solid rehash of BOTPOFTA
341874
good visuals, story told before, but good , so this one is before or after the RIse OTPOTA?
1901019
Had a lot of fun putting this together. And it is a great platform for a mobile bot.
3971635
Sadly John Hargrave took down his comedy prank site, zug.com. If you were a fan like I was of it, you'll probably enjoy this book. It's not as good as most of the site had, but it does a decent job of setting up all the different pranks Mr. Hargrave pulled. One of the best ones in the book that I don't remember from the site is when he calls a guy; who was responsible for some really obnoxious spam e-mail ad that the author kept getting, in the middle of the night and kept pestering him until the guy agreed to remove him from his e-mailing list. Other than that, most of the contents in the book were found on the site, so unfortunately those who never experienced zug.com, this book will have to serve as a substitute for the former website. The "Credit Card Prank", my all time favorite prank that I've showed to many friends who ended up falling in love with it; it's here, but it's extremely condensed, All in all, this book has a few parts of different pranks John pulled that I don't remember from the site, but it's not really the same thing. Here's to lost laughter that went missing when zug.com went offline.
2786568
I found this publications chronology and arguments well founded. Ignore the troll claiming only "morons" would by this book. Search for a fair price and I'm sure you will benefit.
4853933
Web 2.0 is everywhere.  When you log into Amazon or Netflix or del.icio.us  you'll see sites that know a lot about you and can recommend choices based on past history.  The machinery for accomplishing this is nicely laid out in "Programming Collective Intelligence".  The math isn't strenuous, but the implications can be profound.

My preference might have been to see examples written in Java, but I've come to appreciate the author's choice of Python.  It's been a good motivator for exposing myself to a new language.  The code has the virtue of being succinct.  I've seen ports to Scheme and JavaScript on the web.

The book is generating some fair buzz.  I recommend it highly.
2955504
Wow.  The plethora of one stars are either bots, trolls, or cultists who've been sent here by their ideological puppet masters.

Obvious. Is. Obvious.

This is a very fine book, credibly researched. It's not a hagiography of Buchanan etc.  I don't agree with every assertion in the book, but I don't deny it's an invaluable resource to those interested in understanding the development of political landscape we find ourselves in today.  If think you already know everything there is to know and only buy books that confirm you really are the expert in everything there is to know, you probably will only buy this book to pretend you read it before criticizing it.
383360
Noticed a few of these books seem to have mastered the art of product placement to a tee, introducing lots of paid services and APIs.
Yes, everything is a breeze if you pay these various providers.
However, on the plus side, there is some good information about the different ways you can build bots and integrate with other services and how to tackle issues such as data storage which are important to get beyond the basics.
105432
<div id="video-block-R1DICH8UNW33Q2" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/B1t7h9R%2BprS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/11129K3UrhS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;These boxing robots are definitely a cut above the Rock `Em Sock `Em robots. For one thing the action doesn't stop and there's no need to continually try to put down one of the robots heads each time he gets popped in the jaw. The action is fast, hot, and continual. These are the type of bots that aren't for children only if you know what I mean.

Each bot can be personalized with stickers that can be attached and if you want you can even remove the helmet visor to insert a photo. This could make the fighting very interesting! Before you start you'll need to scout out 8 AA batteries (not included) and charge up each bot. There's a charging dock on each console. The bots will also need to be synchronized to one another.

One thing I really like it that the directions are very clear and include visuals. There's absolutely no guesswork and I was able to follow the step-by-step directions and had my bots ready for battle in no time. They take about twenty to twenty-five minutes to charge and they will do battle for that amount of time. If you want you can synch other bots, but more than likely doing battle with two creates plenty of fun.

Control is similar to the Wii in that you use your own hand motions to throw those punches. I found that the small ring, the imprint on the back of the box, was awesome, but the bots move too much to stay within the periphery. I would have liked to see a "real" ring included in the box. I actually thought there was one.

These are tiny bots that are only about 3-1/2 inches tall, but they are fierce warriors and way cool. The verdict is that they are awesome and worth the asking price (even though there's no ring). I've played with and used a lot of bot toys and these are the same thing as the Battroborg bots only considerable less expensive. Oh, and the Battroborg bots like these also have a cardboard ring.

