![]() ![]() In any fantasy tale, a hero must step forth to do battle with the enemy. Here are a couple quote graphics to pique your interest. ![]() ![]() And then you’ll have a new book to explore. I’ll contact the two winners via email with the details. At which time I’m also planning on another exciting announcement, so keep your sharp elvish eyes open for that. I’ll announce the winners on Monday, December 14. So you have until Sunday, December 13 at 11:59 pm MST to comment and have a chance to win. All you have to do is answer the question at the end of the post by leaving a comment and you’ll be entered. Sadly, due to mailing restrictions, only people in the U.S. The publisher has granted two copies for the giveaway, so a pair of lucky people will win. You can check out the description over on Amazon. Giveaway DetailsĮmissary by Thomas Locke. Which means you get a chance to win a free fantasy book. That’s right, I’m talking about a giveaway-the first of what I hope will be many. Well, if you read the title of the post, it isn’t a surprise. Speaking of which, I have a surprise for you. If you’re a bookworm, what’s better than getting a free book? (The correct answer is NOTHING!) Let’s admit it-we all love receiving gifts. ![]() Shopping intensifies, packages arrive, anticipation builds, and we look forward to seeing what presents are headed our way this year. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. ![]()
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The whole reason we use this math is that there isn’t anything else like it.” In “Existential Physics” by Sabine Hossenfelder Interestingly, the usual explanation for energy loss from black holes, attributed to Hawking evaporation, is an over-simplified analogy which falls down at the question: "how does the negative-energy virtual particle know to fall into the black hole and not the positive one?”Also interestingly, it's a cousin of the fallacy popular among climate-change deniers that the atmosphere can't radiate IR light (heat) back to the ground because the ground is warmer and heat can't flow from a cold to a hot body. They don’t have to be ‘like’ anything else - because in most cases, they are not. 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They are quotes from the book and I love them. Actually, Kristy suggested I listen to it on Audible and I think you should do the same.īefore you keep reading, please note that there are some four-letter words in this post. In my case, it was at my 20-year high school reunion that Kristy Wexler, fitness guru and official Badass, suggested I read: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero. ![]() Sometimes it takes 20 years to find a life-changing book. ![]() ![]() So, the first story is the "Rowdy Security Door"! My extraordinary powers of deduction have yielded the following facts. So, only talk to me once you're mentally prepared! Listen to Adler's "ghost stories" Some of the following contents may be disturbing. ![]() Adler: I'm currently investigating the ghost stories circulating in the space station. 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The major theories of concurrent computation-including the π-calculus, the actor model, the join calculus, and mobile ambients-are explained with a focus on how they help design and reason about distributed and mobile computing systems. ![]() Starting from the premise that understanding the foundations of concurrent programming is key to developing distributed computing systems, this book first presents the fundamental theories of concurrent computing and then introduces the programming languages that help develop distributed computing systems at a high level of abstraction. ![]() |