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Peak by Chip Conley
In: Books
26 Jan 2009I’m reading Peak by Chip Conley and came across the following quote that I’m moved to post, not because it is inspiring, though the book is, but because it’s gross. And that’s fun!
He came from the University of Georgia seven years ago because he believed Genentech could help him answer a burning question: What is [...]
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Google still scanning books
In: Books
10 Nov 2008An interesting update from the Google blog about their Google Book Search program. They’ve settled a law suit with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers (AAP) and are moving forward on their plan to scan a vast number of books. Access to the books comes in a couple of different, confusing flavors but [...]
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Daemon, the book review
In: Books| Geek Finds
14 Oct 2008Tom Root lent me an uncopyedited not-for-sale manuscript of Daniel Suarez’s (aka Leinard Zeraus) Daemon.
Techno thrillers are generally disappointing. Anyone who has seen Swordfish or Antitrust will understand. And by the second page of Daemon, I was already cringing on my couch. The writing is oh so painfully self-conscious. He uses brand names to introduce [...]
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Parboiled Squirrel
In: Books| Food| Good Stuff
14 May 2008Eli over at the aadl uncovered this gem of a recipe from the Ann Arbor Cookbook, 1904: ”The following is all I know about cooking squirrels. First catch your squirrel. Skin him, etc. Parboil in a little water in a kettle, add salt, pepper, and enough butter to fry it brown. Then eat. If the animal [...]
Motion Mountain – open source physics textbook
In: Books| Geek Finds
14 Jan 2008Ran across this on Cool Tools yesterday – a free, downloadable PDF Physics manual written with skill and humor. And at 1500 pages, thorough.
How do objects and images move? How can animals move? What is motion?
How does a rainbow form? Is levitation possible? Do time machines exist? What does ‘quantum’ mean? What is the maximum [...]
IT book club process
In: Books
15 Jun 2007We’ve had some issues agreeing on our next book to read so today in our weekly meeting we set some rules to guide us on choosing the next books.
topic should be related to our work
ideally <500 pages
should not need a dictionary on hand to read the book
1 book per quarter
should be readily available
should be affordable
Finally, [...]
How’s hip-hop similar to Zingerman’s?
In: Books
14 May 2007Russell Simmons, known as a hip-hop media mogul, has written a book, “Do You!”, that focuses on Laws that he has discovered in his life that “access the power in you to achieve happiness and success.” We’re talking one of those books that goes through and illustrates basic laws of the universe with personal stories [...]
Setting the Table Review
14 Nov 2006As readers will know from past posts, the IT team took a trip to NYC a few months ago and were fortunate to be able to dine at Union Square Cafe, one of the restaurants started by Danny Meyer. It was a wonderful experience.
I have just finished reading his book, Setting the Table, and want [...]
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