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Brian Dear

Brian Dear

The Story of John Hunter’s World Peace Game, Roger Ebert, and the PLATO System

Here is a never-before-published chapter that didn’t make it into my book The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System…

Jun 3, 2020

The Story of John Hunter’s World Peace Game, Roger Ebert, and the PLATO System

Jun 3, 2020

Brian Dear

A Response To Dr. Rankin’s Essay

(This article is a response to certain portions of an essay by Dr. Joy Lisi Rankin posted 28 November 2018 here on Medium. Consider her…

Dec 3, 2018

A Response To Dr. Rankin’s Essay

Dec 3, 2018

Brian Dear

If Only I Got Invited To A Tech Conference I Wanted To Go To.

I get emails. Including invites to tech conferences. Like “NewCo Shift Forum,” for instance. Just received my fifth invite to that (they…

Sep 27, 2017

If Only I Got Invited To A Tech Conference I Wanted To Go To.

Sep 27, 2017

Brian Dear

Performing History on PLATO

A Response to a Recent SIGCIS Conference Panel Presentation on PLATO and Gender

May 22, 2017

Performing History on PLATO

May 22, 2017

Brian Dear

On Top Of Mt. Soledad, Where La Jolla’s Christmas Trees Go to Die

Every year, La Jollans drive up the hill to the top of Mount Soledad Park, pull into the parking lot, and litter and dump their unwanted…

Jan 14, 2015

On Top Of Mt. Soledad, Where La Jolla’s Christmas Trees Go to Die

Jan 14, 2015

Brian Dear

A 1980 Teenager’s View of Social Media

Written by my 19-year-old self

Jan 10, 2015

A 1980 Teenager’s View of Social Media

Jan 10, 2015

Brian Dear

PLATO Notes released 40 years ago today

Aug 7, 2013

PLATO Notes released 40 years ago today

Aug 7, 2013

Brian Dear

Brian Dear

Author of THE FRIENDLY ORANGE GLOW: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE PLATO SYSTEM AND THE DAWN OF CYBERCULTURE from Pantheon Books http://amzn.to/2ol9Lu6

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