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Author: Chris Bracken <chris@bracken.jp>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 09:08:12 -0700
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+Electronic Magazines: The Hogs of Entropy
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+
+Where to begin with the Hogs of Entropy? Well, I can tell you that the first
+words that came to my mind during my initial browsing were "Cult of the Dead Cow
+Ripoff Group". Everything, from the dead pig logo, to the method of dating files
+with a file number at the end, to a lot of the subject matter, told me that they
+just took a look at the cDc and said "Yeah, sure, we can do that." and then set
+off to do it. Mogel seems to have been the primary motivating force behind their
+initial files, and his influence is all over them.
+
+What I did NOT expect was to go out and download all the current HoE files (I
+only had 60) and suddenly discover they had over SIX HUNDRED FILES created. And
+these weren't just transcriptions of news stories or lyrics; these were honestly
+created text files, adding up past the five meg mark in total. That's just a lot
+of files, by any standard.
+
+And as for the files themselves... well, it's VERY hard to write or supervise
+the writing of that many files and not start to increase in quality over time.
+As it stands, though, the quality is pretty enjoyable from the get-go and
+continues to be entertaining over the years. The Hogs of Entropy also have a
+nice selection of interviews with other electronic magazine writers, making for
+an interesting study from the Zine World perspective. There's even files and
+interviews with cDc members peppered in there.
+
+All in all, definitely worth your time, although you should be prepared to set
+aside a LOT of time to read them. A lot of fun.
