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Blueberry Wyrm

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Kevin Mitnick, William L. Simon, Steve Wozniak: Ghost in the Wires (2011, Little Brown & Company)

Publisher description: Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed …

A fun read about Kevin Mitnick's hacking escapades. This book has everything! Romance, loss, victory, revenge, and intrigue. He's lived a very interesting life.

Highly recommend for anyone interested in concepts of privacy and security.

finished reading The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Vintage contemporaries)

Sandra Cisneros: The House on Mango Street (1991, Vintage Books)

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools …

Read this last month for book club, but just now adding it here to keep track of it. I burned through it pretty quick and didn't digest it as much as I think it deserves (was short on time before the book club meeting).

Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny (2017, Crown, Tim Duggan Books)

In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the …

A brief, rational reflection on tyranny

This was an easy to read and digest collection of lessons on tyranny. This isn't an anatomical analysis of what tyranny is nor is it a definitive prescription of cures. It's collection of broad insights that come from historical accounts. The author speaks equally about events under Nazi and Communist governments that provide insights into how tyrannical governments operate.

The writing felt very centrist and balanced. He clearly tried to avoid leaning left or right and simply presented a series of lessons based on factual events.

Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny (2017, Crown, Tim Duggan Books)

In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the …

A brief, rational reflection on tyranny

This was an easy to read and digest collection of lessons on tyranny. This isn't an anatomical analysis of what tyranny is nor is it a definitive prescription of cures. It's collection of broad insights that come from historical accounts. The author speaks equally about events under Nazi and Communist governments that provide insights into how tyrannical governments operate.

The writing felt very centrist and balanced. He clearly tried to avoid leaning left or right and simply presented a series of lessons based on factual events.

Ivan Greenberg, Everett Patterson, Joe Canlas: Machine Never Blinks (2020, Fantagraphics Books)

Informative, but brief overview of the history of surveillance

This book tries to layout the overall history of surveillance, but imo goes back a bit too far in time and talks about things that really aren't very relevant. As it gets into more recent history, it lays a pretty clear narrative of how we've arrived where we are in America.