reid Kanaley, “Computers to the rescue: Internet becoming a worldwide safety net,” Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 1995, page 1.
[1.5]. Kanaley.
[1.6]. John Schwartz, “On the information net, creativity is its own reward,” Washington Post, April 10, 1995, page 23 of the “Washington Business” section. Schwartz is a Post reporter and columnist.
[1.7]. Quittner.