Monthly Archives: February 2012

Freedom(TM)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rick Matus

Just finished Daniel Suarez’s Freedom(TM), the sequel to Daemon, which I reviewed here. The story picks up right where Daemon ended, but this book is more of a political story than a gaming and technology story. Like Daemon, this is … Continue reading →

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Drive by customer service

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Rick Matus

I wrote previously about my poor experience with AT&T customer service. Maybe this is some sort of weird retribution, but AT&T has managed to top that experience with something even worse. They are now providing poor customer service even when … Continue reading →

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Daemon

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Rick Matus

I just finished reading Daemon by Daniel Suarez, a story about a computer daemon (automatically running program) that wreaks havoc in the world. The book has a similar theme to Neal Stephenson’s Reamde: massively multi person role playing computer games … Continue reading →

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Justice Served

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Rick Matus

I posted earlier about a break-in at my home over the holidays. A lot of electronics and flying gear were stolen, and I figured they were gone forever. However, I got a call from a detective at the Fort Worth … Continue reading →

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