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tylero
9y ago
Craig Smith also released a book-length treatment of the subject online for free, the Car Hacker's Handbook, available here: http://opengarages.org/handbook/
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Ruby Wizardry, a new programming book designed for kids
(nostarch.com)
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tylero
12y ago
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tylero
13y ago
Here's a fun (and pretty long) podcast interview with Klaus and Guido: http://jeffrubinjeffrubinshow.com/episode/16-settlers-of-cat...
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tylero
13y ago
We'll be posting the EPUB and MOBI files shortly. You'll get those soon.
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tylero
13y ago
Soil transmitted helmiths (aka worms) are a huge medical burden on the world. CDC estimates more than 1 billion people are infected.
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tylero
13y ago
We'll have some entirely new Scratch books with "harder" projects in the Fall, I hope. Physics simulations, geometry, math and science-oriented projects, not just games. Some great new authors working on those, and not just Scratch too, but
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tylero
13y ago
Indeed! Don't let that stop them from having fun, though. For the book, you can still download 1.4: http://info.scratch.mit.edu/scratch_1.4_download And all the games should still work in the new 2.0 interface too; it's an overhaul of the
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No Starch joins in "Day Against DRM" (50% off all ebooks)
(nostarch.com)
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tylero
13y ago
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Super Scratch Programming Adventure--A new programming comic for kids
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tylero
14y ago
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tylero
15y ago
No, though it's helpful to have some exposure or be eager to learn in the later chapters. The authors explain how several MSF modules work, show you how to create your own, for example.
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"Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide" now available
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tylero
15y ago
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tylero
15y ago
When I was working a booth at Wondercon, an 11-year-old girl picked up a copy of the Manga Guide to Electricity and told me, "Reading this book was fun!" Made my day. (I edit the series.)
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tylero
16y ago
Apple explicitly claims the trademark in their press releases. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/05/03ipad.html
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tylero
17y ago
Yes, you're quite right that there is an important distinction to make there. To clarify one point: Authors typically make their royalties on the wholesale price--that is, the actual cash publishers receive from booksellers like B&N and
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tylero
17y ago
Your initial claims here don't follow: Lower prices certainly do have an affect on author's income. Authors receive a royalty based on a wholesale price, which is (normally) directly related to the price you pay as a consumer. Publishers' a
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tylero
17y ago
Can you explain why? Specifically, I'm curious why wouldn't you want your representative (your publisher) to have the power to achieve the best possible outcome for you, the author. Disregarding the specifics of this case, why would you tru
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tylero
17y ago
I've seen at least as many technical authors get distracted by the intricacies of LaTeX or DocBook as those trying to "design" in Word or OpenOffice. Using markup doesn't prevent the problem of diverting authorial attention to design. Every
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The Manga Guide to Statistics (excerpt)
(scribd.com)
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tylero
18y ago
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How Wikipedia Works
(howwikipediaworks.com)
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tylero
18y ago
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