Jeffrey Yost
@justcode.bsky.social
Writer I Professor I Historian I Ctr. Dir.
Director, CBI for Computing Info. & Culture
Prof. HSTM/STS, U. of MN.
Co-edit JHUP Computing & Culture bk. srs. Research: Social Study of HCI, AI, Privacy, Security, Labor, Race, Gender & Inequality. JUST CODE
Director, CBI for Computing Info. & Culture
Prof. HSTM/STS, U. of MN.
Co-edit JHUP Computing & Culture bk. srs. Research: Social Study of HCI, AI, Privacy, Security, Labor, Race, Gender & Inequality. JUST CODE
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I've got a new article out with @theconversation.com, which debunks common myths about water resistance and consumer technologies - building on my new book, License to Spill! theconversation.com/debunking-5-...
Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet
When it comes to drying out your drenched device, problematic myths about liquid protection and repair make it hard to separate fact from fiction.
theconversation.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I've got a new article out with @theconversation.com, which debunks common myths about water resistance and consumer technologies - building on my new book, License to Spill! theconversation.com/debunking-5-...
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Thrilled to announce an online lecture by Indiana U. Prof. & CBI Research Fellow @rachelplotnick.bsky.social entitled, "Computers are a Mess: What Hygiene Can Bring to the History of Computing." Wed., Feb. 11, '26, 1 pm Central.
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
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January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Thrilled to announce an online lecture by Indiana U. Prof. & CBI Research Fellow @rachelplotnick.bsky.social entitled, "Computers are a Mess: What Hygiene Can Bring to the History of Computing." Wed., Feb. 11, '26, 1 pm Central.
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
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Tremendous Twin Cities Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication opening gala/event this evening for the visiting IEEE exhibit "Unseen Signals" on E. Howard Armstrong, the inventor of FM radio!! #histtech
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Tremendous Twin Cities Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication opening gala/event this evening for the visiting IEEE exhibit "Unseen Signals" on E. Howard Armstrong, the inventor of FM radio!! #histtech
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Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
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The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
New Interfaces article by CBI Senior Research Fellow William Aspray & Union College Prof. Emeritus David Hemmendinger "Using Reference Works to Study the Intellectual and Cultural History of Computing." It reflects on their new book pictured below #histsci
Interfaces:
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
Interfaces:
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
January 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
New Interfaces article by CBI Senior Research Fellow William Aspray & Union College Prof. Emeritus David Hemmendinger "Using Reference Works to Study the Intellectual and Cultural History of Computing." It reflects on their new book pictured below #histsci
Interfaces:
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
Interfaces:
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
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I haven't had words to capture what i've been feeling, so i've just been reading others' words. The Boss reminds: just say the names and describe the acts of the people who are evil. that's enough for now. Get Noem and Miller and anyone who was even close to this out of power. ICE out now.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I haven't had words to capture what i've been feeling, so i've just been reading others' words. The Boss reminds: just say the names and describe the acts of the people who are evil. that's enough for now. Get Noem and Miller and anyone who was even close to this out of power. ICE out now.
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Very important insights contained within. Please read in its entirety.
www.404media.co/police-told-...
www.404media.co/police-told-...
Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Very important insights contained within. Please read in its entirety.
www.404media.co/police-told-...
www.404media.co/police-told-...
Thrilled to announce an online lecture by Indiana U. Prof. & CBI Research Fellow @rachelplotnick.bsky.social entitled, "Computers are a Mess: What Hygiene Can Bring to the History of Computing." Wed., Feb. 11, '26, 1 pm Central.
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Thrilled to announce an online lecture by Indiana U. Prof. & CBI Research Fellow @rachelplotnick.bsky.social entitled, "Computers are a Mess: What Hygiene Can Bring to the History of Computing." Wed., Feb. 11, '26, 1 pm Central.
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Via Zoom #histsci #histtech
Register:
umn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
👇👇!!
Critics and supporters alike of the Trump administration have compared recent immigration enforcement actions to those of Nazi Germany.
Minnesota Now producer Aleesa Kuznetsov spoke with a Holocaust educator to dig into the parallels in speeches, recruitment ads and tactics.
Minnesota Now producer Aleesa Kuznetsov spoke with a Holocaust educator to dig into the parallels in speeches, recruitment ads and tactics.
