In the Beginning…Was the Command Line
Author: Neal Stephenson
This is “the Word” — one man’s word, certainly — about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the “one man” is Neal Stephenson, “the hacker Hemingway” (Newsweek) — acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary works (Snow Crash, Cryptonomi….Read More
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Zodiac
Two centuries after the Boston Tea Party, harbour dumping is still a favourite local sport, only this time it's major corporations piping toxic wastes into the water.Environmentalist and professional pain… Continue Reading Posted in: Cyberpunk Science Fiction, Massachusetts Boston Harbor, Suspense Fiction, Technothrillers
The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Electronic Books, Information Theory, Natural Language Processing, Software Development
True Names… and Other Dangers
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Tiger! Tiger!
In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves… Continue Reading Posted in: Astrology, English Fiction, Science Fiction Adventures, United States
Interface
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Zeitgeist
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Reamde
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The computer revolution brought with it new methods of getting work done—just look at today's news for reports of hard-driven, highly-motivated young software and online commerce developers who sacrifice evenings… Continue Reading Posted in: Computer Engineering, Minicomputers, Popular Works
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