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Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet
Wallace Wang Manufacturer: No Starch Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1593271050 |
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If ever a book on cyberculture wore a fedora and trench coat and leaned against a lamppost on a foggy street, this is the one. It is an unabashed look at the dark side of the Net--the stuff many other books gloss over. It's hard-edged, wisecracking, and often quite cynical as it pours over the reality of online scams, illegal activities, and simple annoyances.Wang's stated goal is to open the reader's eyes about what's really there. He shows what's being done, how it's being done, and how to avoid problems or even strike back. He begins with a chapter about the news media, and his message is that no source is to be trusted completely. He examines issues important to Internet users: the cost of getting computerized (with tips on how to find the real bargains), who is using the Internet as a source of hate information, and how your privacy can be invaded and protected.
He shows you the secrets of malicious hackers and others and how some of them attack computer systems without the ethical mindset typical of the original, idealistic hackers. Wang shows you how you can set up your defenses against such an onslaught, discussing how to protect yourself and your kids from online stalkers and how online con games work.
Wang never claims that the Internet is the electronic den of darkness that the pop media make it out to be. But he makes it clear that something this big has its lowlights--it's own "net noir." His messages are "know your enemy" and "be careful who you trust," an ideology verified by the examples he provides. --Elizabeth Lewis
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National bestseller with over 175,000 copies sold!
If you thought hacking was just about mischief-makers hunched over computers in the basement, think again. As seasoned author Wallace Wang explains, hacking can also mean questioning the status quo, looking for your own truths, and never accepting at face value anything authorities say or do.
The completely revised fourth edition of this offbeat, non-technical book examines what hackers do, how they do it, and how you can protect yourself. Written in the same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style that made the first three editions hugely successful, Steal This Computer Book 4.0 will expand your mind and raise your eyebrows. New chapters discuss the hacker mentality, social engineering and lock picking, exploiting P2P file-sharing networks, and how people manipulate search engines and pop-up ads to obtain and use personal information. Wang also takes issue with the media for "hacking" the news and presenting the public with self-serving stories of questionable accuracy. Inside, you'll discover:
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This Book Is Basic. But very informative........2007-08-26
Basic information.......2007-01-04
Good overview.......2006-12-13
Provides Concise Details.......2006-09-22
Am I Missing Something?.......2006-08-28
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Steal This File Sharing Book
Wallace Wang Manufacturer: No Starch Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 159327050X |
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Steal This File Sharing Book tackles the thorny issue of file sharing networks such as Kazaa, Morpheus, and Usenet. It explains how these networks work and how to use them. It exposes the dangers of using file sharing networks--including viruses, spyware, and lawsuits--and tells how to avoid them.In addition to covering how people use file sharing networks to share everything from music and video files to books and pornography, it also reveals how people use them to share secrets and censored information banned by their governments. Includes coverage of the ongoing battle between the software, video, and music pirates and the industries that are trying to stop them.
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Steal This Resource Book.......2005-08-02
Everything You Want to Know.......2005-04-09
only for newbies.......2005-03-09
Everything you need, and the RIAA doesn't want you, to know.......2005-02-28
Information packed, great resource.......2005-02-06
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Smart Momentum: The Future of Predictive Analysis in the Financial Markets
Hugh Clark Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0471486442 |
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Fast technological advances have allowed investors and traders to make increasingly sophisticated analysis of market momentum. The current trend in the financial world continues towards momentum analysis and Smart Momentum builds on this to create a new and far more reliable method of momentum analysis called "smart momentum". This dependable technique has opened up new possibilities in investment strategy and this book looks at both the theory and the application. The reader is guided through the techniques of smart momentum in clear accessible language.
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For traders with Microsoft Excel experience........2002-02-17
This book is divided into two parts. Part I explains the theory of "Smart Momentum." Part II shows step-by-step how to implement it in Microsoft Excel. The nice thing about this book is that Part II parallels Part I on a chapter-by-chapter basis.
The book focuses on (a) indicator creation, (b) indicator selection, and (c) indicator combination. The logical development of a trading system proceeds as follows:
An equity curve shows cumulative dollars extracted from the market versus time. The "Smart Momentum Ratio" (SMR) summarizes an equity curve in a single number. (The author claims the Sharpe ratio, in and of itself, is not good enough.)
One can compare equity curves by comparing their respective SMRs. The better the equity curve, the larger the SMR.
Since an equity curve is the cumulative daily result of a trading indicator: The better the trading indicator, the larger the SMR.