Holocaust educator points to ‘warning signs’ in history when looking at ICE in Minnesota
From politicians to podcasters, people have compared the immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota to Nazi Germany. A Holocaust educator found several parallels.
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM
👇👇!!
Yet another atrocious act by ICE locally in the Twin Cities' metro.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE detains 5-year-old Minnesota boy; school leader says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos as “bait” to try and draw family m...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Yet another atrocious act by ICE locally in the Twin Cities' metro.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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New Interfaces essay! Toni Weller et al.'s rich & insightful historiographical essay on information history...
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New Interfaces essay! Toni Weller et al.'s rich & insightful historiographical essay on information history...
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
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Now published in print: "The Legality of Logistics: On Techno-Orientalism and Geopolitics in Semiconductor Production" in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing as a part of this special issue 'Automation by Design' co-edited by @cperold.bsky.social , Gerardo Con Diaz, and @justcode.bsky.social .
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Now published in print: "The Legality of Logistics: On Techno-Orientalism and Geopolitics in Semiconductor Production" in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing as a part of this special issue 'Automation by Design' co-edited by @cperold.bsky.social , Gerardo Con Diaz, and @justcode.bsky.social .
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Our special issue is out! "Automation by Design: Politics, Culture & Landscape in an Age of Machines That Learn"! Eds. Colette Perold, me, Gerardo Con Diaz. Authors: David Dunning, Christos Karampatsos, Polyxeni Malisova, Eliza Pertigkiozoglou, Jason Ludwig, Megan Wiessner, & Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Our special issue is out! "Automation by Design: Politics, Culture & Landscape in an Age of Machines That Learn"! Eds. Colette Perold, me, Gerardo Con Diaz. Authors: David Dunning, Christos Karampatsos, Polyxeni Malisova, Eliza Pertigkiozoglou, Jason Ludwig, Megan Wiessner, & Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal
Deadline 1/15/2026 The Tomash Fellowship in History of IT
CBI for Computing, Information & Culture
No residency requirement. Beyond the stipend...access to our vast archives, knoweledgeable staff, talented
& diverse research fellows, mentoring resources.... #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/adelle-a...
CBI for Computing, Information & Culture
No residency requirement. Beyond the stipend...access to our vast archives, knoweledgeable staff, talented
& diverse research fellows, mentoring resources.... #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/adelle-a...
The Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship in the History of Information Technology
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January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Deadline 1/15/2026 The Tomash Fellowship in History of IT
CBI for Computing, Information & Culture
No residency requirement. Beyond the stipend...access to our vast archives, knoweledgeable staff, talented
& diverse research fellows, mentoring resources.... #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/adelle-a...
CBI for Computing, Information & Culture
No residency requirement. Beyond the stipend...access to our vast archives, knoweledgeable staff, talented
& diverse research fellows, mentoring resources.... #histsci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/adelle-a...
In this just published article "Blockchain 2026..." in Blockchain & Society, I draw on history to inform on technology, hype, & inequalities, as well as underlying politics, power, & corruption. #histsci
blockchainandsociety.com/home-%2Fessa...
blockchainandsociety.com/home-%2Fessa...
Blockchain 2026: If History is a Guide…
Introduction- If history is a guide for blockchain (and its instantiations in cryptocurrency, tokenization, and “smart” contracts), it will likely be a meaningful, but imperfect guide. In this essay, ...
blockchainandsociety.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In this just published article "Blockchain 2026..." in Blockchain & Society, I draw on history to inform on technology, hype, & inequalities, as well as underlying politics, power, & corruption. #histsci
blockchainandsociety.com/home-%2Fessa...
blockchainandsociety.com/home-%2Fessa...
Our special issue is out! "Automation by Design: Politics, Culture & Landscape in an Age of Machines That Learn"! Eds. Colette Perold, me, Gerardo Con Diaz. Authors: David Dunning, Christos Karampatsos, Polyxeni Malisova, Eliza Pertigkiozoglou, Jason Ludwig, Megan Wiessner, & Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Our special issue is out! "Automation by Design: Politics, Culture & Landscape in an Age of Machines That Learn"! Eds. Colette Perold, me, Gerardo Con Diaz. Authors: David Dunning, Christos Karampatsos, Polyxeni Malisova, Eliza Pertigkiozoglou, Jason Ludwig, Megan Wiessner, & Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal
New Interfaces essay! Toni Weller et al.'s rich & insightful historiographical essay on information history...
