Ron May (columnist)

Ron May was a prominent technology columnist covering events in the Chicago area. He published, edited, reported and commentated for an influential[1] monthly newsletter called The May Report, which dealt with business issues in the high tech community in Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[2] He has been described as "a fixture on the Chicago tech scene".[3] He was often seen at Chicago tech community events such as BarCamp Chicago and Tech Cocktail, and was known among the community by his trademark tape recorder which he used to record many of his conversations. He died on June 23, 2013, from complications due to diabetes.[4]

Ron May
Ron May conducting an interview with his trademark tape recorder.
BornApril 1956
DiedJune 23, 2013
Chicago, Illinois, United States
OccupationTechnology reporter

Career

May was widely regarded as an investigative tech-industry watch dog. In 1992, May shifted his focus from general information technology to the discussion of high tech and software in Chicago. He was well known for his countering arguments against the ethics and effectiveness of programs, organizations, and businesses. He typically stood up for the little guy or underdog.[2]

gollark: Well, the size is very easy to change.
gollark: It also means the AI is kind of dumb, because I don't know how to make a smarter one.
gollark: Oh. That was just to make it harder and more annoying.
gollark: Regular 3x3 noughts and crosses and tics and tacs and toes is trivial because the state space is too small.
gollark: 3x3 is only two (bad) dimensions.

See also

References
  1. Barboza, David (2000-06-26). "An Electronic Newsletter Rattles And Amuses Chicago's Start-Ups". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  2. "About - The May Report". The May Report. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. "ePrairie Podcast 7: Ron May, Part One". ePrairie.com (Podcast). 2006-08-03.
  4. "Ron May, longtime Chicago tech gadfly, dead at 57".


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