A collection of one or more trading indicators comprises a trading system. Since a single indicator may fail under certain market conditions, it is desirable to build a trading system out of several uncorrelated indicators.
If one varies the parameters of a trading indicator, and its SMR stays relatively constant, then that indicator is said to be "robust." Indicators that contain SMR spikes (referred to as "Matterhorns") are not robust. Curve fitting is avoided by using several data windowing methods, which are briefly mentioned.
By the way, this book does not teach you how to use Microsoft Excel. It only gives you the Excel spreadsheet formulas to enter into spreadsheet cells (I did not test them to see if they were accurate). The techniques shown in this book are fine for tinkering in Excel, but to seriously create and analyze indicators the way the author suggests would take man-years in front of Excel. This may lead a person serious about developing trading systems into computer programming and optimization algorithms. For the latter approach, I recommend "The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies" by Katz and McCormick.
Because of the above reason, and the reasons that follow, I only gave the book 4 stars (with respect to its intended target audience):
Chapter 9 - Spreadsheet preliminaries) The author uses USDJPY data sampled at 6:00, 12:00, and 18:00 GMT, but does not tell where to acquire such data.
Chapter 11 - Indicator selection) The author tells how to find robust indicators, but does not give the Excel steps needed to generate the 3D charts used in companion chapter 4.
Chapter 12 - Indicator combination) Indicator correlation matrices are presented. The author says they are generated with the Excel "correl" function, but does not reveal what cell references to use.
Chapter 13 - Maintenance) Failing indicators are replaced with new ones on a frequent basis. In my opinion, this is not the signature of a robust trading strategy.
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The Pro-Choice Victory Handbook: Strategies for Keeping Your Abortion Rights
Craig Chilton Manufacturer: Boiled Owl Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0963124803 |
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It's the Economy, Stupid.......2000-03-02
Chilton is extremely insightful, marshals arguments well........1999-06-14
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Local Level Institutional Development for Sustainable Land Use (Bulletins of the Royal Tropical Institute)
Manufacturer: Koninklijk Instituut Voor De Tropen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 906832814X |
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Issues in Environmental Management is a sub-series of Bulletins on the design, planning and implementation of environmental management activities in agriculture on a practical level. This bulletin offers three articles related to local institutions, with examples from community forestry, village land management and range management in West Africa, Lesotho and Mali.
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Stance and Motion: Facts and Concepts
V.S. Gurfinkel , M.E. Ioffe , J. Massion , and J.P. Roll Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0306431084 |
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Stance and Motion: Facts and Concepts
Ioffe, Massion & Roll (editors) Gurfinkel Manufacturer: Plenum Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MBP1JW |
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Stance and Motion Facts and Concepts
V. S./ Ioffe, M. E./ Massion, J./ Roll, J. P. (EDT) Gurfinkel Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OS8PCI |
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Bores, breakers, waves and wakes;: An introduction to the study of waves on water
R. A. R Tricker Manufacturer: Mills & Boon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007IUVDG |
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Tidal Phenomena in the Harbor of New York. With discussion by Messrs. Allen Hazen, T. Kennard Thomson, Lames Owen, Kenneth Allen, and H. de B. Parsons.
H. de B. Parsons Manufacturer: NP: ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000IULPLA |
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Tides and Tidal Phenomena: For the use more particularly of U. S. Naval officers. Navy Scientific Papers No. 2
Henry Mitchell Manufacturer: Washington: GPO ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JPVRD0 |
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Bores and swash on natural beaches (Coastal Studies Unit technical report)
Mark Bradshaw Manufacturer: Coastal Studies Unit, Dept. of Geography, University of Sydney ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007AYH5C |
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A computer model of the tidal phenomena in Cook Inlet, Alaska, (University of Alsaka. Institute of Water Resources. Report no. IWR-17)
Robert F Carlson Manufacturer: University of Alaska, Institute of Water Resources ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006C87OS |
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Density current phenomena within a sea-level canal
Edwin W Eden Manufacturer: Tidal Hydraulics Committee ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007HKON4 |
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Final report (April 1987-June 1989): ASEAN-Australia cooperative programs on marine science : project I, tides and tidal phenomena
Manufacturer: Research and Development Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 9798105095 |
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The Hangchow Bore, and how to get to it
William R Kahler Manufacturer: Shanghai Mercury, Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008CPK14 |
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Hydraulic tables, to aid the calculation of water and mill power, water supply, and drainage of towns, and improvement of navigable rivers;: Together with ... with various phenomena of tidal rivers
Nathaniel Beardmore Manufacturer: Waterlow and Sons; [etc., etc.] ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008C3IWC |
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K voprosu o vliyanii lʹda na prilivno-otlivnyye yavleniya =: The problem of the effect of ice on tidal phenomena
A. F Laktionov Manufacturer: U.S. Naval Oceanographic Off ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007HGEL0 |
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Phenomenal Physics
Clifford E. Swartz Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471838802 |
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Phenomenal Physics and Astronomy: A Conceptual Laboratory Program
Shugart-Johnston Manufacturer: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0840368879 |
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Phenomenal Physics
J. Russell Harkay Ph.D. Manufacturer: Lulu.com ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1411688821 |
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Phenomenal Physics guides students and learners through a comprehensive look at nearly every branch of physics. Each chapter contains both an explantion of the effect to be explored, and an easy-to-perform experiment, most of which can be done with items found around every home. Never taking itself too seriously, yet still delivering an in depth guided inquiry into physics, this book is perfect for students from middle school to college.
