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Author:  Muazzam [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:23 am ]
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(Just a reminder: "All off topic discussions go here. Everything from the funny thing your cat did to your favorite tv shows. Non-programming computer questions are ok too.")

My own favorite is The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, by the way. (Who cares?) I'm a Muslim but it doesn't mean I deny the truths.
Author:  Roman [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:20 am ]
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Brave New World and Island by Aldous Huxley,
Under the Dome by Stephen King,
1984 by George Orwell.
Author:  Kazinsal [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:47 am ]
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Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3: System Programming Guide
Author:  Roman [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:00 pm ]
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Kazinsal wrote:
Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3: System Programming Guide
AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual
Volume 2: System Programming in this case for me :P
Author:  BrightLight [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:51 pm ]
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Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
Author:  d3crypt [ Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:26 pm ]
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Kazinsal wrote:
Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3: System Programming Guide


Do they still happen to make those in print form? I could really use a paper copy. I haven't found where they sell them in print.
Author:  cyr1x [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:22 am ]
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d3crypt wrote:
Do they still happen to make those in print form? I could really use a paper copy. I haven't found where they sell them in print.


There are links down in this thread: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-isa-extensions/topic/285900#165391

Glad I got them all for free 7 years ago :mrgreen:
Author:  tlf30 [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:32 pm ]
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80386 System Software Writer's Guide By Intel, 1987 :wink:
Author:  Nutterts [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:31 pm ]
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"It's All in Your Head: Remarkable Facts About the Human Mind", Stine, Jean; Benares, Camden

There isn't a more mysterious yet omnipresent operating system then the one supporting our conscious mind.
Author:  d3crypt [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:52 pm ]
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tlf30 wrote:
80386 System Software Writer's Guide By Intel, 1987 :wink:

I looked this up, and found it. Its amazing so far.
Author:  d3crypt [ Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:11 pm ]
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cyr1x wrote:
d3crypt wrote:
Do they still happen to make those in print form? I could really use a paper copy. I haven't found where they sell them in print.


There are links down in this thread: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-isa-extensions/topic/285900#165391

Glad I got them all for free 7 years ago :mrgreen:

That's like a 100 bucks for all of them...
Better wait till college starts so I can tell my parents they are required for school.
Author:  Muazzam [ Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:05 am ]
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Nutterts wrote:
"It's All in Your Head: Remarkable Facts About the Human Mind", Stine, Jean; Benares, Camden

There isn't a more mysterious yet omnipresent operating system then the one supporting our conscious mind.

I've just bought it and will read it when I get some time.


EDIT: I mistakenly took it for a book about brain and neuroscience, but it was about the boring topic of happiness and unhappiness. :( No one's going to read it now.
Author:  Nutterts [ Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:43 am ]
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muazzam wrote:
I mistakenly took it for a book about brain and neuroscience, but it was about the boring topic of happiness and unhappiness.
I have the dutch translation, it's an old book and no... it doesn't go to deeply into the nitty gritty world of neuroscience. It's an easy read. Got me interested in the subject some 15 years ago. Accually did a psychology course on the side because of it. But for example it'll talk about the types of memory we have but not the role the hypotalamus plays in it.

If you really like neuroscience and you haven't allready. Then look at stuff talking about people recovering from serious brain damage, mental disorders and things like ghost-pain after amputation. Imho the best way to get a peek into how the brain works is looking at cases we're it goes terribly wrong.

After programming it's my most favorite topic to talk about.
Author:  Muazzam [ Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:59 am ]
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Nutterts wrote:
If you really like neuroscience and you haven't allready. Then look at stuff talking about people recovering from serious brain damage, mental disorders and things like ghost-pain after amputation. Imho the best way to get a peek into how the brain works is looking at cases we're it goes terribly wrong.

After programming it's my most favorite topic to talk about.

My main interest in neuroscience is that I want to simulate the human brain--and ultimately, consciousness--in computers. I don't feel like I'm ready for this at this stage, though. I'd like to complete my OS' all goals first before starting that project.
Author:  tlf30 [ Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:25 pm ]
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d3crypt wrote:
tlf30 wrote:
80386 System Software Writer's Guide By Intel, 1987 :wink:

I looked this up, and found it. Its amazing so far.


Probably one of the best books for learning the basics of the Intel x86 arch. I loved my copy when I was just getting started with Intel.
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