Hacker Monthly Shuts Down • Hacker News Board

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by olalonde » Sat, Jan 09, 2016, 6:08 PM UTC

eecks wrote: post #3

Pay for things and they won't get shut down.. they said

To down voters: the parent comment is not meant to criticise the decision to shut down Hacker Monthly but to criticise the often thrown around "pay for things and they won't get shut down" mantra which evidently doesn't always hold true.

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by kragen » Sat, Jan 09, 2016, 6:42 PM UTC

bearwithclaws wrote: post #38

jacquesm wrote: post #7

Thank you Lim Cheng Soon for all the hard work. I ran the same website for well over a decade and I know how it feels when creativity drops away. Consider passing the mantle to someone else to keep the publication going (if there is any interest), I did this and I don't regret it. After an apprentice period that person could then run it by themselves. That way your baby would get another shot at life even if you your…

Thanks Jacques! I'm thinking of "open sourcing" Hacker Monthly. The process of making it, the InDesign template I use (and optimized throughout the years), the resources etc. That way, anyone can start their own "Best of HN" magazine or really, any "Best of" magazine.

Man, that would be super awesome!

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by dave2000 » Sat, Jan 09, 2016, 8:17 PM UTC

jayzalowitz wrote: post #70

My friend and I just started hacker daily ( https://medium.com/hacker-daily ) If you open source it we could potentially help out whoever picks up the mantle with content.

Hacker Daily? Keep up, grandpa! I'll be launching Hacker Hourly in about 20 minutes. Enjoy your retirement!

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by SapphireSun » Sat, Jan 09, 2016, 8:25 PM UTC

bearwithclaws wrote: post #38

jacquesm wrote: post #7

Thank you Lim Cheng Soon for all the hard work. I ran the same website for well over a decade and I know how it feels when creativity drops away. Consider passing the mantle to someone else to keep the publication going (if there is any interest), I did this and I don't regret it. After an apprentice period that person could then run it by themselves. That way your baby would get another shot at life even if you your…

Thanks Jacques! I'm thinking of "open sourcing" Hacker Monthly. The process of making it, the InDesign template I use (and optimized throughout the years), the resources etc. That way, anyone can start their own "Best of HN" magazine or really, any "Best of" magazine.

Wow... I'm just sad I found out about this while it's shutting down. Those layouts are beautiful, and a condensed version of HN is probably just what the doctor ordered. I'm sure you'll find something inspiring to do next with talents like this! Good luck. :)

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by madebysquares » Sat, Jan 09, 2016, 9:55 PM UTC

dewyatt wrote: post #65

What a shame, I didn't know Hacker Monthly was even a thing until today. Now I want a subscription so badly. A magazine of HN delivered to my door would be amazing! Wish I knew about it before, and I hope someone continues with it.

I echo these sentiments. Wish I had heard of it sooner.

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by cponeill » Sun, Jan 10, 2016, 12:00 AM UTC

This is a bummer as I really love the idea and have bought quite a few issues. Super well done. But I completely understand the lack of creative juices after a while. Best of luck in your next venture.

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by amorphid » Sun, Jan 10, 2016, 12:06 AM UTC

dave2000 wrote: post #73

jayzalowitz wrote: post #70

My friend and I just started hacker daily ( https://medium.com/hacker-daily ) If you open source it we could potentially help out whoever picks up the mantle with content.

Hacker Daily? Keep up, grandpa! I'll be launching Hacker Hourly in about 20 minutes. Enjoy your retirement!

Hacker Hourly? How quaint. Behold... Hacker Instant! => https://news.ycombinator.com

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by protomyth » Sun, Jan 10, 2016, 12:28 AM UTC

amorphid wrote: post #77

dave2000 wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hacker Daily? Keep up, grandpa! I'll be launching Hacker Hourly in about 20 minutes. Enjoy your retirement!

Hacker Hourly? How quaint. Behold... Hacker Instant! => https://news.ycombinator.com

Hacker Instant Newest! https://news.ycombinator.com/newest

or for those who only want the comments

Hacker Instant New Comments! https://news.ycombinator.com/newcomments

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by protomyth » Sun, Jan 10, 2016, 12:30 AM UTC

trevmckendrick wrote: post #49

cbeach wrote: post #48

Out of curiosity, did Hacker Monthly print articles from the web? With permission of the source websites?

Hacker Monthly put together a physical magazine (it looked gorgeous) full of articles from Hacker News. (Source: he asked my permission for a post of mine that got some attention back in 2013.)

Must be quite the thing to have something so well done with your name on an article in it. Those magazines look amazing.

Re: Hacker Monthly Shuts Down

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Post by DrScump » Sun, Jan 10, 2016, 3:11 AM UTC

protomyth wrote: post #78

amorphid wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hacker Hourly? How quaint. Behold... Hacker Instant! => https://news.ycombinator.com

Hacker Instant Newest! https://news.ycombinator.com/newest or for those who only want the comments Hacker Instant New Comments! https://news.ycombinator.com/newcomments

How about Hacker Future? I want to know where Twitter stock will be in March.