Ask HN: Which book have you re-read recently? • Hacker News Board

BatFastard wrote: post #34

Daemon - AI, AR (or MR), 3D printing, crowdsourcing, this book brings them and more together in a facinating manner. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6665847-daemon and the second in the series http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8488830-freedom

Just finished Daemon and about to start Freedom. Great read, and it's amazing how quickly it ramps up near the end! I hadn't been hooked to a book like that since "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and "Dune"

Re: Ask HN: Which book have you re-read recently?

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Post by hueving » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 2:55 PM UTC

SyneRyder wrote: post #20

towndrunk wrote: post #17

How to get Rich - Felix Dennis https://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Greatest-Entrepreneurs/d...

The Audible version of this is excellent, one of my favorite Audible purchases. The narration reminds me of British comedies and sets the right tone for the book.

I must be blind, do you have a link to the audible version? I can't seem to find it in the audible store search.

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Post by deepaksurti » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 2:55 PM UTC

Ernestas wrote: post #27

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Hats off to you. Most don't even complete this once, you have re-read it. It will be great if you can tell what made you re-read this one?

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Post by hueving » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 2:56 PM UTC

KingOfMyRoom wrote: post #23

The Martian I love it. It's about doing the impossible, one step at a time

The attention to technical detail in this book is awesome. Mentioning the priority inversion bug on the lander made me smile.

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Post by hueving » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 2:59 PM UTC

deepaksurti wrote: post #45

Ernestas wrote: post #27

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Hats off to you. Most don't even complete this once, you have re-read it. It will be great if you can tell what made you re-read this one?

A recurring interest in recursive programming to break out of an iterative lifestyle.

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Post by iNate2000 » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 3:00 PM UTC

The Diamond Age

Even more than Star Trek, this novel caused me to think about a post-scarcity world. If we could have anything and everything, what should we do with it?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age

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Post by trendia » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 3:04 PM UTC

hueving wrote: post #42

scrollaway wrote: post #40

The Dictator's Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1610391845 Fascinatingly relevant right now.

>Fascinatingly relevant right now. How so?

The guy who we liked expanded executive power and now the guy who we don't like inherited it.

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Post by iNate2000 » Sat, Feb 04, 2017, 3:07 PM UTC

smcleod wrote: post #3

Cryptonomicon - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816.Cryptonomicon

Probably my favorite novel. And, unfortunately, more relevant than ever.

A quote: If the entire world were to become a police state obsessed with recovering old secrets, then vast resources might be thrown at the problem of factoring large composite numbers.