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Show HN: The Read Aloud Cloud, a visual intro to cloud computing for all ages
- forrestbrazeal 6y agoHi HN, I'm cloud architect and webcomic artist Forrest Brazeal. My new book, "The Read Aloud Cloud", is a quirky cartoon intro to cloud computing for all ages! Over a decade in the tech industry, I've installed software updates during a live cataract surgery, created robots that perform machine learning on pizza, and sung 168 AWS services in 2 minutes [0]. I couldn't be more excited to share The Read Aloud Cloud, which is out today from Wiley Publishing (the "For Dummies" people) [1]. It uses more than 100 cartoon illustrations, poems, essays, and who knows what else to explain cloud in terms even a CEO can understand. Just for HN, I've uploaded a sneak peek of Chapter 2: "Evolution of the Cloud (A Prehistory)" [2] Happy to answer questions about: - How to write a nonfiction book proposal that sells - The traditional publishing process (and why I went that route instead of self-pub) - Cloud or tech careers in general - Cartooning - Whatever else! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJAsvJOlhM&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJAsvJOlhM&feature=emb_logo [1] https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Read-Aloud-Cloud/9781119677628 https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Read-Aloud-Cloud/97811196... [2] https://www.dropbox.com/s/izyele6p60dfb68/Ch2.pdf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/izyele6p60dfb68/Ch2.pdf?dl=0
- dhdersch 6y agoI will definitely check if my employer will expense this purchase for me.