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Very similar thread, three hours ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1864688 EDIT: Not necessarily trying to say that this shouldn't be here, just that the audience for these two threads is probably pretty close, so people here might find the info there interesting/useful.
Just finished Little Brother , in the middle of The War of the Worlds right now, and I plan to tackle Cryptonomicon once the semester starts winding down. I also read You Are Not A Gadget by Jaron Lanier recently, which is a great read.
I tried Godel Escher Bach but after a few pages of his pq system I couldn't take it any more and walked away. Is this something I need to endure or am I not "getting it"?
Very similar thread, three hours ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1864688 EDIT: Not necessarily trying to say that this shouldn't be here, just that the audience for these two threads is probably pretty close, so people here might find the info there interesting/useful.
Some of Jakob Nielson's usability stuff.
Getting Things Done http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Produc... So that I can read more and do other things :)
Excellent science fiction.
- *Built to Last* - Collins and Porras
- *The Ruby Programming Language* - Flanagan and Matz
- *_Whys Poignant Guide to Ruby* - _Why the Lucky Stiff