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Pedestrian details and weak arguments

Review from Coders →

The first half of this book was decent, covering some of the early days of coding/computing/technology. It covers a lot of ground but doesn’t go into much depth. At the same time, it fails to mention a number of the early contributors to computer science. If the first half was the entirety of this book,..

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A Powerful Intersection Between Bits and Atoms

Review from Makers →

Lots of things I already knew, many things I did not (for instance, the founding of Square and the strategic positioning intersection between bits and atoms). Chris Anderson is the author of The Long Tail — also called ‘power law distribution’ — which has been adapted by other great minds in business and entrepreneurship; such..

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Two readers, too bad

Review from Hawke’s Fury →

I looked forward to this book coming up on my queue, but when it did, I found myself disappointed. The story started off slow and, at least to where I closed the book, never picked up. There was lots of graphic violence to show how bad the cartel was, but that was to be expected…

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Fun read but very one sided.

Review from The Last Soldiers of the Cold War →

This book is evidently written by pro revolutionist. The depiction is one of the good guys versus the bad guys. Too black and white and therefore not trustworthy. Additional, there is a incorrect depiction of the US immigration system, especially for Cubans in the 1990s. It’s a fun read, just don’t believe the hype.