Elsa Braun

Fabulous compilation of biography, physics & math

Revisado: 07-30-23

The author did a great job of presenting an interesting biography of Oppenheimer as well as reviewing the technical history of quantum mechanics without skimping on details.

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Great story, Good research based information

Revisado: 09-29-19

Very well told story. The author's story comes across without being preachy. A scientist at heart, eternally curious, I love the way his company funded double blind crossover rat and human research studies to study the health benefits of KAmut wheat. 🌾

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Perfect

Revisado: 11-14-18

Great story, well told. Good ending and beautiful language throughout. Includes well done court room drama.

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A bit preachy

Revisado: 03-04-17

Zak has great training ideas and videos on YouTube, but this book, especially the first five chapters, is a bit tedious and preachy. It doesn't get into any of the good training stuff till later in the book. I'd be cautious about buying this book if you have read other Dog-Training books.

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Amazing

Revisado: 02-13-17

Hope author continues the series.

Excellent plot and character development. The dog is a central character, which makes this series so charming.

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Hodgepodge of information often unrelated to a specific IT project failure scenario.

Revisado: 10-12-16

Jarringly inconsistent. The 90 minute book starts with a long introduction that is not informative. Next, the author covers a number of failed IT projects, which are fascinating topics and should make for a fascinating book. However, the author focuses on minor details while scrimping on information about project background, goals, personnel and what led up to the failure. Most disconcerting were the inaccuracies. Example: Bitcoin was a failed project because the project manager took drugs as trade for the original collection of bitcoin. A more standard explanation is that bitcoin is an experiment in a decentralized digital currency based on blockchain technology, that if successful, could become a disruptive technology. The originator of bitcoin is unknown and his/her identity is one of the Internet's great mysteries. The book ends with a bunch of project management rules. I found these unwelcome because I have several excellent books devoted to project management and project management rules.

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Absolutely fascinating and we'll researched

Revisado: 10-01-16

Not only a gripping read, but beautifully researched, and organized. Having lived through most of the advances covered in this book, I still learned a lot. I don't see this often enough where the authors covered the why of each advance and the missteps, rather than simply reporting the technical milestones. I've listened to this book three times so far.

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Unique plot is a winner

Revisado: 08-26-16

Great audio book all around. The plot gets a tiny bit long-winded at times and some of the underlying science is off, but the story line is so unique and wonderful I still rate it a five

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Great Story along with Great Technical Research

Revisado: 04-25-16

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. A great book for anyone interested in technology and/or geek culture. This book does a great job of covering the phone network in the age of phone phreaking. The topic of network hacking with all its issues is well researched and expertly woven into the various story lines.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Exploding the Phone?

Finding out from many of the cases how proprietary technical details of the phone network were easily available to anyone

What does Johann North bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narrator was competent with technical terminology, both with respect to pronounciation and voice inflection.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

Any additional comments?

This remains one of my favorite books, in large part due to how well the author blends together research, technical material and a great story. I'm from this era and a lot of this information was new to me.

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Don't do it: Be fooled by the Title

Revisado: 04-17-16

Extremely dated for 2015. IBM said "Computers will never take over the world" This comment does not refer to IBM's Watson technology but to a 1960's article. The reigning AI of chess playing programs was mentioned and compared to programs that play checkers. I realize some AI enthusiasts my not have been born when Deep Blue beat Kasparov in 1997.

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