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Review: Foundation and Earth

Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have to admit, the series got much better as it went along! I didn’t completely like the direction it took in this book (what happened to the Second Foundation? Would’ve liked to have seen a bit more of them), and the ending, though still good, was maybe a bit too "oh no! tune in next week!" for my tastes. But other than, a great ending to a great series!

Now to the final, last, prequel book.

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Review: Wolf Tower

Wolf Tower (Claidi Journals, #1)Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hey, not bad for supposedly "YA" fiction — wonderful SF-fantasy themes in an apparently rich world. What more can you want?

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Review: Foundation’s Edge

Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Not bad, not bad — better than the first three (learned that this book was written almost 25 years after the others!).

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Retired World of Warcraft Addons: October 2010

QuestHelper

Used it for years — loved the waypoint lines that it would make on your map (tracking routes from one quest to another), and the waypoint arrow at the top of the screen.  Now built-in to WoW, and there’s no need for it anymore.  Even the dev is leaving it.

CloseUp

Also built-in to WoW now, although the implementation isn’t as good as the addon’s — you can’t look at someone else and zoom into them, for instance.  This was one of those addons that, while being a mild modification to the game UI, you still found yourself using it nearly every single time you logged on.

Hopefully, there won’t be more to come! :P

Update!

One more: PerformanceFu. Hasn’t updated in about 2 years.  Liked it because it would let you see some cool stats right from your FuBar –  I’ve noticed that his seems to be built-in to the standard WoW button menu now.  So long!

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Review: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wonderful, wonderful book. Seems to almost be more about the human element involved in maintaining a society that’s on the verge of collapse than it is about zombies — the zombies are almost just the backdrop for the story, only referred to as Z’s or "Zack."

This book will make you want to go outside and meet your neighbors for the first time — to make you wonder just how much "stuff" you really need to be happy.

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