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I do not read all that much fantasy, and I did not expect all that much, but this book provided a surprisingly pleasant reading experience.

Breaking free of old habits, friendship, opportunities and coffee are things most of us can relate to. Hence I would recommend this book to everybody, with a good cup of coffee on the side. I might even read this book again.

This is a wide ranging collection of essays about the internet. The essays highlight various aspects of political power and social structure that shape internet today.

It is a short book, well worth reading for anyone, specially those who wish to understand internet culture of today.

A fantasy book that somehow deals with subjects that are not all that far out there at all in a way that makes imagination flow. Quite dark and macabre, but surprisingly funny and full of compassion. Could be triggering, but still a great book.

We are constantly bombarded with claims on how artificial intelligence, big data and other advances in technology and science is going to improve our everyday life. These claims oversell and underdeliver the actual capabilities. This book explain the mechanisms at work and attempts to provide actionable advice on how to to improve. One example of the advice provided is to improve education around the known pitfalls of our current technology. An other example and perhaps the most useful advice is stated in the title: Distrust!

The book goes from one topic to the next a bit without any clear direction. I would still recommend this book to everybody in technology, especially if you are in to artificial intelligence, big data or blockchain technology.

En yleensä lue tämän aihealueen kirjoja. Tehostaminen aihealueena ja varsinkin tehostamisajattelun sivuvaikutukset kiinnostavat, ehkä siksi että yleensä tuodaan ainoastaan muutoksen puoltavat seikat esille. Tämä kirja käsittelee myös tehostamisen nurjapuolen ilmiöt.

Kirja oli yllättävän helppolukuinen, poikkeuksena kuitenkin toinen luku joka oli täynnä uusia termejä joka saattaa pelottaa joitakin lukijoita. Kappaleet muodostavat kaikki erillisiä kokonaisuuksia tehostamisajattelun ympärille. Suosittelen luettavaksi kaikille lähihistoriasta ja politiikasta kiinnostuneille.

This was a thick pocket book. Over 1250 pages of fantasy and adventure with a fair bit of violence, deception, magic and conflict. This book, or was it series of books has been compared to those by Tolkien although I would not go that far.

I found the story a bit confusing as it consists of many different threads, that only at the end of the book starts to come together.

I would recommend the book to anyone who is not intimidated by its thickness and weight, and likes good fantasy world building.

The progress in information technology has a significant impact on the energy use and climate impact. This book outlines just how significant and provides a good list of references for further reading.

The book provides pragmatic ways to reduce our own digital impact on the environment.

The book is well written, engaging and easy to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who uses digital devices and services.

Don't know what I expected when I bought this book from Pluto Press but somehow it was a struggle to read this e-book.

The annotated list of other books and works to read is perhaps the best aspect of this book.