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    From Margaerynne@VERT/PALANTIR to All on Tue Apr 2 21:08:20 2024
    I figured this would be a good place to ask this, given the medium:

    Is anyone here subscribed to any good monthly/quarterly magazines?

    I was thinking about getting a Clarkesworld of F&SF sub, partially for the feel of it and partially to keep up with what's current in sf, but I haven't actually bought a magazine in 10+ years


    Or if you're not currently subscribed to anything, are there any defunct publications you miss?

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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to Margaerynne on Wed Apr 3 02:42:05 2024
    Re: Magazine Subscriptions
    By: Margaerynne to All on Tue Apr 02 2024 09:08 pm

    Is anyone here subscribed to any good monthly/quarterly magazines?

    I was thinking about getting a Clarkesworld of F&SF sub, partially for the feel of it and partially to keep up with what's current in sf, but I haven't actually bought a magazine in 10+ years

    FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a contractor for Linux New Media.

    Yes, I am subscribed to Linux Magazine. It is a monthly publication, and each issue packs a whole lot of content (100 pages). The articles cover a variety of FOSS topics of interest for power users and professionals. You will find a bit of everything, from distro reviews to in-depth tutorials for building infrastructure services, passing through basic shell tutorials and coding and maker projects.

    ADMIN Magazine is ok but it targets a very specific audience. "For this very simple proof of concept, you will need two servers worth 2000 USD each and the list of accessories in Table 1" :-P

    END OF LINUX NEW MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT

    My relationship with printed literary publications is not great, but for what is worth:

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine is very hit and miss. It virtually has no heroic or high fantasy (to be honest, barely any publication does). I don't think you can't go very wrong with this one, but to be honest, with the ammount of story submissions they get (in the order of 700-900 per month) I suspect they could be publishing better stuff. When Finlay was in charge I had the feeling it worked like a mafia in which Finlay's friends would get published no-matter what. Don't take it too seriously because it was just a hunch, but I remember it being issues in which some awful author would count for a extremely high percentage of the tales within (in some cases up to 100%).

    The Asimov magazine, it pains me to tell, is junk. As in, you could not pay me to be published there. You'd get maybe 1 awesome short tale and then the rest of the stories would range from mediocre to toilet paper in a given issue. There is absolutely no excuse for this.

    The Grantville Gazettes deserves a special mention. They used to have an annex section in which they would publish fantasy and scfi military fiction. I never got to read it but I remember them buying stories that were quite average and passing on very good stuff. They had an open process for accepting submitted stories so you could see which stuff was getting accepted and which stuff was getting rejected in the open back in the day.


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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Margaerynne on Wed Apr 3 07:55:00 2024
    Margaerynne wrote to All <=-

    I figured this would be a good place to ask this, given the
    medium:

    Is anyone here subscribed to any good monthly/quarterly
    magazines?

    No, not any more.

    I was thinking about getting a Clarkesworld of F&SF sub,
    partially for the feel of it and partially to keep up with
    what's current in sf, but I haven't actually bought a magazine in
    10+ years

    I don't think I have, either.

    Or if you're not currently subscribed to anything, are there any
    defunct publications you miss?

    Yes - the old PC Magazine. I think it's still published in an online
    format, but it's not the same. Oh, and Computer Shopper. LOL



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Margaerynne on Wed Apr 3 06:56:00 2024
    Margaerynne wrote to All <=-

    I figured this would be a good place to ask this, given the medium:

    I subscribe to 2600 magazine, it's my 10th year doing so. Every once in
    a while I subscribe to Wired magazine when I see it for $5/year on
    line.

    Wired magazine was always my airplane reading magazine, I'd buy one
    before getting on a plane to fly somewhere.

    This was the first time I thought that 2600 felt a bit "light" compared
    to earlier issues. Sign of the times, I suppose.

    Or if you're not currently subscribed to anything, are there any
    defunct publications you miss?

