Feeling: chipperJust a quick note because I published it as a page.. I’ve posted my complete reading list over the past few years (well not quite complete but whatever I can remember) over at my blog – The Reading List 2010 Go over, tell me what you like, what you dislike, suggest books for me to [...]
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My Terry Pratchett Obsession, Reading and TV
April 4th, 2010 5 Comments
Feeling: chipper(Warning: A lot of links in this post. Proceed at the peril of your own time. Or someone else’s if that rocks your boat ) So I finished Jingo, book 21 of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. It’s my 3rd book in from the series in 2 weeks (Pyramids and Unseen Academicals. I am [...]
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Tempus Fugit
June 13th, 2009 8 Comments
Listening to: -Human – MetallicaOh yes it does.. It was just sometime ago that I was going through the whole application process. And now it seems to be that time again. Work had been hectic the past few weeks. Completed a major task at work so things are better now and seem to be slowing down [...]
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Book Review: Javascript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
November 9th, 2008 2 Comments
Feeling: sleepyThe phrase “JavaScriptmaster” and Douglas Crockford are considered synonymous in the web development world. When I heard that Crockford was writing a book on JavaScript, especially a guide to the better features of one of the most maligned (and perhaps abused) but popular languages in the current web development industry, I was sure I wanted [...]
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Author Michael Crichton Passes away
November 6th, 2008 4 Comments
Image by ~C4Chaos via Flickr According to his site, author Michael Crichton died after an unsuccessful battle with cancer. Most famous for the novels Jurassic Park and the Lost World, I first read his book in school, namely Congo. Another of his book, The Andromeda Strain is a book on my reading list. A [...]
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Book Review – The Art of Black and White Photography By Torsten Andress Hoffman
August 7th, 2008 3 Comments
Feeling: tired Listening to: Megadeth – Black SwanWhen I saw this book up for review, I jumped at the chance immediately. Having a deep interest in Photography, with the new camera, I now have complete control over my photos and their look. I have always considered Black and white photography the real art form of photography. The representation [...]
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Book Review: Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers
August 1st, 2008 4 Comments
Feeling: sleepyRemember your high school computer theory class? References to the “ancient” (in computer innovation time) machines which utilized vacuum tubes, drum memories, ferrite rings? Remember ENIAC, UNIVAC, EDVAC etc? If these terms bring back nostalgic memories of your high school computer course and the thoughts imagining what these machines looked like, then Core Memory is [...]
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Book Review: A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book by Frank Warren
July 25th, 2008 6 Comments
I have secrets. So do you and everyone else. We keep secrets out of embarrassment, fear of hurting others or importantly hurting ourselves. But a lot of times we keep secrets because we just do not know how to express our feelings – elation, hurt, sadness, love. The liberating effect of letting a secret out [...]
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