david.doolin

Not always easy to follow the advice given in the book, company culture and process matter as well.

The first 1/4 of the book is a world class rant. The remaining 3/4 is a really good introduction to sane investment strategy, with some good tips on how to play in the stock market in the closing material.

As usual with the author, there's intellectual gold in them thar hills, but it requires traversing a fair bit of terrain characterized by invective. Some of it is surely warranted, some assuredly not, but I don't know how to tell the difference.

HTR is a good read.

Very short (22 page) thesis summarizing material also covered in Before The Quagmire. Provides a handy timeline for the events of the Fall of 1960, and a good reference list of original sources much of which is drawn from JCS archives.

Indispensable.

Pretty good. Rereading.

This book, and the philosophy driving, resonate well with me as I have already come to similar conclusions independently. One great benefit of the book is it's not longer necessary to attempt to persuade anyone of the efficacy of checklisting, just point them at the book.

This collection of writings provides a basic understanding of systems thinking, starting from first principles. It's referenced in a number of management and engineering books I've read, and references in blog posts are starting to appear more frequently.

One thing to understand about systems thinking is that it's really, really hard to get right in complex systems, and especially when people form an integral component of the system.

Not the whole story, but an interesting and effective system for engaging when communication is difficult. May not always work for all people all the time, but definitely worth applying the principles when otherwise at an impasse.

Critical reading for modern, fast growing companies, probably for all companies really.

I'm not a fan of points-based estimation, but if that's whats on the table, here's how to handle it.

Would the world worked this way.

Really good, flawed only in the author's insistence that their four models are sufficient for all organizational needs. This may be true, but the presentation precludes discussion.

Second reading to help prep for 2022 OKRs at work.

Important read for anyone interested in software engineering as a profession.

I really like this book. As a diehard c coder, there is a lot in here that is immediately practical. The philosophy is applicable to programming in any language.

I really like this text. It's a nice complement to Halmos, which is curious as Halmos was Axler's advisor.

A note for my future self. At the time of writing, I am using this edition for quotes and as reference material for a different physics hobby project. As the man himself recommends, always start from first things, and in physics, the first thing is Physics.

I have not read enough to rate it.

I own at least a dozen books on various aspects of linear algebra, ranging from community college level textbooks (Anton) to treatments targeting specific industries such as computer graphics. Invariably, I end up poring over the relevant material in Halmos to ensure that both the exposition in some other text and my understanding of the topic is correct.

Time spent reading this relatively thin book is measured in “hours per page.” It's time well spent.

A very small book with excellent illustrations of very narrow interest. While the ambush deterrent factor may or may not have been large, I'm sure if I was a convoy driver I would want one or more of these trucks along for the ride. Regardless of combat efficacy, a gun truck had to be good for morale.

I skimmed some of it, read some of it in detail, did not work through the examples. However, I picked up enough to know where to look for more when necessary. In particular, at 10 years post publication, threads seem to be as popular as ever. This will be the first reference I reach for the next time I need to work with threads.

The book almost surely warrants an updated edition. A big job to be sure.

I have the actual book, it's pretty cool, almost 100 years old.

This is a really handy book to have for reference. I have the paperback version. I use it cross-check GPT results and as a guide for going deeper into specific topics.

I may write a longer review in the future. In the meantime, given how many of the tales relied on deception, it occurred to me that the age was certainly dimly light indoors and particularly at night, and apparently, poor vision was commonplace. I know for myself, my visual resolution at night and without glasses is really quite poor. I cannot imagine living that way. I suppose I would adjust.