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darkejokero rated Erewhon.: 5 stars

Erewhon. by Samuel Butler (Penguin Classics)

Samuel Butler's Erewhon, or Over the Range was published anonymously 1872. In this satire of Victorian society, the main character …

darkejokero rated Jem: 4 stars

Frederik Pohl: Jem (Paperback, 1980, Bantam)

Jem by Frederik Pohl (SF Masterworks)

darkejokero rated Technological Slavery: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynski, a.k.a. "The Unabomber": 4 stars

Theodore Kaczynski: Technological Slavery: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynski, a.k.a. "The Unabomber"

Technological Slavery: The Collected Writings of Theodore J. Kaczynski, a.k.a. "The Unabomber" by Theodore Kaczynski

“Like many of my colleagues, I felt that I could easily have been the Unabomber's next target. He is clearly …

darkejokero rated 2050 China: 3 stars

Angang Hu, Yilong Yan, Xiao Tang, Shenglong Liu: 2050 China (2021, Springer)

2050 China by Angang Hu, Yilong Yan, Xiao Tang, and 1 other (Understanding Xi Jinping’s Governance)

This book is arranged and developed around the theme of “2050 China,” it analyzes the factors and advantages of the …

darkejokero rated Proto-Algorithmic War: 4 stars

Stefka Hristova: Proto-Algorithmic War (2023, Springer International Publishing AG)

Proto-Algorithmic War by Stefka Hristova (Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI)

During the Iraq War, American soldiers were sent to both fight an enemy and to recover a “failed state” in …

darkejokero rated The Man Who Fell to Earth: 4 stars

Walter Tevis: The Man Who Fell to Earth (2016, GOLLANCZ)

The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis (SF Masterworks)

Thomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars, …

darkejokero rated Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: 4 stars

Claudia Pasquero, Marco Poletto: Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2023, Taylor & Francis Group)

Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Claudia Pasquero, Marco Poletto

Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary …

darkejokero reviewed Four Battlegrounds by Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre: Four Battlegrounds (2023, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.)

An award-winning defense expert tells the story of today’s great power rivalry―the struggle to control …

Very disappointing

1 star

Naive and idealistic when it comes to domestic politics/ geopolitics

needs to sticks with the technology corner and stop listening to ppl like Victoria Nuland.

Anyone that is responsible for war crimes in Iraq and the current nightmare in Ukraine should not be within your intellectual sphere.

definitely displays a unwavering regurgitation of liberal propaganda/ corporate promises while whitewashing the history of american misdeeds.

darkejokero rated Proto-Algorithmic War: 4 stars

No cover — Stefka Hristova: Proto-Algorithmic War (2022, Springer International Publishing AG)

Proto-Algorithmic War by Stefka Hristova

darkejokero rated Monstress, Vol. 1: 4 stars

Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda, Marjorie M. Liu: Monstress, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2016, Image Comics)

Monstress, Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda, Marjorie M. Liu (Monstress, #1)

"Set in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, Monstress tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, …