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“Please Read the Article”? Please Cite Women Academics.
by Meryl Alper 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Hi all, Over the weekend, journalist Fred Kaplan published an article in the New York Times, entitled "'WarGames' and Cybersecurity's Debt to a Hollywood Hack" ( http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/movies/wargames-and-cybersecuritys-debt-t…) The core argument -- that WarGames culturally influenced the Reagan administration's cyberpolicy -- sounded a great deal like communication scholar Stephanie Ricker Schulte's work. When I brought this reference to Kaplan's attention on Twitter, he was super dismissive and minced my words. So, naturally, I wrote a blog post about the incident, situating it within a broader trend of tech journalists (mostly men) minimizing the work of academics (mostly women), and capitalizing on this sin of omission in promoting their own books and other works: https://merylalper.com/2016/02/22/please-read-the-article-please-cite-women… I'm really interested to know the thoughts of this community, both as one that knows the history of cyber law/policy inside and out, but one with many members committed to egalitarian principles. Best, Meryl -- *Meryl Alper* Assistant Professor Department of Communication Studies Northeastern University Holmes 217 m.alper(a)neu.edu merylalper.com

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CHM News - New Blog on Supercondutivity-based Computing
by Dag Spicer 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

This great capsule history of superconductor-based computing was just published in IEEE Spectrum by CHM's Director for Software History David Brock. http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/will-the-nsa-finally-build-its-… Enjoy! Dag -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator Computer History Museum Editorial Board, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 1401 North Shoreline Boulevard Mountain View, CA 94043-1311 Tel: +1 650 810 1035 Fax: +1 650 810 1055

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Wes Clark obituary by Evan Koblentz
by Dave Walden 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

See http://www.techrepublic.com/article/wesley-a-clark-legendary-computer-engin… -- 12 Linden Road, East Sandwich, 02537 landline=508-888-7655; cell=774-205-3203 website=walden-family.com

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CHM Archives Update - Community Memory Archive now open to researchers
by Dag Spicer 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Anyone studying the origins and development of online communities and social networking may find our collection of the Community Memory Archives to be of interest. Now that processing is complete, the collection is now open to researchers! Archivist Bo Doub describes the Community Memory project and archive in this week’s blog: http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/community-memory-precedents-in-social-… Dag -- Dag Spicer Senior Curator Computer History Museum Editorial Board, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 1401 North Shoreline Boulevard Mountain View, CA 94043-1311 Tel: +1 650 810 1035 Fax: +1 650 810 1055

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ENIAC in Action
by Dag Spicer 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Just fyi: When you order EIA from Amazon, it quotes a long (4+ week) delivery time. However my experience with several separate orders indicates that it will actually arrive in only 3 days. Best, Dag

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Wes Clark, RIP
by Dave Walden 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

I have heard this evening that Wes Clark (TX-2, etc.) died this morning.

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Sean Lennon, Steve Jobs, and an Apple ][e, photographed by Andy Warhol
by Joly MacFie 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

yep https://www.facebook.com/seanlennon/photos/a.10151257927369431.485138.54386… -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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a few mechanical notes on doing interviewing via Skype
by Dave Walden 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

Hi, There is a note, hopefully self explanatory, on this topic at http://history.computer.org/pubs/2016-02-walden-skype-interviews.pdf While most of this short note may be old hat to many history researchers, my note may be of interest to a few people. It also can't hurt to remind you again that the following exists: http://history.computer.org/ Dave

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the digital sublime
by Luke Fernandez 20 Feb '16

20 Feb '16

Can anybody on this list recommend some articles or books about the digital sublime? In _The Technological Sublime_ David Nye documents how Americans have had sublime and "essentially religious" reactions to technology since their confrontation with the railroad. However, Nye's book doesn't trace the American encounter with computers. Moreover, the history ends in 1993 so one is left wondering whether the sublime is a category of experience that can be used to describe how 21st century Americans react to digitalized spaces. Are our aesthetic and emotional reactions to computers similar to the sublime reactions that Nye claims we've had when we've looked at dams, bridges, and the Apollo space mission? Or are our reactions to these technologies so different that they resist conflation with digital ones? In Vincent Mosco's _The Digital Sublime_ there's a pretty good attempt to apply Nye's framework to cyberspace. But this book which was published in 2005 in now itself ten years old and predates much that might be said about, say, the mobile revolution or Web 2.0. Hence my query. Sincerely, Luke http://lfernandez.x10host.com/me2/index.html

