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Hacker Newsletter

30 points by FooBarWidget 13y ago

davidw 13y ago
"curated by hand" - that's redundant. You could simply write "hand-picked" or "curated", although the latter is definitely more of a buzzword these days.
- hcal 13y ago
  I wouldn't say it is redundant. Digitally curated content is a thing now and sometimes its nice to be reminded there is a person at the other end of the content you are consuming. There may be a better way to say it, but I don't think you can assume that curation implies a human touch anymore.
  - davidw 13y ago
    I mostly assume that 'curated' means someone's playing buzzword bingo because the word has pretty much lost most of its meaning.
    - duck 13y ago
      To be fair, I started using that word back in 2010 when I started Hacker Newsletter and it wasn't much of a buzzword at the time. I put the "by hand" in there b/c so many others use automated processes to create similar things.
- quarterto 13y ago
  > curate, n: select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition) Never says a human has to do it.
khyh 13y ago
I have seen this more than 10 times. Why this posted again?
- Dogamondo 13y ago
  'Noobs' accumulating 'internets' on HN
- FooBarWidget 13y ago
  I haven't seen it even once. I just discovered it today. Judging from the number of upvotes, I'm not the only one.
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- Tohhou 13y ago
  This is a sign you visit HN too much.
- duck 13y ago
  Well, if it makes you feel better, it is my project and I have no idea who posted it (and just realized it now).
u02sgb 13y ago
There's nothing on a privacy policy? Or maybe I just missed it? Would be pleased to know my email address isn't going to be sold on :).
broodbucket 13y ago
This is cool, shame the last issue was July 2013.
- FooBarWidget 13y ago
  The latest issue isn't from July 2013, it's just the latest issue that they link from the front page.
- mistermcgruff 13y ago
  I get it weekly. It's up to date. Very handy too.
- duck 13y ago
  Yeah, sorry for the confusion. I had a script that was suppose to keep that updated... but it broke and I obviously haven't fixed it. I will get that fixed. Issue #190 goes out this Friday.
ancarda 13y ago
Can I request a text/plain version of this? I saw no option and while the confirmation email did contain both MIME types, Mail.app removed the functionality to prefer plaintext in Mavericks.
ingend88 13y ago
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mcovey 13y ago
I want an RSS feed

30 points by FooBarWidget 13y ago

"curated by hand" - that's redundant. You could simply write "hand-picked" or "curated", although the latter is definitely more of a buzzword these days.

hcal 13y ago
I wouldn't say it is redundant. Digitally curated content is a thing now and sometimes its nice to be reminded there is a person at the other end of the content you are consuming. There may be a better way to say it, but I don't think you can assume that curation implies a human touch anymore.
- davidw 13y ago
  I mostly assume that 'curated' means someone's playing buzzword bingo because the word has pretty much lost most of its meaning.
  - duck 13y ago
    To be fair, I started using that word back in 2010 when I started Hacker Newsletter and it wasn't much of a buzzword at the time. I put the "by hand" in there b/c so many others use automated processes to create similar things.
quarterto 13y ago
> curate, n: select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition) Never says a human has to do it.

khyh 13y ago

I have seen this more than 10 times. Why this posted again?

Dogamondo 13y ago
'Noobs' accumulating 'internets' on HN
FooBarWidget 13y ago
I haven't seen it even once. I just discovered it today. Judging from the number of upvotes, I'm not the only one.
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Tohhou 13y ago
This is a sign you visit HN too much.
duck 13y ago
Well, if it makes you feel better, it is my project and I have no idea who posted it (and just realized it now).

u02sgb 13y ago

There's nothing on a privacy policy? Or maybe I just missed it? Would be pleased to know my email address isn't going to be sold on :).

broodbucket 13y ago

This is cool, shame the last issue was July 2013.

FooBarWidget 13y ago
The latest issue isn't from July 2013, it's just the latest issue that they link from the front page.
mistermcgruff 13y ago
I get it weekly. It's up to date. Very handy too.
duck 13y ago
Yeah, sorry for the confusion. I had a script that was suppose to keep that updated... but it broke and I obviously haven't fixed it. I will get that fixed. Issue #190 goes out this Friday.

ancarda 13y ago

Can I request a text/plain version of this? I saw no option and while the confirmation email did contain both MIME types, Mail.app removed the functionality to prefer plaintext in Mavericks.

ingend88 13y ago

If you are looking for a daily newsletter for top 5 HN Post, signup at http://top5hn.launchrock.co http://top5hn.launchrock.co Stats after creating the landing page in last 24hours: 944 Page Views 101 Signups Newsletter Stats 41% Open Rate 40% CTR

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mcovey 13y ago

I want an RSS feed