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Die Macht der Computer und die Ohnmacht der Vernunft

by Joseph Weizenbaum

I've started reading this book on 3. January 2026.

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Books read in 2025 written on 31. December 2025
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Books read in 2021 written on 31. December 2021
Books read in 2020 written on 31. December 2020
Books read in 2019 written on 31. December 2019
Books read in 2018 written on 31. December 2018

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2024

Thoughts about the book the Humans by Matt Haig 📚 written on 13. March 2024
Thoughts about the book the new CSS layout by Rachel Andrew 📚 written on 2. March 2024

2023

Thoughts about the book What is our problem by Tim Urban 📚 written on 9. December 2023
Review The Curio Cabinet by Carol Beth Anderson 📝 written on 3. September 2023

2022

Thoughts on Hurricane (Hive Mind Book 3) by Janet Edwards written on 22. October 2022
Thoughts on A Page in Your Diary written on 12. October 2022
Thoughts on A Witch's Lullaby (Book 1-4) written on 3. October 2022
Thoughts on Blood Magick Trilogy (Book 1-3) written on 28. August 2022
Thoughts on Outland by Dennis E. Taylor written on 6. August 2022
Thoughts on issue 1 and two of Lt. Reilly written on 11. June 2022
Thoughts on OpenShift for Developers written on 29. May 2022
The Dark Design (Book 3 of Riverworld) written on 29. May 2022
The Fabulous Riverboat (Book 2 of Riverworld) written on 16. April 2022
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Book 1 of Riverworld) written on 16. April 2022
Thoughts on Where the Action Is written on 16. April 2022
Thoughts on Kreis der Dämmerung Series written on 9. April 2022
Thoughts on How to Make a Living with Your Writing written on 31. March 2022
Thoughts on Cytonic: The Third Skyward Novel written on 22. January 2022

2021

Book notes for Several Short Sentences About Writing written on 19. December 2021
Book notes for Four Thousand Weeks written on 16. December 2021
Book notes for Just Fucking Ship by Amy Hoy written on 15. December 2021
Review of Terms May Apply written on 14. December 2021
Review of Foundation and Empire (The Foundation Trilogy, Book 2) written on 24. October 2021
Review of Foundation (The Foundation Trilogy, Book 1) written on 24. October 2021
Review of Airborn (Airborn Book 1) written on 23. October 2021
Review of Invisible Sun (Empire Games Book 3) written on 17. October 2021
Review of Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries Book 6) written on 16. October 2021
Review of Between a Rock and a Hard Place written on 16. October 2021
Review of A Million Things To Ask A Neuroscientist written on 16. October 2021
Review of Telepath written on 11. September 2021
Review of Born of Blood written on 8. September 2021
Review of Weapons of Math Destruction written on 5. September 2021
Review of Manners and Mutiny (Finishing School Book 4) written on 20. August 2021
Review of Waistcoats and Weaponry (Finishing School Book 3) written on 15. August 2021
Review of Curtsies and Conspiracies (Finishing School Book 2) written on 14. August 2021
Review of Etiquette and Espionage (Finishing School Book 1) written on 8. August 2021
Review of The Simple Path to Wealth written on 17. July 2021
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards, Book 1) written on 15. July 2021
Review of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens written on 14. July 2021
Review of the Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill written on 14. July 2021
Review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter 7) written on 17. June 2021
Review of the Magicians: (Book 1) by Lev Grossman written on 31. May 2021
Review of Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor written on 28. May 2021
Review of Five Spellbinding Laws of International Larceny (The Tale of Bryant Adams Book 4) by Megan O'Russell written on 22. May 2021
Review of Three Simple Steps to Wizarding Domination (The Tale of Bryant Adams Book 3) by Megan O'Russell written on 18. May 2021
Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter 6) written on 10. May 2021
Review of The Vexed Generation (Magic 2.0 Book 6) by Scott Meyer written on 27. April 2021
Review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter 5) written on 20. April 2021
Review of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry written on 11. April 2021
Review of The Garden Of Love And Peri: A Post-Apocalyptic Pandemic Adventure written on 21. March 2021
Review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter 4) written on 17. March 2021
Review of Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13) written on 14. March 2021
Review of The Last: A Post-Apocalyptic Pandemic Adventure written on 13. March 2021
Review of Witch's Jewel (Kit Melbourne Book 1) written on 9. March 2021
Review of Math Without Numbers written on 28. February 2021
Review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter 3) written on 26. February 2021
Review of And Then She Vanished (The Joseph Bridgeman Series Book 1) written on 23. February 2021
Review of One Second After (A John Matherson Novel Book 1) written on 16. February 2021
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter Book 2) written on 26. January 2021
Review of New Spring: A Wheel of Time Prequel written on 24. January 2021
Review of Disciple of War (Art of the Adept Book 4) written on 24. January 2021
Review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter Book 1) written on 16. January 2021
Review of Scholar of Magic (Art of the Adept Book 3) written on 12. January 2021

