Evaggelos Balaskas
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Prediction Machines
- The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
- De: Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb
- Narrado por: LJ Ganser
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,289
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,102
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,099
Artificial intelligence does the seemingly impossible - driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI will bring can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In Prediction Machines, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this single, masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and show how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by CEOs, managers, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not sure what I was expecting, but underwhelmed
- De William J Brown en 09-27-18
- Prediction Machines
- The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
- De: Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb
- Narrado por: LJ Ganser
A simple overview of current status
Revisado: 03-01-19
I am really sorry but I have to give a negative review of this book. There are three basic rules of me choosing a book: entertainment, educational, or escape my bubble. Unfortunately this book didn't provide me anything of those things. I should say that some of their facts are also wrong, especially in the history of computers/AI I was hoping to read about ELIZA in that chapter! I understand that this book is being written from an economists point of view and thus my expectations shouldn't be very high on a technical side, but this book just offers a simple overview of the current status in AI and nothing else. At least for me. Full disclosure I got this audiobook on a sale $3.66.
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Redshirts
- A Novel with Three Codas
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23,646
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21,776
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21,740
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew begins to pick up on the facts that (1) every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces; (2) the ship’s captain, its chief science officer, and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations; and (3) at least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not his Wheal-house
- De P. Stover en 09-16-13
- Redshirts
- A Novel with Three Codas
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
I strongly suggest to avoid it
Revisado: 02-10-19
Although I am a fun of John Scalzi , this is one of the worst books I’ve listened . At least half the book is okay , but it is really obvious that the author was either ‘fracking’ lazy or in much hurry to finish it, that he mess this up .
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17,381
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15,971
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15,941
Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever, and headaches. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes "Lock In": Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. The world changes to meet the challenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun! Things you might want to know:
- De Alexis en 08-29-14
- Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
A futuristic sci-fi book
Revisado: 11-11-18
Set in a near-future world where humans with Locked-in syndrome live and interact through surrogate robots. The Threeps are the only gateway for people that were affected from a global virus. The society has accepted Threeps and they are working in high demand jobs, like Chris Shane who is now an FBI agent. Trying to solve federal Threeps related crimes.
#scifi #policeprocedural #tagsgiving #sweepstakes
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Join
- De: Steve Toutonghi
- Narrado por: Piter Marek
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 26
In an alternate near future, Join allows for the fusing of several minds into a single consciousness with multiple bodies. But best friends Lucky and Leap encounter a terrifying malfunction in the Join technology and discover that the light of this miracle technology may be blinding them to its horrors.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Concept
- De Evaggelos Balaskas en 10-20-18
- Join
- De: Steve Toutonghi
- Narrado por: Piter Marek
Interesting Concept
Revisado: 10-20-18
but not impressed with the story line. I had to rewind a few parts to understand better some hard sci-fi points . Also, poor ending In my opinion.
The concept was really intriguing but I felt that perhaps would it better to stretch out details and stories to more books instead of putting everything in this one. I would prefer more detailed background story and even more explained of sci-fi tech. Enjoyable in overall
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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
- De: John Sonmez
- Narrado por: John Sonmez
- Duración: 13 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,442
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,249
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,242
Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual is a guide to a well-rounded, satisfying life as a technology professional. In it, developer and life coach John Sonmez offers advice to developers on important subjects like career and productivity, personal finance and investing, and even fitness and relationships. Arranged as a collection of 71 short chapters, this fun listen invites you to dip in wherever you like. A "Taking Action" section at the end of each chapter tells you how to get quick results.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very shallow book and sometimes bad advice
- De Tanya en 08-02-20
- Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
- De: John Sonmez
- Narrado por: John Sonmez
mixed feelings
Revisado: 03-10-18
There are a lot of good tips and advice in this book, although I have the feeling that the author is trying to convince people about the validity of his choices. I would recommend it with a disclaimer to listen without the need to agree to every suggestion.
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Anything You Want
- 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur
- De: Derek Sivers
- Narrado por: Derek Sivers
- Duración: 1 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,293
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,778
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,764
When Derek Sivers started CD Baby, he wasn’t planning on building a major business. He was a successful independent musician who just wanted to sell his CDs online. When no one would help him do it, he set out on his own and built an online store from scratch. He started in 1998 by helping his friends sell their CDs. In 2000, he hired his first employee. Eight years later, he sold CD Baby for $22 million. Sivers didn’t need a business plan, and neither do you.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short and poignant
- De Richard Mattson en 07-03-11
- Anything You Want
- 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur
- De: Derek Sivers
- Narrado por: Derek Sivers
Lesson Learned
Revisado: 03-10-18
I really enjoyed this tech origin story. For every small chapter there is a huge lesson behind it.
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The DevOps Handbook
- How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
- De: Gene Kim, Patrick Debois, John Willis, y otros
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,436
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,200
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,191
More than ever, the effective management of technology is critical for business competitiveness. For decades, technology leaders have struggled to balance agility, reliability, and security. The consequences of failure have never been greater - whether it's the healthcare.gov debacle, cardholder data breaches, or missing the boat with Big Data in the cloud. And yet, high performers using DevOps principles, such as Google, Amazon, and Netflix, are routinely and reliably deploying code into production hundreds, or even thousands, of times per day.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to do as an Audio
- De K Taylor en 06-06-18
- The DevOps Handbook
- How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
- De: Gene Kim, Patrick Debois, John Willis, Jez Humble
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
it is the devops handbook
Revisado: 02-21-18
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who want to change their way of work. Very good structure, well told stories/examples.
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