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Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Thoughts both confusing and enlightening.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Thoughts both confusing and enlightening.

Summer book sale and New Amazon Meme

elbeno, 7 August, 200629 July, 2007

Saturday was local library book sale day. This is my part of the haul:

Concepts of Programming Languages
Computer Algorithms: Introduction to Design and Analysis
The Great Scientists from Galileo to Einstein
Java Threads
Postscript Language Tutorial and Cookbook
Hugo Award Winners Vol. 3
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind Perfect Collection 2 & 3

I see that Amazon have restyled their personal home page. What a pity that half my searches don’t work at the moment. Anyway, I foresee a new meme: what does Amazon think of you? Here’s what it thinks I’m interested in:

Action & Adventure
All Categories
Blake, Quentin
C & C++ Windows Programming
Classics
Cognitive Psychology
Comics & Graphic Novels
Dahl, Roald
Documentary
Fiction
Greek & Roman
Historical
History
History of Science
Humorous
Manga
Networking
Object-Oriented Design
Recreation & Games
Salvatore, R.A.
Science Fiction
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Software Development
Unix
Viz
Web Site Design

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