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Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

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Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

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...covering topics like privacy, cryptography, robotics, software etc, with a critical view on their evolution and potential effects on society at large. Ideally it would be made of long form, researched, in depth articles and interviews with experts in those fields. I'd also like to feature regular "hackers" doing cool stuff (like the guy who traveled to shenzhen to build his own iPhone) That's Wired magazine.

But from twenty years ago, maybe ?

Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

#32
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

They probably meant cyberpunk, since they mentioned the combination of techology and social impact. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk is an aesthetic, Cypherpunk is sociopolitical. Thematically there is very little different between cyberpunk and steampunk.

Exactly. I was getting frustrated when searching for cyberpunk content and then realized it's mostly fashion and which night club has the best atmosphere.

Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

#33
Only if it meets the following criteria:

1) Apolitical. No editorializing. No political opinions what so ever. Just the absolutely facts.

That's it. There is enough out there already that you're way behind the curve. However, IMHO, if you produce something that is apolitical, and stays on the facts without allowing your personal political ideology to bleed through, it would be really wonderful.

Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

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post #30

...covering topics like privacy, cryptography, robotics, software etc, with a critical view on their evolution and potential effects on society at large. Ideally it would be made of long form, researched, in depth articles and interviews with experts in those fields. I'd also like to feature regular "hackers" doing cool stuff (like the guy who traveled to shenzhen to build his own iPhone) That's Wired magazine.

Wired is a shell of what it once was. I've got issues going back to 1998 and it is sad. Today it's mostly fluffy pieces with maybe one longhorn, and 75% sponsored content or advertising.

Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

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post #30

...covering topics like privacy, cryptography, robotics, software etc, with a critical view on their evolution and potential effects on society at large. Ideally it would be made of long form, researched, in depth articles and interviews with experts in those fields. I'd also like to feature regular "hackers" doing cool stuff (like the guy who traveled to shenzhen to build his own iPhone) That's Wired magazine.

But from twenty years ago, maybe ?

Good point. Today, it seems to be a gadget catalog.

Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

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post #30

...covering topics like privacy, cryptography, robotics, software etc, with a critical view on their evolution and potential effects on society at large. Ideally it would be made of long form, researched, in depth articles and interviews with experts in those fields. I'd also like to feature regular "hackers" doing cool stuff (like the guy who traveled to shenzhen to build his own iPhone) That's Wired magazine.

Wired is a shell of what it once was. I've got issues going back to 1998 and it is sad. Today it's mostly fluffy pieces with maybe one longhorn, and 75% sponsored content or advertising.

Ars Technica then? That said, Cyberpunk to me would be more deep dives on brain-computer interfaces, signs of the robot apocalypse or not (probably mostly not), and weird but not quite fringe science like DIY Life Extension.

But like another posted said, just go do it and see if it attracts an audience IMO.

Re: Ask HN: Would you be interested in a “cyberpunk” inspired news site?

#39
Can you say more about what definition of cyberpunk you'd be using for determining if content was relevant for that topic? If you mean "topics like privacy, cryptography, robotics, software etc, with a critical view on their evolution and potential effects on society at large", I'd be interested if there was well- curated content in these areas.

If I can make one suggestion, it would be to honestly ask yourself if you are able to get and curate this content in a way that'd be compelling for others and not just yourself. If it seems like that may not be the case, perhaps get others involved in helping to curate? Not sure if that's the answer.

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