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How approachable is this book for a someone with no background in math, electronics or computer science, and in general no inclination towards the sciences?

Matthew Hayes This book pretty quickly gets into electricity and basic circuits.
As you get further into the book, it gets very technical, to the point where you areâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThis book pretty quickly gets into electricity and basic circuits.
As you get further into the book, it gets very technical, to the point where you are actually building a computer and programming it.

There isn't any math, but definitely electronics and computer science.

I would not recommend this if you "in general have no inclination towards the sciences".(less)

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Is it comfortable to read this book on Kindle?

Dan Drake I read the Kindle version, and it's fine. A couple things don't quite work, though: there are a lot of large-ish tables and sometimes flipping the pagâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI read the Kindle version, and it's fine. A couple things don't quite work, though: there are a lot of large-ish tables and sometimes flipping the page past them requires being careful about where you tap/swipe (I have a Paperwhite).

There's also a bit on fonts and typefaces, and the text in that section all appears identical even though it's clear that in the print version, it's different.

So, the Kindle version isn't a perfect version, but I'd say it's "comfortable" and perfectly readable. If you have a Kindle and want to read this book with it, go ahead. It's a good book.(less)

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Hi, How "up to date" is the information in this book? I know that the fundamental concepts don't change but what I mean is that are they using old technologies as examples that don't get used anymore?

Jan Martinek The use of an old Intel 8080 processor may seem outdated, but it just follows the logic of the book â€”Â it grows knowledge from bulbs, switches and relaâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThe use of an old Intel 8080 processor may seem outdated, but it just follows the logic of the book â€”Â it grows knowledge from bulbs, switches and relays into more complex structures. Those may be built from relays or transistors and it would not change the underlying logic (author even mentions that it's just a matter of feasibility of its construction).

Hence I don't think that this book can be considered in any way outdated â€”Â even the final chapters that talk about PCs in late 90s are written in a general fashion and do age quite well.(less)

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How Would You Describe Remarkable Moments on Social Media?

Sociomee The world, its thoughts, and also looking at different aspects have changed. It describes remarkable moments on social media. This could relate for beâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThe world, its thoughts, and also looking at different aspects have changed. It describes remarkable moments on social media. This could relate for better or worse. However, discovering remarkable moments on social media is what we are looking for.

This relates to the time and how far we have come up with social media. We sometimes cannot even imagine how the world has changed in every aspect and yet connect people with different requirements.

As an individual or marketer, we all think that social media is just a place to build relationships with customers or to increase brand presence, but it is more than that.

It has powers that are way beyond your expectations. Being a social community, SocioMee believed that individuals should be aware of the power of what social channels have. It has further changed the lives of people all across modern society.

from how we do business
how we are entertained
how we interact with each other and
Yes, how we are governed.
However, if social moments are the low and no cost way to CONNECT, ENGAGE AND CONVERT.
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Is this book about assembly lang?

Dusan Kovacevic Among other things. Later chapters touch on assembly language, and it helps you understand it on a higher level, but won't really teach you how to proâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðAmong other things. Later chapters touch on assembly language, and it helps you understand it on a higher level, but won't really teach you how to program assembly.(less)

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