Mauricio Rufino từ Rorbach-lès-Dieuze, France

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12/22/2024

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2019-12-10 10:31

Trường Sa! Trường Sa! Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trương Thị Thương Huyền

I first came across Clifford Stoll while reading the excellent Cuckoo's Egg. It's a griping real life story about how he discovered and chased down one of the early Internet hackers. This is why when I was in a second hand bookstore I picked up a copy of Silicon Snake Oil. The subtitle, "Second Thoughts on the Information Highway" gives an indication about what it's about. The first thing to note is this is a book that really shows it age. Published in 1995 it was when the Internet was moving from a cosy academic network used by scientists to the first commercial ISPs and early influx of AOLers. This when the World Wide Web was still know by the browser Mosaic. As will soon become apparent 13 years ago counts as ancient history when it comes to the 'net. The books central thesis is one of scepticism of the promises that the advocates of the so called Information Superhighway where making. Stoll deals with the issues of information overload, signal to noise on Usenet and whether this technology will really turn people into infonauts or just passive consumers of the fire hose of information coming from another glowing box on our desks. He saves most of his reservations for the trend at the time to computerise education and worries the educational benefits of computers and 'net access are being oversold. Time and again he worries we will turn into one dimensional beings denied the "authentic" experiences of actually seeing, touching, smelling and interacting with things in the real world. There may be some interesting ideas that are still relevant for discussion today however it's hard to tell because of the numerous predictions that in hindsight completely wrong. I don't blame Stoll for this. Predicting the future is always a tricky business. The 'net has grown up so fast and is consistently surprising the world with new inovations growing out of it. He's also not a reactionary Luddite, he "looks forward to the time when our Internet reaches every town and trailer park". However at the time he wrote this book he was clearly having a crisis of faith in what the futurists where promising. A few illustrative predictions are worth quoting. When discussing shopping he asserts "no electronic shopping can compare with the variety, quality, and experimental richness of a visit to even the most mundane malls". This is before Amazon gave the bricks and mortar book shops a serious run for their money. He talks of the frustration of searching for information by keywords in titles of documents through various gopher services. This is before the all powerful Google "solved" the problem of search by using links to information to rank the usefulness of a page. One thing that becomes clear is many of the obstacles he mentions has either been solved or is in the process of improving. The ease of use of computers which is another bugbear of his, usability has been late in the game of software development but people like Apple take problems like getting Grandma on the 'net very seriously. Humans have proved remarkably ingenious at solving seemingly insurmountable problems. There are some areas he flags for concern that may still be relevant today. He wonders if the instant response of email is affecting our ability to write properly. If the ability to self publish will drown the 'net is a sea of dross. If social interactions on the screen can ever replace physically meeting people. However so much of this is mixed in with problems I know are now solved it's hard to not just write them off as excessive pessimism on Stoll's part. In summary I would recommend reading the book if you want to remind yourself of where the 'net came from and what the early days looked like. However if your looking for a clear treatise on the potential downsides of the information world I suggest looking for a more recent book on the subject.

2019-12-10 11:31

Đôi Bờ Giới Tuyến (1954 - 1967) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

This book was a car wreck. And I should've just looked away.

2019-12-10 12:31

Đàm Thoại Tiếng Nhật - Làm Việc Trong Công Ty Nhật (Kèm 1 CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kyoko Ebihara

Great book. I have been reading it on and off for like the past 3 years. Winegard gave it to me and it freaked out damon our boss when we first opened the restaurant because we were passing it around, he thought he had hired a bunch of satanists. that and we only listened to Slayer. He kinda did hirew a bunch of Satanists, or Agnostics if you will. Anyway great to read in small doses to learn about different areas, of the history of black metal, and prefer to read in the bathroom, or while at the computer, it is basically good to have at your side for referencing black metal. There are some Crazy stories in here, you know what i am talking about already though dont you? If not you should brush up on your black metal history

2019-12-10 13:31

Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Palmer

When Delaney falls through the ice and is submerged under water for eleven minutes. She should be dead - but she's not. After being in a coma for almost a week, Delaney wakes up to a whole new life. Everyone is changed by her fall - herself, her parents, her best friend, Decker, and her friends. Megan Miranda's debut novel is suspenseful, engaging, and brilliant. Part love story and part psychological thriller, Fracture will have you from the moment you start reading. The first ten pages takes you into the drowning of Delaney - and from there things just become more intense. Every move Delaney makes she is being watched - by her mother, her father, her friends. She went from being almost valedictorian to having to be tutored - and there is something a little off that draws her out in the middle of the night to the dying. When Delaney meets Troy, a person with similar abilities, what she is looking for is answers but what she gets is so much scarier. The characters in Fracture are written so well. Decker, Delaney's BFF, is caring and loyal and oh-so-in-love with Delaney - even if he won't admit it. He has to deal with the fact that he left Delaney on the ice and she fell in - and deal with it he does. There is so much tension between Delaney and Decker - a fine line that they both walk because of the hurtles in their friendship. And sometimes they are just too hard to deal with. When Delaney meet Troy - things get a whole lot more interesting. Troy is definitely a bad boy but not in a good way. He is sketchy and there is a lot more to him than what you think. It made me nervous the way Troy was with Delaney - like you're holding your breath waiting for something to happen. Fracture should definitely be on your to be read piles if it isn't already. No ghosts, witches, vampires, or werewolves here. Just a amazingly well written thriller that you won't be able to put down.

2019-12-10 14:31

Tài Liệu Luyện Thi Năng Lực Nhật Ngữ N5 (Kèm 1 CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Loved this book! Michael Moore is da man!

2019-12-10 15:31

Tớ Không Sợ Bị Bắt Nạt! Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Emmanuelle Piquet

I'd read and liked Case Histories by Kate Atkinson, so when I found this for a dollar at the Richmond Public Library booksale I went ahead and picked it up. It wasn't a bad read, but I didn't like it as much as Case Histories, mainly because it's a fairly long book without much of a plot. A lot happens in the book, of course. It follows several generations of the maternal side of Ruby Lennox' family, so there are lots of deaths and betrayals and missing of trains. There are some very real characters and a lot of secondary characters. There are some finely drawn relationships, particularly between the various sets of sisters. There's an extremely upsetting fire in a pet shop. There are parallels between some of the situations, and the writing is engaging, but it never comes together as an actual story for me. Also, I'm not too fond of the gimmick of having Ruby narrate her chapters in the present tense from conception onwards; especially given that we later learn she has forgotten, or blocked out, certain events, it's a little silly to have her so conscious of her own prenatal and infant periods.

2019-12-10 16:31

Cẩm Nang Luyện Dịch Việt - Anh Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

This is not her best book, but it was a nice break from Rina and Peter.

2019-12-10 17:31

Dấu Ấn 12 Con Giáp - Mùi (Lạc Quan Hay Bất An) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Asbooks biên soạn

take home message: knowing our biology helps us plan for the future!

2019-12-10 18:31

Truyện Kinh Dị Chọn Lọc - Ngọn Đèn Ma Quái Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thạch Bất Hoại

Carol had to read this for school so I didn't expect to like it. I was fascinated by the time period and couldn't put it down.

2019-12-10 19:31

50 Bài Học Giáo Dục Từ Người Mẹ Có 3 Con Trai Theo Học Stanford Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

It was really hard for me to get into this book.....I couldn't get passed the art show.....maybe next time I will try, maybe.....prolly not.

Người đọc Mauricio Rufino từ Rorbach-lès-Dieuze, France

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.