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Weekly Review

Hedgehogging Review

Tim September 10, 2018 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
Hedgehogging Review

Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: September 9th, 2018 Reading Time: Two weeks, light reading I was in a library for the first time in my adult life and saw this on a shelf among many books I’ve

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The Weekly Review

Tim August 25, 2018 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
The Weekly Review

I’ve been reading with great avidity for several years. I try to read a book each week. After finishing one, I decide on a star rating and publish a review on Goodreads. Sometimes I’ll use that review box as a

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Cracking the Coding Interview Review

Tim May 26, 2018 Books, Education & Employment, Weekly Review No Comments
Cracking the Coding Interview Review

Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: May 26th, 2018 Reading Time: Tens of hours over four years I’ve been through this book, front to back, many times, and, this time, I’ve shelved it with

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Knightmare on Wall Street Review

Tim May 13, 2018 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
Knightmare on Wall Street Review

Knightmare on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets by Edgar Perez Rating: ★★ Date Finished: May 13th, 2018 Reading Time: Two days My weekend in judging books by covers: this

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Ready Player One Review

Tim May 9, 2018 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
Ready Player One Review

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: May 9th, 2018 Reading Time: Two days Ready Player One is the only book I’ve purchased twice. A few years ago, my father mentioned it to me as I was

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UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Review

Tim April 25, 2018 Books, DevOps, Tech, Weekly Review No Comments
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Review

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, and Ben Whaley Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: April 25th, 2018 Reading Time: Several months; still use for reference I read this book cover to cover and

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Docker in Practice Review

Tim April 6, 2018 Books, DevOps, Tech, Weekly Review No Comments
Docker in Practice Review

Docker in Practice by Ian Miell and Aidan Hobson Sayers Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: April 6th, 2018 Reading Time: An evening A Docker book published in May 2016 comprised of four sections and one hundred and one “techniques,” or real-world

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The Futures Review

Tim March 18, 2018 Books, Weekly Review No Comments
The Futures Review

The Futures: The Rise of the Speculator and the Origins of the World’s Biggest Markets by Emily Lambert Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: March 18th, 2018 Reading Time: A day This is a captivating book providing a cohesive historical account of

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Site Reliability Engineering Review

Tim February 6, 2018 Books, DevOps, Weekly Review No Comments
Site Reliability Engineering Review

Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems by Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff and Niall Richard Murphy Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: February 6th, 2018 Reading Time: A month “Perfect algorithms may not have perfect implementations.” And perfect books

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The Phoenix Project Review

Tim January 29, 2018 Books, DevOps, Weekly Review No Comments
The Phoenix Project Review

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win Rating: ★★ Date Finished: January 29th, 2018 Reading Time: Ten days This is the most cliché book I have ever read. The Phoenix Project uses a contrived

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Recent Posts

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  • Fall 2021 NCAA DI XC Championship Recap November 25, 2021
  • Best Knife to Carry While Running November 5, 2021
  • How to Prepare for PoCV11 November 3, 2021
  • Is the 1-of-1266 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Actually Collectible? September 6, 2021

My Most Recent Books

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
liked it
Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
by William Poundstone
Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler
really liked it
Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler
by Antony C. Sutton
My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
it was ok
My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
by Emanuel Derman
Slaughterhouse-Five
it was amazing
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
liked it
The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
by Benjamin Wallace
Pulphead
liked it
Pulphead
by John Jeremiah Sullivan
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
really liked it
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
by Taylor Larimore

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