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C I R C U M L U N A R
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T R A N S M I S S I O N S
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Issue One May 2021
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===========================[ PREFACE ]=============================
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Back in February, around the time of the ogre incident, Jone
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wondered out loud on the circumlunar.space BBS, telem, about the
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possibility of a CS zine. The idea was well-received by the rest of
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us sundogs, and for some time, talk of the zine flooded telem as we
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proceeded to howl at the moon in excitement. Amidst this jubilee, I
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somehow ended up wearing the proverbial editor pants--for this
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inaugural issue, at least.
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Anyone who has had the pleasure of perusing the many phlogs and
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gemlogs here at circumlunar.space will be aware of the impressive
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diversity of interests, talents, and backgrounds of the sundogs
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residing here. It will be interesting to see how these influence
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the zine over time, but currently what the zine is and how it will
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be produced is largely still up in the air. It's really just a fun
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experiment, and this first issue is a kind of pilot episode.
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The strategy of this first run has been to just get it out there.
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Rather than prematurely exhausting our energy on determining what
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it should be, or pidgeonholing ourselves into a niche or format
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without actually having produced any content, we elected to first
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just give it a go and see what we get. So for this first issue, we
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have what has been endearingly termed a "topic salad." And I
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believe it has turned out to be quite a nutritious one at that.
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Circumlunar Transmissions will be distributed exclusively over
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Gopher and Gemini by whoever would like to host a copy on their own
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gopherhole or capsule. That is, anyone can clone the git repo of
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the project and serve its contents from their own smolnet space.
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This kind of "newstand" method of distribution solves a lot of the
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logistical issues of where and how to bi-host such a thing in an
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accessible way. In addition to Gopher and Gemini editions, we
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intend to provide printable formats that readers can easily
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print-and-bind for their own enjoyment offline or to distribute
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locally.
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It has been a pleasure to contribute something to this wonderful
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community of thoughtful and creative individuals whom I respect and
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admire sincerely. During my relatively brief inhabitation of the
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Zaibatsu, I've learnt a great many things and have been inspired to
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create and wonder about things I would not have otherwise. It is
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with profound gratitude and pride for this habitat and its
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inhabitants, and the smolnet ecosystem at large, that I present to
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you this first issue of our smolzine, Circumlunar Transmissions.
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~mieum
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April 25, 2021
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Incheon, Korea
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