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| Author | : Rh Wood |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 2002-04-26 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 059522637X |
She was a supermodel, the daughter of an assassin, and an intelligence agent. Wealthy and beautiful, Kim Song Johnson had everything she'd ever wanted, but it meant nothing until she met the shy genius that was Ethan McHenry. Together they fight to save the country and the people they love from a madman who found the way to control any computer in the world. Of course, her parents might have something to say about that.
| Author | : R. W. Lucky |
| Publisher | : New York : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Computers and civilization. |
| ISBN | : 9780312055172 |
Silicon Dreams is a highly informed discussion of the new information age, from the Executive Director of Research at Bell Labs. Robert Lucky addresses such questions as what information is, how it is generated, captured, stored, and communicated, and goes on to explain information theory, cryptology, speech synthesis and recognition, and much more. Charts, diagrams, photographs.
| Author | : David Pellow |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2002-12-22 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0814767109 |
Examines environmental inequality and racism in our globalized culture as evidenced by the social demographics of Silicon Valley.
| Author | : Chris Scullion |
| Publisher | : White Owl |
| Total Pages | : 279 |
| Release | : 2023-11-30 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 1526772264 |
The Dreamcast Encyclopedia is the fifth book in Scottish author and games journalist Chris Scullions critically-acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias. The Sega Dreamcast is fondly remembered by players as a games console that was ahead of its time, almost to a fault. Its incredible graphics offered a level of detail that hadnt been seen on home systems to that point, and its built-in modem brought online multiplayer to many console players for the first time ever. Ultimately though, the release of the PS2 (and later the GameCube and Xbox) led to struggling sales and Sega would eventually pull the plug on the Dreamcast just two years into its life, bowing out of the console manufacturing business altogether. On paper the Dreamcast was a commercial failure, but those who owned one remember it so fondly that for many it remains one of the greatest games consoles of all time, with a small but well-formed library of high-quality games. This book contains every one of those games, including not only the entire western library of around 270 titles, but also the 340 or so games that were exclusively released in Japan. With over 600 games covered in total, screenshots for every title and a light-hearted writing style designed for an entertaining read, The Dreamcast Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to one of the most underrated gaming systems of all time.
| Author | : Neil Jacobs |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 263 |
| Release | : 2006-07-31 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1780632118 |
This book brings together many of the worlds leading open access experts to provide an analysis of the key strategic, technical and economic aspects on the topic of open access. Open access to research papers is perhaps a defining debate for publishers, librarians, university managers and many researchers within the international academic community. Starting with a description of the current situation and its shortcomings, this book then defines the varieties of open access and addresses some of the many misunderstandings to which the term sometimes gives rise. There are chapters on the technologies involved, researchers, perspectives, and the business models of key players. These issues are then illustrated in a series of case studies from around the world, including the USA, UK, Netherlands, Australia and India. Open access is a far-reaching shift in scholarly communication, and the book concludes by going beyond todays debate and looking at the kind of research world that would be possible with open access to research outputs. - Chapters by leading experts in the field, including Professor Jean-Claude Gu餯n, Clifford Lynch, Stevan Harnad, Peter Suber, Charles Bailey, Jr., Alma Swan, Fred Friend, John Shipp and Leo Waaijers - Discussion of open access from a wide range of perspectives - Country case studies, summarising open access in the USA, UK Netherlands, Australia and India
| Author | : Jillian C. York |
| Publisher | : Verso Books |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2021-03-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1788738829 |
The battle for online rights and for the future of democracy Who decides what is permissible on the internet: Politicians? Mark Zuckerberg? Users? Who determines when political debate becomes hate speech? How does this impact our identity or our ability to create communities and to protest? Silicon Values reports on the war for digital rights and how major corporations—Facebook, Twitter, Google and Tiktok—threaten democracy as they harvest our personal data in the pursuit of profit.
| Author | : Ken Wilber |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2003-09-09 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1590300084 |
Ken Wilber's latest book is a daring departure from his previous writings—a highly original work of fiction that combines brilliant scholarship with tongue-in-cheek storytelling to present the integral approach to human development that he expounded in more conventional terms in his recent A Theory of Everything. The story of a naïve young grad student in computer science and his quest for meaning in a fragmented world provides the setting in which Wilber contrasts the alienated "flatland" of scientific materialism with the integral vision, which embraces body, mind, soul, and spirit in self, culture, and nature. The book especially targets one of the most stubborn obstacles to realizing the integral vision: a disease of egocentrism and narcissism that Wilber calls "boomeritis" because it seems to plague the baby-boomer generation most of all. Through a series of sparkling seminar-lectures skillfully interwoven with the hero's misadventures in the realms of sex, drugs, and popular culture, all of the major tenets of extreme postmodernism are criticized—and exemplified—including the author's having a bad case of boomeritis himself. Parody, intellectual slapstick, and a mind-twisting surprise ending unite to produce a highly entertaining summary of the work of cutting-edge theorists in human development from around the world.
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| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 1990-01-29 |
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For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.
| Author | : Hap Klopp |
| Publisher | : Frontispiece |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2015-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780999173725 |
In Silicon Valley, people routinely dream of changing the world. Some do so. Many more almost do. Almost. It is such a Silicon Valley word. This is the story and lessons learned from 12 electric months in the life of a dreamy San Francisco startup that once thought it would be bought by a technology giant and also seemed on the verge of becoming a nationally-known brand. Neither happened, and the lessons are poignant. Almost...the word hurts the soul. So much effort falling into oblivion. And it keeps happening again and again, this amazing effort that seems part of the DNA of Silicon Valley. Why? What is it there that makes it seem essential to swing for the fences? What is Silicon Valley really like? Here is a fascinating 12-month snapshot inside of one company that almost changed the world.
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2006-09-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 030918083X |
The modern telecommunications infrastructureâ€"made possible by research performed over the last several decadesâ€"is an essential element of the U.S. economy. The U.S. position as a leader in telecommunications technology, however, is at risk because of the recent decline in domestic support of long-term, fundamental telecommunications research. To help understand this challenge, the National Science Foundation asked the NRC to assess the state of telecommunications research in the United States and recommend ways to halt the research decline. This report provides an examination of telecommunications research support levels, focus, and time horizon in industry, an assessment of university telecommunications research, and the implications of these findings on the health of the sector. Finally, it presents recommendations for enhancing U.S. telecommunications' research efforts.
