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Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontentsby Ellen Ullman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Here is a candid account of the life of a software engineer who runs her own computer consulting business out of a live-work loft in San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch. Immersed in the abstract world of information, algorithms, and networks, she would like to give in to the seductions of the programmer's world, where "weird logic dreamers" like herself live "close to the machine." Still, she is keenly aware that body and soul are not mechanical: desire, love, and the need to communicate face to face don't easily fit into lines of code or clicks in a Web browser. At every turn, she finds she cannot ignore the social and philosophical repercussions of her work. As Ullman sees it, the cool world of cyberculture is neither the death of civilization nor its salvation — it is the vulnerable creation of people who are not so sure of just where they're taking us all. Book News Annotation:Ullman is a software engineer who runs a company out of her loft in
San Francisco. She reveals the seduction of abstract information,
algorithms, and networks, and the constant social and philosophical
repercussions that keep her connected to the human race and material
world. She finds cyberculture neither the death nor the salvation of
civilization, but the vulnerable creation of people who are not so
sure where they are going. No index or bibliography.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:This text is a candid account of the life of a software engineer who runs her own computer consulting business. We find a smart, funny bisexual torn between the pure, abstract world of programming and her involvement in San Francisco's city-wide registration system for AIDS patients. Synopsis:A candid account of the life of a software engineer who runs a computer consulting business out of her live-work loft in San Francisco's multimedia gulch. Immersed in the abstract world of information, algorithms, and networks, she would like to give in to the seductions of the programmer's world where "weird logic dreamers" like herself live "close to the machine." Still, she is keenly aware that body and soul are not mechanical: desire, love, and the need to communicate face to face don't easily fit into lines of code or clicks in a Web browser. She finds she cannot ignore the social and philosophical repercussions of her work. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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