Monday, October 21, 2019

Der Trick von Emanuel Bergmann


Eines der besten Bücher, die ich dieses Jahr gelesen habe! Ich habe buchstäblich laut gelacht und am Ende geweint. Fantastisches Schreiben, 5/5 Sterne.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

three laws lethal by David Walton


Great premise, setting, beginning and story-telling, cardboard characters; the end was weak, cramming too much action into too few pages. 2/5 Stars.  Disappointed.

Zukunfts-Chroniken La Mancha von Hoerspielproject Deutschland


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

Let the Ants Try by Frederik Pohl


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

The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl


Really good, holds up extremely well! 4/5 stars.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

practical, useful AI in everyday use



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 know ourselves, subtle changes will radically affect our lives and we won't notice.

How To . . . by Randall Munroe


Fantastic!  Randall's writing is improving.  The percentage of silly ideas I find appealing increased in this book compared to the last one.  .  I may buy copies as gifts for nieces, nephews, other kids again, as I did with Thing Explainer a few years ago.  4/5 Stars.

Dark Space Invisible War by Jasper T Scott


Terrible, 0/5 stars.  I put it down and did not finish.

Saturday, October 12, 2019

The Empire Duet book 2, Hidden Empire by Orson Scott Card


Great continuation of the story and fantastic drama, 5/5 stars.

The Empire Duet 1, Empire by Orson Scott Card


A little dated but great writing and characters. 4/5 stars.