Free PDF BookJust for Fun The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Free Ebook Just for Fun The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Free Ebook Just for Fun The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

You can download in the form of an ebook: pdf, kindle ebook, ms word here and more softfile type. Free Ebook Just for Fun The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary, this is a great books that I think are not only fun to read but also very educational.
Book Details :
Published on: -
Released on: -
Original language: -

Amazon.com ReviewMost 31-year olds can't boast of being the instigator of a revolution. But then again, the world's leading promoter of open source software and creator of the operating system Linux does humbly call himself an accidental revolutionary--accidental being the operative word here. Just for Fun is the quirky story of how Linus Torvalds went from being a penniless, introverted code writer in Helsinki in the early 1990s to being the unwitting (and rather less than penniless) leader of a radical shift in computer programming by the end of the decade. OK, perhaps "story" in the traditional sense of the term is stretching it a bit. This whole book is more like a series of e-mails, an exercise in textual communication for someone more used to code language than conversation: choppy sentences packed into short paragraphs, and sometimes just one-liners. The pace is fast, but the quippy tone can get somewhat tiring, though it definitely suits the portrayal of a computer-dominated life. And like an e-mail conversation, the tense often changes, the topics jump back and forth, and the narrators occasionally change, mostly alternating between the Linux man himself and Red Herring executive editor David Diamond, who convinced the difficult-to-pin-down Torvalds to write his story (or at least allow Diamond to poke, prod, and pull it out of him, all the while giving his own impressions and interpretations). But Torvald's tale contains enough informative and entertaining tidbits--on growing up in dark, strangely silent but communication-gadget-obsessed Finland (which boasts more cell phones per capita than anywhere else), on what makes passionate code writers tick, on making the transition from unknown computer geek to world-famous computer geek, on the convergence of technology and ideology, on his work for Transmeta and involvement (or lack thereof) with all the players worth mentioning in Silicon Valley - to keep more than just computer programmers engrossed in his story. For the latter, of course, Just for Fun will be required reading. If you pick up this book as a geek's guide to the meaning of life (which, believe it or not, Torvalds does ramble on about at the beginning and the end), then you're in for a bit of a shallow take on the whole thing. But if you're interested in the idea of technological development as a global team sport, and how a nerdy Finnish transplant to California got the whole game going in the first place, check out Linus's story... just for fun, of course. --S. Ketchum Books Notebooks & Journals ThinkGeek Shop for books notebooks and journals at ThinkGeek. You'll find books on your favorite games coloring books from your favorite shows and more. News - rollingstone.com "As a private citizen as a parent and as a product of CPS Im asking that you guys join and fight with me ... for the ... children of Chicago" rapper says LS2 PAC - Catalog Log in with either your Library Card Number or EZ Login. Library ID (No Spaces!) or EZ Username Last Name or EZ Password. Remember Me Marshall Democrat-News: Story: Speak Out (07/01/14) Just got text message about the high school being on lock down because of suspicious man around. Does anyone know if it's the same guy from the elementary school ... U.S. News Latest National News Videos & Photos - ABC ... Get the latest breaking news across the U.S. on ABCNews.com Revolutionary Girl Utena (Anime) - TV Tropes Revolutionary Girl Utena ( Shjo Kakumei Utena) is a surreal shoujo work that deals with the NYDN Movies - NY Daily News HEAR IT: Carrie Fisher Sean Lennon wrote a song together Robert Osborne host of Turner Classic Movies dies at 84 FemaleAgent. Accidental casting creampie - hub.com Watch FemaleAgent. Accidental casting creampie. hub is the ultimate xxx and sex site. Archives - Philly.com Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Bleacher Report Sports. Highlights. News. Now. Major League Soccer @MLS. DEUCE BACK. HOUvSEA . 3/5/2017 2:57:29 AM; Josh Norris @JoshNorris. On why he didn't wear Adidas to win an island ...
PDF BookHopscotch Homicide (Zoe Donovan Mystery) (Volume 16) by Kathi Daley (2015-08-01)