FEATURES:

 Each robot comes with a 2.4 GHz wireless motion-activated controller with integrated speaker for realistic sound effects and a charging dock for the robot
 Control each punch with wireless motion radio controllers; Robots register impact hits to the head
 Up to 30 robots can join in the same boxing match! For 2-4 players use the product box as a rectangular boxing arena
 Robots use 3.7V 70MAH rechargeable Li-Po battery (built in); 20 minutes of charge time using quick charger on controller = 20 minutes of play time

WHAT'S IN THE BOX:

2 Robots
2 Motion Controllers
2 Sticker Sheets
User Manual

Sample provided for review.
1740858
Even with its stringent character limits, Twitter has developed into a platform where (some) people say/type/tweet some humorous things. Many of said utterings could be further enhanced and fleshed out with visuals. Twitter: The Comic (The Book) delivers on this premise with great results.

This book grew out of a popular Tumblr and the setup remains the same. Clever tweets (heavy on the absurdism and pop culture references) are translated into comics. There is plenty of original content along with some of the best material from the Tumblr. It's a fast and fun read and Rosenthal's illustrations definitely add to the funny and augment the tweet material. The Tumblr is often featured on Reddit and if you are into that kind of humor you should really enjoy Twitter: The Comic.
695196
With nearly 10,000 pages of setup, ToM should be really good.  Fortunately, it is.  As always, I would prefer more Mat Cauthon and less Aes Sedai/White Tower coverage, but very good nonetheless.
1811167
This book promises quite a bit in the new edition, let's see what's really in here. Okay, the chapter layout is completely different as the book starts with a Technology section, followed by Discovery, then Penetration, Vulnerabilities, and finally the Toolbox. The technology part is nicely abridged to about 87 pages. The Discovery part differs greatly in that the source code has been moved to the CD and the author added more coverage and examples plus some stealthier techniques and most recent SNMP, file sharing, DNS, NetBIOS, and CGI stuff. The ports and services are still there but I found them to be pretty handy references at any rate. Penetration contains updated material and it's nice to see IDS stuff in here too. The Vulnerabilities section is promising. There's an excellent chapter on the top 75 exploits that have certainly proven to be the most misuses of security weaknesses and the newer material makes it significant. The CD contains some of the same plus full licensed software, an updated repository and all the source code moved from the original text. All things considered, this book pans out to be more of an original than a second edition and well worth the read.
4724170
As a self-confessed IRC addict, I eagerly awaited the release of this book, and I was not disappointed. While there are text files all over the 'Net that explain how to do various things with IRC (scripts and so forth), this book like the other "Hacks" books goes a little bit deeper. While the first two chapters deal with "introductory" items like how to connect from various operating systems, common terms and registering with NickServ (a widely available IRC service), the subsequent chapters get more into specialized topics, like searching through various networks to find a specific channel, or enhancing an IRC client. And yes, there are lots of hacks about writing bots, whether it's to protect a channel from unauthorized takeovers, or logging IRC activities, for searching or querying, even trivia and announcement bots.

This is a book ideally suited to IRC channel ops and admins and offers a lot of ways to make being on IRC much more fun and (in some cases) safer. There's definitely enough here to keep an IRC user and/or op/admin busy for hours and hours.
2974851
De manera muy simple aprendes los nuevos conceptos de proyectos &aacute;giles y lo haces solo en unas cuantas horas.

Me siento listo para poner en pr&aacute;ctica lo aprendido con la gu&iacute;a de un scrum master.
2992929
As far as I can tell, this is a repackaged (and much more expensive) version of the author's
"Seven Deadliest Web Application Attacks", released in 2010.  The only difference that I can see at a glance is that a 22 page section on HTML 5 has been added.  Perhaps some content has been updated, I don't know, but it mostly seems like just the order and names of some chapters has been changed.

