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                       C I R C U M L U N A R
                     T R A N S M I S S I O N S
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Issue One                                                  May 2021

===========================[ PREFACE ]=============================

Back in February, around the time of the ogre incident, Jone
wondered out loud on the circumlunar.space BBS, telem, about the
possibility of a CS zine. The idea was well-received by the rest of
us sundogs, and for some time, talk of the zine flooded telem as we
proceeded to howl at the moon in excitement. Amidst this jubilee, I
somehow ended up wearing the proverbial editor pants--for this
inaugural issue, at least.

Anyone who has had the pleasure of perusing the many phlogs and
gemlogs here at circumlunar.space will be aware of the impressive
diversity of interests, talents, and backgrounds of the sundogs
residing here. It will be interesting to see how these influence
the zine over time, but currently what the zine is and how it will
be produced is largely still up in the air. It's really just a fun
experiment, and this first issue is a kind of pilot episode.

The strategy of this first run has been to just get it out there.
Rather than prematurely exhausting our energy on determining what
it should be, or pidgeonholing ourselves into a niche or format
without actually having produced any content, we elected to first
just give it a go and see what we get. So for this first issue, we
have what has been endearingly termed a "topic salad." And I
believe it has turned out to be quite a nutritious one at that.

Circumlunar Transmissions will be distributed exclusively over
Gopher and Gemini by whoever would like to host a copy on their own
gopherhole or capsule. That is, anyone can clone the git repo of
the project and serve its contents from their own smolnet space.
This kind of "newstand" method of distribution solves a lot of the
logistical issues of where and how to bi-host such a thing in an
accessible way. In addition to Gopher and Gemini editions, we
intend to provide printable formats that readers can easily
print-and-bind for their own enjoyment offline or to distribute
locally.

It has been a pleasure to contribute something to this wonderful
community of thoughtful and creative individuals whom I respect and
admire sincerely. During my relatively brief inhabitation of the
Zaibatsu, I've learnt a great many things and have been inspired to
create and wonder about things I would not have otherwise. It is
with profound gratitude and pride for this habitat and its
inhabitants, and the smolnet ecosystem at large, that I present to
you this first issue of our smolzine, Circumlunar Transmissions.

									                         ~mieum 
													 April 25, 2021 
                                                     Incheon, Korea


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