Monday, September 30, 2019

Review: Training + Racing with a Power Meter

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Now that I had a power meter, I decided to do some reading to see what it's supposed to do for me, and why it's considered "the...
Friday, September 27, 2019

Review: Shadow Captain

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Shadow Captain is Alastair Reynold's middle book in the trilogy that started with Revenger . Revenger was very much a pirate story set ...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Review: Velocomp Powerpod V3

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I'd resisted getting a power meter for years. To begin with, they're expensive, usually exceeding $600 when all is said and done. Se...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Review: Permafrost

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Permafrost is Alastair Reynold's short time travel novel. It was expanded from one of his short stories, and is set entirely in Russia....
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Review: Revenant Gun

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Revenant Gun is the last novel in Yoon Ha Lee's Calendaric Empire trilogy. In this last novel, we get an explanation of who the driving...
Monday, September 23, 2019

Review Keychron K2 Bluetooth Keyboard

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I ordered the Keychron K2 Bluetooth Keyboard as a kickstarter project for a couple of reasons: I wanted a wireless keyboard, and the K2 ...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Review: Raven Stratagem

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Raven Stratagem is the second book in Yoon Ha Lee's space opera trilogy.  The previous novel didn't end exactly on a cliffhanger, b...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Review: The Sociopath Next Door

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I picked up The Sociopath Next Door during an audible sale. The biggest issue with audio books is that the voice actors reading the book mi...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Review: Nine Fox Gambit

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Nine Fox Gambit is Yoon Ha Lee's first book in a space opera trilogy. While it has all the trappings of science fiction, it's actua...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Review: The Sympathizer

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The Sympathizer is Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel of the Vietnamese-American experience. In particular, it could only have been written by a...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Review: Your Best Brain

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Your Best Brain is by John Medina, since I'm a big fan of his, I picked it up despite knowing that it covers little new ground compared...
Friday, September 13, 2019

Review: Dopesick

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Dopesick is a book exploring the opoid epidemic in the USA, specifically in Virginia. Scarlet pointed me at the book, and it's very much...
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Review: Prognosis

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Prognosis was for me that rarest of books: an Amazon First giveaway that drew me in and force me to read until I got to the finish. The auth...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Review: Verbal Judo - The Gentle Art of Persuasion

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Verbal Judo 's subtitle is The Gentle Art of Persuasion. To my surprise, the book's written by an ex-cop.  In one sense, this is goo...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Review: Instructions

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Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess have been collaborating on a series of children's books. I didn't know about them until I saw Instructi...
Monday, September 09, 2019

Review: Samsung Galaxy S9+ (128GB storage, 6GB of RAM)

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This year's trip finally convinced me that in 2019, it is insufficient to have an Android phone with only 3GB of RAM. On the days when I...
Friday, September 06, 2019

Review: Purdoux Cotton CPAP Mask Wipes

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When it comes to stuff like CPAP mask wipes, I'm discovering that the most important factor is the packaging. You can get those big cyli...
Thursday, September 05, 2019

Connection Options for the LG 43UD79-B

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Over the last 6 months, I still have not found a monitor as good as the LG 43UD79-B .  It's huge and does not require font scaling at 4K...
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Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Review: The Weather Machine

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The Weather Machine is a history of the weather forecasting system. It discusses a history of weather forecasting, the network of weather s...
Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Review: The Story of Human Language

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The Story of Human Language is one of the best "great courses" audio lecture series I've ever audited. I have no formal train...