[Comments] Say It Isn't So!

We just read John Martellaro's latest (and last!) Utopia Planitia column at MacOPINION entitled "Sailing Beyond the Sunset" and have to wonder exactly what's going on. He promises to tell us more here at Applelinks on Sunday night (August 13th), but is he really quitting?

Like John says, we'll just have to wait:

" So Ben [Garland] and I moved Utopia Planitia here to MacOPINION in June of 1998, and the rest is history. But now, after ninety-five columns, it will come to an end. Regrettably, to find out why, you'll have to come visit the final Warp Core at Applelinks.com on Sunday night, August 13th. It's simple. I don't want to tell the whole story twice."

It certainly sounds like something big is up. This 95th Utopia Planitia column is an elegant farewell full of praise for people John has known and worked with, but there's not a hint of sadness or regret anywhere -- we can only conclude that whatever John will tell us Sunday night is not only big but very good news as well. His final (?) words and image at MacOPINION are:

"Utopia Planitia has ended, but I won't be far away. Thank you, all of you, for staying with me on a wonderful journey."

February 07, 2012