Cowards and Trolls Log Off: Dril’s New Book Is Awesome
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Memories Of A Mis-Spent Youth: Learnabout Simple Electronics
Early last spring, we featured a book review, as part of our occasional Books You Should Read series. Usually these are seminal tomes, those really useful books that stay with you for life and become well-thumbed, but in this case it was a children’s book. Making a Transistor Radio, by [George Dobbs, G3RJV], was a part of the long-running series of Ladybird books that educated, entertained, and enthralled mid-20th-century British kids, and its subject was the construction of a 3-transistor regenerative AM receiver. If you talk to a British electronic engineer of A Certain Age there is a good …read more
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Book Review: Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking
In his new book, “Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking, 2nd Edition,” Chris Hadnagy really hits the mark by providing a great overview of social engineering techniques, explaining how and why they work, and giving the reader ple… Continue reading Book Review: Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking
Book Review: Investigating Cryptocurrencies
As the saying goes, “Follow the money.” Regardless of one’s philosophical argument on the merits of a decentralized currency controlled by the masses and not a single government entity, criminals are utilizing the technology to their … Continue reading Book Review: Investigating Cryptocurrencies
Meet the speakers at The Europas, and get your ticket free (July 3, London)
Excited to announce that this year’s The Europas Unconference & Awards is shaping up! Our half day Unconference kicks off on 3 July, 2018 at The Brewery in the heart of London’s “Tech City” area, followed by our startup awards dinner and fantastic party and celebration of European startups! The event is run in partnership […] Continue reading Meet the speakers at The Europas, and get your ticket free (July 3, London)
Book highlights: “Hit refresh” by Satya Nadella
Very telegraphically, these are my impressions after reading “Hit Refresh”:
– Impressive human being. He tells you how his personal experiences have shaped him, not only personally but also professionally.
Some of the ideas worth exploring that … Continue reading Book highlights: “Hit refresh” by Satya Nadella
Book highlights: “Hit refresh” by Satya Nadella
Very telegraphically, these are my impressions after reading “Hit Refresh”:
– Impressive human being. He tells you how his personal experiences have shaped him, not only personally but also professionally.
Some of the ideas worth exploring that … Continue reading Book highlights: “Hit refresh” by Satya Nadella
Book highlights: The Mathematics of Love by Hannah Fry
This brief book by Hannah Fry is inspired by her TED talk with the same title: The mathematics of love.
The main (very personal and non-comprehensive and biased) highlights I would like to share are:- When finding a partner: Give people a chance. Reduc… Continue reading Book highlights: The Mathematics of Love by Hannah Fry
Book tip: “Time management for system admins” by Thomas A. Limoncelli
Just some practical sentences about this book from 2005 by Thomas A. Limoncelli.
If you are working in Information Security or in Information Technology in general, and you need to improve managing your time and prioirities, this book deals with this e… Continue reading Book tip: “Time management for system admins” by Thomas A. Limoncelli
Books You Should Read: The 3D Printing Handbook
3D printing was invented in the 80s, twenty years passed, patents expired, and then several diverse uses for 3D printing technology were found. As such, the tips and techniques for 3D printing — especially filament-based printing — have been discussed and documented almost entirely on the Internet, mostly in chat rooms, forums, and YouTube videos. Everything you could ever want to know about 3D printing is available on the Internet, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to find it.
There have been dozens of books published as a guidebook to 3D printing over the years, and some of those …read more
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