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56% complete! reconbot has read 28 of 50 books.
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what …
The inside story of the largest law-enforcement sting operation ever, in which the FBI made its own tech start-up to …
The Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be …
A wonderful little story. I don’t know what I can say that won’t give anything away, but I loved this book. It’s a nice cozy read.
The Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of …
"The Soul of a New Machine" is a non-fiction book written by Tracy Kidder and …
Still a wild tale, I’m no longer in awe of it and it’s obvious everyone involved got screwed and feels good about it (though that might be the authors bias). The love of the work “I’d take a pay cut to be involved in a project like this again” when already underpaid. It’s wild.
"West" one of the project leaders goes into “business development” answering the question “what happens to engineers over 40” writes Kidder. Fuck that. He doesn’t want to be exploited any longer, that’s what happens when you get over 40. Seems he’s still in engineering anyway consulting with other teams.
Overall this is a Wild take on a time in engineering that is not dissimilar to some companies today. I’ve worked at Data General clones, it sucks and isn’t worth it. Don’t get romanced. This is a cautionary tale told as an adventure story. I’m glad to …
Still a wild tale, I’m no longer in awe of it and it’s obvious everyone involved got screwed and feels good about it (though that might be the authors bias). The love of the work “I’d take a pay cut to be involved in a project like this again” when already underpaid. It’s wild.
"West" one of the project leaders goes into “business development” answering the question “what happens to engineers over 40” writes Kidder. Fuck that. He doesn’t want to be exploited any longer, that’s what happens when you get over 40. Seems he’s still in engineering anyway consulting with other teams.
Overall this is a Wild take on a time in engineering that is not dissimilar to some companies today. I’ve worked at Data General clones, it sucks and isn’t worth it. Don’t get romanced. This is a cautionary tale told as an adventure story. I’m glad to revisit it after 20 odd years and I'm glad to see how my perspective has shifted.
"The Soul of a New Machine" is a non-fiction book written by Tracy Kidder and published in 1981. It chronicles …
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to …
If it's as good as the first one I'm in for a fun ride.
2057 Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They …
I read this a long time ago and I loved the hell out of it.
It's about an ice hauler that gets suddenly sent out of the solar system at relativistic speeds on the back of something that apparently isn't a comet, it starts as a survival story and then turns really interesting and weird.
The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home. Following their ancestor's …
The Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of …
The word "bitch" conjures many images for many people but is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even …
HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES
Through one of the gates, a colony stands alone. …
An interesting afterward, not much was learned (by us or the characters) but it’s nice to have.
HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES
Through one of the gates, a colony stands alone. Their supplies are low. Their …
The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule …
Still just as good as it was the first time. Though knowing what is going to happen pulls the punches a little. But they’re effective just the same.