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Phenomenal Physics - A Guided Inquiry Approach
PhD J. R. Harkay Manufacturer: James Maynard ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000G2Q998 |
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Phenomenal Physics guides students and learners through a comprehensive look at nearly every branch of physics. Each chapter contains both an explantion of the effect to be explored, and an easy-to-perform experiment, most of which can be done with items found around every home. Never taking itself too seriously, yet still delivering an in depth guided inquiry into physics, this book is perfect for students from middle school to college.
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Phenomenal Physics : Teachers Manual
C. E. Swartz Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000GS5Y66 |
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The philosophy of physics;: Or, Process of creative development by which the first principles of physics are proved beyond controversy, and their effect ... intelligent minds, as in phenomenal nature
Andrew Brown Manufacturer: Redfield ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00086MIYC |
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Alphabetical Hook-Up List A-J
Phoebe McPhee Manufacturer: MTV ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743448421 |
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How 3 girls tried to hook up with 78 guys in 1 semester: the first installment.Our heroes:
Jodi Stein, cheerleader, bat mitzvah, and sorority hopeful, whose life plan prominently features her high school sweetheart, Buster.
Celeste Alexander, tormented intellectual and virgin, the daughter of a former Buddhist monk and ex-nun.
Ali Sheppard, a soul lost in a sea of lollipops and glow-sticks, whose long distance boyfriend is a trip-hop hypnotica DJ named Sensei.
It doesn't seem as if these three roomates have much in common. Not at first. But then a night of misery brings them together -- a night when Jodi finds Buster in a compromising position, Celeste discovers an unexpected side to her date, Jordan, and Ali has a distressing phone call with Sensei. What starts as a simple game -- a game born of heartbreak, a bottle of tequila, and a Scrabble® board -- evolves into a three-woman sexual revolution.
Forget boyfriends. Forget "life partners."
This is the future.
This is the Alphabetical Hookup List.
The ABCs will never be the same.
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How 3 girls tried to hook up with 78 guys in 1 semester: the first installment. Our heroes: Jodi Stein, cheerleader, bat mitzvah, and sorority hopeful, whose life plan prominently features her high school sweetheart, Buster. Celeste Alexander, tormented intellectual and virgin, the daughter of a former Buddhist monk and ex-nun. Ali Sheppard, a soul lost in a sea of lollipops and glow-sticks, whose long distance boyfriend is a trip-hop hypnotica DJ named Sensei. It doesn't seem as if these three roomates have much in common. Not at first. But then a night of misery brings them together - a night when Jodi finds Buster in a compromising position, Celeste discovers an unexpected side to her date, Jordan, and Ali has a distressing phone call with Sensei. What starts as a simple game - a game born of heartbreak, a bottle of tequila, and a Scrabble® board - evolves into a three-woman sexual revolution. Forget boyfriends. Forget "life partners."This is the future. This is the Alphabetical Hookup List. The ABCs will never be the same.Customer Reviews:
Very Fun!.......2006-07-25
Must read all 3.......2004-12-29
great, but not for kids!.......2004-11-03
SO HILARIOUS!.......2004-06-25
A Different Type of ABC's.......2003-04-08
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Alphabetical Hook-Up List A-J
Phoebe Macphee Manufacturer: Tandem Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: School & Library Binding ASIN: 061360525X |
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