I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It: Stories from an Online Life
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y45YZ68 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Coming of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess looked to the nascent Internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; people who worked with computers every day as part of their actual jobs without being ridiculed as nerds. From accounts of the lawless chat rooms of early AOL to the perpetual high school reunions that are modern-day Facebook and Instagram, her essays make something clear: that all of us have a much more twisted, meaningful, emotional relationship with the online world
Just good old times Great book to read. L. Suarez Oh I loved the writing and the reminiscing back the old days with AOL, Chat rooms, just hilarious funny. I received a free ARC for an honest review.This is a good book to pick up, for those that started with our first computer back in the 80's.Just very entertaining. I wish I could really go back in time. Best days of my LIFE!. Joe Liebman said Truman Capote meets Steve Wozniak - You will love this book.. If you remember when computer screens were green, AOL CD-ROMs came in the mail, BlackBerrys still roamed the earth, and Gawker was the best thing online, you're going to love this book. The author deftly mixes your memories of 80s, 90s, and 00s technology with her hilarious life story in a way that somehow makes you nostalgic for her experiences. I literally c. "A brilliant deconstruction of the digital age by a tech insider" according to JAG. I binge-read this book! It's fun and funny, but don't let that fool you - this is an incisive look at the digital forces that have shaped our world and our world view. A must for anyone interested in understanding the ethos of our digital society.