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Does anyone really really paint anymore: Diary, A Novel

Sun, 12 Oct 2003 20:24:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Today's Weather Is Slightly Nostalgic When I was in college, studying as an undergraduate, I had some odd relationships with art students. Girlfriends, roommates, weekend liaisons: they all had some odd personality trait. One feared change and f...

Kill Bill Volume I: Why Everyone Should Carry A Sword: Volume I.

Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:46:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Chapter 1: Six Years Ago When I was a teenager, there was just nothing cooler than a Quentin Tarantino flick. In our childish naivete we came to idolize his characters: foul-mouthed, stylistic gangsters with a penchant for overindulging in viole...

Tractability and the Fine Art of Mathematical Groups: Teach Yourself Mathematical Groups

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:18:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - On the topic of math: Math and I have always been a dysfunctional couple. I never really bring her to parties, and always forget our anniversary. And she is a harsh mistress, demanding my utmost attention and fidelity. Sometimes we get in long,...

The Bible: Expressing My Epinion

Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:03:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - The Bible is about god. Read it. The sheep go to heaven. The goats burn in hell with fire eternal. NOTE: This Express Review is in full compliance with the Epinions' site policy and should be rated "Show" according to the guidelines, which state on...

Oh To Be Confounded: Understanding DNA: The Molecule and How It Works

Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:25:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - I read this book at behest of a 'further reading' section in a molecular biology textbook because I felt I possessed an inadequate knowledge of DNA molecular chemistry. There is simply more to DNA than just a 'double helix' and while many biologists could...

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind For Windows: How Big Is Your Morrowind?

Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:48:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - A Sad State In Modern Gaming There are few big innovations in the gaming world. Once some...

Solid As A Diamond: Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age

Thu, 7 Aug 2003 17:49:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - The Problem With Modern Science-Fiction Many science-fiction writers find themselves lost...

Praise Be To Yah: Philip Dick's The Divine Invasion

Thu, 7 Aug 2003 16:34:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Where to Begin: A Rather Long Aside There is a small genre of novels/plays/movies out ther...

Nothing Like Bustin' Some Caps: The Gunslinger by Stephen King.

Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:39:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - I've never been a fan of Stephen King, and my reservations toward his work impeded me from actually...

Some Ants Just Need To Get Stomped: The Hacker and the Ants.

Tue, 5 Aug 2003 15:41:29 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - No one wants to see old guys picking up chicks." -The Family Guy. When Go...

Travels With Monkey:The Years of Rice and Salt, Kim Stanley Robinson.

Mon, 4 Aug 2003 17:02:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - The Big Question of 'What If': Where it Goes Wrong I've never been a fan of 'alternate his...

My Heart Has Been Warmed By The Naked Sun.

Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:39:34 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Another Step Toward A Climax More Isaac Asimov in my ongoing attempt to read/re-read his ent...

This Book Has Been Soiled By Scott Weaver: JavaScript By Example

Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:29:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - The Computer Class From Hell: Why I Hate Scott Weaver I had to use this book for a compute...

I am Sane by Comparison: Chuck Palahniuk's Fugitives and Refugees

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:19:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Warning: This review could possibly offend people. Sorry, its Chuck Palahniuk. On A Personal N...

Isaac Asimov's The Caves of Steel: A Cold Lump of Steel.

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:20:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - This is my seventh Isaac Asimov review. As I continue to plow through the entire Robot/Foundation oe...

A Cure for the Post-Undergrad Blues: Marvel Heroclix

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:50:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Ok, lets face it: I am a nerd. There is no two ways about it. I cannot escape the destiny I have set...

Freelancer, A Universe of Redundancy: Summer PC Game Frenzy # 1

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:15:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Summer means one thing for avepythagoras: computer games and lots of them. This is the first of many...

Only a Forty-Five and Eight Bullets: Enter the New Punisher

Fri, 9 May 2003 03:21:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - First Thoughts:

I have a forty-five. He has a submachine gun. My night goes downhill from there.

I figured with the new comic book-to-film craze it was time to return to my passions of early adulthood and read some...

Calculus for the Painstakingly OCD: Elements of Real Analysis

Sun, 4 May 2003 19:52:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Elements of Real Analysis by Gaskill and Narayanaswami is an introduction to the mathematical world of Analysis, the greater science that includes Calculus, Topology and other 'infinite' mathematical topics.

In the words of a...

Need A Psychic Friend? 1-800-FOUNDATION: Isaac Asimov's Second Foundation

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:47:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Second Foundation is the fifth novel in Isaac Asimov¡¦s classic science-fiction Foundation series. Originally, it was the final novel in the Foundation trilogy, but Asimov penned further novels in the saga later in his life, increasing the total...

The World's Gone Pop: Bruce Sterling's Zeitgeist

Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:03:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Bruce Sterling was an early pioneer, along with William Gibson, in the postmodern chic subgenre of science-fiction known as cyberpunk. Unfortunately, Zeitgeist is one of those many novels blessed with a brilliant premise that somehow becomes...

A Ragging Mule, A Hopeless Foundation: Asimov's Foundation and Empire

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 22:13:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Depending on who’s counting Foundation and Empire is either the second or fourth book in the often over praised Foundation cycle by Isaac Asimov. I consider it the fourth. It is not a stand alone novel, so either read

How To Build A Better Foundation: Asimov's Foundation

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 05:46:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - Asimov’s Foundation series was given a Hugo award for Greatest Science-Fiction/Fantasy Series of all time back 1966. It was awarded over Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings and was too premature to include Herbert’s Dune series or...

What Would Hiro Protagonist Do?

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 02:55:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - After reading this book, I couldn’t think of anything cooler than a katana-wielding computer cowboy who spends equal time delivering pizza, hacking computers, and saving the world. And as such, I was drawn into this novel, and loved it. Really, the...

As the Foundation Steps Forward Asimov Makes His Final Bow

Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:26:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author avepythagoras - I know this is my third Asimov review. Unfortunately, expect many more to follow, because I have decided to write reviews on all the Foundation novels. Why, you might ask? I can't really answer this; I just want to read and re-read them. The...