Saturday, October 26, 2019

The tunnel under the world by Frederik Pohl

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Long flight from Frankfurt to Seattle.  Another very-old story that stands the test of time, 3/5 stars.

Bullshit Jobs, A Theory by David Graeber

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I really enjoyed this (audio) book while flying back from Zurich.  The data are terrible and many of the assumptions are silly.  The pol...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Survival Kit by Frederik Pohl

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Another great story that holds up after all this time, 4/5 stars.

The Big Nine by Amy Webb

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A kind of weird, but interesting take on the current and near future state of data and machine learning (AI) from a political perspective.  ...
Monday, October 21, 2019

Der Trick von Emanuel Bergmann

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Eines der besten Bücher, die ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe! Ich habe buchstäblich laut gelacht und am Ende geweint. Fantastisches Schreiben, ...
Sunday, October 20, 2019

three laws lethal by David Walton

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Great premise, setting, beginning and story-telling, cardboard characters; the end was weak, cramming too much action into too few pages. 2/...

Zukunfts-Chroniken La Mancha von Hoerspielproject Deutschland

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Interessante Ideen über kryogenen Schlaf und Gesellschaft, aber keine großartige Produktion. 2/5 Sterne.

Let the Ants Try by Frederik Pohl

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interesting concept, not a great story, 2/5 stars.

The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl

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Really good, holds up extremely well! 4/5 stars.
Thursday, October 17, 2019

practical, useful AI in everyday use

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At the exact time and place this information appeared in my gmail, I needed it most and acted upon it.   When AI knows us better than we kno...