Software PM, bridge teacher, board game geek. Interested in stock markets and rational thinking.
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Andrew "Ender" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, …
Started reading it because it was top-rated by several friends. It is an excellent young adult novel but for a middle-aged person it feels like "yet another child's heroic path to victory".
A masterful blend of science fiction and poetic prose, pondering over the thin line between humanity and divinity. Definitely recommend it to anyone interested in philosophical sci-fi, and a must-read if you like Lord of Light.
Thanks @jonn for digging out this little-known treasure.
"In his Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond examined how and why …
A good set of evidence but weak, narrow-minded conclusions.
"In his Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies …
I wish it had more SF and less leftist agenda.
Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars …
I wish I could rate it 4.5/5. It reads like an action-packed SF golden age classics, with focus on people, not technology. Very solid explanation of how little it takes for a disperse society to fall into a civil war.
What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational," where you forsake all …
A cornerstone of modern works on rationality. Some ideas are brilliant and eye-opening, some tend to raise questions, and some are difficult to comprehend. Will have to re-read to understand better.
What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational," where you forsake all human feeling to embrace Cold …
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an …
Borjes' surreal worlds described in the characteristic cozy style. Magnificent and intoxicating, Clarke does know how to write on magic.
