[ Home | Articles | Account | People | Projects | FAQ ] Name: Michael Still
Member since: 2000-11-26 23:39:54
Last Login: 2008-07-03 11:17:16
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Cryptonomicon
 ISBN: 0099410672 Arrow Books Ltd (2000), Paperback, 918 pages LibraryThing <script type="text/javascript">GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:0099410672');</script> | I read this book on an international trip, and it was a good choice for that. Its long (around 900 pages), but very readable. This is the second time I've read the book, and this time its amazing how well the description of Silicon Valley startups matches my experiences there. I love this book.
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Bad science: Ben Goldacre vs Rentokil, a twitter timeline
I was reading Ben Goldacre's summary of the flawed and self serving maths in a recent Rentokil press release, where Ben links to a Twitter search result for those interested in rubber necking at Rentokil's PR train wreck. Unfortunately, those results are pretty hard to read, as you need to keep hitting the "previously button" until you get to the start of the story, and then read backwards. Instead, I scripted up something to generate a summary of those search results based on the RSS feed that twitter provides for search results. The output is included below. I don't claim its pretty, but it is easier to read...
) Beyond This Horizon
 ISBN: 0743435613 Baen (2002), Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages LibraryThing <script type="text/javascript">GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:0743435613');</script> | This book is only the second book I have failed to finish in the last few years. This is Heinlein's second novel, and that's the problem -- its clumsily written in a style which moves at a lethargic pace. Its also pretty badly dated, and possesses that creepy EE "Doc" Smith eugenics theme that is so disturbing. I made it to page 67 before I stopped caring.
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The Colour of Magic
 ISBN: 0061020711 LibraryThing <script type="text/javascript">GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:0061020711');</script> | There isn't much point in writing a review of this book, because it seems that you'd have to have been living under a rock to not have read it. On the other hand, I feel this book isn't as good as people make out. Its not as funny as Douglas Adams, it jumps around, and the plot is sketchy at best. Overall, not Pratchett's best work.
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