That being said, I did find "Seven Deadliest Web Application Attacks" to be a valuable read for those interested in web software security.
1905876
Mostly a restatement of "longtail" theory of content distribution, but the restatement and padding gets repetitive quickly.  Might be good as a free white paper or extended blog post.
3231939
There's a reason there's a ton of get-rich-quick books out there -- who doesn't like to read about someone with a magic formula to make a fortune? I certainly do, but I like the ones with a brainiac element to them, like&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Fortune-s-Formula-The-Untold-Story-of-the-Scientific-Betting-System-That-Beat-the-Casinos-and-Wall-Street/dp/0809045990/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Poker-Face-of-Wall-Street/dp/0470127317/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Poker Face of Wall Street</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Fooled-By-Randomness/dp/B001SC9G5O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Fooled By Randomness</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Eudaemonic-Pie-The-Bizarre-True-Story-of-How-a-Band-of-Physicists-and-Computer-Wizards-Took-on-Las-Vegas/dp/B001RFUJIU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Eudaemonic Pie: The Bizarre True Story of How a Band of Physicists and Computer Wizards Took on Las Vegas</a>.

In The Physics of Wall Street, James Weatherall has gathered the stories of a dozen or so scientists who turned their brain power to figuring out the stock market. Some of the stories are familiar, such as that of Edward O. Thorp and his adventures in Las Vegas before turning to Wall Street. Some are less familiar, such as Didier Sornette, who noticed that the same patterns that predict when a major earthquake is due, predict when a market crash (or surge) is due. Some discoveries didn't get any attention the first time around and had to be re-discovered later.

Weatherall notes that physicists took an unfair amount of blame for the crash of 2008, and wants to set the story straight about how much Wall Street owes to the "quants." He makes a good case -- scientific method applies even to economies and markets, but beware ... greed can still pull the whole thing crashing down.

The Physics of Wall Street, for all its science, is not a slog. Weatherall has made it crystal-clear even for us science-phobes. It's short (215 pages) and has an excellent reading list if you want to pursue any of the topics further. A fun read!
3525988
Bottom line...  I'm hooked.  I was vaguely aware of what Greasemonkey was, but I really hadn't taken the time to explore it.  That time is now over.  I had a chance to review a copy of Greasemonkey Hacks by Mark Pilgrim, and I don't think I'll look at web browsing the same again.

Contents:  Getting Started; Linkmania!; Beautifying the Web; Web Forms; Developer Tools; Search; Web Mail; Accessibility; Taking Back the Browser; Syndication; Site Integration; Those Not Included in This Classification; Index

This is a typical O'Reilly Hacks title, where you have 100 tips and tricks on exploiting some technology or toy.  In this volume, Mark Pilgrim shows how you can use the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox to completely change the way you interact with web pages.  The first two tips show how to install Greasemonkey and how to install a Greasemonkey script that you either download or write yourself.  From there, it's all over the board as far as what you can do with these script gems.  Tired of dealing with URLs on a site that aren't clickable?  Check out tip #13 (Turn Naked URLs into Hyperlinks).  Want to have a web page refresh itself automatically every x minutes (even though they don't have a meta refresh tag)?  Then go to tip #41 (Refresh Pages Automatically).  And my favorite...  Hate those web site registrations that force you to enter basic information every time just to see the content?  Do you normally use BugMeNot to find an existing registration?  Wish that all could be integrated and automated in your browser?  Tip #84 - Bypass Annoying Site Registration.  I can tell you that this one was the first Greasemonkey script I installed, and it's way cool...

This is really not a "how to code Greasemonkey scripts" book.  You're dealing with JavaScript and the document object model, but Pilgrim and his group of contributors don't spend any time trying to teach you how to do all that.  The book delivers the scripts already coded and tested, and you just have to install them.  But that's not bad, and it works on a number of levels.  If you've never used Greasemonkey, it's a great way to discover the power (as I did).  And if you *are* a Greasemonkey user and/or developer, this will give you many new ideas on scripts you might want to write yourself.  And since you can download the scripts from the O'Reilly site, you already have a solid base of code from which to start.  Hard to beat that in terms of value...

Obviously, I like tech books and I read a lot.  But not often do I run across a book that ends up changing the way I view the basic technology I touch every day.  If I wasn't a Firefox user, this book would convince me to become one in short order.  As a Firefox user, I'm now convinced that I can personalize and manipulate web sites and information in ways I never imaged.  This is really a recommended read...