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Summer School: Social Studies of Algorithms
by Francis Lee 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

*Call for Applicants: Summer School of the International Algorithm Studies Network**Please disseminate widely* http://algorithmnetwork.org Date: 4-8 July, 2106 Place: Stockholm, Sweden Algorithms are everywhere! This international summer school explores the increasing importance of algorithms in society and the socio-cultural transformations that this tendency implies. The point of departure is that algorithms become implicated in society and culture: for example in media narratives, in mundane artefacts, or in organizations. Through their output and functioning, algorithms come to classify, hierarchize, value and shape different social phenomena, often well beyond their initial purpose. The aim of this summer school is to address algorithms through a number of themes that shine light on different aspects of algorithms in society and culture: in big data, music, law, surveillance and medicine. The summer school takes place at a few thematically chosen venues in Stockholm: at some government agencies and private organizations. How do these organisations work with algorithms and how can we as scholars understand their omnipresence? *Themes*Algorithms and Music Algorithms and Law Algorithms and Surveillance Algorithms and Big Data Algorithms and Medicine *Confirmed Teachers*Baki Cakici (Goldsmiths, University of London) Bill Maurer (University of California, Irvine) CF Helgesson (Linköping University) Dennis Broeders (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Evelyn Ruppert (Goldsmiths, University of London) Nick Seavers (Tufts University) Pelle Snickars (Umeå University) Philip Roscoe (University of St. Andrews) *Where* The summer school will take place in beautiful summer Stockholm: the home town of Spotify, Dice, Paradox Interactive, Minecraft, the Pirate Bay, Candy Crush, and countless other digital actors and phenomena. The school is hosted by the Department of Thematic Studies: Technology and Social Change at Linköping University, Sweden. *Who should apply?*The summer school invites doctoral students from the social sciences and the humanities. *Application and Deadline*Fill in the application form below as well as a 500 word motivation on how the issues adressed in this summer school is relevant for your research. Attach your CV. Send applications to: algorithmnetwork(a)gmail.com. Deadline: Friday, 18 March 2016. Participants will be notified no later than March 31. Reading lists and more information will be sent out in the beginning of June. The summer school is free to attend. Participants will pay for and arrange their own accomodation and most meals. Some accomodation with fellow participants will be available, but we welcome your own arrangements. In the application please note: full name, affiliation, address, dietary restrictions. Please also note if you are interested in staying with a fellow participant. -- - Helgesson, C.-F., Lee, F., & Lindén, L. (2015). Valuations of experimental designs in proteomic biomarker experiments and traditional randomised controlled trials <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17530350.2015.1108215>. *Journal of Cultural Economy*, 1–16. http://doi.org/10.1080/17530350.2015.1108215 - Dussauge, C.-F. Helgesson, & F. Lee (Eds.), Value Practices in the Life Sciences and Medicine <http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199689583.do>. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Podcast <http://newbooksinscitechsoc.com/2015/09/26/isabelle-dussauge-claes-fredrik-…> ) - *A Sociology of Treason* <http://sth.sagepub.com/content/39/1/154.abstract?etoc>. Galis, V., & Lee, F. (2014). Science, Technology & Human Values, 39(1), 154-179. (open access preprint <http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:556667/FULLTEXT01.pdf> ). - Editorial board of Valuation Studies <http://valuationstudies.liu.se/> - Founder of The Algorithm Studies Network <http://algorithmnetwork.org/> Francis Lee, PhD, Researcher, Uppsala University Department of History of Science and Ideas francislee.org | francis.lee(a)idehist.uu.se | +46 734 41 42 19 | Skype: flea_se

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