Reviews
Guilty Pleasures:Cryptonomicon
Shortly before my brother John left to serve in Iraq, I lent him my copy of Neal Stephenson’sCryptonomicon. He was about the fifth person I lent the book to.
No one, And I mean No one I’ve lent it to has wanted to finish it. I figured between downtime and subject matter, He’d be the first [...]
My Favorite 5 Live Linux Distros
Kubuntu- The Ubuntu family are becoming the go to Distro for Linux Novices. With a slick user interface, a wide variety of apps, and a decent installation process, Kubunu would have been my favorite had it actually worked on my machine. Although I had it installed on my Daughter’s laptop, it froze up on [...]
Poll: Are you reading “Duma Key”?
I’ve always been a fan of Stephen King. Read him from the time I was about 12, and I think the first book was The Shining. But I lost interest in the period around Insomnia.
It just seemed as if King himself was burnt out. And the fact that’s he’s so prolific and has written [...]
Welcome to Providence, Mr. Holmes: A Very Cthulhu Xmas
Few things have made me as happy as the Christmas Gifts I got From My family this year.
See,I’ve reached a point in my life where I can Buy the things I want Myself. I don’t need to ask for the things I want and this year I didn’t. I wasn’t being a Scrooge or anything. [...]
Satan Says: What Is the Golden Compass?
In the book and soon to be released movie “The Golden Compass”, the titular device is called the alethiometer. It is a clockwork device that can answer any question. In the books, written by Phillip Pullman, the golden compass is entrusted to Lyra, a little girl with a big destiny. She is a pawn [...]
