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Tag Archives: Technology
Picks and Shovels
Title: Picks and Shovels Author: Cory Doctorow Completed: Sept 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: This is the third book in the Martin Hench series and having read the first two earlier this summer, I moved onto this one. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, books, fiction, hacker, Reading, Technology
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The Bezzle
Title: The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel Author: Cory Doctorow Completed: July 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: This summer I attended Teardown 2025 where Cory Doctorow presented. When preparing for the event, I found his Martin Hench books and … Continue reading
The Mechanic and the Luddite
Title: The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism Author: Jathan Sadowski Completed: July 2025 (Full list of books) Overview: I’ve been listening to This Machine Kills podcast and enjoy their take on current technology developments … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, books, Luddite, Political Philosophy, Technology
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Nuts and Bolts
Title: Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) Author: Roma Agrawal Completed: Jan 2024 (Full list of books) Overview: I was very excited to read this book, hoping it could tell a story … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, books, engineering, Reading, Science, Science communication, Technology
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Blood in the Machine
Title: Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech Author: Brian Merchant Completed: Dec 2023 (Full list of books) Overview: The term “Luddite” gets thrown around a lot these days. I had a general idea that … Continue reading
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