[Themaintainers] Aeon-Maintainers Partnership

[Lawrence Greenspun]

Very exciting stuff, Lee.

Thanks for keeping me/us in the loop on Maintainers developments.

Lawrence


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On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Lee Vinsel <lee.vinsel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Maintainers,
>
> Andy Russell and I have an exciting announcement to make: The digital
> magazine Aeon, where Andy and I published our Maintainers essay
> <https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more>,
> has asked us to join their new partners program. What this means is that
> The Maintainers will have dedicated page on Aeon, which Andy and I will
> curate. The page will go live on or around June 1.
>
> What we are looking for now are what Aeon calls Opinion pieces: brief
> essays of no more than 1000 words. (I have copied a few random selections
> below but more can be found at the Aeon page.) If you have an idea for a
> essay that connects to the Maintainers theme and might be of interest to
> non-specialists (e.g. an educated general public), we'd love to hear it.
> Please email us. Don't hesitate to fire half baked ideas at us.
>
> Among other benefits, Aeon gives us the chance to get a wide readership.
> As of yesterday, our Maintainers essay has been read by 75,000 people.
> Another Aeon essay we were discussing with our editor has been read over
> 350,000 times. We believe this partnership has real potential not only for
> us but also for the wider communities of Science and Technology Studies and
> the history of science and technology. It's a chance to bring the sober and
> deep knowledge and insights of these traditions to a wider public.
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions. And shoot us ideas!!!! We'd
> love to get your work out there.
>
> Lee (and Andy)
>
>
> https://aeon.co/opinions/junkie-jihadis-and-the-narcotic-ways-of-war
>
>
> https://aeon.co/opinions/dogs-love-to-play-but-they-don-t-do-so-for-pleasure
>
>
>
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> Stevens Institute of Technology
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