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Taking a quick look at Mental Models

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:28:50 GMT

The cover’s beautiful, and I’ve got a hunch the contents are pretty interesting.

Link: http://designnotes.info/?p=1309

Handbook of Applied Cryptography

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:26:31 GMT

Now freely available online.

Link: http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/index.html

Best book covers of 2007

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:18:53 GMT

Link: http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-favorite-book-covers-of-2007.html

Everything is Miscellaneous - how the Web destroys categories, disciplines and hierarchies

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 03 May 2007 06:41:24 GMT

A new book by David Weinberger.

Link: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/02/everything_is_miscel.html

A Canticle for Lebowski

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:21:45 GMT

... and other assorted titles. Jay Lake challenges his readers to come up with mashup titles (and summaries) for 20th century science fiction. Other picks include: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Quest,” “Brokeback To The Future,” and “A Series of Unfortunate Event Horizons.”

Link: http://jaylake.livejournal.com/923339.html

Free PDF eBooks

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:29 GMT

Grab a classic for free

Link: http://www.planetpdf.com/free_pdf_ebooks.asp?CurrentPage=1