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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (25th ... 75 reviews
Fritjof Capra
Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2000
An enlightening experience
+ The Tao of Physics
+ Slack service.
From reading Fritjof Capra's remarkable book, I have gained much more respect for physics while also strengthening my understanding of Eastern philosophy.
In his book, Capra urges that physicists realize nature's organic processes instead of explaining these processes in vague and mechanical ...
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Zen and the Art of Systems Analysis: Meditations on Computer Systems Development 2 reviews
Patrick McDermott
Writers Club Press, 2002
Unique - and a fun read
+ Interesting!
To say this book is different from any technical book I've ever read would be an understatement. The best way to describe it is to use an analogy from real life. We all have had a boss or coworker who is a born teacher and imparts their extensive experience in a reflective manner. This book is ...
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Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet 18 reviews
Sherry Turkle
Simon & Schuster, 1997
A Disquietingly Personal Book...More than I Expected
+ general comment
+ Relevant & Important
+ Lots on Bots
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary50 reviews
Eric S. Raymond
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2001
Simply a Great Book
+ brilliant but kind of sloppy
+ A Collection of Essays on Open Source
+ gives a "blow by blow" about how "open source decentralized software development" CAN work, with a caveat
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum135 reviews
Alan Cooper
Sams, 1999
an essential handbook for designing software
+ A Must Read Classic, Albeit with Some Dated Ideas
+ No Cognitive Friction Here..
Cooper's argument in this book is simple: you have to know your users, and you have to understand what they're trying to accomplish with your software. The method that he puts forth for achieving this understanding is personas, richly-described archetypical users.
The book is easy to read and ...
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The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems (ACM Press)54 reviews
Jef Raskin
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000
"Outside the box" and brilliantly so
+ Outdated, but interesting.
+ Excellent book on HCI
+ Amazing
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Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy70 reviews
Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian
Harvard Business School Press, 1998
Foundational text on a future economy
+ Very good book
+ Explains the information economy!
+ What lock-in, price discrimination, and network externalities can do for businesses
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The X-Economy: Profiting from Instant Commerce10 reviews
Thomas Koulopoulos
Texere, 2001
Forward Thinking
+ Well thought out
+ Get up to Date
+ Insightful!
+ The new economy - explained at last.
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Technological Bluff1 review
Jacques Ellul
Eerdmans Pub Co, 1990
DO NOT PASS ELLUL: DO NOT COLLECT 100 DOLLARS.
This is a pretty good book for Ellul, with a few of his most common failings. I'll start with those. Written much later in his life (mid-1980s I believe) Ellul is much older, and discernably more crotchety. He complains of "music that is just noise" and that "kids wear their stupid headphones ...
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The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems (ACM Press)54 reviews
Jef Raskin
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000
"Outside the box" and brilliantly so
+ Outdated, but interesting.
+ Excellent book on HCI
+ Amazing
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The X-Economy: Profiting from Instant Commerce10 reviews
Thomas Koulopoulos
Texere, 2001
Forward Thinking
+ Well thought out
+ Get up to Date
+ Insightful!
+ The new economy - explained at last.
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Zen and the Art of Systems Analysis: Meditations on Computer Systems Development2 reviews
Patrick McDermott
Writers Club Press, 2002
Unique - and a fun read
+ Interesting!
To say this book is different from any technical book I've ever read would be an understatement. The best way to describe it is to use an analogy from real life. We all have had a boss or coworker who is a born teacher and imparts their extensive experience in a reflective manner. This book is ...
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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (25th ...75 reviews
Fritjof Capra
Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2000
An enlightening experience
+ The Tao of Physics
+ Slack service.
From reading Fritjof Capra's remarkable book, I have gained much more respect for physics while also strengthening my understanding of Eastern philosophy.
In his book, Capra urges that physicists realize nature's organic processes instead of explaining these processes in vague and mechanical ...
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The Inmates Are Running the Asylum135 reviews
Alan Cooper
Sams, 1999
an essential handbook for designing software
+ A Must Read Classic, Albeit with Some Dated Ideas
+ No Cognitive Friction Here..
Cooper's argument in this book is simple: you have to know your users, and you have to understand what they're trying to accomplish with your software. The method that he puts forth for achieving this understanding is personas, richly-described archetypical users.
The book is easy to read and ...
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary50 reviews
Eric S. Raymond
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2001
Simply a Great Book
+ brilliant but kind of sloppy
+ A Collection of Essays on Open Source
+ gives a "blow by blow" about how "open source decentralized software development" CAN work, with a caveat
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Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy70 reviews
Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian
Harvard Business School Press, 1998
Foundational text on a future economy
+ Very good book
+ Explains the information economy!
+ What lock-in, price discrimination, and network externalities can do for businesses
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Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet18 reviews
Sherry Turkle
Simon & Schuster, 1997
A Disquietingly Personal Book...More than I Expected
+ general comment
+ Relevant & Important
+ Lots on Bots
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Technological Bluff1 review
Jacques Ellul
Eerdmans Pub Co, 1990
DO NOT PASS ELLUL: DO NOT COLLECT 100 DOLLARS.
This is a pretty good book for Ellul, with a few of his most common failings. I'll start with those. Written much later in his life (mid-1980s I believe) Ellul is much older, and discernably more crotchety. He complains of "music that is just noise" and that "kids wear their stupid headphones ...
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