This is going to be a cynical review. Because this book is cynicism personified. As a computer science major, years ago, I had a pair of classes that were about writing. Very specifically, in order to become a Doctor of Science you had to write a research paper. We had
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Armada Review: That’s When MMO Dreams Come True
I knew I didn’t like Order of the Phoenix very much when Harry turned into a whiny, insufferable guy who felt sorry for himself for the first hundred pages of that book. It felt needless. On the one hand, there was a reason for it [the events from Goblet of
Continue readingBrave New World Review: Hug Me ‘Till You Drug Me
I like reading old science fiction from time to time. It’s interesting in the sense that you get to see what those people thought the world of today [or the far future] might look like. Some of these extrapolations are interesting in a sad sort of way, like the fragmented
Continue readingReady Player One Review: We’re From The Eighties And We’re Here To Help
Stop! We Are Good Times! At least, we were. The eighties was a time of growth for the computer game industry. It was also a little tumultuous. Right at the birth of the industry, Atari refused to allow their game creators to stamp their name on whatever they produced. One
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