Library of 70 recomendations. Included are books that I have completed in their entirety, or have interacted with in a memorable way. Both book title and author content are hyperlinks, triggering a respective search (in a new browser window). Featured topics: starlink, engineering, business management, entrepreneurship, metaverse, corporation state, economic segregation, advanced technology, religious technology, development of language.
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science fiction
Additional comment: parallel timelines. an ai protagonist. note: some slang relative to london/uk might be lost in translation for the american reader.
algorithms
data structures
computer science
Additional comment: keep a copy bound to the desk.
alternative societies
science fiction
nature technology
tribal culture
Additional comment: a different dimension of sci-fi.
marketing
Additional comment: re-reading for my own marketing needs.
b
global economics
china
industrialism
Additional comment: pleasing that this read was more of a supply chain and culture investigation than crypto hype.
global politics
saudi arabia
investigative journalism
Additional comment: read if interested in world building.
afro-futurism
culture guide
Additional comment: the anthology you didn't know you needed :).
science history
inventors
technological development
Additional comment: know who automated shoe sole process. and much more.
c
software
computer programming culture
programmers
Additional comment: coding culture and literacy from a programmer's perspective.
design
Additional comment: expanded my outlook on design as a civic service.
global politics
covert ops
Additional comment: cannot confirm or deny contents of this book.
creative ability
locating a niche
consistency
Additional comment: finding the right audience is a key concept.
design
directory
Additional comment: use the companion website for hyperlinks.
computer science
technical interviews
Additional comment: great for technical interview prep.
d
chemistry
climate change as a political agenda
nobel peace prize
Additional comment: the section on climate change being propaganda is interesting.
user interface design
Additional comment: the section on dark patterns is powerful.
e
tesla
spacex
starlink
engineering
business management
entrepreneurship
Additional comment: people hate him, but great business insights revealed here — like how to avoid cost-plus, negotiation via intimate knowledge of every line item.
engineering
Additional comment: in hindsight, feels like the prequel to walter issacson's version.
futurism
labor technology
work culture
Additional comment: frames the workplace of the future as a surveillance-heavy reality.
architecture
design manual
Additional comment: a tomb of a book. architecture a-z.
embedded computing
technology
ethics
Additional comment: emerging tech for the approaching singularity.
f
geopolitics
up-code
down-code
symbol manipulation
worms
phishing attacks
system vulnerability
network insecurity
the law and hacking
viruses
democratic national convention
paris hilton
t-mobile
Additional comment: become familiar with 'upcode.' covers hacking from the individual, state, and federal levels. also, details the dnc hack.
modern monopolies
politics
logistics
Additional comment: read to gain awareness to the political and social realities of amazon being so embedded.
additive manufacturing
Additional comment: guidebook on 3-d printing, additive manufacturing opportunities.
g
algorithms
data structures
Additional comment: intro to, implementation of the core 'cs' algorithms. all in python.
graphic design
Additional comment: forced me to re-think precision. opened up new grid structures.
h
computational thinking
Additional comment: excellent intro to computation without being overtly technical.
business
start-ups
economic planning
Additional comment: i tend to stay away from this genre. however, practical business insights were gained from this book.
i
memoir
sex work
adult entertainment
erotic labor
being asian in america
Additional comment: more pornography of life than sex.
information copyright
Additional comment: read if interested the information economy.
j
JavaScript
programming
Additional comment: easy-to-read. covers js methods and arrow-functions. focus is on data manipulation.
python
programming
Additional comment: you build a burger shop at the end to tie everything together.
JavaScript
oscillators
programming
audio interfaces
Additional comment: web audio api and oscillator building. the internet needs more sound.
k
l
america in the 1900s
homesteading
small-town dynamics
ethic dynamics
survival
Additional comment: the history of homesteading told through the lens of rugged women, unfolds as a thriller. also, i am on pace to read all of lavalle.
pop culture
relationships
touring
music business
Additional comment: how-to grow up celebrity.
m
science fiction
enhanced humans
technology
class division
Additional comment: if i had a favorite book, this would be it. read the book. the anime film is not as sci-fi as the book.
n
graphic design
Additional comment: pithy yet insightful to achieving more robust outcomes.
internet media art
new media
counterculture
Additional comment: inspiring read.
o
management
Additional comment: more ready-to-use exercises than theory!.
p
product design
user experience
Additional comment: read for very implementable design principles.
q
r
programmatic bias
systemic bias
cultural inequality
Additional comment: get a copy if you care about moore's law applied to bias.
technology
Additional comment: amazing depiction(s) of art-meets-tech.
s
metaverse
corporation state
economic segregation
advanced technology
religious technology
development of language
ethnic tension
Additional comment: i hope more people read this.
product design
entrepreneurship
spirituality
Additional comment: the 'genius' is in the pursuit, not the tech skills.
technology
software entrepreneurship
work culture
Additional comment: anonymous. love the entrepreneurship angles in this one.
quantum internet
Additional comment: there is something here that i need to go back and re-engage with.
product design
hardware production
manufacturing
Additional comment: a small company with a big vision. also: making, then delivering physical products, is challenging.
advertising
ad pricing
ad markets
Additional comment: advertising beyond the content. how the market for clicks works, where it is broken.
t
family dynamics
relationships
religion
desire
gender
Additional comment: read in a single sitting.
mathematics
Additional comment: great to brush up on trig fundamentals. and simple to read for a math text.
financial liberation
bitcoin
Additional comment: hype-free. focused on the financial practicality of bitcoin.
letter-forms
typography manual
design
Additional comment: for type nerds.
computing history
ibm
wwii
apartheid
workplace inequality
history of technology
techno-politics
Additional comment: on my read twice list!.
music entrepreneurship
rap culture
negotiation
Additional comment: lessons on getting to your roots, embracing regional uniqueness.
spirituality
music production
entertainment media
Additional comment: classic wu-tang from the group's architect.
autism
family dynamics
divorce
Additional comment: you will feel warm during (and after) reading.
ethereum
Additional comment: the backstory of web3, how money divides friends.
internet
dark web
forum culture
Additional comment: examines weird pockets of the internet. sparked ideas for making the dark web a more illuminated destination.
pop culture
politics
current-ish events
Additional comment: the granularity of nostalgia, the 90s.
business
Additional comment: alpha-human-founder.
design
Additional comment: re-read periodically. the dots will grow on you.
business
empathy
long-term planning
Additional comment: business skills without the blubber, boardroom stuffiness.
technology
incubators
relationships
Additional comment: loved every page.
art
Additional comment: required for the modern art collection.
developer operations
Additional comment: legacy code and technical debt woes.
technology
Additional comment: still reading. obtuse in some parts.
design
professional development
user experience
design education
Additional comment: the essays are valuable.
u
v
w
internet entrepreneurship, net neutrality
Additional comment: helped me see social media companies as more than code and users.
internet
Additional comment: challenges the activity of being online.
science fiction
electronic waste
embedded technology
class struggle
Additional comment: opened my mind to electronic waste, converting salvage electronics into new machines.