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Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
The Sin Eater
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Be
Near Dark: A Thriller
Coming Home to Island House
Outsider: A Novel of Suspense
What You Wish For: A Novel
The Alchemist
Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex
Tempt Me
Scammers are waiting for us everywhere, and even on the Internet! But, remember, warned - then, armed. After listening to this audiobook, you will learn a few simple rules that will allow you to protect yourself from the intrigues of virtual scams, as well as about what dangers lie in wait for us on the Internet; How not to please the network of Internet scammers; How to protect your personal information and passwords; What is SMS-fraud and how to deal with it; Why spam is not a harmless garbage; What is phishing and how dangerous it is, and many other interesting things!
Show moreEvery day, social media is automatically uploading our thoughts, memories, preferences, beliefs, and history to a virtual existence, essentially creating a “mindfile” of users. From this mindfile, thousands of software engineers across the globe are working on “mindware” to create personalities and humanlike consciousness in computer software—or cyberconsciousness. In the next decade or two, these efforts will result in the first digital copies of our identities, which will be our “mindclones.” As we communicate with our own mindclones, and as they and we interact with mindclones of other people, even those whose bodies have died, these cyberconscious beings will become part of the fabric of our daily lives and routines. In Virtually Human, author Martine Rothblatt shares her insights into how cyberconsciousness will manifest in our lives and what we need to consider when a new, high-tech population of mindclones awakens to the rights, privileges, and obligations humans take for granted. With her passion, commitment, and continued financial investment in this emerging technology, she is poised to be a leader in the paradigm shift already under way. Virtually Human conveys in clear, positive language a profound understanding of how close we are to achieving a full simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology. It raises numerous ethical and moral questions we absolutely need to address now, before the technology becomes commercially viable and accessible to all of us. Rothblatt launches an urgent investigation into what we will all face over the coming decades as our relationship with our virtual selves evolves and deepens. She gives us the philosophical and technological tools to understand the far-reaching implications of artificial intelligence. Martine Rothblatt has been at the forefront of AI research and is a clearheaded—and optimistic—thinker when it comes to understanding the ethical concerns that will play a significant role as we move toward living side by side with our mindclones. Virtually Human will be the essential companion audiobook to the future of mankind.
Show moreThere is no common definition for virtual reality. However, scientists have been able to discover common characteristics for virtual reality. It is a field of science that attempts to mimic the real world and it takes the end user beyond the scope of the flat monitor and immerses them into 3D visual world. Virtual reality gives the end user an immersive experience and stereo display, involving depth perception and two miniature screens. Over the years, it has gained popularity and has been involved in various human fields. This script is concerned with the different stages of development in virtual reality and takes a look at the historic aspect of things. We will also venture extensively into the various aspects of human lives that have been transformed via virtual reality, talking about the various applications of virtual reality in real life situation.
Show moreContrary to what you often hear, high growth products are NOT overnight successes. Your competitors would love you to believe that the market is saturated, that you can't build a user base from scratch, that there's no reason to act. In short: that you can't win. Blockbuster products are often considered spontaneous, but it's the less visible designing and iterating that make it possible.These are long-term achievements. As a user experience professional, you have the power to influence the future of companies' trajectories and peoples' lives. This book will show you how to run day-to-day design operations in a way that convinces ever-increasing networks of people around the world to take action on behalf of your cause. Through real-world case studies, we'll uncover dozens of simple, and low-cost, design techniques deployed by companies of all sizes, from early-stage startups and mature scale-ups. In order to amplify the value customers receive from a product or service, we'll focus on what UX designers can contribute in the collaboration between developers, product managers, and marketers. And in doing so, we'll embrace specific methods at the intersection of design thinking and growth hacking to identify the user interface elements that driver user acquisition. If design is your tool and growth is your goal, this is your guide. Reviews: 'A must read for professionals wishing to up their game. Product professionals must go beyond design thinking to add experiment rigor and metrics to not only product design, but to the entire customer journey. Molly lays out simple and concrete steps how to do so.' -Brant Cooper, The New York Times Bestselling Author of The Lean Entrepreneur 'This book will get you promoted.' -Luke Marshall-Waterfield, The Mayor of London Head of Digital Communications
Show moreIn Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There's just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can't be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart. Understanding Software covers many areas of programming, from how to write simple code to profound insights into programming, and then how to suck less at what you do! You'll discover the problems with software complexity, the root of its causes, and how to use simplicity to create great software. You'll examine debugging like you've never done before, and how to get a handle on being happy while working in teams. Max brings a selection of carefully crafted essays, thoughts, and advice about working and succeeding in the software industry, from his legendary blog Code Simplicity. Max has crafted forty-three essays which have the power to help you avoid complexity and embrace simplicity, so you can be a happier and more successful developer.