2020

Review Their Greatest Game (Chronicles of Theren Book 2) written on 30. December 2020
Review First of Their Kind (Chronicles of Theren Book 1) written on 27. December 2020
Review 100 Days of Sunlight written on 24. December 2020
Review of Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, Book 3) written on 19. December 2020
Review of Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2) written on 11. December 2020
Review of Will Save the Galaxy for Food written on 26. November 2020
Review of Firstborn Academy: Shadow Reaper written on 25. November 2020
Review of Firstborn Academy: Shadow Witch written on 24. November 2020
Review of Firstborn Academy: Shadow Trials written on 23. November 2020
Review of The Perfect Generation written on 22. November 2020
Review of Power of Pen and Voice: A Spoken Mage Companion Novel (The Spoken Mage Book 5) written on 21. November 2020
Review of Crown of Secrets (The Hidden Mage Book 1) written on 19. November 2020
Review of Voice of Life (The Spoken Mage Book 4) written on 10. November 2020
Review of Voice of Dominion (The Spoken Mage Book 3) written on 9. November 2020
Review of Voice of Command (The Spoken Mage Book 2) written on 8. November 2020
Review of Voice of Power (The Spoken Mage Book 1) written on 7. November 2020
Review of A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking written on 5. November 2020
Review of To Be Taught, If Fortunate: A Novella written on 3. November 2020
Review of Of Noble Family (Glamourist Histories Book 5) written on 1. November 2020
Review of A Memory of Light, The Wheel of Time, Book 14 written on 30. October 2020
Review of Valour And Vanity: (The Glamourist Histories #4) written on 29. October 2020
Review of Sunlight (Titans, Cranes & Monsters Games) written on 28. October 2020
Review of Attack Surface written on 27. October 2020
Review of Station Theta: A Sci-Fi Dystopian Mystery (Miles & Breaker Book 2) written on 24. October 2020
Review of Selbstzuwendung, Selbstakzeptanz, Selbstvertrauen: Psychotherapeutische Interventionen zum Aufbau von Selbstwertgefühl written on 22. October 2020
Review of Without A Summer (Glamourist Histories Series Book 3) written on 14. October 2020
Review of Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories Series Book 2) written on 10. October 2020
Review of Station Alpha: A Sci-Fi Dystopian Mystery (Miles & Breaker Book 1) written on 4. October 2020
Review of Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories Book 1) written on 3. October 2020
Review of Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle Book 1) written on 2. October 2020
Review of Sie wäre jetzt 17: Psychothriller written on 1. October 2020
Review of Towers of Midnight, The Wheel of Time, Book 13 written on 30. September 2020
Review of The Aleph Extraction: The Galactic Cold War, Book II written on 26. September 2020
Review of The Relentless Moon: A Lady Astronaut Novel Book 3 written on 19. September 2020
Review of The Bayern Agenda: The Galactic Cold War, Book I written on 16. September 2020
Review of Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World written on 12. September 2020
Review of Recovering Apollo 8 written on 31. August 2020
Review of Meditation für Skeptiker: Ein Neurowissenschaftler erklärt den Weg zum Selbst written on 30. August 2020
Review of LIFEL1K3 (Lifelike - Book 1) written on 23. August 2020
Review of Gathering Storm, The Wheel of Time, Book 12 written on 18. August 2020
