John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed

Re:John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No A... by asveikau on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @06:06PM (#49014109)

I think part of what made him amusing was he was earnest in his bad takes. If you heard him on a podcast he seemed kind of lovingly wrong, like the annoying uncle that you might not like listening to but you can't say you hate.

Caveat, I haven't read or listened to anything with him in some time, so I could be wrong or out of date, but that was how his public persona came across to me years ago.

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Re:John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No A... by calmbonsai on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @07:00PM (#49014627)

Truth regarding his earnesty.

I never felt he mislead, but also at some point (much like ESPN’s Stephen Smith) he decided “winning” in punditry was more about by being loud than about by being right.

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Re:John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No A... by sadsach on Thursday July 23, 2026 @11:37AM (#49023337)

I have always thought of him in this way, and I have quite a few extended family members that fit into this category. Sometimes they aggravate me to no end, but someday I will miss them dearly all the same. And as cliche as it may sound: John C. Dvorak was truly one of a kind.

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