[maremmano]

I like this magazine vibe, it reminds me of the good ol' l33t zines from the late '80s and '90s. However, if I can offer a suggestion, I'd also pair the technical articles with a little more punky, down-to-earth stuff. They were cheerful, informal, and full of that cheeky, irreverent, cocky smart-ass humor, plus this mysterious edge that made them absolutely magnetic to me. Life just wasn’t so heavy back then.

[gynvael]

Thanks for the suggestion! I wouldn't mind having such articles in PO! tbh - let me think what can we do about it (or rather: let me pass this to the rest of the team so they think about it too).

[sleepytimetea]

I like this format and I also like irreverent humor like the BOFH chronicles... can I submit content for consideration in the next issue ?

[gynvael]

I think we should try. We'll have to figure out how to mark it so that it's clear it's a work of fiction, though on the other hand it might be obvious. Anyway, submit it :)

[BizarroLand]

Also, how about 1 page tech-related entertaining short stories?

[pixelpoet]

like Mondo 2000 :)

[cyberge99]

I still have my Mondo 2000 zine. It was literally a futurist guidebook for cyberpunk of today. Better living through chemistry, memes, cybernetics were all predicted by Mondo.

[big_toast]

Wow cool. I have not heard of Mondo 2000 reading hn for almost 20 years. And did not realize Boing Boing was so old. Makes me wonder what else existed.

My family had a bunch of "Dr. Dobb’s Journal of Computer Calisthenics & Orthodontia"[0] and similar things (BYTE, COMPUTE!). (Which seem slightly dryer, but maybe more like Paged Out.)

[0]:https://archive.org/details/dr_dobbs_journal_vol_01/mode/2up

[gynvael]

TIL :D

[yomismoaqui]

Sadly I don't know if that kind of 80s/90s irreverence would go well with today's sensitivities.

[skeeter2020]

that's the point! we got so concerned with creating a safe space for everyone that can't possible offend we lost site of the community building intent. The crux is to have people self-select without offending them, but IMO it's not a binary goal.