It's been *40 years* since #EmmanuelGoldstein launched the seminal, essential, world-changing *@2600: The #Hacker Quarterly*. *2600* wasn't the first #phreak/hacker zine, but it was the most important, spawning a global subculture dedicated to the noble pursuit of technological self-determination:

https://www.2600.com/

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2600 News | 2600

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/19/hope-less/#hack-the-planet

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Pluralistic: 2600’s amazing Hackers on Planet Earth con may go down to enshittification (19 Jan 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic that reminds me.... I haven't gotten my copy recently, I may have let my subscription lapse. I'll re-up today after work.... 2600 is one of the constants in my 30 year internet life and they are fantastic!