I’m writing again

I wouldn't be here if I hadn't somehow obtained and read Accidental Empires as a kid. Still no empire of my own though :(

This goes back a LONG way for me. I really enjoyed his Notes From The Field column in InfoWorld, which was both reliably funny and reliably interesting, from around 1987-1995.

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.

Okay, bunch of memories came back of getting PBS's online presence going on AvantGo (one of the predecessors to "mobile web") and getting I, Cringely's column hosted on it...

Edit: some of these are still up there!

http://feeds.pbs.org/pbs/cringely/pulpit-audio

It's always fun when an old relic pops up in ye olde RSS reader. His feed would have been one of the originals I started following 25 years ago or so.

Neat, maybe he can do a followup on how OrangeDAO X Press Start Cap Fellowship Program for new Web3 entrepreneurs is going.

   memories of slashdot rush in

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.

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

Skimming through his posts he was also “back” to writing in 2023. Looks like he wrote 2 things then. Maybe he’ll do a longer run this time, maybe a good half dozen posts before another 3 year break?

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

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

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.

Link to actual post: https://www.cringely.com/2026/05/21/im-writing-again/

<insert minecraft server kickstarter joke>

He's best known for Triumph of the Nerds but I really liked Plane Crazy, where he tries to build an airplane while basically having a breakdown:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164814/

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This reading like an em-dash enthusiast wrote it.

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