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Piercing the fog of the opaque world for my own edification
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Book Review: In A Sunburned Country by Bill Brysoon

Book Review: In A Sunburned Country by Bill Brysoon

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**** Recommend itHighly recommend if you are a Bill Bryson fan. Highly recommend if you are considering a trip to Australia. Recommend if you are interested in Australia. I have read a ...
Book Review: In A Sunburned Country by Bill Brysoon

Book Review: In A Sunburned Country by Bill Brysoon

| | Book Reviews
**** Recommend itHighly recommend if you are a Bill Bryson fan. Highly recommend if you are considering a trip to Australia. Recommend if you are interested in Australia.  I have read a ...
Book Review - Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaege,

Book Review – Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaege,

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*** Liked itRecommend if you like historical battles.Recommend if you have no clue about the War of 1812.Recommend if you don't know much about President Andrew Jackson. I picked up this book ...
Book Review - Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaege,

Book Review – Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaege,

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*** Liked it Recommend if you like historical battles. Recommend if you have no clue about the War of 1812. Recommend if you don't know much about President Andrew Jackson. I picked ...
Book Review: The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 by Tim Madigan

Book Review: The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 by Tim Madigan

| | Book Reviews, Historical Context
I hate the the KKK. I know, saying that out loud is not that brave. How can anybody disagree with the notion that, according to the Equal Justice Initiative, this American domestic ...
Book Review: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Book Review: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

| | Book Reviews, Historical Context
**** Recommend itWhen it first came out in 2013, this book took a lot of heat from religious scholars that did not agree with Reza Aslan’s point of view. I think there ...
Dan Simmons discusses his new book: "Black Hills"

Book Review: Black Hills by Dan Simmons

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I put “Black Hills” into my reading queue a while back because I actually grew up in the Black hills and thought it would be an interesting lark to read a novel ...
Book Review: "How Great Science Fiction Works,” by Gary K. Wolfe, Course Review by Rick Howard

Book Review: "How Great Science Fiction Works,” by Gary K. Wolfe, Course Review by Rick Howard

| | Book Reviews, books
I very much enjoyed Dr. Wolfe’s Great Courses lecture. I have always considered myself to be a science fiction fan, but after listening to these lectures, I learned that there are numerous ...
How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Bitcoin: It All Seems So Mysterious

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Executive SummaryWhen Satoshi Nakamoto published his seminal paper called Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System in October 2008, he started what is arguably the first viable cryptocurrency. Bitcoins have steadily increased in ...
Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer

Why I Vote

| | Rant- Not Cyber Related, voting
Executive SummaryNew Jersey and Virginia are holding state elections on 7 November. Some of my friends, family and colleagues tell me they don’t vote. They have lots of reasons. They say that ...