Linus Torvalds

David Diamond

Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM. Now, in a narrative that zips along with the speed of e-mail, Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius. The result is an engrossing portrayal of a man with a revolutionary vision, who challenges our values and may change our world.

The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Just for Fun

wie ein Freak die Computerwelt revolutionierte ; [die Biographie des Linux-Erfinders]

Just for fun

In 1991, at the age of 21, Linus Torvalds, then a student at Helsinki University, sat down in his mother's apartment and wrote the powerful Linux operating system. Perhaps even more astounding than his programming prowess is what Torvalds did with it: he gave it away - free The Linux operating system became available to anyone who wanted to down load it. Instead of money, Torvalds asked people for suggestions to improve the system. Thus emerged the free software movement (known today as Open Source) and an operating system that is more powerful and stable than anything that Microsoft can offer. As well as becoming a computer genius, Torvalds became Bill Gates' number one enemy.

Rivoluzionario per caso. Come ho creato Linux (solo per divertirmi)

Annie Duke

A top-ranked woman poker player presents an insider's view of the World Series of Poker, in a personal account that describes her academic achievements, impulsive entry into the world of gambling, and insights into strategic tournament play. 150,000 first printing.

How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker

mannen bakom Linux

Il y a aujourd'hui dix ans, un étudiant finlandais nommé Linus Torvalds s'enfermait plusieurs mois dans sa chambre, rideaux tirés, pour un long tête-à-tête avec son ordinateur. Le résultat : un nouveau système d'exploitation. Qu'allait-il en faire ? Le garder pour son usage personnel ? Le vendre à une société de logiciels ? Rien de tout cela. Linus décide de rendre le fruit de son travail librement accessible sur Internet en invitant toute personne intéressée à l'améliorer. L'UNIX libre de Linus, baptisé Linux, était né et avec lui, une nouvelle manière de concevoir les logiciels qui allait bouleverser l'univers de l'informatique. La suite des événements fera date dans l'histoire. Linus Torvalds est devenu la figure emblématique du monde du logiciel libre. Son puissant système d'exploitation est aujourd'hui un acteur de tout premier plan de l'industrie informatique. La méthode de conception utilisée, nourrie de passion volontaire, fait de Linux le plus vaste projet de création collective qui ait jamais existé. Pour la première fois, Linus Torvalds raconte, dans ce livre, son étonnant parcours : sa fascination, tout enfant, pour la calculatrice de son grand-père, professeur de statistiques à l'Université d'Helsinki, sa première rencontre en 1981 avec un ordinateur, un Commodore VIC-20 et bien sûr les circonstances de la création du noyau Linux, le composant essentiel du système GNU/Linux.

Il était une fois Linux

Theatre for Living is an essential resource for anyone interested in healthy communities.

The Art and Science of Community-based Dialogue

Theatre for Living

Roger McNamee

Written by one of Silicon Valley's most insightful and successful investors, "The New Normal" explains how to make the most of one's life, career, and money by embracing the future.

Great Opportunities in a Time of Great Risk

The New Normal

Samuel Apikyan

The basic logic is very simple. Countries around the globe have a need for more electrical generating capacity because of increases in population and increases in energy use per capita. The needs are constrained by the requirement that the ba- load energy source be economical, secure, and not emit climate-changing gases. Nuclear power fits this description. Therefore, many countries that have not had a nuclear power program (or only had a small program) see a need to develop one in the future. However, the development of a national nuclear energy program is not so simple. The purpose of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Nuclear Power and Energy Security was to contribute to our understanding of how these programs might evolve. The workshop took place 26–29 May 2009 in Yerevan, Armenia. Approximately 50 participants discussed the infrastructure that is needed and some of the reactor options that might be considered. The papers in this book helped define the discussion that took place. The infrastructure that is needed includes a legal framework, a functioning regulator, a plan for waste disposal, a plan for emergency response, etc. These needs were explained and just as importantly, it was explained what international, bilateral, and regional cooperation is available. Although there were many co- tries represented, the Armenian experience was of particular interest because of where the meeting was located. The papers on reactor options covered both innovative and evolutionary designs.

Nuclear Power and Energy Security

Martha Diamond

Janet Jaffe

For people experiencing infertility, wanting a baby is a craving unlike any other. The intensity of their longing is matched only by the complexity of the emotional maze they must navigate. With insight and compassion, Drs. Janet Jaffe, Martha Diamond, and David Diamond-specialists in the field of Reproductive Psychology who have each experienced their own struggle with infertility-give couples the tools to: *Reduce their sense of helplessness and isolation *Identify their mates' coping styles to erase unfair expectations *Listen to their "unsung lullabies"--their conscious and unconscious dreams about having a family--to mourn the losses of infertility and move on. Ground-breaking, wise, and compassionate, Unsung Lullabies is a necessary companion for anyone coping with infertility.

Understanding and Coping with Infertility

Unsung Lullabies

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the nuclear threats facing the world are constantly evolving and have grown more complex since the end of the Cold War. The diversion of complete weapon systems or nuclear material to rogue nations and terrorist organizations has increased. The events of the past years have proved the necessity to reevaluate these threats on a level never before considered. In recognition that no single country possesses all of the answers to the critical scientific, institutional and legal questions associated with combating nuclear and radiological terrorism, the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats” and this proceeding was structured to promote wide-ranging, multi-national exploration of critical technology needs and underlying scientific challenges to reducing the threat of nuclear/radiological terrorism; to illustrate through country-specific presentations how resulting technologies were used in national programs; and to outline the role of legal, policy and institutional frameworks in countering nuclear/ radiological terrorism. One key outcome of this book is better understanding of the interdependent contributions from across the international community of the scientific and technological components and the legal, policy and institutional components to combating nuclear and radiological threats.

