Finished book 1 of the Murderbot Diaries, in 3 nights: All
Systems Red. Not bad. It presumes a world of cyborgs with semi-
sentient capabilities. Written from the 1st person of the
cyborg for the most part.

A quick read at about 160pp.

https://bookshop.org/a/93260/9780765397539
(Shop local, and support any bookshop of your choice!)



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On 03 Dec 2023, August Abolins said the following...

Finished book 1 of the Murderbot Diaries, in 3 nights: All
Systems Red. Not bad. It presumes a world of cyborgs with semi-
sentient capabilities. Written from the 1st person of the
cyborg for the most part.

Been a while since I just sat down and had time for reading anything. Considering going through my dad's old books (all on Calibre). Mostly scifi stuff. That or I may reread the Dark Tower series.

Just haven't had much free time for anything over the last five years with the job change. On call literally about 335 days a year.

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Hello Richard!

Just haven't had much free time for anything over the last
five years with the job change. On call literally about
335 days a year.

You have an excuse - you're out there saving the world. ;)

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Re: watcha'all reading besides echomail?
By: Richard Miles to August Abolins on Wed Dec 13 2023 11:45 am

On 03 Dec 2023, August Abolins said the following...

Finished book 1 of the Murderbot Diaries, in 3 nights: All
Systems Red. Not bad. It presumes a world of cyborgs with semi- sentient capabilities. Written from the 1st person of the
cyborg for the most part.

Been a while since I just sat down and had time for reading anything. Considering going through my dad's old books (all on Calibre). Mostly scifi stuff. That or I may reread the Dark Tower series.

Just haven't had much free time for anything over the last five years with t job change. On call literally about 335 days a year.

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... Beer: So much more than a breakfast drink.

mmercedes Lackey, 'Foundation' series. Set in Valdarmar, it's the establishment of the true Herald Colleguim (Collage) vice the earlier one mentor and 1-4 students. Post Vanyel times but not too distant.

xxcarol
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Hello Carol!

** On Saturday 30.12.23 - 14:36, you wrote to Richard Miles:

mmercedes Lackey, 'Foundation' series. Set in Valdarmar,
it's the establishment of the true Herald Colleguim
(Collage) vice the earlier one mentor and 1-4 students.
Post Vanyel times but not too distant.

I haven't read much fancy outside Tolkien's Hobbit and LoTR.
But I've heard that Lackey weaves a good tale.

Just finished Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

http://www.daniel-suarez.com/daemon10thsynopsis.html

Ends with a clear cliff-hanger. Apparently Freedom follows and
concludes the journey.



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On Sunday December 31 2023, August Abolins said the following...

Just finished Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

http://www.daniel-suarez.com/daemon10thsynopsis.html

Ends with a clear cliff-hanger. Apparently Freedom follows and
concludes the journey.

If you liked Daemon, you might also like Zero Day by David Baldacci:

https://www.davidbaldacci.com/titles/david-baldacci/zero-day/9781455518999/


Jay

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On Sunday December 31 2023, Jay Harris said the following...

If you liked Daemon, you might also like Zero Day by David Baldacci:

https://www.davidbaldacci.com/titles/david-baldacci/zero-day/978145551 8999/

Sorry, wrong author. It's actually Zero Day by Mark Russinovich:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250007308/zeroday


Jay

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Hi Jay...

On Sunday December 31 2023, Jay Harris said the following...

If you liked Daemon, you might also like Zero Day by David Baldacci:
https://www.davidbaldacci.com/titles/david-baldacci/zero-day/978145551
8999/

Sorry, wrong author. It's actually Zero Day by Mark Russinovich: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250007308/zeroday
Jay
... Did anyone ever figure out whether it's duck season or rabbit season?

thanks for the update. i was a bit familar with baldacci's zero day so the initial reference seemed odd.

interesting that bill gates mentions that the author used to work for microsoft:

"<<Mark came to Microsoft in 2006 to help advance the state of the art of Windows, now in his latest compelling creation he is raising awareness of the all too real threat of cyber terrorism.>> --Bill Gates"

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On Sunday December 31 2023, Aug said the following...

interesting that bill gates mentions that the author used to work for microsoft:

"<<Mark came to Microsoft in 2006 to help advance the state of the art
of Windows, now in his latest compelling creation he is raising
awareness of the all too real threat of cyber terrorism.>> --Bill
Gates"

I knew of Mark initially from his work on Sysinternals:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/

"The Sysinternals web site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich to host his advanced system utilities and technical information. Whether you're an IT Pro or a developer, you'll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows and Linux systems and applications."

Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July of 2006.


Jay

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Hello Jay!

** On Sunday 31.12.23 - 12:03, Jay Harris wrote to August Abolins:

Just finished Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

http://www.daniel-suarez.com/daemon10thsynopsis.html

Ends with a clear cliff-hanger. Apparently Freedom follows and
concludes the journey.

If you liked Daemon..

So.. are you familiar with it? It is an interesting techo-
thriller with almost-sufficient-enough technical explanation.

The only part that I found hard believing were the AutoM8s and
the killer motorcycles.

The "reverse concept" of a backdoor seemed unique and well
imagined.

I thought this was interesting too:

"Daniel Suarez (born December 21, 1964) is a former American
information technology consultant turned author. He initially
published under the pseudonym Leinad Zeraus (his name spelled
backwards)."

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On Sunday December 31 2023, August Abolins said the following...

So.. are you familiar with it? It is an interesting techo-
thriller with almost-sufficient-enough technical explanation.

Yeah, I've read/listened to Daemon, Zero Day & Freedom. They were recommended on the Security Now podcast several years ago and I quite liked them all. I remember a couple of times reading before bed doing the "just one more chapter" thing.

The only part that I found hard believing were the AutoM8s and
the killer motorcycles.

The "reverse concept" of a backdoor seemed unique and well
imagined.

That's what I liked about these books, they're written by people who work in tech so the technology they describe is at least realistic/believable even if they do take some creative liberties.

I thought this was interesting too:

"Daniel Suarez (born December 21, 1964) is a former American
information technology consultant turned author. He initially
published under the pseudonym Leinad Zeraus (his name spelled
backwards)."

His name is at least passable when spelled backwards. Yaj Sirrah or Nosaj Sirrah doesn't have quite the same ring to it.


Jay

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On 30 Dec 2023, Carol Shenkenberger said the following...

mmercedes Lackey, 'Foundation' series. Set in Valdarmar, it's the establishment of the true Herald Colleguim (Collage) vice the earlier one mentor and 1-4 students. Post Vanyel times but not too distant.

Only thing I've read by Lackey is some of the Darkover stuff and that was a long time ago. Looking at her bibliography she's done quite a bit. May need to give it a look.

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