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Check out “Hardcore Software” my memoir of the PC era and my time at Microsoft. eBook, print, audio on Amazon or hardcoresoftware.substack.com
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January 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM
237. CES 2026 – “The Future Is Here” and “Innovators Show Up” #CES2026

Excited to offer up my observations and learning from the show.

I walked around A LOT and tried to see everything so you don't have to.

hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/237-ces-20...
237. CES 2026 – “The Future Is Here” and “Innovators Show Up” #CES2026
This was a great show and if you spent enough time on the floor (I did so you don't have to), you could see it really did live up to both marketing taglines 📈💡🔮❤️
hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
NPR and PBS Aren’t Entitled to Your Tax Dollars
www.thefp.com/p/npr-and-pb...
NPR and PBS Aren’t Entitled to Your Tax Dollars
National Public Radio is suing the Trump administration on free speech grounds. Here’s why that argument doesn’t fly.
www.thefp.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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A look at the new, open-source Model Context Protocol for connecting LLMs to data sources and why its success depends on overcoming middleware challenges (Steven Sinofsky/Hardcore Software)

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March 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Love this one from 1981 before IBM's launch. And that box on Dan/Bob ❤️ @harrymccracken.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Apple’s Dictation System Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’ ​ Summarize ​ The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/t...
February 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
January 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Check it out @harrymccracken.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A lot of people at the Nvidia CES keynote. Largest public keynote I’ve experienced (2x my recollection of Xbox/NT/tablet at old Aladdin) Blackwell has 4000 TOPS
January 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Apple Explores a Face ID Doorbell and Lock Device in Smart Home Push by @markgurman // Apple entering home security is very exciting (to me). It is an area that requires strong integration across components, not just a doorbell cam. 1/3 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Apple Explores a Face ID Doorbell and Lock Device in Smart Home Push
Also: Company ramps up work on turning AirPods into a health device.
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
On the Toll of Being a Disruptor. It is very easy to be disruptive, but being a disruptor is enormously difficult technically and emotionally hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/223-on-the...
223. On the Toll of Being a Disruptor
It is very easy to be disruptive, but being a disruptor is enormously difficult technically and emotionally
hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Benedict Evans puts together a yearly slide deck looking broadly at the industry while diving in with specific numbers and a lot of charts (90 slides). It is always a gem. via
@benedictevans

This year is about AI (of course). It is super. ben-evans.com/presentations
November 22, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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November 20, 2024 at 3:50 AM
DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Off Chrome to Break Search Monopoly bloomberg.com/news/article... // True insanityt. There's so little distribution advantage to web browsing. If there were then Edge would have succeeded. This is not about consumers or benefits but about penalties and politics.
November 18, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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I'm halfway through Hardcore Software by @stevesi.bsky.social‬. It's a lengthy one, but I'm really enjoying it and would not mind if it was twice as long. #books
November 12, 2024 at 9:49 PM
June 4, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Caturday
June 4, 2023 at 4:24 AM
View out my side window going through a parking lot.
May 25, 2023 at 5:06 AM
May 24, 2023 at 9:03 PM
A recent thread on how productivity evolves with GPT, especially given Adobe new this week.

Features are additive&make more creators. Domain experts remain&go on to do more advanced work.

Ppl up-leveled, not fired. https://medium.learningbyshipping.com/ai-chatgpt-and-bing-oh-my-79c47e62c666
AI, ChatGPT, and Bing…Oh My
And Sydney too. Consolidating some thoughts on an exciting two weeks of surprises, advances, and retreats in AI.
medium.learningbyshipping.com
May 24, 2023 at 2:03 PM
Going to a yoga class with an all Taylor Swift playlist. AMA. 🙏
May 13, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Bard adding dark mode is one thing. Announcing it as a top line feature is something different entirely.
May 11, 2023 at 4:13 AM