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"Computer Shopper was like Vogue or Vanity Fair for nerds. You read it for the ads." Someone clearly has never opened up a Vanity Fair in his entire life.

by dfc 13y ago

larrys 13y ago
Agree. Actually hard to believe that's not just a quick mistake given that "Alexis Madrigal is a senior editor at The Atlantic".
- dfc 13y ago
  I looked up the author's bio to check which pronoun to use and also did a double take when I saw "senior editor at The Atlantic." I am hoping it is just a case of pandering to the nerd stereotype. The only other explanation is that Atlantic's online push has dramtically lowered the bar for quality. I fondly remember going over each page of Computer Shopper before going to the Computer Fair to price out a new 486. But I also remember subscribing to VF so I could get my Christopher Hitchens fix.
  - Refefer 13y ago
    I think, perhaps, you should read some of his other articles before making a judgement call on the Atlantic's quality or Alexis' qualifications. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/when-the-nerds-go-marching-in/265325/ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/when-t...
    - dfc 13y ago
      A decrease in quality was one of the possible explanations. The other was that he is just pandering to the nerds. That is a great article, but it still does not change the fact that I expect people in the publishing business to have a more informed opinion than "people just read VF for the ads." However if you want to make it a debate about the quality of Alexis' writings all I can say is that he is no Christopher Hitchens or Michael Lewis.
alan_cx 13y ago
I'm not sure Computer Shopper either. There was loads to read. I used to keep them all for reference because of all the multi-part articles, which were like courses. That was the good thing about it, tons of ads and lots to read. Frankly, I owe a lot of my knowledge and interest to that mag.

"Computer Shopper was like Vogue or Vanity Fair for nerds. You read it for the ads." Someone clearly has never opened up a Vanity Fair in his entire life.

by dfc 13y ago

"Computer Shopper was like Vogue or Vanity Fair for nerds. You read it for the ads." Someone clearly has never opened up a Vanity Fair in his entire life.

larrys 13y ago

Agree. Actually hard to believe that's not just a quick mistake given that "Alexis Madrigal is a senior editor at The Atlantic".

dfc 13y ago
I looked up the author's bio to check which pronoun to use and also did a double take when I saw "senior editor at The Atlantic." I am hoping it is just a case of pandering to the nerd stereotype. The only other explanation is that Atlantic's online push has dramtically lowered the bar for quality. I fondly remember going over each page of Computer Shopper before going to the Computer Fair to price out a new 486. But I also remember subscribing to VF so I could get my Christopher Hitchens fix.
- Refefer 13y ago
  I think, perhaps, you should read some of his other articles before making a judgement call on the Atlantic's quality or Alexis' qualifications. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/when-the-nerds-go-marching-in/265325/ http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/when-t...
  - dfc 13y ago
    A decrease in quality was one of the possible explanations. The other was that he is just pandering to the nerds. That is a great article, but it still does not change the fact that I expect people in the publishing business to have a more informed opinion than "people just read VF for the ads." However if you want to make it a debate about the quality of Alexis' writings all I can say is that he is no Christopher Hitchens or Michael Lewis.

alan_cx 13y ago

I'm not sure Computer Shopper either. There was loads to read. I used to keep them all for reference because of all the multi-part articles, which were like courses. That was the good thing about it, tons of ads and lots to read. Frankly, I owe a lot of my knowledge and interest to that mag.