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goobster · 2352 days ago · link · · parent · post: Jaron Lanier Sees Silicon Valley’s Sinister Side
Jaron's books? Not my cup of tea. He is smart, and sees the grand sweep of things, while also knowing the pinouts on a 68000 processor chip by memory. I enjoy his broad vision, but not his tendency to get into the little details. It's a bit too much, when someone gives me a big beautiful sausage full of flavor, and then immediately drags me down into the factory to see it made. Let just enjoy this for a bit, alright? :-) Cliff Stoll is kinda the opposite. He is so manic, that all he has is details, and he delivers them in a fascinating way. (I need to go back and read that book again, now that it is 30 years later...)