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Comment by GianFabien | Hacker News Reader

It's been ages since I've browser the news-stands. I recall having seen "Wired" as a printed magazine and Popular Science. Sadly the classics like "Byte", "EDN" are long gone.

You might want to join the IEEE, they still publish some fantastic printed magazines.

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IEEE, and also ACM. I'm pretty sure both vendors has ~10 different magazines covering different subtopics. We get copies of Communications of the ACM delivered here.

I sometimes like IEEE Computer, IEEE Micro, and other journals but I quit reading them because digital subscriptions make it too much of a pain. Also IEEE's pricing isn't great.

The way I think I want digital subscriptions to work is that I can read them instantly on any device with one click and without stupid tracking links, login/paywalls, etc..

Alternately I'd probably be OK with an email with a simple, non-tracking link to the PDF.

"Wired" is still around. I just renewed my subscription for $10. (I only subscribed about three years ago, when I got an offer to subscribe for $10.) You get the print magazine and unlimited web site access, plus some "subscriber-only" articles.

It's not all that technical; but, I find enough interesting content to justify $10/year.

I haven't seen a print copy of Wired for a few years now, but even then, it wasn't terribly technical, focusing more on issues of interest in technology and culture.

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