computers – One Book a Week

Digital Fortress – Dan Brown

This is the first book by Dan Brown I’ve attempted to read, nearly 10 years after the entire hype regarding the DaVinci Code had died down. Short Synopsis: When the National Security Agency’s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautifulContinue reading “Digital Fortress – Dan Brown”

Chinese Video – The Paper War

This short animated film from CUC Anima (Beijing) has been getting some buzz in the past weeks, after being re-posted on Dailymotion. It won the Best Short Microfilm Award at the 2013 Gold Koala Chinese Film Festival Award. It is the second year since the festival opened the Short Microfilm category in partnership with Youku, China’sContinue reading “Chinese Video – The Paper War”

Poetry for Nerds

T’was the Internet Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Net, There were hacker’s a surfing. Nerds? Yeah, you bet. The e-mails were stacked by the modem with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Snowman The newbies were nestled all snug by their screens, While visionsContinue reading “Poetry for Nerds”