Charles T. Richardson

She’s got a point of view that she’s happy to share

Revisado: 08-01-22

Well written with lots of big words and the occasional scholarly reference.

The author has a point of view that she’s happy to share; namely, that the ability of big data to extract information about people and their lives is uniformly coercive and totalitarian.

I’m not saying she’s wrong but, surely as we humans migrate towards the “hive mind“ there have got to be some beneficial aspects of ubiquitous computing, instantaneous communication and total information.

I’ve always said, the baby boomers invented these technologies and our children will need to figure out how to best live with these technologies.

My final conclusion?

This book does a great job of laying out the evils of the surveillance state and the inadequacies of capitalism to extract value from data.

She also exquisitely describes the lack of protection for consumers from the FANGS.

If you’re looking for a balanced narrative however, this is not it.

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A Review of Thomas Sowell

Revisado: 04-18-22

“If you’re not liberal in your youth, you have no heart. If you don’t grow conservative as you age then you have no brain”

Thomas Sowell is a black American political scientist who is critical of lower class “ghetto” street culture.

The under-representation of black Americans in income, academics, and demographics are primarily due to culture, not racism, according to Sowell.

He can say this, and not be labeled a racist.

Soul is also critical of the typical, Ivy League “intelligent Sia“ that is something so critical of private business interests.

Sowell ascribes no malice of forethought to businesses who fail to hire or promote black Americans who embody the Ghetto culture simply because they are unqualified and do not perform as well as others who may be described as white, Asian or Latino.

Sowell also predicts further class struggle if “identity politics” are allowed to determine the redistributive nature of American government in the near future.

I listened to this as an audiobook rather than read it as a physical copy.

Highly recommend it!

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switched voice actors made this very confusing

Revisado: 08-25-16

too much English. They switched voice actors from male to female which made the rules very difficult to follow overall I would not recommend this book

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I listen to this Great Courses on public speaking

Revisado: 07-20-16

I listen to this course on public speaking 2x in preparation for a professional presentation ideas in front of about 300 people. I feel very comfortable now going out to try to do my job I feel very prepared

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best Spanish video ever!

Revisado: 09-22-15

for me, this has been the best learning tool I've ever used. It requires an intermediate level of pronunciation and vocabulary which is where I am. this may not be for everybody but this is absolutely the best money I've ever spent on a Spanish learning course book audio or video

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