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Hi Michael -

Thanks for the opportunity to send some feedback on your magazine w/o
having to pay the postage ;).

I subscribed to AquaCorp last year when I called in to order a back
issue (N7 "C2").  I had been following the rebreather conversation on
Techdiver, and several people had referenced it.

I really liked the C2 issue.  The layout was good, content was excelent,
and I felt like I'd come up to speed on most if not all of the important
issues surrounding closed circuit in a very short time.  I looked forward
to the next issue.

Then, within months, I got the Hard and Wreckers issues.  Something
had changed, and my guess is that it was really two things; someone
bought some high power macs, and someone else connected them to the net.

The layouts were even more impressive, and the editorial style started
to take on a manic glee reminiscent of William Gibson.  While I appreciate
both of these forms, they don't appeal to the side of me that dives.  That
side tends to gravitate more to the stable, predictable and boring (ok,
there, I said it) aspects of technology.  Yes, there's a certain thrill
factor in diving, but it's not the *point* of diving, it's a side effect.
The point is to go there, do something, and come back to tell the story.
I think technical diving adds the further aspect of describing in detail
*how* you got there and came back.

I could talk about the nipple and the pincer, but I think that topic
has already been hammered into the ground.

In a nutshell, less form, more content.  Less razzle-dazzle, more science.
Less machismo, more exploration.

My $.02

Regards,
Scott Cherf

PS.  While I'm an avid fan of computers and communications, and a regular
user of the internet, these topics are better covered by other publications.
I would encourage you to stick to what you do best.

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