Gleemail

September 29, 2004 6:04 AM

Grind. Endless drudgery. Too much in your in-tray, not enough in your out-tray. You put your headphones on, but it doesn't really help. You want a distraction - just for a moment or two. "A happy employee is a productive employee" you justify to yourself, although you're not convinced. Then it happens. A 24 carat nugget of plain text escapism lands in your in-box. You're an alt-tab, double-click away from sheer bliss. DNRC; A.Word.A.Day; FlipFlopFlyin Newsletter; The Plain Text Gazette; and the previously mentioned Snowmail and Newsnight Newsletters, which take a less formal but equally sharp look at the day's news, with anecdotes and observations thrown in. What other quality plain text mail lists are around?
posted by nthdegx (6 comments total)

Snowmail kicks off something chronic
posted by Pretty_Generic at 6:09 AM on September 29, 2004

Grind. Endless drudgery. Too much in your in-tray, not enough in your out-tray. You put your headphones on, but it doesn't really help. You want a distraction - just for a moment or two.

HOW CAN YOU SEE INTO MY OFFICE?!????!???
posted by The Card Cheat at 6:35 AM on September 29, 2004

popbitch is a rude look at the life of so called celebrities...a great read every thursdday.
posted by mattr at 6:45 AM on September 29, 2004

Need To Know - "*the* week^H^H^H^Hfortnightly tech update for the uk" good for new toys, goofs and civil liberties abuses by the (UK) Government.
posted by gi_wrighty at 8:31 AM on September 29, 2004

yeah, ntk. good coverage of sweets, too. (not as good as it used to be, though),
posted by andrew cooke at 9:40 AM on September 29, 2004

Not funny, but inspirational -- the Thought of the day from Eknath Easwaran. Today's here.
posted by goethean at 1:51 PM on September 29, 2004