View this email in your browser Dear Readers,



I have a confession to make: all the projects I announced at our 100th issue never materialized.



Believe me, I tried.



I started the zine about building your own programming language; turns out, writing your own language is a mountain of work. Dropped. I started working on the video series; turns out, animators cost an arm and a leg. Dropped. I started discussing about organizing a conference; turns out, I have poor social skills. Dropped.



And then there's the magazine.



And boy did I try.



I must have sent over 1,000 emails by now. I talked to an ex-editor-in-chief friend of mine. I contacted local magazine distribution companies in New York. I commissioned covers, logos, editorial illustrations. I opened a corporation. Bank accounts. Build a site. Wrote content guidelines, timelines, brand vision, and shit. I did everything I could think of.



And after all that hard work, countless waking hours, sweat, and caffeine-infused tears, we are ready to launch .



Oh yeah, that wasn't dropped.



I can't drop it.



This magazine, the Human Readable Magazine, has been a dream of mine for many years now. And just like the decision I made to own a cafe when everybody said I was crazy, I'm going to start a magazine.



Apparently I have a thing for starting risky businesses.



Whether I fail or succeed is beside the point though. This will happen because I want it to happen. And I'm fully aware that it is more likely to fail than not.



So be it.



But why now, you ask? Because I notice that the newsletter is going strong. May of this year was a turning point for me. I don't advertise this newsletter often, mainly because I suck at it, but every time I do, we grow by a tremendous amount. Last year, we hit 3k, and then this year, another 3k. Both because I posted on Hacker News.



But growth is only part of it. The other is seeing how dedicated you are. Consider this: we have readers that have been reading us since Day 1 (way back when we were still using TinyLetter). They have received one issue every single day for a year. We are not at 300 issues. And they have opened 90% of them. You have opened 90% of them.



And you have supported us. Via Patreon. Via PayPal. Via sharing, liking, discussing, giving feedback, offering help, participating in surveys, Secret Santa. Anything you can imagine.



I cannot thank you enough.





So what is this new magazine anyway? The Human Readable Magazine will be a monthly subscription-based digital magazine. We have plans for Kindle and print-on-demand, but for now, it's web based only. If you like the contents of our newsletter, then you will like the contents of our magazine. In fact, many of the authors on board are actually authors we've shared their articles here, like Jonathan Boccara and Micheal Khol. We will be publishing strictly original content of the highest quality.



And if you are a Patreon backer I have some good news: we have been working on Issue #0 for the past three months and you have access to it right now.



BACKERS ONLY



But we are not launching it today. Or soon. Issue 0 only exists to give you a taste of what we ultimately want to do, how it will look, what are the topics, etc. It also gave us a clear idea of the cost.



And it wasn't cheap.



So we need your help.



We are launching a crowdfunding campaign next month. We would really appreciate if you shared it with your developer friends, family, and colleagues. The goal of the campaign is to help us kick start the first few issues. After that, the sky is the limit.



You can sign up to receive updates about the project at the magazine page: https://humanreadablemag.com

Either way, we will keep you up to date as things come up.

Don't forget to follow us on all the socials: Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Instagram(?)



I would like to thank all of you once again for your dedication and support. I know it's a cliche, but this wouldn't be possible without you.



Cheers,

pek





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Cheers,

Pek