Nathan Borror ▶ Objective-C Programming
This book is pretty great for those who want to learn Obj-C (with no background in C) quickly and already have a background in programming. Aaron does a great job teaching the hard way first so you respect the shortcuts. Probably wise to read this before his Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X.
Nathan Borror ▶ The Mechanical Bride
Referencing a story about two condemned murderers who saw themselves on television moments before a visiting the electric chair:
"This situation is a major feat of modern news technique. Hot spot news with a vengeance. What a thrill these men must have got from being on the inside of a big inside story. Participating in their own audience participation, they were able to share the thrill of the audience that was being thrilled by their imminent death.
This is an illustration of the situation of those in the modern world who contribute mindlessly and automatically to the huge technical panorama which they never raise their eyes to examine. In the following pages various sections of that panorama will be centered for conscious scrutiny."
Great way to start a book.
Nathan Borror ▶ White
A short exploration of the history of white and emptiness. You'll probably want to spend some time with this—Hara has some profound statements which require some pondering at times. Definitely worth your afternoon.
Nathan Borror ▶ White
"A creative question is a form of expression—it requires no definite answer. That is because it holds countless answers within itself."