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I never got Zines. Beyond their cutesy art style, they generally don't seem particularly effective at conveying information in a somewhat concise manner. And if you don't want to be concise, why use such a very visual medium then and not just write an article?

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Sir and/or Madam,

I feel the need to inform you that you are, more than likely, quite ill-informed. Zines are a spectacular human achievement, worthy of your attention and respect. Or, were it otherwise, how do you explain this godamn amazing piece of work:

https://www.alchemistowl.org/pocorgtfo/

This looks hilarious and interesting. Reminds me of Diagram http://thediagram.com/ but PoC||GTFO seems a lot more programming specific?

Yes indeed, PoC||GTFO is very programming specific, down to the point where the PDF is an executable that can be used to serve .. the PDF. ;). (This particular zine is famous for such badonkadonk!)

Just wanted to follow up - thanks for that amazing ref! I've just blown a fat wad on some DIAGRAM merch and cannot resist wasting the rest of the day downloading the whole godamn site. WOW! Great fun! Love it! Huge TA!

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing this!

You are welcome, I am most glad to have shared it with a like-minded soul. Don't forget to read the fine print! :)

There's nothing to get. A zine is just a self published magazine. Not all of them are hand drawn.

Essentially, zines were blogs before the web.

Fair enough, I wasn't aware of the original meaning since I only came across it multiple times on the web in this drawn, comic-like form.

I figured that was the case, so I'm glad I could fill you in.

I agree that the hand drawn style isn't the best way to consume this sort of content.

Since we're on the topic of learning... https://hbr.org/2012/03/hard-to-read-fonts-promote-better-re...

Sometimes you just want to write and draw with pen and paper.

It's because forty-something programmers wish they were 90s scene kids. And/or _why the lucky stiff.

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