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Recent Reading
Liu & Albitz: DNS and BIND
Very well written, very thorough.
Greg Egan: Schild's Ladder
Ouch! My brain hurts from the quantum weirdness. Some neat ideas, but doesn't hold up to the standard set by Diaspora.
David Brin: Startide Rising
Always a joy to re-read an old favourite.
Greg Egan: Permutation City
Wow! An instant favourite. This, combined with Diaspora, are the best depiction of life-as-software that I have ever seen.
Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything
A very entertaining tour through the history of science. Good for the general reader.
Personal Blogs I Read
Brandon Sawh
Erik Johnson
Justen Bennett
Mike Gordon
Mike Horler
Mike Horler's travels
Paul Rivait
Paul Saguil
Stephen Bradley
Tech Blogs I Read
Brian Marick's Exploration Through Example
Bruce Schneier
A weblog covering security and security technology.
Eric Lippert
The Daily WTF
Wes Moxam