My New Website

I'd like to announce the arrival of my new website, Scott's House. It can be found at scottholstad.com. It has a Pittsburgh Penguins fan site complete with Stanley Cup information, pictures, and videos, a number of archived technical articles I've written over the years, a page devoted to my 13 years as a college student …

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A Review of To Honor You Call Us

To Honor You Call Us by H. Paul Honsinger My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed a great deal of To Honor You Call Us, yet there was quite a bit about it I did not enjoy. Captain Max Robichaux has been given command of the USS Cumberland, a bad luck destroyer with a …

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A Review of Rainbows End

Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge My rating: 2 of 5 stars I admittedly haven't read much Vernor Vinge, but I know some of his books have won several Hugo Awards, including this one. But whenever I read him, I just don't enjoy his books. Admittedly, Vinge is an idea guy. He comes up with big …

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