Nuclear Threats and Security Challenges

Part poker strategy, part autobiography, this is a fascinating, table-side view of the World Series of Poker from the top-ranked female player on the circuit. It chronicles the exciting ups and downs Duke experiences while trying to win it all, and tells the riveting tale of her unlikely rise to poker's inner circle. Highlighting the strategy behind her unique style of play, and including a comprehensive poker primer, this title is geared towards both the skilled player and the reader newly intrigued by the hottest, fastest growing game on the planet.

How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions-And You Can Too

Fritjof Capra

Winner of the 2008 American Alliance for Theatre and Education "Book of Distinction" Award. Theatre is a primal language that used to be spoken by everyone; everyone included the "living community". Weaving together Systems Theory and the groundbreaking work of Fritjof Capra , Theatre of the Oppressed and the revolutionary work of Augusto Boal , and his own 25 years of practical experience in community-based popular theatre, David Diamond creates a silo-busting book that embraces the complexity of real life. Some of the questions Theatre for Living asks and attempts to answer: From a perspective of biology and sociology, how is a community a living thing? How do we design a theatre practice to consciously work with living communities to help them tell their stories? How do we accomplish this without demonizing those characters with whom we disagree? Must we constantly do battle to defeat an endless stream of oppressors, or can we imagine a world in which we stop creating them? Why is this important? What should we be on the look-out for (both positive and negative) when doing this work? What practical games and exercises can we use to awaken group consciousness? Who will be interested in Theatre for Living? Artists; community development workers; educators; activists; people working in social services, mediation and conflict resolution; health care professionals; anyone with an interest in finding new ways to approach the intersection of culture and social justice. "I greatly admire the achievements of David Diamond and his Headlines Theatre. He is following his own path, doing extraordinary and groundbreaking work in several fields, like his work with many First Nations communities in Canada and the US, and his adaptation of Forum Theatre on TV and on the Internet. This book relates the experiences of his life in theatre. For what he has already done, is doing, and certainly will do, David Diamond deserves all our support." Augusto Boal, founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, author of Theatre of the Oppressed, Rainbow of Desire, and Legislative Theatre David Diamonds work has been an inspiration to performers, artists, community leaders throughout Canada and beyond. The ideas in Theatre for Living are large, daring, challenging; but the steps by which Diamond follows and implements the ideas are precise and accessible. As I read I found myself being taken further and further into the life that is both theatre and the making of theatre, which is to say I was led into how life can be given its meaning. Hugh Brody, anthropologist and film-maker, author of Maps And Dreams, Living Arctic and The Other Side of Eden

The Art and Science of Community-Based Dialogue

Das Theater zum Leben (Theatre for Living) des kanadischen Theatermachers David Diamond entwickelte sich aus dem Theater der Unterdrückten nach Augusto Boal und lenkt die künstlerisch-pädagogische Kraft des Theaters vor dem Hintergrund systemtheoretischer Erkenntnisse in eine Welt jenseits von einfachen Lösungen und gefährlichen Trennungen in Gut und Böse. Es greift die Grundlagen Paulo Freires auf, adaptiert die Methoden Augusto Boals für die Herausforderungen heutiger Gesellschaften und erkennt mit Fritjof Capra die Zusammenhänge lebendiger Systeme, die für ein Leben in einer Gemeinschaft wertvoll sind. Diamonds Buch unterstreicht den Wert des Theaters für einen Dialog zwischen Individuen, zwischen Gruppen und Gemeinschaften aller Art sowie zwischen Kunst und Wissenschaft, und es stellt ein flammendes Plädoyer dar für ein Theater, das nach immer neuen Wegen für ein gelungenes Zusammenleben sucht.

Theater zum Leben

David Weissman

The team of Diamond and Weissman have been writing movies and mentoring filmmakers for decades. In this practical guide, they take the aspiring writer by the hand and guide them through the logistics and tools of writing an attention-grabbing, audience-pleasing screenplay. Readers will learn the interests and needs of managers, agents, producers, executives, financiers, directors, and actors. Diamond and Weissman attribute their phenomenal success to a career-long focus on the motives and priorities of film sponsors and benefactors. Whether it's a theatrical release or a streaming movie, a major, big-budget tent pole or an intimate, character-driven indie drama, Diamond and Weissman apply their time-tested approach. This fresh way of thinking will resonate with writers, industry professionals, and cinephiles excited to peek under the hood at what makes their favorite films tick. Bulletproof is the rare screenwriting instructional penned by authors with both massive credits and decades of business experience. It is poised to take its place as one of the must-reads of the genre.

Writing That Scripts That Don't Get Shot Down

Bulletproof

Metadata for Content Management helps digital content managers think in terms of organization and a practical application of metadata principles. Author David Diamond (DAM Survival Guide) avoids theoretical and academic discussions, instead providing real-world guidance to those designing or redesigning content management or digital asset management systems. Learn how taxonomy and metadata work within digital systems, and see how they affect policy, collaboration, workflow and user acceptance of digital content management systems.

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