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Excellent summary. Enjoyed the new info.

Revisado: 10-24-24

While it did sound like the reading was done in a bathroom, the narration was good and I greatly appreciated the reader's attempt to describe images. This is not a feature you get in many books. I feel like the book was a good hour of honest assessment of where we are. The last 5 minutes of the book left me entirely confused as I feel like the author was starting to talk about really far out and unlikely theory about things. I imagine was a teaser for his other books and in general felt this book is worth recommending for a short catch up.

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Good teenage novel

Revisado: 09-07-22

This is a good novel The teenagers. It's just not for an old man like me.

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Some books are just not made for listening

Revisado: 09-01-22

This is one. I was hoping for a lively and engaging introduction to Machine Learning, but it is possible the subject itself does not allow for this. At least this book does not fit that bill.

I imagine if I sat down with a hard copy and a highlighter and followed up with web searches on certain formulas and concepts mentioned in the book I might feel different.

Again, it is not that I think the book is bad, I just feel for audio books, it does not fit the bill. Also, having a sense of humor, I actually loved the 'human' blemishes in the reading of the book, but as others have said, it can detract.

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great if you like having the ships log read to you

Revisado: 05-17-22

about 70 percent of this book could have been taken out and not affected the story.

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The title misleads from the content

Revisado: 03-20-21

ultimately is you listen, there is a real problem that is not going away. we have a reality we will be facing and there is no easy way out. this book stays positive on the possible results of that outcome. I'm not sure i 100 percent believe the rosy view but it's nice to get a different perspective. at the end of his book he talks off research and possible solutions mankind will have to look into.

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depressingly great story

Revisado: 04-20-19

10 stars for the narrator. the story was great too. It really brought home the sacrifice made and the need to noir squander it.

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All this time I thought it was technology mattered

Revisado: 02-18-18

If you take this book at face value, the console battle lines were about who was the best marketer. There is almost no discussion on the technology side. It's like it was an afterthought. This book literally leaves you believing that this TV commercial or that press statement was done at such a level of brilliance that the competitors never had a chance. The truth was the technology, proper implementation and originality in game design is what won the day. These marketers take themselves WAY too seriously.

Having said all that, the book was very entertaining and I do not regret listening to it. Just make sure you have a grain of salt with you when reading it.

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I guess this would be OK for a dry factual book

Revisado: 10-29-17

The problem with this book is it reads with very little passion. This includes the reader. I got this book for a road trip for an 11 and 12 year old boys who love to talk about ww2. In the end, we turned this book off because it was boring.

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entertaining

Revisado: 12-08-16

I don't like the author but his caustic personality and transparency makes this an entertaining book.

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What exactly are they writing about?

Revisado: 09-07-16

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Explaining the block chain in good detail (without getting technical) and then explaining the mechanics of those things that have already been implemented with the block chain.

What could Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I am only half way done the book and I feel like I am wasting my time listening to it. There is so much of what I would consider fluff in this book. Talking about telephone poles that could create a multi-node network has nothing to do with the blockchain. I feel like there are examples of many things given where the blockchain is not even necessary. If I am missing the bigger picture, I'll give them partial credit for doing a really bad job painting it.

Warning, rant follows:
It's as if he found out about the steering wheel and started talking about how this thing will enable cars. Cars that go fast, cars that carry things, cars that might have 4 seats or even 6 seats. Cars that could have computers on them, cars that ... you get the picture. the steering wheel is great, but by no means guarantees the real necessary components of a vehicle (power?, Transmission?). Furthermore, the steering wheel is not the only solution. You could still have a car steered by peddles, sticks, etc.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Cummings’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to other novels

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Sadness and disappointment. I feel like the book is too long and did not even hit on what I wanted.

Any additional comments?

I appreciate the enthusiasm, but the message was lost.

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