John C. Dvorak was a hugely prolific writer on technology in Silicon Valley. My first encounter with John's writing was in 1982, was in an article in the large format magazine called Computer World that served the mainframe business world. He wrote for PC World, PC Magazine, Forbes, Infoworld, MacUser, PC Computing, Computer Shopper, Baron's Magazine, Barron's Magazine, Boardwatch, MicroTimes, Smart Business, DEC Professional, Market Watch, Newsweek, BUG Magazine (Croatia), Info Exame (Brazil), Ahoy, Computer Currents, Micro Scope.
He also wrote articles for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, Vancouver Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, International Herald Tribune. John had a very dry funny wit, with a tinge of curmudgeon. One of my favorite quips from John was on the difference between a friend and an acquaintance, "a friend is someone you invite to dinner in your home, and acquaintance is someone you don't".
He was not so much a a visionary but a pragmatist. He spoke his mind clearly and made some very accurate predictions and some that were so spectacularly wrong that it haunted him for the rest of his life. But we loved him anyway. You always knew where he stood.
As the Internet web overtook standard publish he reinvented himself as cohost with Adam Curry (aka "The Podfather" - the inventor of podcasting) on
The No Agenda Show. They meticulously tore apart political narratives and fake news. Some of their most beautiful work was during the COVID 19 plandemic where they bravely pointed out all the logical fallacies of that fear drenched time.
