Category Archives: Books
New old books
The Christchurch City Library had their annual book sale on a few weekends ago. I popped along, as it was held at the same venue I swim at each day. The book sale is a two day event, and I … Continue reading
Why you lose at bridge
I have recently taken-up studying bridge, and picked up Why you lose at bridge at a second-hand book sale for $1. My first running joke was “I lose because I don’t play”, but jokes aside, it was a great read, … Continue reading
The Black Swan
Michaela bought me The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb for Christmas. It was a perspective changing book. I loved it. Buy it, read it, now! I’ll wait….. Right, so now we are in the same head space, wasn’t it … Continue reading
Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming – Finished!
I’ve finished reading Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case Study in Common Lisp. On the whole, the book was a slog (bought it 4 months ago), just like its name. A top quality slog, but reading large chunks of Lisp … Continue reading
Practical MythTV
I’ve been reading Practical MythTV over the last few weeks, and it hasn’t helped my longing for PVR system. Alan at work has a very nice front-end/back-end setup which I would love to duplicate, and this book certainly has been … Continue reading