    Too Much Coffee Man magazine - a combination of Shannon Wheeler's TMCM
    comic with music, lifestyle and literary content. Came out in the early
    2000s.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Much_Coffee_Man



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  • From Nopants@VERT/CITBBS to Gamgee on Wed Apr 3 18:04:00 2024
    Re: Re: Magazine Subscription
    By: Gamgee to Margaerynne on Wed Apr 03 2024 07:55 am

    Yes - the old PC Magazine. I think it's still published in an online format, but it's not the same. Oh, and Computer Shopper. LOL

    I always liked MaximumPC, previosly known as boot.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_PC

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  • From Skylar@VERT to Gamgee on Thu Apr 4 19:08:56 2024
    Re: Re: Magazine Subscriptions
    By: Gamgee to Margaerynne on Wed Apr 03 2024 07:55 am

    Or if you're not currently subscribed to anything, are there any defunct publications you miss?

    Yes - the old PC Magazine. I think it's still published in an online format, but it's not the same. Oh, and Computer Shopper. LOL

    Compute, RUN, and Dr Dobbs, to name a few.

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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Arelor on Wed Apr 17 18:07:00 2024
    Hello Arelor!

    ** On Wednesday 03.04.24 - 02:42, Arelor wrote to Margaerynne:

    Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine is very hit and miss. It virtually
    has no heroic or high fantasy (to be honest, barely any publication does). I don't think you can't go very wrong with this one, but to be honest,
    with the ammount of story submissions they get (in the order of 700-900
    per month) I suspect they could be publishing better stuff.[...]

    The Asimov magazine, it pains me to tell, is junk. As in, you could not
    pay me to be published there. [...]

    The Grantville Gazettes deserves a special mention. They used to have an annex section in which they would publish fantasy and scfi military fiction. I never got to read it but I remember them buying stories that were quite average and passing on very good stuff. [...]

    Hmmmm.. sounds like it might be time for you to fill the void
    and give the good material that others are passing up on an
    audience. ;)






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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to Ogg on Tue Apr 23 07:22:24 2024
    Re: Magazine Subscriptions
    By: Ogg to Arelor on Wed Apr 17 2024 06:07 pm

    Hmmmm.. sounds like it might be time for you to fill the void
    and give the good material that others are passing up on an
    audience. ;)

    I am not optmistic. The magazines I know which were trying to do something interesting and new are all of them closed today.
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  • From Margaerynne@VERT/PALANTIR to Arelor on Sat Jul 6 22:00:20 2024
    Re: Magazine Subscriptions
    By: Arelor to Margaerynne on Wed Apr 03 2024 02:42 am

    By: Margaerynne to All on Tue Apr 02 2024 09:08 pm
    Whoops, looks like it's been a minute since I've logged in.

    Overall a great response, thank you. I hadn't considered Linux/tech-specific publications, but I'll certainly give that one a look.

    My relationship with printed literary publications is not great, but for what is worth:

    And thank you again for thre breakdowns of each magazine. Kind of a bummer, to
    be honest, but I do enjoy the annual best-of complations so I might just stick to those for now.

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  • From xyzzy@VERT/MORTAL to Margaerynne on Wed Jul 24 02:52:28 2024
    Re: Magazine Subscriptions
    By: Margaerynne to All on Tue Apr 02 2024 09:08 pm

    Is anyone here subscribed to any good monthly/quarterly magazines?

    I was thinking about getting a Clarkesworld of F&SF sub, partially for the feel of it and partially to keep up with what's current in sf, but I haven't actually bought a magazine in 10+ years


    Or if you're not currently subscribed to anything, are there any defunct publications you miss?

    Are your interests confined to fantasy and science fiction? I have a couple of literary journals that I'd recommend - admittedly Australian.

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  • From jaydeniv@VERT/ABINARY to xyzzy on Sat Jul 27 11:25:00 2024
    I subscribe to Retrofan magazine. It talks about old tv shows and pop culture from back in the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's. It talks about stuff like Super-Friends, Man from U.N.C.L.E, Batman. Stuff like that. Mostly Pertaining to Television.

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  • From hollowone@VERT/BEERS20 to Nopants on Mon Nov 4 11:13:00 2024
    I always liked MaximumPC, previosly known as boot.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_PC

    I like Maximum PC as well.

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