Welcome to Tech-almagest: What you need to know

In this first post I want to simply explain what we're doing here, what you can come to expect from us and from the site, and what we expect from you.

First and foremost were are here to inform our readers. This is a place where you can come to read long-form analysis of what is happening in the tech industry. There are already tons of sites out there where a person can go to find regurgitated tech stories from the day, and we aren't looking to be another one of them. When we post news it will be because we feel that it is important for one reason or another, and we will provide insight into why we think the story is noteworthy. Much of the content coming from this site will be in editorial form, exploring a topic in a more in-depth fasion and focusing on how the tech of today can allow us to predict what the tech of tomorrow will be like.

We will also be reviewing devices that we can get our hands on, but we aim to limit those reviews to devices that we feel are important to the industry rather than simply trying to cover every new phone, laptop, and camera that comes out.

I am a strong believer that the internet can be a place for discussion and learning through the ideas of our peers. We hope that you will read what we have to say and comment, and that this site will draw in the type of commentors that take time to read the post in full and respond to it when they have meaningful thoughts about the topic. Whether you agree, disagree, or think that we missed something, we invite you to share it. I have always appreciated the insightful commentary that can be found in comment sections, chat rooms, and forums around the net, and I look forward to seeing what I can learn from our readers.

We are aiming to have a feature highlighting what we believe to the most worthwhile comment made by a reader during a given week, as a way of rewarding those of you who take the time to share your thoughts. Right now we are just two, so we are also going to be on the lookout for other contributors and potentially comment moderators if the need arrises.

Please be aware that commenting is not a right but a privledge. If you abuse it, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments at our sole discretion. We will never censor someone for disagreeing with us, but we may remove comments that we feel do not promote a continued discussion, use language/terminology that we deem unacceptable, or any other form of spamming/trolling. Comments with images or links will need to be approved by a moderator before appearing on the post.

That's pretty much it. Welcome, and we look forward to hearing from you.