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Finally Finished Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Audio Book
Posted: June 16, 2007 at 1:36 PM by Ben Nadel
This last week, I finally finished the last CD in the unabridged 42 disc version of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged audio book. It was a tremendous piece of work. It dragged on a little bit in certain parts where Rand basically repeats her philosophy over various different scenarios. But the story line is rock solid. Despite the audio book being 51 hour... read more »
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Finally Bought Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
Posted: May 7, 2007 at 2:23 PM by Ben Nadel
This weekend, I finally broke down and bought Ayn Rand's book, Atlas Shrugged on audio CD (which I ripped onto my iPod). This book is huge! It requires 42 CDs and results in something like 51 hours of reading and runs about $67.00. I love getting read to, and for Rand's books, I feel it is almost essential. Plus, I live in New York City, and us Ne... read more »
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
Posted: December 27, 2006 at 2:32 PM by Ben Nadel
I finally finished reading the Pragmatic Programmer last night before going to bed. It's a good book. I didn't know what it was about before reading it and was a bit surprised at the content; it was more of a "best practices" for programming as a methodical job rather than a how-to of programming tips and tricks. I am used to reading more how-to... read more »
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The Fountainhead, An Amazing Book
Posted: October 20, 2006 at 9:04 AM by Ben Nadel
I have The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand) on my iPod. I listened a long time ago, but as I am always in shuffle mode, a chapter comes up ever now and then. Usually, I just skip over it to get to the next song, but I was tired this morning and thought it would be nice. About half way through the chapter I was suddenly over come with a feeling of ... not... read more »
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Javascript Bible Update
Posted: July 10, 2006 at 9:15 AM by Ben Nadel
Just rounded page 700 in the Javascript Bible . So far, I have been half skimming, half reading the chapters. It's mostly review for me at the moment. I have picked up one or two tid bits that I didn't already know. I am excited to eventually get to the Style sheet stuff. I have never altered a style sheet rule via Javascript. I have altered styl... read more »
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Head Rush AJAX by O'Reilly
Posted: June 26, 2006 at 9:40 AM by Ben Nadel
All of my recent AJAX interest and motivation has been fueled by the O'Reilly book, Head Rush AJAX. Overall, the book was good for me. I am a huge fan of the Head First book series and I think for more of a beginner, the book would have been truly fantastic. It really goes in depth into AJAX and manipulation of a web page through the Document Obje... read more »
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The Fountain Head by Ayn Rand
Posted: June 6, 2006 at 1:14 PM by Ben Nadel
I just finished listening to The Fountain Head on mp3. It's an amazing book and will, I am sure, appeal to anyone who is passionate about anything. It's 36 hours long and well worth it. As it was coming to a close, I didn't want it to end. Yet at the same time, I was dying to see how it climaxed. Probably one of the best books that I have ever... read more »
