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A friend picked this for our neighborhood book club. Having read it, I told him that he should provide a cheat sheet for less technically inclined readers, cove

by cafard 2y ago

A friend picked this for our neighborhood book club. Having read it, I told him that he should provide a cheat sheet for less technically inclined readers, covering for example "Thompson hack" and "Turing-complete". He did not--I think that he might have suggested that I draw it up--and it became one of the least popular books to have been read in the club's history.

0xEF 2y ago
Recommend Dune, next time, for extra lulz
- throwanem 2y ago
  The cheat sheet is built in!
- shagie 2y ago
  Followed up with Anathem (by Neal Stephenson). It took me three tries to get into the book before going audible on it... and then realizing its a really neat philosophy text wrapped around a plot.