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Review: Stop Saying You’re Fine

Stop Saying You’re Fine: Discover a More Powerful You I don’t normally read this kind of thing. Got it a review copy (free, had a three hour drive to kill). Lots of gimmicks, un-cited academic studies, and a gaggle of … Continue reading

05. April 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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Voltage Pictures = Extortionists

I had no interest in watching the movie anyway, but this unethical extortion under the guise of law on the part of the producers seals the deal. While the initial rumors said that there would be “tens of thousands” of … Continue reading

28. May 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Baby GS Analysts Start Their Spin

Part of the larger offensive on the part of Goldman Sachs (We aren’t evil! We swear!). Here’s Ezra Klein whoring himself out to an unnamed Harvard grad (composite character?) who worked at Goldman. He asks some hard hitting questions like: … Continue reading

23. April 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Review: Supervirus

I read a book last night called Supervirus by Andrew Mitchell. Basically, it reads like a skin-deep version of Daemon. But that’s OK. Basically, cliche characters jet around trying to find the world’s smartest hacker, then stumble into a Jurassic … Continue reading

16. April 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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Review: Slouching Towards Dystopia

Read through Matt Carr essay titled Slouching Towards Dystopia: The New Military Futurism. It’s a mildly interesting mixed bag. His thesis is that this kind of futurism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. While he critique of the over-the-top stuff coming out … Continue reading

13. April 2010 by Shlok Vaidya
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