Monthly Archives: July 2009

acer Aspire Easystore H340

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Hong

A Bit of Background I have been looking for a backup solution for home. Ever since I took up a digital camera in 2001, I have been accumulating quite a bit of slices of my life in the form of … Continue reading →

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Inventing the Movies: Hollywood’s Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs by Scott Kirsner

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Hong

As a person who enjoys movie and technologies in audio-video entertainment, I really enjoyed this historical overview by Scott Kirsner. The main thread of his storytelling is the struggles between the innovators and the “preservationists” (or “status quo”), and mostly … Continue reading →

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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Hong

Another pickup from Fresh Air and TED. Also, Dan Ariely sometimes does guest appearance on Marketplace. This book has some similarities to Freakonomics, but it was more about the social experiments that he and his colleagues have done. They are … Continue reading →

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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Hong

I get a lot of book references from Fresh Air and TED and I heard about Steven Pinker on both. This book is about the recent developments in social science on human nature (“nature” vs. “nurture” is a very controversial … Continue reading →

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Marvelsby Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Hong

I heard it mentioned in The Totally Rad Show, one of many Podcasts that I follow. It was described as one of the classic American graphic novels and I have been interested in the basics of the American graphic novel … Continue reading →

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The Principles of Project Management by Meri Williams

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Hong

After I started at a new company, I thought I might want to look at “project management” again. And I just searched through books on Amazon.com and decided on this book. I thought it was very practical and had good … Continue reading →

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My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Hong

I heard about Jill Bolte Taylor and her amazing personal account of stroke and recovery from TED and Fresh Air. I think her speech was much more entertaining. The book had more details, but after finish reading it, I think … Continue reading →

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