false 313449 6 Teenage hackers Jesse Dailey and Eric Twilegar are the heroes of <I>Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho</I>, a thoughtful, affecting pop ethnography--and heroes is exactly what Jon Katz wants you to see them as. To the rest of the world, themselves included, they are geeks, which is a complicated thing to be these days. With the rise of the networked economy, the world and its wealth have become increasingly dependent on the expertise of <i>Star Wars</i>-loving, cola-swilling propellerheads everywhere. Yet at the same time, the typical geek--especially the typical adolescent geek--remains a consummate outsider, with passions for technological arcana that are both alienating and empowering.<p> Katz, a writer for both <I>Rolling Stone</I> and the profoundly geeky Web site Slashdot.org, does a fine job of mapping this ambiguous new state of affairs (the Geek Ascendancy, he calls it). But the book's heart and soul is the well-told tale of Jesse and Eric's adventurous flight from lonely, dead-end lives in Idaho Mormon country to brighter possibilities in Chicago. <p> Katz argues that this great escape couldn't have happened without the networks (both social and technological) that are the lifeblood of '90s geekdom, but he doesn't let his celebratory argument get in the way of the story. Although he's a tireless advocate for geeks (the last chapters retrace his impassioned advocacy for brooding teenage weirdos in the face of post-Columbine media attacks), he presents their culture warts and all, with its tendencies toward social awkwardness and arrogance recognizably intact. He doesn't demand your sympathy for his heroes and their world--but he wins it anyway, by bringing them vividly and honestly to life. <I>--Julian Dibbell</I> 304342 2000 Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho total:126|5:24|4:42|3:43|2:16|1:1| 126 450 189 18 1 1 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 09:21:01 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 07:44:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 13:43:50 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:32:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 03:37:10 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 19:58:35 -0700 2009 1 Geeks: How Two Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho tells the true story of two teenage boys living in an unchanging, unpromising town of Idaho. Not being part of the crowd, Jesse and Eric spent any time they had outside of school taking part in the a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 02 21:26:13 -0700 2008 Sat May 23 00:10:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 05 13:26:18 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 13:39:39 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 23:36:42 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 06:45:03 -0800 2009
The author bugs two guys from Idaho into moving “out into the world.” He wants them to know and experience the bigger world out there.

Aspects that appeal to teens:
Moving out on your own, making your own way in the world.

Will teens relate...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 26 14:59:49 -0800 2008 Sun May 17 12:29:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 30 07:31:37 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 06 06:40:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 true false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 09 19:33:50 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 07 08:11:17 -0800 2008 1 Slashdot.org just coming into prominence, and the computing world ablaze, we follow the author and 2 teenagers from Idaho on their journey into Chicago and the world. Interesting ho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:11:17 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:22:41 -0700 2008 1 Geeks, by John Katz, is a great book about the life of two geeks, Eric and Jesse, move out of Idaho. It started as a mission to define what "geek" meant, gut then the plot changes when---never mind! I don't want to spoil the surprise!---Anyway, it also talks a little about the effects...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 19:26:35 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 07:53:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 17:51:55 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 13:45:24 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 07:31:20 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 07:34:26 -0700 2008 2 ]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 06 11:09:48 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 11:11:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 08 06:00:20 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 12:07:47 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 06:00:20 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 18 13:21:05 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 11 10:49:47 -0700 2009
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