Douglas Sleeter

Great descriptions of Blockchain and the Future

Revisado: 01-26-21

I've been very active in the Blockchain revolution since the beginning. This book does a great job of describing what it's all about, including why it is the solution to nearly all of today's privacy, security, and trust in the world.

The concepts are challenging for many, but my recommendation is to read this book with a completely open mind. Let go of everything you know about money, banking, trade between buyers and seller, and security of information.

Try to imagine that you had the opportunity to reboot the entire world of business, money, and trade between people. Go into this book with the understanding that everything that has ever been built for these systems made certain assumptions such as paper-based, government-issued money, physical storage of paper, gold, etc., "trusted third parties" such as banks, and government-controlled money supply. These fundamental assumptions that underpin the entire world economy are no longer relevant in the internet age.

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Fascinating, compelling, very human

Revisado: 01-25-21

This book is amazing. I'm so thankful to Ryan Holiday for taking the task of explaining the entire story behind the Gawker Media downfall.

Peter Theil is a hero of mine and in this book you learn much more about his inner thoughts and motivations as the funder of the legal take-down of Gawker Media.

You also learn about the motivations and ethics of Gawker's owners and editors. They were an early example of what's wrong in our media today, with social media fueled hit pieces about whatever and whomever they wish, all in pursuit of clicks that make money.

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Simply amazing story of an amazing person

Revisado: 01-25-21

This was one of the best books I've ever read. Very well written and narrated. I particularly enjoyed being able to view the accompanying PDF while listening to the descriptions of the inventions, discoveries, and paintings.

This book covers Leonardo's entire life, including his inventions, paintings, personal life, and the period in which he lived. The book goes very deep into his personality, thinking processes, and techniques for how he approached his art and scientific inventions.

You will come away from the book with a deeper understanding of how this renaissance man changed the world. Guttenberg had just inventing the printing press in Leonardo's early days, so the idea of publishing books was still very new. Had it been more advanced during his life, perhaps more of his discoveries and inventions would have been published. And many of those would have been known to the public decades or centuries before they were published by other inventors.

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Good title. Book is a dud

Revisado: 05-14-20

I really wanted to like this book because I think so much of the two subjects. They were great men, and I wanted to hear a compelling story about their lives. But I found the book to be a hodgpodge of facts without any cohesive story that would hold my interest.

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Pretty disappointing - Deep State Exemplified

Revisado: 10-13-18

I was really looking forward to hearing directly from James Comey about his experiences. But from the very beginning, it was obvious that he had a chip on his shoulder about "criminals." He has a score to settle from early childhood and he believes he and he alone can KNOW FOR SURE who is guilty of whatever he deems wrong. It explains a lot about how the deep state operates. They've completely abandoned the US Constitution in pursuit of making the country "better" according to their political views. They say they're tolerant, but only of those who share their political views.

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Insightful, compelling predictions for the future

Revisado: 07-23-18

This book lays out a perfect case for how the internet is fundamentally broken, how no amount of big data can compensate for bad data, and how security is not a feature to be added on top of software, but instead an architecture that must be built in from the beginning.

Gilder makes the case that #blockchain is the solution to what is wrong about virtually every economic and technological problem the world faces. If you think big data, automation, machine learning and AI are important, beware of #BigBadData. Unless we “fix” the ever growing problem of bad data, none of them can realize their potential.

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Unbelievable!

Revisado: 01-10-18

This is a fantastic (true) story. Makes you really think about how much hardship a person can take in the face of impossible odds. This is a must read!

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Fascinating, intriguing, perfectly performed

Revisado: 12-08-17

Where does Origin rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

My favorite Audible book so far.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Absolutely a page turner! I kept wanting to hear what the next discovery was. Many twists, but all towards the climax at the end.

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2017 is 1984 coming true

Revisado: 10-16-17

Incredible book! Every citizen should read this and reflect on what type of government he/she really wants. Sadly, too many people see the benefits of having a “big brother” government without understanding the drawbacks.

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