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Karl Bode

Karl Bode was born in Binghamton, NY and spent the better part of a decade working in Manhattan in information technology.

He's since moved back to the area, and earns a living as an online journalist and poet who has written professionally for a variety of technology websites, including Broadband Reports and Techdirt.com.

Summary

Karl Bode was born in Binghamton, NY; he spent the better part of a decade working in Manhattan in information technology. He moved back to the area and earns a living as an online journalist and poet; he has written professionally for technology websites including Broadband Reports and Techdirt.com.

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"Karl Bode." Video History Project, Experimental Television Center, 2011. https://www.videohistoryproject.org/karl-bode.

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