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Wish I read more fiction. Pathetic ratio of how-to books vs actually doing stuff. But still like books even if it's Web 0.2 rather than 2.0
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Friday August 15
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Tuesday July 15
monkeylytics blippd Enemy Territory Quake Wars
Objective-based team shooter with multiple objectives per map with rich class mix give a good blend of fast-twitch and strategy. Bleh sound effects though. =D. -
monkeylytics blippd Neverwhere: A Novel
Like many Gaiman novels, it sucks you in quickly around the theme of where reality and unreality meet. His forte. But a bit comic-booky in the middle and end. =). -
monkeylytics blippd The Da Vinci Code
Kind of liked the "historical" storytelling bits but writing can be *excruciatingly* bad. Sometimes felt like I was a reviewer in an X-files fanfic contest. X_x =(. -
monkeylytics blippd 3:10 to Yuma
Entertaining western yarn. Bale performance is the stronger but Crowe has far more fun. Ending pushes its luck too far but lead performances still enjoyable =). -
monkeylytics blippd The Bourne Ultimatum
Rehashed formula of first 2 movies drains suspense & drama. Some scenes eye-rolling like Julia Stiles section. The Wedge Antilles of Bourne apparently. =|. -
monkeylytics blippd The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Not as whirlwindy fun as Fooled by Randomness but a more fleshed out view of Taleb's philosophy towards chance and life. A bit rambling but still provocative. =). -
monkeylytics blippd Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Breezy & fun read. Individuals can be unpredictable but groups much less so. Not just pure econ but healthy doses of game theory, behavioral studies, etc. =). -
monkeylytics blippd Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Success and failure are due more to luck than people can admit. Caustic, irreverent, and contemptuous at times, but a very worthwhile read. =D. -
monkeylytics blippd Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Generates discussion about organizational factors in success, but oversimplification resulting from survival bias and halo effect can't be ignored. =|.
