Review: Leviathan Wakes by James Corey
I picked up Leviathan Wakes on the recommendation and reviews on Good Reads. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to the sequel Caliban's War.
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Review: Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds
"Blue Remembered Earth" is the first of a new series, Poseidon's Children, by Alastair Reynolds. Unlike his previous work in the Revelation Space series, this
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How does an ant colony organize itself? How does the immune system work? What is the similarity between the world wide web and your brain?
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"A Deepness in the Sky" is a Big Book. The plot unfolds via the point of view of multiple characters, both human and the "Spider" aliens. The story centers
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Review of Robert Harris's "The Fear Index"
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Robert Martin's book Clean Code (Amazon Link here ) is one of the most important books I have read on the craft of software development. It is a language /
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The worse thing about the last two weeks has been the aftershocks. Day after day, the floor sometimes shakes or maybe vibrates a little. The odd creaks, and
Read essayPropaganda in the age of Wikileaks
Gloria Origgi, in Edge 335 states that we are leaving the information age behind and are entering a reputation age. She posits that one of the reasons for the
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I wonder if there is a simple and straightforward formula which determines the value proposition of having a meeting at work. Corporations love looking at
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