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Wired, before the boom/bust, was a massive inspiration for me. Growing up in Central Florida in a “BBS rustbelt” area code it was one of the only places I could find quality writing on a broad spectrum of tech. Or any writing on tech, for that matter.

During and after the boom it seemed to lose its focus on quality writing and countercultural verve, particularly when it got flooded by blurbs and articles about $10,000 wristwatches and stock picks.

There were still some gems though, here and there. But I don’t think much of the writing ever approached this in terms of timeliness and caliber.