Guess who will be speaking at the Nerderala tech conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, come September?
John C. Dvorak, a pioneering technology journalist, podcaster, and cultural commentator, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, July 20, 2026. He was 80 years old. For tech journalists of a certain age, there was a time when everyone knew him.
When someone bitches that my Linux and open-source stories were written by AI, I simply reply, "Where do you think the AI learned about Linux and open source?" With several thousand (Yes, thouand) stories on those subjects under my belt, I know exactly where AI learned its lessons.
After Tim Cook stepped down as CEO of Apple. I'd hoped Trump would also step down. ︀︀ Of course, I'm comparing apples to oranges.
My morning #Asheville bear: "You wouldn't happen to have a picnic basket, would you?"
For those of you who don't follow AI and programming, Claude Code came out in May 2025. For those of you who don't follow AI and programming, Claude Code came out in May 2025.