Re: [PLUG] I need a book recommendation

[Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com>]

If we're going to go the Stephenson route, there's nary a book of his that I wouldn't recommend (at least those penned under his own name.)

Snow Crash is a definite favorite of mine, as is Diamond Age. I'm in the minority, but I loved Anathem. I'm only a third of the way through REAMDE, but liking it. And I never did finish the third Baroque Cycle book...

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Doug Stewart

On Jun 8, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Paul Walker <starsinmypockets@gmail.com> wrote:

Just finished Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson... cyberpunk classic that talks a lot about internet proliferation, 'virtual reality'/advanced UI topics, information architecture, software design, languages as virus etc - good fun. Once you open the scifi door, there's really just so much good relevant stuff.... I liked Cuckoo's Egg because it's very "on topic" from a Unix sysadmin perspective..

Paul

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com> wrote:

I might also recommend "Daemon" by Suarez for pulpy spec-fic. 

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Doug Stewart

On Jun 8, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Julien Mills <julienfmills@yahoo.com> wrote:

I read this book when I was a teenager and it made me want to learn Unix.  I studied philosophy in college but taught myself Unix on the campus aix system at Carolina when I was a student there.  The funny thing is I didn't do anything with my philosophy degree but now I do Linux webserver security as a career.  Go figure.

Any other books, required reading for geeks, anyone can recommend?

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