"Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into everyday life. Their significance is not just technical : the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day far-reaching implications for the way …
"Comic-book superheroes, fantasy kingdoms, and futuristic starships have become inescapable features of today's pop-culture landscape, and the people who we used to deride as "nerds" or "geeks" have ridden their popularity and visibility to mainstream recognition. It seems it's …
Reveals the systematic marginalization of women within pop culture fan communitiesWhen Ghostbusters returned to the screen in 2016, some male fans of the original film boycotted the all-female adaptation of the cult classic, turning to Twitter to express their disapproval and ma…
"Scott's "Fake Geek Girls" explores the issues of gender"-- "When Ghostbusters returned to the screen in 2016, some male fans of the original film boycotted the all-female adaptation of the cult classic, turning to Twitter to express their disapproval and making it clear that t…
A man who is both a computer programmer and a published fiction author searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology, by exploring the similarities between coding and creative writing.--Publisher's description.
In this reboot of the popular 2012 title, readers will find a collection of the most up-to-date and thrilling DIY tech projects around -- straight from the experts at Popular Science magazine. Updated with new and more modern projects, the Big Book of Hacks the perfect book for …
In this reboot of the popular 2012 title, readers will find a collection of the most up-to-date and thrilling DIY tech projects around -- straight from the experts at Popular Science magazine. Updated with new and more modern projects, the Big Book of Hacks the perfect book for …
"Thinking about the future of libraries, librarianship and the work librarians do is as old as libraries themselves. (No doubt seminars were organized by the Alexandria Librarians Association on the future of the scroll and what to do about the rising barbarian tide.) At no time…
