Jason Scott in general is one of my internet heroes. A lot of what he covers in his work is before my time, so it doesn't carry any nostalgia for me, but appeals on a different level altogether.
Books I've read, and classes I took in school, covered the history of the net and computers, but only the things that they feel is 'important', you get the overview of the evolution of programming languages, history of the computer, and timeline of the internet and world wide web. In each case, it feels like it's all about linking one big advancement to the next big advancement.
What you get from Jason's documentaries and presentations and sites however, is this really raw and honest look at what real people were actually doing at the time. It's hard to explain why that feels so important to me, but it does.
If you're interested in the history of the Web and its inception, I highly recommend you this (non-technical) reading [1] by Tim Berners Lee. Really inspiring.
Books I've read, and classes I took in school, covered the history of the net and computers, but only the things that they feel is 'important', you get the overview of the evolution of programming languages, history of the computer, and timeline of the internet and world wide web. In each case, it feels like it's all about linking one big advancement to the next big advancement.
What you get from Jason's documentaries and presentations and sites however, is this really raw and honest look at what real people were actually doing at the time. It's hard to explain why that feels so important to me, but it does.