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Reading #55
I've been keeping loose track of the books I read for a while now, on various platforms. I'm going to try doing it here for a while. Nonfiction…
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Drones and Automated Trading Systems
This week I reread William Gibson’s Mona Lisa Overdrive for the umpteenth time. It’s the final book of the Sprawl trilogy which started with the more famous Neuromancer. This…
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“Any sufficiently advanced civilization is … “
Clarke's Three Laws are three "laws" of prediction formulated by the British writer and scientist Arthur C. Clarke. They are: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that…
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Corporate apologies: An appreciation
I have a small collection of corporate apologies. I think software companies in particular are getting quite good at apologies. (Whether they're getting better at not doing things…
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The 10 Best Books I Read in 2011
This is a list of the best books I read in 2011. The list is not a Top 10. For one thing, it's not in order. Also, not…
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What I’m thinking about this week
Boots! In January 1996, I was in London briefly, following a semester at Glasgow University. I bought a pair of Dr. Marten’s boots from the flagship store in…
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