Comic Relief

SIX DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE: I've received hundreds of emails asking about the six days of cartoons starting November 10, 2008. I'm thinking about how to present all six, and once I have an answer, we'll be talking to our merchandisers about having the hi-res prints available for purchase. Watch this space: I'll have an answer sometime this week.

The Big UF Book is at the press! It is with much pleasure that I announce we have hit the Magic Number of pre-orders for the Big Ten Year Hardcover Tome of UF! Our publisher, Manning, has shipped the files off to the press and the plates are being burned even as I write this!

My thanks to everyone who took a chance with us on having this volume produced! If you are in North America, you should have your book in time to slip under the Christmas tree this year! International customers, we hope to get the books to you in time, but predicting global shipping can be difficult at best. Please forgive us if it doesn't arrive by December 25th.

If you haven't ordered your copy yet, you have until November 20th if you want to see it as a Christmas present. Keep in mind that this time around we're offering to send out an autographed copy to anyone buying an Evil Genius in Training Membership or higher. You can still get unsigned copies without a membership directly from our merchandiser, ComputerGear.

If you're holding off on getting a copy, please keep in mind that due to the cost of these volumes there will likely only ever be a single print run, and the print run is small, 10,000 units or less for an audience of around 1.5 million. Once they're gone, that'll be it. I myself will only have a few author's copies to keep. Don't say I didn't warn you!

In one short month, Team UserFriendly.Org will be three years old. We have done well! But we won't be sitting on our laurels - this month is Recruit 3 month. Tell your friends, colleagues and family. Try to get at least three new members signed up. As geeks, we have the skills to help get new members up and running, and the knowledge to answer any questions they may have.

The team map has been updated with a few new features. If you haven't looked in a while, check it out. There is a lot of detail to explore.

World Community Grid have a new promotional video explaining what they do. It is a great introduction — show it to people as part of your own recruitment efforts. This is the first in a series, so there is more good stuff to come.

From the bottom of my heart: thank you! Your efforts are amazing, all of you.

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