*It's got Raspberry Pi money. How do you make a small fortune in publishing? Start with a large fortune.
*If Phil Torrone really likes it, it's probably pretty good. Also, it's nice to see some vitality in British maker culture.
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/12/23/review-hackspace-magazine-the-new-monthly-magazine-for-the-modern-maker-hackspacemag/
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As a matter of disclosure, Limor is on the Raspberry Pi Foundation board (does not get paid), she/we did not know what this magazine would be. The first time we saw it was when everyone else did, we had nothing to do with it. Adafruit, Limor, and myself are not compensated in any way for writing this review; we just like the magazine! I am writing about it from what resembles a bed with devices suspended above it, I’m trying out Dragon Anywhere because I can’t move from trading in sleep for spreadsheets for 3 months (it was worth it, I think?)
Instead of just clicking LIKE or a Re-Tweet, I wanted to tell the team and anyone reading this that I think I’ve been around to understand just some of what went into HackSpace. Being written out of versions of history, being underestimated, has its advantages (no pressure to repeat successes, or get blamed for a past, current, or future failure).
So here it goes: I’m a million years old; author #2 at Engadget after Peter Rojas left Gizmodo to start Engadget. Founded the Engadget podcast, wrote/co-authored a few books over the years. Founder of Hackaday (and designed the logo), Senior Editor at Popular Science on the HOW 2.0 section, pre-MAKE Magazine. Author/editor at 2600 (did a cover, and ran the FREE KEVIN efforts and some of the 2600 online stuff along with the digital live version of Off The Hook). Limor and I now write a column for 2600 called “CITIZEN ENGINEER). Senior Editor at MAKE Magazine (online), worked on the MAKE Magazine videos, social, podcasts, worked with the original Maker Faire team, worked on MakerShed, worked on MAKE online advertising, Senior Editor at CRAFT (online), run the Adafruit blog, videos, live shows, with Limor & the team now … worked with probably 1,000 authors/video/content makers and designers, over the last 20 years, including being a Director at Creative Agency Fallon, subsidiary of Publicis.
I will not naively assume that sometimes I think I know all of what goes into publishing. It’s more than one person can comprehend or do alone: it’s a form of art, society, and time travel like no other. I do know for sure what often does not go into publishing and when values are jettisoned, and when publications lose their voice, and their cause. HackSpace #1, #2, demonstrates their commitment to makers.
Good work HackSpace, from a fan. Subscribed!
