I’m writing again • Hacker News Board

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by nibblecid » Sat, May 23, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC

I just discovered this and I want to learn more about the AI job you guys are doing! I’ll subscribe!

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by zombot » Sat, May 23, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC

UncleOxidant wrote: post #20

From reading that it seems that he and his crew are working on an AI chip?

I have to warn you that it might just be sarcasm.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by johnohara » Sat, May 23, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC

Michael Swaine tried to restart a few years ago as well. Not easy being the same you 20+ years later.

Same skill, same desire, same willingness. But the same energy is difficult to find.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by zeafoamrun » Sat, May 23, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC

suprjami wrote: post #6

baal80spam wrote: post #3

I absolutely loved his "Triumph of the nerds" trilogy. It's my childhood!

Me too! I have a list of similar content here: https://github.com/superjamie/lazyweb/wiki/General-Tech-Ente... Haven't updated it in a long time but hope you find something nice.

You're missing Dealers of Lightning, a great book about Xerox PARC

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by liberian » Sat, May 23, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC

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Re: I’m writing again

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Post by oneeyedpigeon » Sat, May 23, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC

kittikitti wrote: post #30

This reading like an em-dash enthusiast wrote it.

Two emdash phrases in 4 paragraphs is hardly excessive.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by donatj » Sat, May 23, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

Oh, nice! I have been wondering what was going on with Cringely for years. I was worried it was a health issue and am relieved to hear that that seems to not have been the case.

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by sumedh » Sat, May 23, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC

If I am not mistaken he had predicted that IBM will go bankrupt, did that prediction come true?

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by specialist » Sat, May 23, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC

wewewedxfgdf wrote: post #22

Including all the mentally unwell people/trolls in the comments who have become obsessed with Bob's Minecraft server project that did not work out. Their righteous indignation will valiantly carry forth forever! Let them never stop obsessing! "But it matters!" "It's really important!" "He's a liar, and boy our society is collapsing because of liars!". Urghh. They are in the comments here too, riding high white horses…

I cannot fathom why his comments section isn't moderated. Principles?

Re: I’m writing again

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Post by sph » Sat, May 23, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC

calmbonsai wrote: post #35

TruffleLabs wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For clarity, he has a master's degree, not a Ph.D. Via NYTime Nov. 16, 1998 article "Compressed Data; Stanford Gave Writer A Start, but Not a Ph.D." - "The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that Mr. Stephens had not been a professor at Stanford University and had not earned a doctorate there, as he had claimed." "A university spokeswoman said that Mr. Stephens had worked as a teaching assistant and earned on…

Thanks for your research and correction of my error.

Oh this guy who lied about another guy's Master Degree. No thank you.

How do you like them apples?