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Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse - the end of the world, now with more strippers!

3. September 2008

I'm a fairly serious fan of end of the world fiction. If it's zombies rising up against the tide of humanity, I'm there. Strange lights causing physics to stop and reverting back to blade and club? Count me in. Giant comet slamming into the world – yup! I enjoy all of these stories, which is why I was pretty excited to receive a copy of Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse.

Book Review: You Call This the Future? by Nick Sagan

27. August 2008

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Book Review: You Call This the Future? by Nick Sagan

The new book by Nick Sagan (son of Carl Sagan), You Call This the Future?: The Greatest Inventions Sci-Fi Imagined and Science Promised, is characterized by explanations of some of the fascinating technologies envisioned in classic science fiction along with explorations of the progress modern science has made towards achieving those visions. Classic science fiction references appear side-by-side with summaries of state of the art scientific research.

Fourth Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: Half Good

23. August 2008

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Fourth Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: Half Good

In the second of three Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition core rulebook reviews I take a critical look at the Dungeon Master's Guide.

D&D 4th Edition Reinvents Itself, but in a Good Way

19. August 2008

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D&D 4th Edition Reinvents Itself, but in a Good Way

WotC's Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition introduces a slew of changes to the venerable franchise, from a new modern look and feel to streamlined gameplay rules and a completely redesigned class and skill system. Today I take a look at the Player's Handbook, and I will review the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual in upcoming articles.

Book Review: The Way Toys Work

15. August 2008

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Did you know that the inventor of the erector set won an Olympic gold medal in the pole vault in 1908? Or that the Slinky was named by thumbing through a dictionary looking for a word that sounded like the motion of a toy? Or that (despite popular belief), Furbies do not listen for new words to add to their vocabularies (and therefore should never have been banned from government property)? Neither did I, until I read The Way Toys Work:The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch A Sketch, Boomerang, and More.

Tor.com launches, with a great new short story

20. July 2008

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The new Tor website launched today - they are the publishers of one of my favorite new authors, John Scalzi. Mr. Scalzi penned the great novel, Old Man's War and several sequels, all of which are a fun read. John has a way with dialog, and weaves a wonderful story. I highly recommend his work.

Review: Day by Day Armageddon

10. July 2008

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It’s the new year, you’re a Navy pilot and you decide that keeping a journal would be a good idea. Little did you know that in the ensuing weeks and months, the world as you knew it would be going to Hell. That’s the premise behind Day by Day Armageddon by J. L. Bourne. The book [...]

ArsGeek Reviews Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection

6. August 2007

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Title: Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection Author(s): Niels Provos & Thorsten Holz ISBN10: 0-321-33632-1 ISBN13: 978-0-321-33632-1 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Cost: $49.99 Format: Paperback, 440 pages. Published: July 16, 2007 Here is a concise, step by step guide to creating virtual honeypots. Honeypots are sweetened servers or services made available to the public where those seeking to compromise systems (either [...]

Review: ArsGeek reviews Practical Packet Analysis

7. July 2007

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Title: Practical Packet Analysis Author(s): Chris Sanders ISBN10: 1593271492 ISBN13: 978-1593271497 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $39.95 Format: Soft Cover, 192 pages Published: May 2007 Once again I am impressed with a No Starch Press book. Practical Packet Analysis is a wonderful, simple to use and well laid out guide to getting useful information out of captured packets. Wireshark is [...]

Ubuntu for Non-Geeks 2nd Edition

25. June 2007

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Title: Ubuntu for Non-Geeks 2nd Edition Author: Rickford Grant ISBN10: 1593271522 ISBN13: 978-1-59327-152-7 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $34.95 Format: Paperback, 328 pages. CD included Published: June 15, 2007 Ubuntu for Non-Geeks is a pain-free, project-based, get-things-done guidebook. It even says so right on the cover. As with all of the No Starch Press books I’ve encountered before, Ubuntu for Non-Geeks [...]

ASP.NET AJAX in Action

23. May 2007

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Title: ASP.NET AJAX in Action Author: Alessandro Gallo, David Barkol, and Rama Vavilala ISBN10: 1933988142 ISBN13: 978-1933988146 Publisher: Manning Publications Cost: $44.99 Format: Paperback Published: August 2007 ASP.net AJAX in Action contains just about anything and everything you’d ever want to know about developing AJAX enabled web services. Despite the title sounding a bit complex, the book itself is accessible and easy to [...]

Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators

16. May 2007

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Title: Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators Authors: Robbie Cooper, Julian Dibble and Tracey Spaight ISBN10: 1905712022 ISBN13: 978-1905712021 Publisher: Chris Boot Cost: $29.95 Format: Hardcover, 160 Pages Published: May 2007 Alter Ego is a book I was genuinely excited to read. It’s about about Avatars â€“ our extensions into the virtual worlds that act as ambassadors, representations and alter egos for [...]

Beginning Ubuntu Linux

10. May 2007

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Title: Beginning Ubuntu Linux (2nd edition) Author: Keir Thomas ISBN10: 1590598202 ISBN13: 978-1590598207 Publisher: Apress Cost: $39.99 Format: Paperback, 684 pages. Published: 2007 Thomas should have called this book Everything You’ll Ever Want To Know About Using Ubuntu. Not only is this a great guide to getting started with Ubuntu specifically and Linux in general but it contains just about anything anyone would [...]

Windows PowerShell in Action

8. May 2007

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Title: Windows PowerShell in Action Author: Bruce Payette ISBN10: 1932394907 ISBN13: 978-1932394900 Publisher: Manning Publications Cost: $44.99 Format: Paperback, Published: Februrary 2007 Windows PowerShell in Action is an encyclopedic tome of PowerShell scripting bringing the reader through the basics with simple shell scripts through powerful and flexible scripts any Windows systems administrator will find immediately useful. The book is divided into 13 chapters and [...]

Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scapers

2. May 2007

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Title: Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scapers: A Guide to Developing Internet Agents with PHP/CURL Author: Michael Schrenk ISBN10: 1593271204 ISBN13: 978-1593271206 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $39.99 Format: Paperback, 328 pages Published: 2007 Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers contains everything you would need to start writing your own internet agents to perform a variety of tasks. Data aggregation, image capture, link verification [...]

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Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse - the end of the world, now with more strippers!

Book Review: You Call This the Future? by Nick Sagan

Fourth Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: Half Good

D&D 4th Edition Reinvents Itself, but in a Good Way

Book Review: The Way Toys Work

Tor.com launches, with a great new short story

Review: Day by Day Armageddon

ArsGeek Reviews Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection

Review: ArsGeek reviews Practical Packet Analysis

Ubuntu for Non-Geeks 2nd Edition

ASP.NET AJAX in Action

Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators

Beginning Ubuntu Linux

Windows PowerShell in Action

Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scapers

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