wfzimmerman’s review: “A beautiful new edition from Tor of Isaac Asimov’s first novel. I can’t wait to re-read this!”
Tor Books (2008), Hardcover, 256 pages
tags: sf, science fiction
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United States Patent Application: 0070300174 A unique monitoring system and method is provided that involves monitoring user activity in order to facilitate managing and optimizing the utilization of various system resources. In particular, the system can monitor user activity, detect when users need assistance with their specific activities, and identify at least one other user that can assist them. Assistance can be in the form of answering questions, providing guidance to the user as the user completes the activity, or completing the activity such as in the case of taking on an assigned activity. In addition, the system can aggregate activity data across users and/or devices. As a result, problems with activity templates or activities themselves can be more readily identified, user performance can be readily compared, and users can communicate and exchange information regarding similar activity experiences. Furthermore, synchronicity and time-sensitive scheduling of activities between users can be facilitated and improved overall. What a PITA and resource hog. It would be interesting to see whether this comes out of the Microsoft Research usability team. Dear readers, this was a challenging book to put together, not least because the Indonesian archipelago stretches over thousands of miles and is the home to the fourth most populous nation on Earth. I’m happy with the results. This is a terrific book for anyone with an interest in Indonesia: a library, a home school, a student, a traveler. I strongly urge you to use Search Inside the Book to page through online. This book contains beautiful maps of population, language, natural resources, and political units, as well as a few surprises that, will, I hope, intrigue and delight. Please write and let me know what you think! Cordially, Fred Zimmerman
W. Frederick Zimmerman reviewed: Historical Atlas of Indonesia
Dear readers, If you enjoyed this book, you may enjoy I have no hesitation in saying that his book is terrific, and I also have no hesitation in saying that my book is quite a bit more cost-effective than his (which rings up at $268.91!) — and even has nicer color printing! Of course, you may also want to take a look at:
Best, Fred Zimmerman Dear readers, If you enjoyed this book, you may enjoy I have no hesitation in saying that his book is terrific, and I also have no hesitation in saying that my book is quite a bit more cost-effective than his (which rings up at $268.91!) — and even has nicer color printing! Of course, you may also want to take a look at:
Best, Fred Zimmerman George MacDonald Fraser, 82, author of ‘Flashman’ novels – International Herald Tribune George MacDonald Fraser, a British writer whose popular novels about the arch-rogue Harry Flashman followed their hero as he galloped, swashbuckled, drank and womanized his way through many of the signal events of the 19th century, died Wednesday on the Isle of Man. This is very sad news. He’s an author whose oeuvre I’d like to own in its entirety.
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wfzimmerman’s review: “Tor’s usually sure-footed publicity team stumbles a bit by identifying William H. Drinkard as a 12-year veteran of the Alabama State Legislature. I am sure that the Alabama State Legislature of today is not the Alabama State Legislature of fifty or a hundred years ago, but it’s still not exactly a confidence-inspiring background.”
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