In case anyone is not familiar with it, the story of the Eudaemons[1] is absolutely amazing: a bunch of UC Santa Cruz physicists and computer scientists decide

In case anyone is not familiar with it, the story of the Eudaemons[1] is absolutely amazing: a bunch of UC Santa Cruz physicists and computer scientists decide that roulette is, in fact, beatable with computational assistance and build wearable computers to help them do it -- and Tom Bass's "Eudaemonic Pie"[2](referenced somewhat obliquely by the linked article) is an excellent book. Indeed, Bass's book forms something of a trinity for me with Kidder's "Soul of a New Machine" and Levy's "Hackers" as painting the computing scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s -- an exciting time that provides many inspiring stories and timeless lessons. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaemons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaemons [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eudaemonic_Pie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eudaemonic_Pie