Putting Computers in Their Place: Computer Chess and The Nerd Origins of Today's Technopoly

Computers need to be put in their place. They really do. That's why I've been looking forward to the DVD release this week of Andrew Bujalski's cult Sundance hit Computer Chess. Computer Chess finally spills the beans about where these little monsters came from in the first place. Every time I pick up a newspaper these days -- I'm one of the twelve people left who still read physical newspapers -- I read about how computers are spying on us, destroying jobs, or infuriating health insurance custo...