Show moreSilicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a faceless boss. The neutral language of technology masks the powerful influence algorithms have across the New Economy. Uberland chronicles the stories of drivers in more than twenty-five cities in the United States and Canada over four years, shedding light on their working conditions and providing a window into how they feel behind the wheel. The book also explores Uber's outsized influence around the world: the billion-dollar company is now influencing everything from debates about sexual harassment and transportation regulations to racial equality campaigns and labor rights initiatives. Based on award-winning technology ethnographer Alex Rosenblat's firsthand experience of riding over 5,000 miles with Uber drivers, daily visits to online forums, and face-to-face discussions with senior Uber employees, Uberland goes beyond the headlines to reveal the complicated politics of popular technologies that are manipulating both workers and consumers.
Show moreThe sometimes surprising, often humorous story of the forces that came together to shape the central role Twitter now plays in contemporary politics and culture Is Twitter a place for sociability and conversation, a platform for public broadcasting, or a network for discussion? Digital platforms have become influential in every sphere of communication, from the intimate and everyday to the public, professional, and political. Since the scrappy startup days of social media in the mid-2000s, not only has the worldwide importance of platforms grown exponentially, but also their cultures have shifted dramatically, in a variety of directions. These changes have brought new opportunities for progressive communities to thrive online, as well as widespread problems with commercial exploitation, disinformation, and hate speech. Twitter's growth over the past decade, like that of much social media, has far surpassed its creators' vision. Twitter charts this trajectory in the format of a platform biography: a new, streamlined approach to understanding how platforms change over time. Through the often surprising, fast-moving story of Twitter, it illuminates the multiple forces-from politics and business to digital ideologies-that came together to shape the evolution of this revolutionary platform.
Show more'It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,' twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing's Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, who built one of the first computers to realize Alan Turing's vision of a Universal Machine. Their work would break the distinction between numbers that mean things and numbers that do things'and our universe would never be the same. Using five kilobytes of memory (the amount allocated to displaying the cursor on a computer desktop of today), they achieved unprecedented success in both weather prediction and nuclear weapons design, while tackling, in their spare time, problems ranging from the evolution of viruses to the evolution of stars. Dyson's account, both historic and prophetic, sheds important new light on how the digital universe exploded in the aftermath of World War II. The proliferation of both codes and machines was paralleled by two historic developments: the decoding of self-replicating sequences in biology and the invention of the hydrogen bomb. It's no coincidence that the most destructive and the most constructive of human inventions appeared at exactly the same time. How did code take over the world? In retracing how Alan Turing's one-dimensional model became John von Neumann's two-dimensional implementation, Turing's Cathedral offers a series of provocative suggestions as to where the digital universe, now fully three-dimensional, may be heading next.
Show moreYou've seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don't know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usually, someone like me. I'm a media manipulator. In a world where blogs control and distort the news, my job is to control blogs-as much as any one person can. In today's culture... 1) Blogs like Gawker, Buzzfeed and the Huffington Post drive the media agenda. 2) Bloggers are slaves to money, technology, and deadlines. 3) Manipulators wield these levers to shape everything you read, see and watch-online and off. Why am I giving away these secrets? Because I'm tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. I'm pulling back the curtain because I don't want anyone else to get blindsided. I'm going to explain exactly how the media really works. What you choose to do with this information is up to you.
Show moreExpert guidance on the art and science of driving secure behaviors Transformational Security Awareness empowers security leaders with the information and resources they need to assemble and deliver effective world-class security awareness training programs that drive secure behaviors and culture change. When all other processes, controls, and technologies fail, humans are your last line of defense. But, how can you prepare them? Frustrated with ineffective training paradigms, most security leaders know that there must be a better way. A way that engages users, shapes behaviors, and fosters an organizational culture that encourages and reinforces security-related values. The good news is that there is hope. That's what Transformational Security Awareness is all about. Author Perry Carpenter weaves together insights and best practices from experts in communication, persuasion, psychology, behavioral economics, organizational culture management, employee engagement, and storytelling to create a multidisciplinary masterpiece that transcends traditional security education and sets you on the path to make a lasting impact in your organization.
Show moreIf you are getting into Internet marketing, it is quite certain that you must be finding different ways of attracting traffic to your business each time you do some research. Remember that the strength is not in numbers here, it lies in the quality of your approach toward traffic generation. So what are the best ways to attract traffic to your website? Grab a mug of coffee, sit back in your cozy computer chair and read on. We present here the 20 best ways marketers use for traffic generation.
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