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May 1, 2026January 14, 2026

If Anyone Builds it Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All – Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares

One can think that AI isn’t going to come alive anytime soon and still think that it is a very bad idea to build an AI

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April 17, 2026January 14, 2026

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do – Erik J. Larson

AI isn’t going to reach the Kurzweilian dream any time soon

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Current Events, Internet, Non-Fiction, Technology  1 Comment

March 20, 2026December 9, 2025

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It – Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow should be required reading for anyone living through the tragedy that is modern times.

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History, Non-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

March 6, 2026December 9, 2025

The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning – Justin E. H. Smith

An argument that we should look at the internet in a slightly different way.

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Non-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

December 19, 2025November 4, 2025

A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World – David Kushner and Koren Shadmi

A short primer on Anonymous in graphic novel form

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Fantasy, Non-Fiction, Schlock, Science-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

December 5, 2025October 28, 2025

Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth – Robin Hanson

A waste of time which you shouldnt read

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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Computer Science, Non-Fiction, Science, Technology  0 Comments

January 31, 2025November 5, 2024

The Singularity is Near – Ray Kurzweil

Nearly 20 years old now, this book of pseudo religion does not hold up all that well.

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Economics, Non-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

November 27, 2020October 2, 2020

The Second Machine Age – Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew Mcafee

If you come into a book looking to answer just one question, you may come out of it disappointed.

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Artificial Intelligence, Fiction, Science, Technology  0 Comments

November 22, 2019September 11, 2019

Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future – Marshal Brian

A decent vision polluted by very poor execution.

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Capitalism, Economics, Fiction, Science-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

August 16, 2019April 5, 2019

Makers – Cory Doctorow

Makers by Cory Doctorow really seems to cement the point that Doctorow just really hates the Disney corporation.

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