Category Archives: Books

Amount of content in The Lord of the Rings vs. The Hobbit

Posted on November 26, 2016 by amplifier

While cleaning up my desktop, I stumbled upon a calculation I did after the Hobbit movies came out. What I wanted to find out was how many words in the book would be used for each minute of the movie. … Continue reading →

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Hacking the Xbox – epub version

Posted on April 18, 2014 by amplifier

After finishing Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, I was going through the “suggested reading” section at the back of the book. A title called “Hacking the Xbox – An introduction to reverse engineering” caught my eye, and I decided to see … Continue reading →

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I bought a book: Nicholas Carr: The Shallows

Posted on December 6, 2011 by amplifier

I ended up buying a book. It’s “The Shallows – What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains”, by Nicholas Carr. This post isn’t really a book review, although I am recommending to book to just about anyone. It’s more … Continue reading →

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