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Matthew writes: SlashNOT Editor-is-Large Matthew was found in good health today in Germany and is on his way back to the United States.

“Matthew hadn’t posted anything on SlashNOT in two weeks.” Says Editor-is-Large Michael. “He had mentioned something about a gig as an embedded reporter and then just dropped off the face of the earth. When the war started and I realized what an embedded reporter was, I was terrified. We started checking with the Military authorities to try to get in touch with him.”

“But he finally checked in today. As it turns out, he had simply gone to Las Vegas to cover the Embedded Systems Conference, which covers the state of the art in computers that are embedded in every-day devices like microwaves and cars. Anyway, during the conference, he accidentally revealed proprietary information about a forthcoming Motorola micro-controller and was ordered to leave the state. He wound up hitchhiking to the Arizona border with a biker gang and was subsequently sold to a retired European couple who were traveling the west in an RV. He is now safely on a plane back from Germany, and we expect him home any time. A welcome home parade has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon.”