CasdraBlog http://www.casdra.com/blog Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Blogging Location http://www.casdra.com/blog/?p=2070 http://www.casdra.com/blog/?p=2070#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:53:17 +0000 tharkad http://www.casdra.com/blog/?p=2070 In case anyone is subscribed here I’ve switched to doing my blogging at my Tumblr site tharkad on Games where I’m taking about, well, gaming. I’ll keep this site going for my reading list.

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  • Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    (tags: reading)
  • User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
    This was OK. I've read a lot of the content elsewhere but if this is your first material about user stories it's good.
    (tags: book book2011 scrum computers)
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  • Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games
    (tags: reading)
  • Axis
    (tags: reading)
  • Wonder Woman #600
    Picked it up for the Power Girl story but the whole thing was good.
    (tags: comic superhero wonderwoman book book2011)
  • Spin (again)
    Reread so I can read the sequels. Really fantastic sci-fi. Great concepts, I cared about the characters. Look forward to what's next.
    (tags: scifi book book2011)
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  • Spin
    (tags: reading)
  • The City & The City
    Wow quite a concept and almost incredible that he pulled it out. The central conceit only Mieville could have thought up. Will make for a fun book group.
    (tags: fantasy book book2011)
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  • Agile Software Development with Scrum
    This is the "bible" and it is an interesting read. I personally liked having started with Succeeding with Agile.
    (tags: computers Scrum nonfiction book book2011)
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  • Agile Software Development with Scrum
    (tags: reading)
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  • Test Driven Development: By Example
    Very informative and easy to read. A great book to get started with TDD.
    (tags: computers programming nonfiction book book2011)
  • User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
    (tags: reading)
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  • Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum
    Excellent introduction. We will be using scrum for our next project. 
    (tags: business computers Scrum nonfiction Book Book2011)
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  • The City & The City
    (tags: reading)
  • Carrion Comfort
    Up there with the best horror novels I've read. Haunting and fascinating.
    (tags: horror book book2011)
  • Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
    Fun story but strains belief that the author actually managed to keep working for a large company for 30 years.
    (tags: nonfiction business book book2011)
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  • Echo (comic book) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    (tags: toread comic)
  • Carrion Comfort
    (tags: reading)
  • Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
    Good book. I am in agreement with a lot of his ideas and it's nice to get some outside confirmation.
    (tags: business management software computers book book2011)
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  • Harry Potter and the Overemotional Farewell Speeches – Topless Robot
    (tags: towatch)
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  • Victory Point Games
    (tags: boardgame)
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  • Videos Posted by The Game Whisperer: Berg vs Borg Kublacon part 3 [HD] (5)
    (tags: boardgame)
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  • SparkleShare – Sharing work made easy
    (tags: computers)
  • Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
    (tags: reading)
  • Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
    (tags: reading)
  • Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation
    Very interesting ideas here that are clearly having a big impact in the industry.
    (tags: nonfiction computers software)
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  • Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation
    (tags: reading)
  • Parable of the Sower
    I totally understand why this won the Nebula and I think it is deserving – but it is one of the most depressing books I have read. Just relentless. I could not possibly read the sequel.
    (tags: scifi book book2011)
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  • Prolost – Blog – What I Do With My iPad Part 1: Storyboarding
    (tags: ipad)
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  • Geeky Girls Love Sci-Fi: New Potter Posters Show Stars In Action
    (tags: harrypotter)
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  • Videos – AMC – The Killing
    (tags: tv towatch)
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  • The Quagmire
    (tags: health politics)
  • Parable of the Sower
    (tags: reading)
  • The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within
    Really fun short read about the evil of PowerPoint. I will say that it is mission accomplished for the author since most of these ideas have already permeated the culture – although the advice is surely not followed as much as he would like.
    (tags: business book book2011)
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  • The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within
    (tags: reading)
  • Altered Carbon: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel (again)
    Another suggestion of mine for the book club and I hope everyone enjoyed it. A very fun scifi noir and some great characters and situations.
    (tags: scifi noir book book2011)
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  • The Dark Festival – Brent P. Newhall's Musaeum | DriveThruRPG.com
    (tags: rpg)
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  • Altered Carbon
    (tags: reading)
  • The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1)
    The best fantasy book I have ever read. Just an amazing novel and I can't wait for more.
    (tags: fantasy book book2011)
  • Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts – NYTimes.com
    (tags: politics crime)
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  • How to build your Flex app for iOS with AIR 2.6 « Valentin Simonov's Flash Blog
    (tags: flex ipad programming)
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  • iDraw for iPad on the iTunes App Store
    (tags: ipad)
  • Synotes Slate for iPad on the iTunes App Store
    (tags: ipad)
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  • Getting Started Guide for Mac Developers – BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR – 1.0.1
    (tags: programming)
  • Overview of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR – Development Guide – BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR – 1.0.1
    (tags: programming)
  • A Musical Introduction to Shale Gas and Fracking – Ecocentric – TIME.com
    (tags: towatch)
  • Tone Def Poetry Jam – Lyrics Controversy – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 05/11/11 – Video Clip | Comedy Central
    (tags: towatch)
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  • Yuen Woo Ping Picks His Five Favorite Fight Scenes – Movies – News – IFC.com
    (tags: towatch)
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  • The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1)
    (tags: reading)
  • Newton's Wake : A Space Opera
    This was a fun read that ended up being a bit uneven and with a pretty fast ending. Some very interesting ideas through.
    (tags: scifi book book2011)
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  • The Limits of Nostalgia | Mother Jones
    (tags: politics)
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  • Comprehensive Study Shows Evidence of Major Declines in Political Violence Worldwide – UBC Public Affairs
    (tags: politics)
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (audio) (again)
    I listened to this one with my son and we both had a great time. He now knows how much they leave out of the movies. I particularly miss getting to see Hermione trap the beetle.
    (tags: harrypotter fantasy book book2011 ya)
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  • Beggars in Spain
    One of my favorite books. I'm very glad I recommended it for the book club and can't wait to discuss it.
    (tags: scifi book book2011)
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