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A L S O__T O D A Y "Griffin & Sabine's" letters go digital By Scott Rosenberg "Ceremony of Innocence" CD brings a postcard romance to your screen - - - - - - - - - - T A B L E _ T A L K Is free software finally gaining ground in the OS wars? Discuss Linux vs. NT and others in the Digital Culture area of Table Talk - - - - - - - - - - R E C E N T L Y Martin Luther, meet Linus Torvalds By Thomas Scoville Linux and free software challenge the Microsoft papacy (11/12/98) Is there such a thing as a software monopoly? By Mike Romano Microsoft says no -- and its arguments could provoke changes in the antitrust laws (11/11/98) Let's Get This Straight By Scott Rosenberg The New Yorker's portrait of PointCast displays once more the magazine's Internet ignorance (11/10/98) Music industry to webcasters: Pay up! By Janelle Brown Will the new copyright law's rules help Web radio flourish -- or smother the infant medium? (11/09/98) The ghosts in our machines By Andrew Brown "TechGnosis" traces the secret mysticism that motivates our love affair with technology (11/06/98) - - - - - - - - - - BROWSE THE 21ST CHALLENGE ARCHIVES - - - - - - - - - - 21st Log HotWired advertiser sponsors a blackout _______

CHALLENGE NO. 15 RESULTS | PAGE 1, 2 - - - - - - - - - - The senses rejoice amid year-round mountain grace. Timeshare. Poconos. -- Richard Pressler Skies darken, rain flies in torrents. Rivers rise, fall. Investments secure? -- Richard Pressler Serene Alumnus: Slush on tree branch like Fund of Engineering School -- Richard Soref A gentle click in my ear is preferable to shouted curses. -- Dannette R. Hutton Much smaller by far, save beautiful trees from death. Buy Washington Times -- Bruce Wallenta hai my name is ku if this sounds like gibberish its time to change phones -- Hon Khiam We know you're in debt You don't need any more cards Except, maybe, ours -- Kathy O'Connell A flower blooms. Your dwelling is renewed in Synthetic siding. -- Tani Freiwald Paint peels; shutters groan. Neighbors point, calling you "trash." Shame them with siding. -- Gary Bridgman Three Minimalists Good evening sir -- Good evening ma'am have you -- Good evening m -- -- Rob Tarry ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring ring clickbuy buy buy -- Steve Urbish buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy -- Janne Moren Fire! They douse it down Men rest, hold chili cook-off Donate money, yes? -- Dante Santos Your Caller ID And Anonymous Reject Keep me far away -- Michael Harrington A lucky winner. You have been chosen by us; We prefer Visa -- Charles T. Beckert The sound of running mouse feet tickles the still night. Terminex kills them. -- Andrew Shultz How are you today? let me tell you all about something you don't want. -- Eli Neiburger Set down knife and fork Let food and family wait My sales pitch begins -- Melissa O'Neill Your name and number were sold to our company. Want to buy them back? -- Jeff Walker A courtesy call. No, we don't want your money. (Give us your money!) -- Bob DuCharme Yes, I understand the bank just foreclosed on you. A smaller gift then? -- Dan Furmansky Decades of soft shade from oak branches high above. Is your roof insured? -- Don Nathan She weighs her rice grains, Dreaming of dark chocolate. Gotcha weight watcher! -- David Basckin If you hang up now I'll have to call someone else Why disturb them too? -- Arnie Cachelin Thanks for your submissions -- and check back in two weeks for thenext Salon 21st Challenge. SALON | Nov. 13, 1998 Charlie Varon is a humorist and playwright. His worksinclude "Ralph Nader Is Missing" and "Rush Limbaugh in Night School." JimRosenau is a writer, editor and software designer in Berkeley, Calif. Jimand Charlie are also co-founders of the citizen group Californians forEarthquake Prevention and partners in Mockingbird Productions, which offersa full line of comic services.