I finally sent out the first 3 issues of a weekly(ish) newsletter I've been mulling over in the back of my mind for the past few years.
I'm calling it "The Weekend Nerdiary" and it's basically a best-of-the-internet-this-week aimed at hackers/makers like, well, me. Mix of code stuff + general tech + gaming + design. Goal is to be a fun, light read on a Sunday morning over coffee.
The idea, which is by no means original, is that I already spend several hours a day browsing HN, reddit, reading others' newsletters, twitter, etc., and I figured I ought to channel that into something productive. I'm doing it anyway, so wy not, right? Might as well curate the stuff that I'd normally forward a few friends when I chuckle.
It's been hard to remember that not everyone reads the same stuff that I do. So I'll curate a bunch of things and worry that "everyone's already seen this stuff", but no, actually, that's not true at all.
So far everyone I've sent it to loves it and has asked for more (and sent in suggestions), so I guess I've got that going for me.
(If anyone is interested, feel free to sign up at https://nlh.me. This is early and I haven't put the archive / sample issues up yet, but I will in due time. No offense taken if you sign up and change your mind ;)
I'm calling it "The Weekend Nerdiary" and it's basically a best-of-the-internet-this-week aimed at hackers/makers like, well, me. Mix of code stuff + general tech + gaming + design. Goal is to be a fun, light read on a Sunday morning over coffee.
The idea, which is by no means original, is that I already spend several hours a day browsing HN, reddit, reading others' newsletters, twitter, etc., and I figured I ought to channel that into something productive. I'm doing it anyway, so wy not, right? Might as well curate the stuff that I'd normally forward a few friends when I chuckle.
It's been hard to remember that not everyone reads the same stuff that I do. So I'll curate a bunch of things and worry that "everyone's already seen this stuff", but no, actually, that's not true at all.
So far everyone I've sent it to loves it and has asked for more (and sent in suggestions), so I guess I've got that going for me.
(If anyone is interested, feel free to sign up at https://nlh.me. This is early and I haven't put the archive / sample issues up yet, but I will in due time. No offense taken if you sign up and change your mind ;)