Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

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Unquestionably the best book of the year so far. Highly recommended for literally everyone who uses computers or has a smartphone, and especially women interested in the lost histories of women innovators.

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heatherspoetlife

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

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I love this herstory of the internet! It covers a lot of ground, going as far back as Ada Lovelace all the way to the internet we know and love today.
Full review of Broad Band up on the blog today! https://buff.ly/2tNatHU

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mhillis

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

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And with this book about science, I have officially finished #nonfiction2019 🥳 I found this book fascinating, especially Parts One and Two. Information about the Social Services Referral Directory was interesting. I‘d like to read more about some of the women in this book, like Ada Lovelace and Stacy Horn.

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Weaponxgirl

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

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For some strange reason I thought this would be just about making the internet but this goes all the way to Ada Lovelace and I really enjoyed these earlier chapters. The history of computing is basically women do some stuff when it‘s unimportant then when it‘s decided it‘s worth something women get edged out and no credit or good wages in a lot of chapters. I don‘t understand things like html (it burns my feminist souls up)

Weaponxgirl So some of the later chapters I found it hard to understand what people were actually doing and why it‘s important but I did love hearing about these individuals anyway. 6y

Weaponxgirl Some great chapters on women in a commune who got a expensive computer and used it to help social workers with resources in their local area and girl gaming was interesting too. This is a pick as I learnt loads even if I didn‘t always understand certain aspects of what people were doing. 6y

Weaponxgirl I used this for #readingwomenchallenge2019 In the women in science prompt 6y

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CampbellTaraL Stacked! The social work use is exactly what technology should be about, I'm so stoked to read this. Great review! 😊 6y

Weaponxgirl @taraWritesSci thanks 😊 that was my favourite chapter as it was when computers took up a room and these hippies managed to get one and wanted to put it to use for the local community. They then put all the resources together and would print out guides for social workers and I found it super inspirational and the sort of thing that gets overlooked by a lot of mainstream media. 6y

Weaponxgirl @taraWritesSci we hear so much bad stuff about how technology is used now such as data mining, gamergate ect. It was great to hear about grassroot movements doing good in the world with technology and it would be great to get more of that mindset going again. 6y

CampbellTaraL @Weaponxgirl This book will definitely be a much needed pallet cleanse after the book I'm reading now (Zucked) which is about everything terrible you just described. 6y

Weaponxgirl @taraWritesSci that book has been on my radar. There‘s still loads that‘s frustrating as hell as you know women getting shafted but a lot was super interesting 6y

Aimeesue Brings to mind the recent backlash against Dr. Katie Bourman (black hole algorithm picture.) When her story spread, there were all kinds of boys in an uproar about how she didn't do it "all by herself." She gave credit to others often and prolifically, but jeez, the venom was remarkable. 6y

Weaponxgirl @Aimeesue I saw that! Funny how they only mind when it‘s a woman getting a lot of the credit. I did like though how the man they were trying to credit instead of her was like thankyou to anyone who is congratulating me on my work as part of a team but if you are doing it because of sexism I don‘t want the accolades from you thanks. 6y

Weaponxgirl @Aimeesue he then went on to talk about being openly gay and talking about himself not being well represented in his field of science and wondering why those people picked him. Basically implying that those sort of people are probably homophobic as well as sexist. Now that is how you ally! 6y

Aimeesue @Weaponxgirl I don't Twitter much, but I did see that thread - it was awesome! 6y

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ThePallaviMohan

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

Never getting out of bed.

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silentrequiem

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

My friend sent me this for my birthday! It's signed! It was apparently delivered last weekend but mysteriously showed up in my mailbox after I texted my neighbors inquiring about a missing package. 🤔

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kristamleigh

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

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Great book about the women that developed the internet. Interesting history!

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morgan_lionheart

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

A bunch of men got together and decided to make programming sound manly so they could exclude women, make more money, and feel special.

