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Top 50 Sci-fi Novels

by Marshall on March 7, 2007

This has been all over the web – The Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the Last 50 Years (1953-2002) – the ones I have read are underlined. Apparently I have a long way to go to complete the (…)

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Unix Haters Handbook

by Marshall on March 27, 2006

I just found out that the The Unix Haters Handbook is available free for download. It is a compilation of material from users of Unix systems who were frustrated with the way Unix worked.

V for Very Entertaining

by Marshall on March 26, 2006

I went and saw V for Vandetta on Saturday. It reminded me a lot of 1984, which is still probably the most engrossing and grimm book I have ever read. Overall, the story was great, the cinematography was amazing, and (…)

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