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Marius Watz
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E.T. Manning - "Wernher bon Braun", 1978 From Computer Graphics & Art, Feb 1978 (PDF availiable at https://www.are.na/block/11375199)
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Paul Prudence
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Love how the lo-fi typesetting and zine-like aspect of these early publications* somehow reflected the grass root communities and 'cabals' of early computer art communities. *obviously print technology was limited then but I still like to believe there was a connection. It's folk art (at least in those days) after all. 151 $degen
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Marius Watz
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Oh for sure. But then isn't this a grass root community, too? 😅 In the 2000's, mailing lists and listservs were crucial. @liasomething started the famous bl-list (famous only to those who knew about it), which was a back channel for artists to gossip and exchange alpha... Zines are delightful, then and now.
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Paul Prudence
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Fore sure, we have a grass root community here, and it feels more so here on FC than any other SM. 👌 I was on the BL list and remember it well. I made a few posts but was generally a professional and unapologetic lurker. Was great to have access to words from the inner sanctum :) If I remember vaguely correctly, it imploded around the start of the web3 explosion due to greater distractions? But I also remember a few minor disagreements going on there too, which is damn healthy as far as I am concerned.
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Marius Watz
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I left BL around 2008, I think. Some nonsense debate about whether artists should care about the market for their work, and optimize for it. A very naïve discussion fueled by people who weren't living the artist life full-time, and thus could take a moral high ground on principle. Not surprised if web3 sparked a similar controversy... 🙃
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