Archive for 'Books'
Book: The Last Lecture
As I mentioned in my last post, Randy Pausch’s book The Last Lecture has become a runaway success. (And Randy has was named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, which is an honor he absolutely deserves.) The day after Finals week ended I read the book cover to cover.
It is […]
Posted: May 6th, 2008 under Books, Life.
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Solove’s Books Available Online
I just ran across a post on Concurring Opinions that rocked me back in my seat. The full text of two of Dan Solove’s most popular books are now available online for free. The Digital Person and The Future of Reputation are both fantastic books. I have been meaning to reread them […]
Posted: March 27th, 2008 under Books, Politics and Law, Technology.
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This Papercut Runs Deep
I have talked about some of the things I would like to see in electronic book readers before. I have a feeling that this is a list that is fundamentally incomplete simply because I haven’t sat down and actually analyzed the problem from an engineering standpoint. However, I read something on Cult of […]
Posted: January 30th, 2008 under Books, Education, Life, Technology.
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Book: Fermat’s Enigma
For many people the idea of reading a book about a mathematical proof right after finishing a semester in a Computer Science graduate program would be an apt definition of torture. First, I am not one of those people. Second, Fermat’s Enigma really isn’t a book about math so much as […]
Posted: December 15th, 2007 under Books, Life, Technology.
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Book: Inequality.com: Money, Power and the Digital Divide
I have been meaning to post my thoughts on the book Inequality.com: Money, Power and the Digital Divide by David Stevens and Kieron O’Hara for a while now. Despite the hokey name, the book is rather thought provoking. Essentially it is an attempt to discuss the social and political impact of information communications […]
Posted: November 29th, 2007 under Books, Politics and Law, Technology.
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Amazon Kindle
One of the latest gadgets to hit the market with massive fanfare is the Amazon Kindle. It was on the cover of Newsweek, where it was hailed as the future of reading.
It hit Slashdot twice. The first time was as a part of the initial hype wave. The second time […]
Posted: November 26th, 2007 under Books, Entertainment, Technology.
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Book: Julie and Julia
This is one of the most hilarious books I have read in a long while. It is called Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously. The premise of the book is that a 29 going on 30 secretary named Julie Powell from New York City does something extreme to break the mundane […]
Posted: June 5th, 2007 under Books.
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Book: The Perfect Thing
I bought an iPod Mini several years ago. Like many iPod owners, I was simply blown away. As a skeptical purchaser of anything, I rarely pay attention to the hype surrounding products, but it was hard to find any review of an iPod that didn’t smack of the typical hype-talk surrounding new technologies. […]
Posted: May 24th, 2007 under Books.
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New JFK Assassination Book
As a JFK assassination buff, I have read several long books about the JFK assassination. However, there is a new book out there that I seriously doubt I will read. This 1632 page long addition to the mass of JFK assassination books is called Reclaiming History and brought to you by the author […]
Posted: May 20th, 2007 under Books, Politics and Law.
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Book: Brave New Ballot by Aviel Rubin
I recently finished reading Brave New Ballot this week. Truly, it is an excellent book. Although dealing with both technology and politics, which each have their own confusing vocabulary, the book comes across as extremely easy to read and understand. Also, at 304 pages, it is a quick read. I highly […]
Posted: May 17th, 2007 under Books, Politics and Law.
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