John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine” • Hacker News Board

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by facorreia » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:10 AM UTC

QuinnyPig wrote: post #5

I remember reading him decades ago. That’s beyond ignomious.

I remember him explaining why Microsoft wouldn't be able to ship Windows 2000.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by bredren » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:13 AM UTC

teovall wrote: post #13

He's been infuriatingly wrong in every article of his I've ever read, but holy shit! He was an icon. 36 years and they "fire" him via e-mail!? Despicable.

I read this guy back in the 90s. I think he put down mp3s. I think I emailed him and told him he was on the wrong side of that.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by fliesblackflags » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:14 AM UTC

oaf357 wrote: post #11

I didn't realize PC Mag was still around.

I felt the same when Yahoo was breached.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by packetized » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:20 AM UTC

kolderman wrote: post #20

FLGMwt wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you non-sarcastically defending Alex Jones?

His right to free speech? Sure I am.

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequence.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by jjeaff » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:28 AM UTC

kolderman wrote: post #20

FLGMwt wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you non-sarcastically defending Alex Jones?

His right to free speech? Sure I am.

I'm quite certain he's still speaking, and no one is stopping him. You just can't go to Twitter to hear it.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by temikus » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:33 AM UTC

His column was the only reason I still remembered PCMag exists, that’s such a dumb move.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by zorpner » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:33 AM UTC

kolderman wrote: post #20

FLGMwt wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you non-sarcastically defending Alex Jones?

His right to free speech? Sure I am.

The right to free speech is not the right to a platform.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by busterarm » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:34 AM UTC

It's worth noting that JCD had posted some tweets the day before that were critical of postmeritocracy.org and some comment by Al Gore about Trump.

Looks like a de-platforming may have happened.

Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:40 AM UTC

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Re: John Dvorak: “Yesterday I was fired from PC Magazine”

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Post by mc32 » Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 4:40 AM UTC

This is really too bad. After 36 years, they don't have the courage and decency for a call.

On a side note, I had always assumed 'Dvorak' was a penname --however, I've learned he's actually related to the actual Dvorak Keyboard creator.