Yesterday, the world lost one of its funniest and best writers ever -- Sir Terry Pratchett. He was a fantasy writer, but a satirist too, perhaps the best ever. His wit was sharp, his jokes hilarious. He wrote a long series called the Discworld series, over 30 books, about a world riding on the backs …
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Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age by Michael A. Hiltzik My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve heard of Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) for years now and of its importance, but this book really drove home just what a critical place PARC was for the development of …
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Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution by Fred Vogelstein My rating: 1 of 5 stars Rarely has a book incensed me the way this one has. First of all, let me announce that I am an iPhone lover and Android hater. No need to take pot shots at me. …
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So I've been doing a lot of research on various websites lately on several different meds I take and the outlook is pretty grim. This all started because about a month ago, I was put on a new med with what drugs.com said had 109 side effects, including extreme rage, anxiety, hostility, suicidal tendencies, depression, …
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I've been up since 12:15 AM and I want to write something about my severe insomnia, but I don't know what to write. Yesterday, I had the luxury of sleeping in until 4:15, but that's very rare. Normally, I'm up by 2:15. I typically go to bed around 10 or 10:30, so I average maybe …
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