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Failures in Polymathy

– Personal ramblings, thinly veiled as thoughts on what I read

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

October 26, 2018August 27, 2018

James S. A. Corey – Abaddon’s Gate

The third book in the expanse series keeps increasing the size of the world it takes place in.

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Anthropology, Death, Non-Fiction, Travel  0 Comments

October 19, 2018July 13, 2018

From Here to Eternity – Caitlin Doughty

How do you feel about the dead? Would you like to have them a little more around? That actually is an option of sorts…

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

October 12, 2018May 8, 2018

Freedom™ – Daniel Suarez

Daniel Suarez continues his excellent narrative of a runaway program and the people it affects.

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Non-Fiction, Science, Technology  4 Comments

October 5, 2018July 2, 2018

Data and Goliath – Bruce Schneier

People keep telling us that we are being spied on, but what does that really mean, anyway?

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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  1 Comment

September 28, 2018July 17, 2018

Lucifer’s Hammer – Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Lucifer’s Hammer shows us the fragility of human civilization – and it still fells like we would not be ready for it.

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Current Events, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

September 21, 2018October 16, 2018

Insane Clown President – Matt Taibbi

Matt Taibbi followed the last election. It was like watching the world’s slowest possible train wreck.

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Fiction  0 Comments

September 14, 2018October 16, 2018

Overqualified – Joey Comeau

Overqualified is a gimmick dressed as a novel.

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Art History, Essays, Non-Fiction, Politics, Uncategorized  0 Comments

September 7, 2018June 29, 2018

Ways of Seeing – John Berger

This slim Art History book has little history in it. It has lots of politics, and some pretty strong opinions about where art and politics intersect…

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Cyberpunk, Fiction, Noir, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

August 31, 2018August 28, 2018

Broken Angels – Richard K Morgan

Richard Morgan abandoned his interesting premise and kept everything I dislike about his second book.

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Memoir, Non-Fiction, Technology, Virtual Reality  0 Comments

August 24, 2018August 11, 2018

Dawn of the New Everything – Jaron Lanier

Jaron Lanier is a man wearing many hats, and this makes him a very interesting subject for a memoir.

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