This is “the Word” — one man’s word, certainly — about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the “one man” is Neal Stephenson, “the hacker Hemingway” (Newsweek) — This is a long essay that was published as a short book in 1999. A very interesting read for those of you that are semi-geeks and want to know the history of computer OSs. acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary works (Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, etc., etc.) — the word is well worth hearing. Mostly well-reasoned examination and partial rant, Stephenson’s In the Beginning… was the Command Line is a thoughtful, irreverent, hilarious treatise on the cyber-culture past and present; on operating system tyrannies and downloaded popular revolutions; on the Internet, Disney World, Big Bangs, not to mention the meaning of life itself. — Book promo @ goodreads.com
My Garmin watch has shown me to be stressed these past two days, that is physical stress, although I have not felt any different. However, this morning I was showing an elevated sleeping hart rate. Therefor I started with a ibuprofen this morning and will take another this evening. No walk today and see what the watch has to say tomorrow.
