According to my daughter I'm "in love with books".
I read a lot of Nonfiction books related to Cyber Security, Organizational Development, and Software Development in general. I'm interested in the human side of technology.
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Everyone needs to love and be loved - even men. But to know love, men …
Not an easy read. It takes some getting used to bell hooks writing style and is deep content.
Nevertheless or because of the topic it is important and recommended reading
Scharfsinnig, schonungslos und sprachlich brillant zeigt der Autor, dass es keinen Reichtum gibt, der unschuldig …
War für ein Buch. Keine leichte Kost aber brilliant geschrieben und gut übersetzt
We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader …
I found it an interesting read but a bit one-sided leaving out the involvement of the "western democraties". Which for decades had (and have) no problem other toppling democratic governments, selling weapons to autocrats and stifling change and democratic progress by insisting the depth made by autocrats (for eg. weapons) have to be paid back even after a regime change. As well as e.g mentioning the torture of US soldiers during and following the war in Vietnam but leaving out torture committed et the time by US forces.
This leave me with questions and the feeling that the story is too straight
I found it an interesting read but a bit one-sided leaving out the involvement of the "western democraties". Which for decades had (and have) no problem other toppling democratic governments, selling weapons to autocrats and stifling change and democratic progress by insisting the depth made by autocrats (for eg. weapons) have to be paid back even after a regime change. As well as e.g mentioning the torture of US soldiers during and following the war in Vietnam but leaving out torture committed et the time by US forces.
This leave me with questions and the feeling that the story is too straight
We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader …
Important topic and well written
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is …
I finally finished this book. Found it uninspiring, riddled with errors and totally boring
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is …
Finally I'm getting close to the end. Such an mindboggling boring book
Finally I'm getting close to the end. Such an mindboggling boring book
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw …
The book feels a bit like a therapeutic writeup to process trauma. While it is a smooth read, I missed real content. It basically shows what incredible clueless a*hole the leadership team of Meta are.
Other reviews correctly point out the complicitness like the ones from * @pivic@bookwyrm.social bookwyrm.social/user/pivic/review/6984051/s/a-self-protecting-ride-through-autocracy-kleptocracy-and-capitalism * @benwerd@bookwyrm.social bookwyrm.social/user/benwerd/review/7024817/s/these-are-the-people-to-avoid
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The book feels a bit like a therapeutic writeup to process trauma. While it is a smooth read, I missed real content. It basically shows what incredible clueless a*hole the leadership team of Meta are.
Other reviews correctly point out the complicitness like the ones from * @pivic@bookwyrm.social bookwyrm.social/user/pivic/review/6984051/s/a-self-protecting-ride-through-autocracy-kleptocracy-and-capitalism * @benwerd@bookwyrm.social bookwyrm.social/user/benwerd/review/7024817/s/these-are-the-people-to-avoid
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The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is …
A colleague recommended the book to me. I have to say, I hate it. By now it is a pure rage read.
I find it a lazy researched (if at all), sloppily write and a boring and wordy read without a significant amount of relevant information.
Additionally, I find the moral and ethical standing of the author questionable.
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook’s potential and knew it …
Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather... It …
Or had been quite some time since i tag the book. Reading it i realised that i has no idea of the protagonist was a man or a women. Actually the classification doesn't make any sense. Which made me realise that the classification isn't important in other settings either and fit sure isn't biological
Or had been quite some time since i tag the book. Reading it i realised that i has no idea of the protagonist was a man or a women. Actually the classification doesn't make any sense. Which made me realise that the classification isn't important in other settings either and fit sure isn't biological
Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather... It was no ordinary murder. Though …
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is …
I'm not very far over the book yet. But I'm not impressed till now. It seem like a braindump of random thoughts without a congruent threat. Sloppy in thought and implementation.
I'm not very far over the book yet. But I'm not impressed till now. It seem like a braindump of random thoughts without a congruent threat. Sloppy in thought and implementation.
Recently I took the book because it was referenced in Kill it with Fire bookwyrm.social/book/106715/s/kill-it-with-fire
The first surprise, I had read it already but can't remember anything from it :-(
I now have read it again halfway through and have mixed feelings. While it addresses a real problem and has some good ideas or put them into clear words, it is one of this classical "self-help" book. IMHO it lacks the data to support the methods it proposes.
One reoccurring element is that bad strategies are analyzed, and their bad outcome is explained. But "good strategies" are just described, and their outcome is not mentioned. An the "good strategies" include Richard Kovacevich cross-selling strategy of Wells Fargo which lead to the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_cross-selling_scandal). The first edition of the book was published before the scandal, nevertheless it shows that good/bad strategy bears …
Recently I took the book because it was referenced in Kill it with Fire bookwyrm.social/book/106715/s/kill-it-with-fire
The first surprise, I had read it already but can't remember anything from it :-(
I now have read it again halfway through and have mixed feelings. While it addresses a real problem and has some good ideas or put them into clear words, it is one of this classical "self-help" book. IMHO it lacks the data to support the methods it proposes.
One reoccurring element is that bad strategies are analyzed, and their bad outcome is explained. But "good strategies" are just described, and their outcome is not mentioned. An the "good strategies" include Richard Kovacevich cross-selling strategy of Wells Fargo which lead to the Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_cross-selling_scandal). The first edition of the book was published before the scandal, nevertheless it shows that good/bad strategy bears no relation to the outcome.
We are, to use a technical economic term, screwed. The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyone's money and now …
