Nick Schweitzer is a software consultant in the Milwaukee area. In his spare time he is an amatuer triathlete, political pundit, and is a recovering geek. He maintains two blogs: The World According to Nick and The Coding Monkey.
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Book Review: Programming WPF, 2nd Edition by Chris Sells and Ian Griffiths
Programming WPF is the perfect book to jump start developers interested in using the latest GUI technology for building Windows applications.
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Book Review: Software Estimation - Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell
How to create a good estimate without using complicated formulas or software packages. And without stirring in the eye of newt and toe of frog.
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Book Review: Bait and Switch - The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich
A freelance writer infiltrates the ranks of the white-collar unemployed.
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Book Review: The Trouble with Physics by Lee Smolin
Has science lost its way? What is the nature of the universe, and more importantly, how do we go about discovering it?
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TV Review: My Boys
As the old saying goes, everything that's old is new again, and that's the case with the new TBS sitcom My Boys.
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TV Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - "Nevada Day Parts I & II"
The show takes on a heated political topic when some of the cast are at the mercy of a small town judge in Nevada.
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Book Review: Not Even Wrong by Peter Woit
Sometimes an idea is so wrong, it can't even be proven false, providing nothing to be learned. When this happens, it's not even wrong.
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TV Review: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
What do you get when you cross Sports Night with Saturday Night Live?
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Book Review: XAML in a Nutshell by Lori A. MacVittie
XAML is a brand new way of creating user interfaces for Windows, and XAML in a Nutshell provides many of the details you need.
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Book Review: The Constitution in Exile by Andrew P. Napolitano
The Department of Education, federal gun-free school zones, national drinking ages: where are these things defined in the US Constitution?
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