March 5th, 2013 at 7:00PM
PeoplewareTom DeMarco Great book on what it means to be a great manager, particularly in the field of software — or any knowledge-worker industry. It’s the first book I’m trying a new approach to reading on: I’ve been reading with a pen in hand, scribbling over anything I find interesting, and dog-earing every page I leave a comment on. Now, in six weeks, I’m gonna go back over every comment I made and consolidate them into a little “best of” post. Hopefully this helps me retain things a little better, and maybe it’ll improve my reading comprehension.

Peopleware
Tom DeMarco

Great book on what it means to be a great manager, particularly in the field of software — or any knowledge-worker industry. It’s the first book I’m trying a new approach to reading on: I’ve been reading with a pen in hand, scribbling over anything I find interesting, and dog-earing every page I leave a comment on. Now, in six weeks, I’m gonna go back over every comment I made and consolidate them into a little “best of” post. Hopefully this helps me retain things a little better, and maybe it’ll improve my reading comprehension.

#peopleware#bookaweek#tom demarco#software#project management#software engineering#strategy#organizational strategy
October 24th, 2012 at 9:38PM
Phil Gordon’s Little Green BookPhil Gordon This is a great beginner-moderate book on poker (No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, obviously), with a focus on tournament play. It’s all broken down and stated very simply…other than the brief, mostly painless math sections. Deceive your opponents by identifying their expectations, and then by disappointing them. Play tight when the table thinks you’re loose; play loose when the table thinks you’re tight. And be aggressive!

Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book
Phil Gordon

This is a great beginner-moderate book on poker (No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, obviously), with a focus on tournament play. It’s all broken down and stated very simply…other than the brief, mostly painless math sections.

Deceive your opponents by identifying their expectations, and then by disappointing them. Play tight when the table thinks you’re loose; play loose when the table thinks you’re tight. And be aggressive!

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October 23rd, 2012 at 5:05PM
Go for BeginnersKaoru Iwamoto I’ve just gotten into Go, where you place stones on a 19x19 grid in an attempt to secure more territory than your opponent, and it is quite probably my new favorite board game. Of course, that meant I actually had to learn how to play and whatnot, so I read this book my Grandpa gave me as a beginner’s guide. Kaoru Iwamoto makes Go simple, and still manages to discuss everything from general strategy to ground-level tactics. I didn’t get much out of the practice problems — I thought they just weren’t well done — but the book itself is a short and easy read, and it’s definitely improved my game. Anyone wanna play? :D

Go for Beginners
Kaoru Iwamoto

I’ve just gotten into Go, where you place stones on a 19x19 grid in an attempt to secure more territory than your opponent, and it is quite probably my new favorite board game. Of course, that meant I actually had to learn how to play and whatnot, so I read this book my Grandpa gave me as a beginner’s guide.

Kaoru Iwamoto makes Go simple, and still manages to discuss everything from general strategy to ground-level tactics. I didn’t get much out of the practice problems — I thought they just weren’t well done — but the book itself is a short and easy read, and it’s definitely improved my game.

Anyone wanna play? :D

#bookaweek#go#strategy#tactics#warfare#board games#reading#learning#gaming
June 28th, 2012 at 10:12PM
nigelsview: Nobody can say it better than jack white So doing business the wrong way is art… I am so goddamn excited. About everything. Dr. Manhattan status, past present and future, art and business and the synthesis of the two, TIME AND SPACE Anyways, nonsense aside, Jack White is a god amongst men, and a genius of art and business. Pay attention and learn.

nigelsview:

Nobody can say it better than jack white

So doing business the wrong way is art…

I am so goddamn excited. About everything. Dr. Manhattan status, past present and future, art and business and the synthesis of the two, TIME AND SPACE

Anyways, nonsense aside, Jack White is a god amongst men, and a genius of art and business. Pay attention and learn.

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