Saturday, December 16, 2017

Austin Security Alliance

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On Monday, December 11, 2017, members of 14 computer security organizations met at Indeed headquarters to launch the Austin Security Allianc...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

HOW THE MARTIANS DISCOVERED ALGEBRA

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How the Martians Discovered Algebra: Explorations in Induction and the Philosophy of Mathematics by Roger E. Bissell ( Amazon here  in book...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

More on The Forever War

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Admiral James Stavridis and R. Manning Ancell created The Leader’s Bookshelf ( reviewed here ) by polling four-star generals and admirals ...
Monday, December 4, 2017

Reflections on Haldeman’s Forever War

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“Inside each book is a man,” said Fireman Montag in Fahrenheit 451 .   The Forever War  ( reviewed below ) was the work of Joe Haldeman as ...
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Sunday, December 3, 2017

THE FOREVER WAR

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The combat veterans who recommended Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War to me spoke at length about a passing detail and failed to identify the...
Monday, November 27, 2017

Joy Hakim's "Aristotle Leads the Way"

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Intended for children, The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way by Joy Hakim has many small problems throughout but remains valuable ...
Monday, November 20, 2017

COPERNICUS ON THE REVOLUTION OF HEAVENLY BODIES

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It was not just that Copernicus put the sun at the center of the heavenly system. His book asserted modern ideas about the relativity of mot...