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Maria514626

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

Read about this in #Wired. It sounds fascinating! According to the article, “These pioneers recognized the human side of tech.” Ya!

A couple things we take for granted that were designed by #womenintech: bookmarks in your browser and web categories (.com, .edu, .org). Adding this to my teetering #tbr tower.

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Gezemice

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

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This book explores the role of women in computing and the Internet. The first half is strong, covering the early programming pioneers like Grace Hopper, the Eniac Six, Radia Pearlman. However, when she switches to online communities, the book becomes bogged down in boring details, repetitive office and dot-com stories. I was skimming from halfway. She also cuts off at the dotcom bust, which leaves half the story off. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⬇️

Gezemice Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2320463433?book_show_action=false&from_rev... 7y

KathyWheeler I hate that the second half was not interesting and cut off at the dot com bust. There‘s so much after that could‘ve been covered. (edited) 7y

Gezemice @KathyWheeler Indeed! All the interesting stuff. I wrote more in my full review if you are interested. 7y

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KathyWheeler @Gezemice I did go read it because my first thought when I read this was, “What about Gamergate?” I wanted to see if you mentioned it, and you did. 😊 7y

Gezemice @KathyWheeler Yep, glad to hear I am not the only one who thought of that. Have you read Felicia Day‘s

You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir

KathyWheeler @Gezemice I listened to it and loved it. I may go back and read it though. 7y

Gezemice @KathyWheeler I loved it, too! It was fun and relevant. 7y

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Gezemice

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

1. Apple
2. Kindle Paperwhite. 2 of them
3. Goodreads. I prefer the website though, the app sucks.
4. IPad for home, laptop for work

And as long as we are talking tech, I am reading the tagged book. Great for techie women.
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JoScho Thanks for playing 💙 7y

Kaye I agree with the GR app. It needs more info to click on. 7y

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Gezemice

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

1. Politics by Korn (It keeps going around in my head now)
2. I am a girl programmer and this book intensely interests me. However, the writing is clunky and occasionally I feel like she has a victim mentality. Currently 3 of 5 but I am only about 20% in.
3. War and Peace. Just a month ago. I feel like I deserve a medal. A badge at least.
4. @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @IWriteInTheNight
#trivialthursday @GarthRanzz

TheKidUpstairs I give you a virtual standing ovation! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 War and Peace is an accomplishment! 7y

Gezemice @TheKidUpstairs Thank you, thank you! *bows* 7y

Bklover Congratulations on War and Peace!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. That‘s wonderful- when you finish a book like that you really need bookish people around- they are the only ones who can truly appreciate! 🏵🎖🏅🥇🏆 7y

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blondie I love Korn. Now I have it stuck in my head too. Hahaha. 7y

GarthRanzz Interestingly enough, that got the Korn/Amy Lee version of Freak on a Leash stuck in my head. 😊 And you definitely deserve a round of applause for War and Peace. I still haven‘t made it through the BBC miniseries version all the way yet! Thanks for participating! 7y

Gezemice @Bklover Thank you! Nice to have bookish people around for many reasons :) 7y

Gezemice @blondie @GarthRanzz lol, I did not think Korn was that popular. I kind of accidentally listened to Korn at work so it got stuck. 7y

Gezemice @GarthRanzz I want to watch the miniseries, too! 7y

GarthRanzz It‘s always the song you least expect that you can‘t get rid of. 😊 I think I‘ve watched just the first two episodes of the mini. It‘s good, just one of those that got lost amongst the other shows. 7y

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Gezemice

Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet | Claire Lisa Evans

I am a girl programmer and this book is right up my alley - I was very excited to read it. However, it has the occasional WTF phrase that makes my eyes roll.

Others of note: “omnivorous thinking” and “backbraking calculations”. I am sorry, but I have never heard of complaints of back pain due to heavy lifting of differential equations.
#currentlyreading #geekgirls

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