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I just finished a nice compilation of science fiction short stories all related to the “end of the world” – or more accurately, the end of civilization as we know it: “Wastelands – Stories of the Apocalypse” edited by John Joseph Adams. I have to admit, it took me a while to [...]

I just recently finished reading The Stand by Stephen King, and I must ay, it was an incredible book. King is seldom a disappointment, and this book simply reinforces that idea.
Begining in June, 1990, it follows, day by day, the spread of a military-created superflu across the USA, let loose from a lab by [...]

I recently finished an interesting book: Calculated Bets – Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win by Steven Skiena is a very interesting look at (does the title give you a clue?) managing money in the face of uncertainty. Gambling and the financial markets have a good deal of similarity when trying to decide [...]