Thomas Scoville
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Thomas Scoville. American
humorist, technologist
and author
best known for chronicling the rise and fall of Silicon Valley
during the dot-com boom.
Two major works render an insider's perspective on life in technology startups: The satirical Silicon Valley Tarot
published in 1998 and Silicon Follies, an online serial novel running on Salon.com
in 1999, eventually finding its way to hardcover publication by Pocket Books
and a television pilot by Ron Howard
's Imagine Television. Scoville also wrote popular technology essays including Howl.com (with apologies to Allen Ginsberg), The Elements Of Style: Unix
As Literature, and Martin Luther
, Meet Linus Torvalds
as well as perspectives on Open Source
Software for O'Reilly Media
.
United States
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humorist, technologist
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
and author
Author
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best known for chronicling the rise and fall of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
during the dot-com boom.
Two major works render an insider's perspective on life in technology startups: The satirical Silicon Valley Tarot
Silicon Valley Tarot
The Silicon Valley Tarot is a modern, spoof Tarot deck published by Steve Jackson Games with the tagline "Cheaper than a consultant. Same Results"...
published in 1998 and Silicon Follies, an online serial novel running on Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
in 1999, eventually finding its way to hardcover publication by Pocket Books
Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
and a television pilot by Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years...
's Imagine Television. Scoville also wrote popular technology essays including Howl.com (with apologies to Allen Ginsberg), The Elements Of Style: Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
As Literature, and Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
, Meet Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the open source Linux kernel. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel, and now acts as the project's coordinator...
as well as perspectives on Open Source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
Software for O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...
.