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The ominous title and the fact that I couldn't actually read the article scared me a bit. I kind of assumed some bad news about them shutting down. I have not

The ominous title and the fact that I couldn't actually read the article scared me a bit. I kind of assumed some bad news about them shutting down. I have not subscribed in quite some many years. And I can't remember the last volume that I read. And yet. I was suddenly sad and ready support them financially. I think 2600 has been a good influence. I hope they always stick around. Note: the message has nothing to do with them going anywhere.

Animats 10y ago
I was expecting some big message, especially after three minutes of loading time. The only substantive change is that successful article submissions now yield both a year's subscription and the t-shirt. Before, you had to pick one or the other. 2600's hackers don't matter much any more. Hacking is now carried out by either intelligence agencies or ongoing criminal enterprises.
cschmidt 10y ago
I thought the same thing. I'm giving my 16 year old son (who's into hacking) a lifetime subscription for Christmas, so I would really have been bummed if they were closing down.
jandrese 10y ago
I was never a subscriber, but I picked up a fair number of issues from the bookstore. It was a little annoying how often they would post an article from someone who clearly had no idea what he was talking about. Sifting through the bullshit to find the nuggets is a tiring job. It's also one of the periodicals that I am absolutely amazed is still printed on dead trees. I would have expected them to be one of the first to go all digital.
- ourmandave 10y ago
  Given the audience, there'd be a race to see who could upload a copy on the Pirate Bay first. Also I thought they'd shut down once Kevin Mitnick was free.
  - jandrese 10y ago
    They aren't already scanned and put up on torrent sites? That would be a big surprise to me.
SuperPaintMan 10y ago
Then support 2600 and subscribe. Having a few mags to kick around the bathroom isn't the worst use of money and the wife/kids/friends might scan through them. I've got 5 years of mags sitting on a shelf in my closet. The girlfriend goes browsing through every now and again and comes up with interesting sec/privacy/hacking related convo. That alone pays for their place in my life. The day Emmanuel stops doing Off The Hook & Off The Wall will be a sad one though.
- Rob_T_Firefly 10y ago
  I can't imagine what would make Emmanuel decide to stop doing radio, but I am quietly installing a hidden system of personal restraints into his favorite chair in the studio just in case.

Animats 10y ago

I was expecting some big message, especially after three minutes of loading time. The only substantive change is that successful article submissions now yield both a year's subscription and the t-shirt. Before, you had to pick one or the other. 2600's hackers don't matter much any more. Hacking is now carried out by either intelligence agencies or ongoing criminal enterprises.

cschmidt 10y ago

I thought the same thing. I'm giving my 16 year old son (who's into hacking) a lifetime subscription for Christmas, so I would really have been bummed if they were closing down.

jandrese 10y ago

I was never a subscriber, but I picked up a fair number of issues from the bookstore. It was a little annoying how often they would post an article from someone who clearly had no idea what he was talking about. Sifting through the bullshit to find the nuggets is a tiring job. It's also one of the periodicals that I am absolutely amazed is still printed on dead trees. I would have expected them to be one of the first to go all digital.

ourmandave 10y ago
Given the audience, there'd be a race to see who could upload a copy on the Pirate Bay first. Also I thought they'd shut down once Kevin Mitnick was free.
- jandrese 10y ago
  They aren't already scanned and put up on torrent sites? That would be a big surprise to me.

SuperPaintMan 10y ago

Then support 2600 and subscribe. Having a few mags to kick around the bathroom isn't the worst use of money and the wife/kids/friends might scan through them. I've got 5 years of mags sitting on a shelf in my closet. The girlfriend goes browsing through every now and again and comes up with interesting sec/privacy/hacking related convo. That alone pays for their place in my life. The day Emmanuel stops doing Off The Hook & Off The Wall will be a sad one though.

Rob_T_Firefly 10y ago
I can't imagine what would make Emmanuel decide to stop doing radio, but I am quietly installing a hidden system of personal restraints into his favorite chair in the studio just in case.