It struck me recently that my favourite authors are cranks: de Bono, Foucault, Castaneda.
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Category Archives: Book
Keywords for Today
This looked pretty interesting: Keywords for Today… but I don’t have time to read it.
This is an essential tool for any critical thinker interested in the history of language or politics. From culture to identity, from sexuality to socialism, Keywords for Today provides the crucial contexts and histories of our vocabulary.
The Hidden Half
I just finished reading The Hidden Half: How the World Conceals its Secrets. It’s about the limits to, and complexity of, theories about causation. I was going to say that it was “postmodern”, but I think instead I will say that it’s “ultramodern”.
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Books
Some books I’m interested in: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Kindle Edition and What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View. So much to read, so little time.
A non-standard book list for software developers
This via r/programming today: A non-standard book list for software developers:
- Euclid’s Elements
- Calculus, 4th edition (the article above references the 3rd edition, not sure why, also there is an answer book)
- Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach, Second Edition
- Lisp in Small Pieces
Also some bonus material mentioned: Calculus Revisited: Single Variable Calculus video lectures from the late MIT lecturer Herb Gross.
Gareth Branwyn
This dude Gareth Branwyn has a few interesting books.
Bleeding Edge: Why technology turns toxic in an unequal world
A book I’d be interested in reading: Bleeding Edge: Why technology turns toxic in an unequal world.
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming
Today I learned that Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming by Peter Norvig is now available on Github: Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming. It’s the sort of book you need to read carefully and I have never taken enough time to truly engage with its content. But I would like to. One day.
Beyond Order
I think I’m gonna be interested in this one when it ships: Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.