Entertaining read. Kept me engaged and thirsty for more. Enjoyed reading it and finished fast. I think it is more enjoyable when you live in CA and know the places mentioned in the book but I’m not too sure about that.
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I read sometimes. Often novels with tech involvement or books that provide me with some kind of knowledge.
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seb wants to read Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots by James Suzman
seb wants to read The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Patrick Henrich
seb wants to read How the World Made the West by Josephine Quinn
seb started reading The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry …
seb reviewed The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #2)
The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a …
Good novel that plays in CA and mixes the tech world with real life
4 stars
seb finished reading The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #2)
The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a …
If you are into Cory’s novels, this one will not disappoint. Especially if you live in CA and have been to the places mentioned in the book.
“There is no crime in Catalina”
seb finished reading Rewired by James Patrick Kelly
Collection of cyberpunk stories and discussion of the genre in general. Entertaining and educating. Loved it.
seb wants to read Dark Wire by Joseph Cox
Dark Wire by Joseph Cox
The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own tech start-up to …
seb wants to read Low Tech Life by Jose Briones
Low Tech Life by Jose Briones
In our hyperconnected 21st century, where screens often dominate our lives, Jose Briones' 'Low Tech Life: A Guide to Mindful …
seb started reading Rewired by James Patrick Kelly
seb started reading Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky
Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky
Why do we do the things we do?
Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's …
seb finished reading A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith
seb reviewed A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith
pop science
4 stars
Quick read with some humor sprinkled in here and there. Good structure makes it easy to skip sections that one finds boring. Overall it gives a good perspective on the various challenges of space settlements.
seb wants to read Outlive by Peter Attia
Now that I'm closing in on half-time, I should probably start taking better care of my body to enable enjoyment for the second half...