Epinions Recent Reviews for jtillman

I could smoke one every day

Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:53:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - The Padron Delicias is, by far, my favorite day -in, day-out smoke. The construction is superb, with only one reject in the 100+ of them I have smoked so far. The draw is always open and easy, the taste full and dark, and the experience pleasant.
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The Cadillac of Single Malts

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:32:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - This is the first single malt I ever bought, so I am attached to it for sentimental reasons. I have, even as I discover other distillaries and vintages, kept coming back to The Macallan 12 as my day in, day out favorite.

The Macallan, in all...

With Credit Like This, Who Needs Debt?

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 18:54:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - The Associates - what can I say about them that won't get me in trouble with epinions automated censor?

As many others have, I naively accepted this card in one of those campus-wide mailings that low-rent credit card companies do every five...

A new direction for a solid band

Sun, 17 Sep 2000 01:53:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Building on the lyrical success of their earlier albums, but changing the tempo and even the tone of their music, Bad Religion takes its fans to new places on 'Stranger Than Fiction.'

I personally like the difference of musical styles that...

Strike One James

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:57:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - The worst Aphex Twin release in recent memory. A total lack of enthusiasm and effort on RDJ's part and the result shows it.

The title track is decent, although the demo version is better.

Track 2 is absolute garbage for anyone to...

The Quintessential Album

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:49:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - 'I Care Because You Do' is Aphex Twin's landmark album. Though there may be Richard D James albums I like more, they are far more obscure, and this is truly the height of his power.

This is his last major work before he began to add elements...

And Now For Something Completely Different

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:33:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - For fans of 'Selected Ambient Works 85-92', 'Selected Ambient Works II' came as a huge surprise.

Volume II is strictly ambient and has a much darker, eerier feel to it than any part of Volume I. Whereas Volume I was a tudy in dreamy...

Southern Fried Blues & Techno

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:16:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Okay kids, put on your thinking caps, this one may take some explaining.

Take a bunch of techno toys, synths and drum machines, give them to a bunch of good-ole boy blues men and rile them up: tada! A3.

This is an album that I...

Bubblebath for your brain

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:04:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Richard D. James, aka AFX, Aphex Twin, Polygon Window, GAK, Caustic Window, and maybe even others is a prolific composer of e;ectronic music, across a vast range of styles.

This release is early in Richards career, and is characterized by...

Tales of Ordinary Madness: Vignettes from a Modern Master

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:23:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - As Jack Kroll of Newsweek called him, Bukowski is a '...professional disturber of the peace...' Never is this more evident that in 'Tales of Ordinary Madness', a collection of vignettes and short stories by the twentieth centuries best American Folk...

Practical C Programming, Third Edition: A Venerable Classic

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:24:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Okay, I understand that C++ has been around for a long time, and 'everybody' is using it, so why recommend a book about plain old vanilla 'C'? Well, because it is still in heavy use, is robust, and, frankly, because it is my favorite programming...

Got Linux - Get This Book

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 00:53:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Okay, so you heard all the hype, you went out and got yourself a copy of Linux, maybe you got it installed already, and now you want to know what it can do? 'Running Linux' will tell you all about it.

I am a big fan of the O'Reilly series of...

Got Linux - Better Get This Book

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 00:46:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Okay, so it isn't the most riveting read in the world, but thats okay, this is one book that was never meant to be read all the way through. This is a command reference to the GNU/Linux OS, and as far as that goes, it is just about complete. It covers...

Not bad for what it does

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 00:22:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Introduction

Once I decided to have a serious fish-keeping hobby, I bought a 29gal tank and outfitted it with an Eclipse hood, which had just come on the market at the

time. At first, I was overjoyed with it, mostly based on its sleek...

Not a bad introduction

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 00:05:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - So my new job wanted me to learn ColdFusion. So I ran out to the bookstore and picked up this book, it being a somewhat 'official' book on the subject, and start studying.

I learned about CFML, the Cold Fusion Markup Language.

I learned...

A book about hackers that didnt make me wince

Thu, 14 Sep 2000 23:53:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - Though I thought that Stephensons earlier book 'Snow Crash' was probably the pinnacle of his writing prowess, this book has proved me to be so wrong on that account. This book speaks to me in ways that 'Snow Crash' never could.

Set in a modern...

A wonderful resource

Thu, 14 Sep 2000 23:21:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jtillman - As a pipe smoker, and a lover of fine tobacco, this is a magazine that I take monthly, and always receive with great anticipation. There are a multitude of reasons for my reaction to, and love of, this magazine. Whne I first began to smoke a pipe,...