Fiction: The Festival
The sky was lit, purple and pink, the setting sun veiled by silver cloud. The valley was empty, the inhabitants long gone. He could still make out the
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Essays on AI, software engineering and leadership, with occasional detours through books, society and life.
Review: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
I read a lot of science fiction. I find reading science fiction diverting, stimulating and usually a lot of fun. I finish most books in three to five days
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Review based on a copy sent to me by NetGalley
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"Oryx and Crake" is a beautifully written book set in a dystopian future where genetic engineering has gone wrong.
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What gives life meaning?
Read essayReview: Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King starts off with a horrendous crime. A man drives a large Mercedes into a group of people waiting to go into a jobs fair. It is an
Read essayReview: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
I read “The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet” (TLW) in one sitting on a long flight. At the time, it felt like a particularly enjoyable story arc from Star
Read essayBooks of 2015
My target this year was to read 50 books. I didn’t quite make it and finished with 23 books completed. I have a number of books still on “Currently Reading”
Read essayReview: The Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford
Rise of the Robots (RoR) was voted as the Financial Time's Business Book of the Year* for 2015.
Read essayReview: The Water Knife by Paulo Bacigalupi
The Water Knife is a lives up to its title: it's a sharp, mean and violent story set in a grim near future US on the verge of civil war over water. The story
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