21 votes

What are your favourite online publications?

Posted by freddy
Tags: ask.survey, fediverse, blogs, writing

Somewhat inspired by this post, I wondered what (non-personal) blogs/online jounrals you read? Here are some of mine in no particular order.

*I'm a team member at PrivacyTools.io

16 comments

  2. [2]
    stu2b50
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    Stripe's magazine, https://increment.com/

    Stripe's magazine, https://increment.com/

    9 votes
    1. DougM
      Link Parent
      Wow, what a gem. Thank you for sharing that!

      Wow, what a gem. Thank you for sharing that!

      2 votes
  3. [2]
    WillyWonka
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    https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/ It's always astounding how much you don't know. And how little you are dependent on computers, if you need to be.

    https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/

    It's always astounding how much you don't know. And how little you are dependent on computers, if you need to be.

    7 votes
    1. cmccabe
      Link Parent
      Some LTM articles review old "obsolete" technology, and I always find it fascinating to see the ingenuity of these devices and solutions. Many of them would still be very useful today, so they...

      Some LTM articles review old "obsolete" technology, and I always find it fascinating to see the ingenuity of these devices and solutions. Many of them would still be very useful today, so they make great examples in discussions about whether newer and more "modern" is always better.

      1 vote
  4. [3]
    aymm
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    Excluding web comics: The Factorio dev blog (although it will receive a lot less updates now) Ars Technica Mozilla Blog Netzpolitik.org

    Excluding web comics:

    • The Factorio dev blog (although it will receive a lot less updates now)
    • Ars Technica
    • Mozilla Blog
    • Netzpolitik.org
    6 votes
    1. [2]
      helloworld
      Link Parent
      Riot games have a technical blog with pretty good content about managing things at their massive scale.

      Riot games have a technical blog with pretty good content about managing things at their massive scale.

      1 vote
      1. aymm
        Link Parent
        Nice, thanks to know! I play neither LoL nor Valorant, so I never bothered to check

        Nice, thanks to know! I play neither LoL nor Valorant, so I never bothered to check

  5. [2]
    silfilim
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    aeon - I like their articles that challenge conventional 'truths'. "Since 2012, Aeon has established itself as a unique digital magazine, publishing some of the most profound and provocative...

    aeon - I like their articles that challenge conventional 'truths'. "Since 2012, Aeon has established itself as a unique digital magazine, publishing some of the most profound and provocative thinking on the web. We ask the big questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on science, philosophy, society and the arts."

    Farnam Street - I'm subscribed to their newsletter. Optimize your thinking would be the tagline I'd give. In their own words: "..packed with timeless insights and robust principles from a wide range of disciplines. Our aim is to help you think better, perform better, and live a better life."

    6 votes
    1. freddy
      Link Parent
      I also like Aeon, their article on "Vice dressed as virtue" was how I found out about it. New to Farnam Street, but I'll check it out!

      I also like Aeon, their article on "Vice dressed as virtue" was how I found out about it. New to Farnam Street, but I'll check it out!

      1 vote
  7. [2]
    unknown user
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    Dense Discovery. You can look through the archive of previous issues to see what it's about.

    Dense Discovery. You can look through the archive of previous issues to see what it's about.

    4 votes
    1. selenium
      Link Parent
      Thanks for this recommendation, it seems quite interesting!

      Thanks for this recommendation, it seems quite interesting!

  9. silfilim
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    I just kind of re-discovered Technology Radar by ThoughtWorks and learned that they release new editions every six months or so, which'd make it fit the definition of online publications :) From...

    I just kind of re-discovered Technology Radar by ThoughtWorks and learned that they release new editions every six months or so, which'd make it fit the definition of online publications :)

    From their FAQ:

    The Radar is a document that sets out the changes that we think are currently interesting in software development - things in motion that we think you should pay attention to and consider using in your projects.

    I've been in the quandary of not wanting to follow typical news outlets in order to limit my daily information intake and wanting to keep myself informed of trends related to my field of work; the Radar seems like a good answer.

    2 votes
  10. Akir
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    Online publications? Easy: Gunnerkrigg Court, XKCD, and Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. I'm a man of simple tastes. I will admit that I sometimes feel like taking a dip in insanity, and that's...

    Online publications? Easy: Gunnerkrigg Court, XKCD, and Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

    I'm a man of simple tastes.

    I will admit that I sometimes feel like taking a dip in insanity, and that's when I look to see what Dresden Codak is doing. Boy is that series not worth reading live.

    6 votes