Chris Miller
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« on: March 24, 2009, 10:21:14 AM » |
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It was inevitable... So...what are you reading right now? On my plate: - Sailor on the Seas of Fate - Michael Moorcock
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Hal Abelson, Jerry Sussman and Julie Sussman
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Kris Johnson
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2009, 10:34:32 AM » |
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The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios.
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Nycteris
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Of course I'm sane! What?
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2009, 11:27:56 AM » |
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Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life by Gaby Wood
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Mad Science does NOT require good penmanship.
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cmdln
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Fear my mighty hat!
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2009, 11:53:22 AM » |
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I just finished Stephen Levy's Hackers.
Now I am reading Open Source Licensing by Lawrence Rosen and Eastern Standard Tribes by Cory Doctorow.
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Kris Johnson
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 07:09:56 AM » |
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The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios.
In order to be able to leap a tall building in a single bound, Superman must have come from a planet where the force of gravity is 15 times that of Earth's. We are able to determine this by making certain reasonable assumptions (such as Superman's mass) and the simple application of Isaac's Laws: - A robot in motion tends to stay in motion unless ordered to stop by a human being; a robot at rest tends to stay at rest unless ordered to move by a human being.
- A robot may not stay in motion or remain at rest if doing so will cause harm to a human being.
- For every good robot, there is an equal and opposite evil robot.
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NukeHavoc
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 09:37:42 AM » |
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The New Space Opera
Pro Drupal Development
I'll also throw in a few RPGs: Player's Handbook 2 for D&D 4E, Legacy Era Campaign Guide for Star Wars: Saga Edition.
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 05:58:55 AM » |
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Lies of Loche Lamora
Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications - part of my quest to become a certified Flex instructor
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Nycteris
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2009, 07:15:50 AM » |
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I just started reading trying to read All the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear.
And now I am quitting and reading something else.
Every other word was "invented dystopian future techno/magibabble" or "borrowed Nordic/Germanic mythology words with no explanation".
Sorry Elizabeth, I give up on this book.
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Kris Johnson
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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2009, 07:21:32 AM » |
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The Android's Dream by John Scalzi. If you can get past the fact that the entire first chapter (yes, the entire first chapter) is an extended fart joke, it's a really cool book. Some folks aren't going to get past that first chapter, though.
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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2009, 03:30:55 PM » |
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Reading Staked (J.F. Lewis) On the Fifth Day (A.J. Hartley, local author that's my pediatrician's husband... my kids' pediatrician's husband... whatever), and Getting Things Done (David Allen).
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Murder at Avedon Hill - The damned thing I've been working on since 2004. Oh yeah, and it's to be published by DMP by the end of the year.
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themadelf
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2009, 08:27:26 PM » |
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The Group Counselor, Person and Professional: Corey and Corey
Mental Health and Social Policy: David Mechanic
Spirit Knife, Soul Bone: Crow Swimsaway
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Kris Johnson
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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2009, 07:29:24 AM » |
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I've finished The Android's Dream and now I'm casting about in the darkness for another book. Should I: - ...finish something I've already started (The Way of Shadows, Lamb)?
- ...start something new from my bookshelf (The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, In the Company of Ogres)?
- ...buy something new? If so, what?
- ...give up on the printed word altogether? It's so 20th century.
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Kris Johnson
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« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2009, 07:37:37 AM » |
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You people disappoint me, you really do. How often do I turn to you for advice? Not very. And yet, when I give you an opportunity to shine, to step out of your dank little hole and into the spotlight where you will be afforded my full attention...you squander it away. Was it out of fear that suggesting the wrong thing would earn my wrath? Did you think that suggesting nothing would spare you? Fools!
Fools.
Well, I don't need your advice any longer, thank you very much. Lacking even a single suggestion, I've made the decision myself. Without you. Honestly, I ought to fill your aforementioned dank little hole with water. How would you feel then, hmm? How would you feel if I got out the garden hose and flooded your little den? Like a common mole; that's how you'd feel. That's what you are to me: moles, every last one of you.
Hurts, doesn't it?
Almost as badly as being completely ignored, I'll bet.
See if I ask you again. See if I—after finishing John Scalzi's The Last Colony, which I selected without your advice by the way—ask for your opinion again. Do you think I will? Well, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
Actually, it's probably a good idea to hold your breath, considering I'm filling your rotten little burrows with water.
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Nycteris
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2009, 07:13:00 AM » |
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Well anyway... sorry?
I just finished Storyteller by Amy Thomson, because I found it in the $1 pile and liked the cover art.
I liked pieces of it, but pieces I didn't like, and I sort of skipped to the end & don't necessarily recommend it.
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NukeHavoc
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« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2009, 09:30:04 AM » |
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I just finished Star Wars: Legacy vol. 3: Claws of the Dragon (a graphic novel set 100 years after the Battle of Yavin), during which time the Republic Alliance has been reduced to little more than a rag-tag fleet, and the Sith Empire rules the galaxy (have deposed the previous Emperor, who continues to oppose them in exile). I'm also reading the Open Game Table: The Anthology of RPG Blogs: http://www.amazon.com/OPEN-GAME-TABLE-Anthology-Roleplaying/dp/0578014742I'm on the RPG Bloggers list, and heard about this project as it went from brainstorm to actual product, but it's still surprising me, mostly because it includes posts from bloggers I don't regularly follow (as well as many that I do). |
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