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Ask Slashdot: Geek-Centric Magazines Still Published On Paper?

QwkHyenA writes "I've recently cancelled my Linux Magazine subscription because they went paperless. I know, I'm a heartless geek and should be 'shunned,' but I enjoy the unplugged sensation of reading paper periodicals. What sort of magazines are out there that still are delivered via USPS that will scratch my Engineering, Coder, System Administrator and 3D Printer itch?"

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  1. Communications of the ACM by larry+bagina · · Score: 4, Informative

    Proceedings of the IEEE, etc.

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  2. Communications of the ACM by sticks_us · · Score: 5, Informative

    Join the ACM.

    This still comes on paper every month (plus a digital edition):

    http://cacm.acm.org/

    The articles cover a wide range of topics, including:

    - Computing and society
    - Legal issues
    - New trends in computing
    - Programming language geekery

    Some of it may be too "niche" or "hardcore" (depending on your interests) but there's usually something for everybody in every issue. No, it won't be quite as task-specific as some of the mags out there (i.e., Not many articles with titles like "Turn up the Volume with LVM: twenty ways to crank up your hard drive!!") but excellent, nonetheless.

    YMMV of course.

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    "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
  3. Make Magazine by ThoughtMonster · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not strictly "geek" stuff, but always interesting. Though I guess you already know of it.

  4. For 11 by xigxag · · Score: 4, Informative
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  5. Makezine by tamyrlin · · Score: 4, Informative

    The make magazine is pretty good if you are into DIY. If you are into electrical engineering I guess Circuit Cellar or Elektor could be interesting as well.