Monday, December 26, 2016

Review: Leviathan Wakes

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Leviathan Wakes is the starting novel in the Expanses series, which has spawned a TV series of the same name. The TV series got outstandin...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

First Impressions: EF 40mm/2.8 STM

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Canon occasionally has massive sales on their refurbished equipment. I'd been eyeing the 40mm/2.8 for a while, and when the price dropp...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Review: Playstation Camera (PS4)

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I hadn't planned on ever buying the PS4 camera . It was unbundled from the PS4 for good reason: the only reason for its existence was th...
Monday, December 19, 2016

2017 Book Review Index

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Books of the year for 2017 have been selected Fiction The Old Man and the Sea Leviathan Wakes Caliban's War Seveneves Abaddon...
Friday, December 16, 2016

Review: Garmin Tempe Sensor

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The Garmin Vivoactive HR has every sensor the Edge 800 or Fenix 3 HR has except for the temperature sensor. I'm sure some of it is co...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Review: A Twist of the Wrist II

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A Twist of the Wrist II was recommended to me by Pengtoh as being one of the best books about bike handling. While I've never actually ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Review: Hillbilly Elegy

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Lots of websites and book review sites recommended Hillbilly Elegy during election season. All of them promised insight into the Trump vote...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Review: Snapcircuits Rover

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Bowen liked the Snapcircuits Arcade kit so much that there are days when he wakes up at 6:00am and asks to do projects. So when the Snapcir...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Review: The Old Man and the Sea

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I'll admit to never having read The Old Man and the Sea , or actually, any of Hemingway's work before this. Since it was a short boo...
Friday, December 09, 2016

Review: Enemy Unknown Plus (PS Vita)

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Through a combination of sales, coupons, and credits, I picked up Enemy Unknown Plus on my PS Vita for about $2 during my summer trip. For...
Thursday, December 08, 2016

Review: Algorithms to Live By

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Algorithms to Live By is actually an interesting book, even if you're a computer scientist. For one thing, even if you're a compute...
Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Review: Cure - A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body

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The author of Cure , Jo Marchant, comes with a ton of credentials, essential because of the credibility required to cover the topic. The f...
Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Review: The Skeptic's Guide to the Great Books

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The elevator pitch for this book's awesome: what if, instead of trying (and failing) to read all the "great books" that are pa...
Monday, December 05, 2016

First Impressions: Garmin Vivoactive HR

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My brother bought me a Garmin Vivoactive HR as a late birthday present. Continuous use of my Vivoactive has reduced its battery life signi...
Friday, December 02, 2016

Review: Harmony Hub & Echo Dot

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I started writing this review of an Echo Dot , but realized that I couldn't really review it without the true reason for its presence in...
Thursday, December 01, 2016

Review: Snap Circuits Arcade

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I grew up with legos here and there, but never got obsessed with them the way some people did. The dedicated kits that are now popular also ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Review: Internet and Fax 56K USB Modem (Sewell)

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I know: you're thinking that Piaw has finally taken this "retro-grouch" thing too far. Sure, my phone's from 2015, and my ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Review: Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine

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I picked up Medical School for Everyone: Emergency Medicine thinking that it'll be a boring litany of cases of what you need to go to t...
Monday, November 28, 2016

Review: Moonwalking with Einstein

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Moonwalking with Einstein is Joshua Foer's memoir of his experience going from a journalist covering the world memory championships to ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Review: Nutrition Made Clear

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You probably already know everything that's in the course, Nutrition Made Clear . For instance, In Defense of Food , summarized everythi...