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Consuming "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:49:49 GMT

The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)

by Robert Jordan

Consumed "Anathem"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:50:03 GMT

Anathem

by Neal Stephenson

WORTH IT!

Consumed "District 9 [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:47:32 GMT

District 9 [Theatrical Release]

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Ponyo on the Cliff [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:47:09 GMT

Ponyo on the Cliff [Theatrical Release]

by Hayao Miyazaki

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Gears of War Aspho Fields"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:45:05 GMT

Gears of War Aspho Fields

by Karen Traviss

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, Book 5)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:44:45 GMT

Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, Book 5)

by David Eddings

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, Book 4)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:43:46 GMT

Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, Book 4)

by David Eddings

WORTH IT!

Consumed "MAGICIAN'S GAMBIT (Eddings, David. , the Belgariad, Bk. 3.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:42:42 GMT

MAGICIAN'S GAMBIT (Eddings, David. , the Belgariad, Bk. 3.)

by David Eddings

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, Book 2)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:41:54 GMT

Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, Book 2)

by David Eddings

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad (Paperback))"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:40:58 GMT

Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad (Paperback))

by David Eddings

WORTH IT!

Why I recommend "Curse of the Golden Flower"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:15:29 GMT

Curse of the Golden Flower

by Yimou Zhang

It was a Shakespearian tragedy set in the Forbidden City.

A story about "Fearless"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:14:01 GMT

Fearless

by Ronny Yu

I really enjoyed this movie. Also, I found the contrast of themes between this movie and another recent Chinese movie, The Curse of the Golden Flower, to be interesting.

Why I recommend "The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:11:35 GMT

The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover)

by Ayn Rand

This has become one of my favorite books.

Pretty good

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:35:23 GMT

AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis

by Brown

This book needed to be written. However it could use an edit. There is frequent repetition and do we need so many CORBA references?

Great book for developers who are new to C# (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:46:02 GMT

Accelerated C# 2005 (Accelerated)

by Trey Nash

I hate when I buy a book on a programming language and I slog through the whole thing just to find that all I learned from 500+ pages was some syntax. This book is not that way. It assumes that you already know programming and teaches you the details of C# and the CLR.

Excellent book (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:21:42 GMT

American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

by Matthew Polly

This was a great book. Just finished it and enjoyed it very much. If you have any interest in kung fu or chinese culture, or just want to read some interesting non-fiction, give it a try. Highly recommended!

Best of the series (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:00:17 GMT

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

by J. K. Rowling

The Goblet of Fire used to be my favorite book in the series, but it isn’t anymore. A great conclusion to a wonderful series.

Good for beginners

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:07:28 GMT

ASP.NET 2.0 Unleashed

by Stephen Walther

Just starting out with ASP.NET this book was very useful to me. However, I am quickly tiring of the excessive and redundant code examples, and am finding that the space they take up would have been put to better use by going further in depth. I’m surprised to find that I’m already encountering issues that this book does not cover.

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "The Eye of the World"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:51:01 GMT

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan

I got this at the library and read 200 pages. Then I got interested in technical books again. This hit the back burner and before long it gathered dust during its 2 renewals. Then it went back

Awesome! (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 16 May 2007 02:00:38 GMT

Nokia n800

by Nokia

This mini Linux PC is so cool, I got one for my wife too!

Why I want to consume "Everyday Scripting with Ruby: For Teams, Testers, and You"

nobody@allconsuming.net (rubyyot) — Wed, 16 May 2007 01:57:54 GMT

Everyday Scripting with Ruby: For Teams, Testers, and You

by Brian Marick

I got this in the mail two days ago. After taking a break of about a year, I want to get back into programming (in gererally) and using Ruby (specifically). I was looking for a book that would not be focused on the fundamentals and concepts of programming (this is an object, etc). I also wanted a book that delivered useful, practical examples of Ruby code, comments on best practices, used regexps and test driven development. If it wasn’t too much, I also wanted a book that would be enjoyable to read (for me). I’m currently on chapter 9 and thus far it has delivered on all fronts. Excellent book, Thanks Brian!