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

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. Seeing as The Hobbit is a much shorter book than the LOTR trilogy, it would… Continue reading Amount of content in The Lord of the Rings vs. The Hobbit

Published November 26, 2016
Categorized as Books

Hacking the Xbox – epub version

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 if there was an ebook available. Sure enough, the book had been released by the… Continue reading Hacking the Xbox – epub version

Published April 18, 2014
Categorized as Books, Electronics, Making stuff

I bought a book: Nicholas Carr: The Shallows

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 a personal account about the things covered by the book and how they apply to… Continue reading I bought a book: Nicholas Carr: The Shallows

Published December 6, 2011
Categorized as Books

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