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New Interfaces essay! Toni Weller et al.'s rich & insightful historiographical essay on information history...
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
cse.umn.edu/cbi/interfaces
"Reflections on The Routledge Handbook on Information History." Framing the Field: Reflections on The Routledge Handbook of Information History" #HistSci
So grateful to be a guest at UC Davis' STS today & to share my "Of MYCIN Men: Medicine, Mottos, & Meanings in Symbolic & Generative AI". Such a wonderful, helpful,& generative conversation!!! #histsci
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So grateful to be a guest at UC Davis' STS today & to share my "Of MYCIN Men: Medicine, Mottos, & Meanings in Symbolic & Generative AI". Such a wonderful, helpful,& generative conversation!!! #histsci
At UMN we were treated to a fantastic talk from this and I greatly look forward to reading it!!
Happy Publication Day to those who celebrate...README is out in the world via @mitpress.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
My new book is a book about books about computing...enjoy!
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
My new book is a book about books about computing...enjoy!
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
At UMN we were treated to a fantastic talk from this and I greatly look forward to reading it!!
Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due 28th February 2026
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) History Committee plans to support up to 5 research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Call is at link below. #histsci
history.acm.org/wp-content/u...
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) History Committee plans to support up to 5 research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Call is at link below. #histsci
history.acm.org/wp-content/u...
history.acm.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due 28th February 2026
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) History Committee plans to support up to 5 research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Call is at link below. #histsci
history.acm.org/wp-content/u...
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) History Committee plans to support up to 5 research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. Call is at link below. #histsci
history.acm.org/wp-content/u...
Sad to hear Jimmy Cliff has died. Feel fortunate I was able to see his concerts at Minneapolis' First Avenue & other venues over the years.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sad to hear Jimmy Cliff has died. Feel fortunate I was able to see his concerts at Minneapolis' First Avenue & other venues over the years.
Very grateful to Yale's (& CBI Research Fellow) @lmesseri.bsky.social for her brilliant talk today (a CBI & UMN Anthro event) on the history & ethnography of VR in LA & more broadly, social imagineries for good in tech! Also, I am grateful for the terrific audience, Qs & coversation. #histsci
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Very grateful to Yale's (& CBI Research Fellow) @lmesseri.bsky.social for her brilliant talk today (a CBI & UMN Anthro event) on the history & ethnography of VR in LA & more broadly, social imagineries for good in tech! Also, I am grateful for the terrific audience, Qs & coversation. #histsci
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CBI & UMN Anthro are delighted to host Nov. 14th lecture (noon to 1pm, Andersen Lib. 120) by Yale U. Prof. of Anthropology & CBI Research Fellow @lmesseri.bsky.social Lisa Messeri!!
"IN THE LAND OF THE UNREAL"
Free talk & lunch, reg. req.
Registration:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#HISTSCI
"IN THE LAND OF THE UNREAL"
Free talk & lunch, reg. req.
Registration:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#HISTSCI
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CBI & UMN Anthro are delighted to host Nov. 14th lecture (noon to 1pm, Andersen Lib. 120) by Yale U. Prof. of Anthropology & CBI Research Fellow @lmesseri.bsky.social Lisa Messeri!!
"IN THE LAND OF THE UNREAL"
Free talk & lunch, reg. req.
Registration:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#HISTSCI
"IN THE LAND OF THE UNREAL"
Free talk & lunch, reg. req.
Registration:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#HISTSCI
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For the Minnesotans out there, see post below for upcoming book talk! My host, @justcode.bsky.social, wrote a lovely review of my book right when it came out. Also it's the final days of the @dukepress.bsky.social Fall book sale (thru Nov 9). Use FALL25 code on the press website to get 50% off!
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For the Minnesotans out there, see post below for upcoming book talk! My host, @justcode.bsky.social, wrote a lovely review of my book right when it came out. Also it's the final days of the @dukepress.bsky.social Fall book sale (thru Nov 9). Use FALL25 code on the press website to get 50% off!