A good exploration of current effects of human pollution, but jumps around a bit too much and much of the future forecasting seems thinly grounded. The latter chapters seemed even more stream-of-thought random.
This won't change anyones mind, nor will it inspire action, but as a primer or a refresher of what's at stake it will be worth the quick read.
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Armamix rated The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August: 4 stars
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, …
Armamix rated Wall * Canadian Edition *: 3 stars
Armamix rated Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe: 4 stars
Armamix rated Parable of the Talents: 4 stars
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous …
Armamix rated Parable of the sower: 5 stars
Parable of the sower by Octavia E. Butler
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …
Armamix reviewed The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
Review of 'The Uninhabitable Earth' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
Armamix rated Click Here to Kill Everybody: 5 stars
Click Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier
From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the Internet …
Armamix reviewed 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Armamix reviewed Facts and Fears by James R. Clapper
Review of 'Facts and Fears' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
This book sets a lot of records for me, among them "Highest frequency of acronyms ever" and "Most occurrences of the phrase "speaking truth to power" by someone in power. "
Clappers memoirs are interesting and gives a tiny bit of insight into the (apparently rather sheltered) life of a US intelligence professional (not unlike Comey's effort in that regard.) Still, you can't shake the feeling that it's only showing the surface, and that there's a lot of polishing and retrofitting going on.
Well worth the read, but needs to be taken with the obligatory pinch of salt.
Armamix reviewed Security architect by Jon Collins (BCS guides to IT roles)
Armamix rated Hello World: 4 stars
Hello World by Hannah Fry
"Hello World takes us on a tour through the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of the algorithms that …
Ringworld by Larry Niven, Tom Parker
The ' (1970–2004), by science fiction author Larry Niven, is a part of his Known Space set of stories. Its …