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Issue 1 of Hackers is here

36 points by tomstuart 16y ago

duck 16y ago
Seeing hacking articles in a newspaper format reminds me that everything is cyclical.
- kirpekar 16y ago
  See https://www.theprintedblog.com/ https://www.theprintedblog.com/
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SingAlong 16y ago
I see only an option to buy the print version. Is there an electronic version coming out anytime?
- tomstuart 16y ago
  Not at the moment. I think the whole point is for it to be a physical newspaper.
- kmfrk 16y ago
  It feels very odd that they aren't releasing a .pdf version where at least some parts are freely available to gain some initial traction. I probably won't remember it after I close this tab unless it takes off somehow.
  - davidjhall 16y ago
    +1 - I think I've been spoiled by Hackernews monthly having a pdf and a free html links. I did get some cool new blogs to look at : http://hackerspaper.com/issue-1/ http://hackerspaper.com/issue-1/
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altuzar 16y ago
Only paper? Hope that's a joke. HN Monthly has a terrific PDF version. Please reconsider, even if you charge a buck.
- tomstuart 16y ago
  Not a joke; it's a project for Newspaper Club (http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/ http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/). There may be a PDF version once the costs of the print run have been covered.
  - andreim 16y ago
    Charge for the pdf, then, if money is the issue. What's the reason behind newspaper-only?
- Dramatize 16y ago
  Being paper only is genius. If postage wasn't such a barrier I'd buy one.
  - nopassrecover 16y ago
    $3 postage is a barrier? Try living in Australia :-)
    - Dramatize 16y ago
      I'm from Brisbane :)
kloncks 16y ago
Please consider getting a partner in the United States to both print and distribute these here as well. I'd love to order, but the UK postage costs will slowly get outrageous.
- corin_ 16y ago
  Postage to a UK address is 75p, postage to a US address is £1.50. That's costing you £3 (less than $5) per year more than it would cost us in the UK.
hasenj 16y ago
Issue 1, at first I thought it was something similar (or an allusion) to Bug #1 in Ubuntu's bug database.
olalonde 16y ago
Awesome tag line: "any sufficiently advanced hobby is indistinguishable from a job".
voldern 16y ago
I've bought the first issue because it looks like it has potential. But I really think you should get a PDF version out fast because its a bit pricey atm and PDFs are a lot more handy.
charlesdm 16y ago
You should get this on the iPad. Looks pretty good.

36 points by tomstuart 16y ago

duck 16y ago

Seeing hacking articles in a newspaper format reminds me that everything is cyclical.

kirpekar 16y ago
See https://www.theprintedblog.com/ https://www.theprintedblog.com/
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SingAlong 16y ago

I see only an option to buy the print version. Is there an electronic version coming out anytime?

tomstuart 16y ago
Not at the moment. I think the whole point is for it to be a physical newspaper.
kmfrk 16y ago
It feels very odd that they aren't releasing a .pdf version where at least some parts are freely available to gain some initial traction. I probably won't remember it after I close this tab unless it takes off somehow.
- davidjhall 16y ago
  +1 - I think I've been spoiled by Hackernews monthly having a pdf and a free html links. I did get some cool new blogs to look at : http://hackerspaper.com/issue-1/ http://hackerspaper.com/issue-1/

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altuzar 16y ago

Only paper? Hope that's a joke. HN Monthly has a terrific PDF version. Please reconsider, even if you charge a buck.

tomstuart 16y ago
Not a joke; it's a project for Newspaper Club (http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/ http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/). There may be a PDF version once the costs of the print run have been covered.
- andreim 16y ago
  Charge for the pdf, then, if money is the issue. What's the reason behind newspaper-only?
Dramatize 16y ago
Being paper only is genius. If postage wasn't such a barrier I'd buy one.
- nopassrecover 16y ago
  $3 postage is a barrier? Try living in Australia :-)
  - Dramatize 16y ago
    I'm from Brisbane :)

kloncks 16y ago

Please consider getting a partner in the United States to both print and distribute these here as well. I'd love to order, but the UK postage costs will slowly get outrageous.

corin_ 16y ago
Postage to a UK address is 75p, postage to a US address is £1.50. That's costing you £3 (less than $5) per year more than it would cost us in the UK.

hasenj 16y ago

Issue 1, at first I thought it was something similar (or an allusion) to Bug #1 in Ubuntu's bug database.

olalonde 16y ago

Awesome tag line: "any sufficiently advanced hobby is indistinguishable from a job".

voldern 16y ago

I've bought the first issue because it looks like it has potential. But I really think you should get a PDF version out fast because its a bit pricey atm and PDFs are a lot more handy.

charlesdm 16y ago

You should get this on the iPad. Looks pretty good.