# Low-tech Magazine

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Low-tech Magazine and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free solar-powered online magazine on efficient, low-tech technology, praised for its extensive articles and static design. One critic says its uptime is poor.

## Why people recommend it

- Practical low-tech ideas shown in real life (3 comments): "when people are actually doing shit like this in the real world" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47126575)) "I liked the effort at exploring efficient use of technology" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47046264)) "This is always an inspiration for how close we can get" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48180601))
- Solar-powered, static website design (3 comments): "Where's that solar-powered website where the images are dithered" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47628180)) "solar.lowtechmagazine.com because they're static" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48634391)) "You reminded me about this solar powered beauty" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46737632))
- Favorite among similar low-tech sites (3 comments): "I've been following this guy a couple of years now (as well as many other mentioned in the comments like LowTechMagazine, Simplifier, OSE, etc)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48732979)) "Another great site along these lines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48731956)) "they did a much much better job" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46370744))
- Extensive articles worth reading (2 comments): "has enough articles to publish a thematic book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48275938)) "The astounding Low Tech Magazine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48735094))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Low-tech Magazine", https://hackerapproved.com/p/low-tech-magazine/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).