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Notes on Books
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Oct 2019
May 2019
Just finished the Idea Factory, which follows the rise and fall of Bell Labs. One concept I'm left with—Markets are excellent at optimizing existing technology for consumer desires. However, they are poor at producing impactful, world-changing technology like the semiconductor.
Mar 2019
FWIW, this is one of my favorite coffee table books.
Product Dork@productdork
1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual
Feb 2019
“While most of us focus on consuming information that we won’t care about next month, let alone next year, Buffett focused on knowledge and companies that change very, very slowly or not at all. ” pxlme.me
Aug 2018
Apr 2018
“Technology has undoubtedly created massive benefits for humanity. But it can cause problems — shifting into High Modernism territory — when it ignores, or even tries to replace our complex humanity instead of working with it.” calnewport.com
Mar 2018
If you're interested in Stoicism, I would absolutely recommend it. Ego is the Enemy is a short read. It's well thought-out and I believe the underlying themes—even though I'm not crazy about all the examples.
I finished Ryan Holiday's Ego is the Enemy this morning. My friends who had read it were split. It was either life changing or hated for watering down the original texts.
Dec 2017
Trying to decide what audiobook is up next. Considering BTC just hit $15,000, I'm thinking The Snowball (Warren Buffett bio) or Debt: The First 5,000 Years. Thoughts?
Nov 2017
Really digging some of the ideas in the Design Systems Handbook. designbetterpodcast.com
Aug 2017
There are so many incredible ideas in this Isaac Asimov interview. The man was truly remarkable. youtube.com
Jul 2017
Recently finished the Fall and Rise of China. It is spectacular. If you're fascinated by history, you'll love it. audible.com
While my commute is about to get longer, I am looking forward to more audiobook time.
Mar 2017
On Writing Well is missing from this list. It's a must-read for anyone writing non-fiction. buff.ly
Nov 2016
Ha, this DO NOT read list for founders, is better than the DO read list. Delivering Happiness was pretty weak. buff.ly
Remind me, who is Oceania at war with?
This weekend's project—make it easier to subscribe to my newsletter, build a library of favorite books on my site.
After rereading 1984, the government's battle against encryption worries me. Do people have a right to privacy? buff.ly
Question—is Kindle Unlimited a good alternative to Audible if I just want Audiobooks?
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Man, I'm already through this month's Audible credits with 1984 and Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Guess it's back to podcasts.
In 1984 it's interesting that the warring super-states have no intention of winning. War is just a convenient device to keep people in fear.
Oct 2016
Amusing that the Philosophers in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy revolt when the super computers turns on—afraid it will take their jobs.
Aug 2016
I just realized what the"Many people are saying... many reliable sources" Anti-Trump bots remind me of—Dagne's brother in Atlas shrugged.
Jul 2016
Jun 2016
May 2016
Tumblr blog to coffee table book. Great concept. cabinporn.com
Apr 2016
Where does out modern conception of staple fantasy races such as Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs come from? reddit.com
Mar 2016
The collective insanity of the publishing industry genedoucette.me
Feb 2016
Nov 2015
Awesome project by @mikaelcho and the @unsplash team—The Unsplash Book buff.ly
Oct 2015
What's the best way to ruin a book? Make it required reading in school.
Tolkien's annotated map of Middle-earth discovered inside copy of Lord of the Rings theguardian.com
Aug 2015
Jul 2015
Zero to One is an exceptional book. I'm kind of bummed that I'm done with it.
A bunch of designers say what they're currently reading. buff.ly
Jun 2015
May 2015
I've just made an incredible discovery! LibriVox has public domain audiobooks. buff.ly
Apr 2015
"Like all persons of the Library... I have wandered in search of a book, perhaps the catalogue of catalogues..." en.wikipedia.org
Mar 2015
Feb 2015
An interesting question. What Books Could Be Used to Rebuild Civilization? openculture.com
I've got a bunch of Audible credits. Any book suggestions?
Dec 2014
Kuwayama's Trade Marks and Symbols book was $99 before the Aaron Draplin video went viral, now it's $2,400... amazon.com
Wild Card! After fighting all year with Amazon, Hachette partners with Gumroad to sell books directly to readers
Nov 2014
This is cool— Art from the Best Children’s Books of 2014 themarginalian.org
Oct 2014
Aldous Huxley writes George Orwell following the release of 1984. news.lettersofnote.com
Aug 2014
Jun 2014
Also, if someone purchases your book via an affiliate link, do you get less money? (because Amazon has to pay the affiliate)
Author friends—if you've published a book on Amazon and link to it via a referral id, do you get money from the sale plus affiliate money?
Awesome work on your book @SamuelHulick! nathanbarry.com
May 2014
An online version of The Elements of Style bartleby.com
Apr 2014
One author's look at the economics of writing a book priceonomics.com
Feb 2014
I can't wait to read this book—What would a modern-day evil genius have to do in order to take over the world? buff.ly
Looking for a Groupon/Appsumo specifically for self-published books. Anybody have recommendations?
Jan 2014
Winning Isn't Normal by Jason Shen is $0.99 for the next hour on Amazon. The book is worth every penny.
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Nov 2013
I always finish a book before moving on-Going to make an exception & start Execute by @drewwilson & @joshlong tonight
Sep 2013
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May 2012
looking forward to the next few books on the reading list. yfrog.com
Apr 2012
If these 8 books don't Change your life I owe you a beer. samuelrsolomon.com
Oct 2011
20 Popular High School Books Available as Free eBooks & Audio Books - world-shaker: tumblr.com
@KauffmanFDN There is a lot of "Magic Sauce" in @sgblank s 4 Steps to the Epiphany shar.es Love the @KauffmanFDN Sketchbook btw
Sep 2011
@DaleJStephens Thanks for taking my question. Great discussion about education. @MichaelEllsberg ill definitely look for your book.
May 2011
@clarkaldrich I should be studying for an organizational behavior final, but I find Unschooling Rules far more compelling.