Review of Shattered: Book 3 (Slated Trilogy) written on 16. August 2020
Review of Fractured: Book 2 (Slated Trilogy) written on 14. August 2020
Review of Slated: Book 1 (Slated Trilogy) written on 12. August 2020
Review of The Girl Cloaked in Shadow (The Chronicles of Maggie Trent Book 3) written on 11. August 2020
Review of The Girl Locked With Gold (The Chronicles of Maggie Trent Book 2) written on 7. August 2020
Review of the Girl Without Magic (The Chronicles of Maggie Trent Book 1) written on 6. August 2020
Review of Seven Things Not to Do When Everyone's Trying to Kill You (The Tale of Bryant Adams Book 2) written on 18. July 2020
Review of Promises To Keep: After the EMP (Disruption Trilogy Book 3) written on 14. July 2020
Review of Knife of Dreams, The Wheel of Time, Book 11 written on 13. July 2020
Review of Push Back: After the EMP (Disruption Trilogy Book 2) written on 12. July 2020
Review of Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries Book 5) written on 7. July 2020
Review of Stolen Magic: A Sleeping Beauty Reimagining (Fairy Academy Book 3) written on 25. June 2020
Review of Crossroads of Twilight, The Wheel of Time, Book 10 written on 23. June 2020
Broken Curse: A Sleeping Beauty Reimagining (Fairy Academy Book 2) written on 23. June 2020
Review of Hidden Princess: From the Blood and Snow World: A Sleeping Beauty written on 14. June 2020
Review of Bel Canto written on 12. June 2020
Review of The Boy Who Sailed To Spain written on 11. June 2020
Review of Catfishing on CatNet: A Novel (A CatNet Novel Book 1) written on 6. June 2020
Review of Final Days written on 1. June 2020
Review of Ghost Frequencies written on 31. May 2020
Review of Doomsday Game, The Apocalypse Duology Book 3 written on 24. May 2020
Review of Survival Game, The Apocalypse Duology book 2 written on 23. May 2020
Review of Extinction Game, The Apocalypse Duology book 1 written on 22. May 2020
Review of Winter's Heart, The Wheel of Time, Book 9 written on 21. May 2020
Review of Restriction: Age Of Magic (The Rise of Magic Book 1) written on 17. May 2020
Review of Path Of Daggers, The Wheel of Time, Book 8 written on 16. May 2020
Review of The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution Book 1) written on 9. May 2020
Review of the Settling (The Memory Trader Book 3) written on 7. May 2020
Review of the Sister (The Memory Trader Book 2) written on 5. May 2020
Review of The Smudger (The Memory Trader Book 1) written on 3. May 2020
Review of Helm written on 2. May 2020
Review of a crown of swords, The Wheel of Time, Book 7 written on 9. April 2020
Lord of Chaos, The Wheel of Time, Book 6 written on 4. April 2020
Review of 7th Sigma written on 4. April 2020
Review of The Blade Itself: Book One (The First Law 1) written on 26. March 2020
Review of The Fires Of Heaven, The Wheel of Time, Book 5 written on 26. March 2020
Review of Predator's Gold (Predator Cities Book 2) written on 19. March 2020
Review of The Shadow Rising, The Wheel of Time, Book 4 written on 18. March 2020
Review of A Series of Unfortunate Events #2 written on 15. March 2020
Review of A Series of Unfortunate Events #1 written on 14. March 2020
Review of The Blacksmith's Son (Mageborn Book 1) written on 8. March 2020
Review of The Dragon Reborn, The Wheel of Time, Book 3 written on 2. March 2020
Review of Secrets and Spellcraft (Art of the Adept Book 2) written on 1. March 2020
Review of The Choice of Magic (Art of the Adept Book 1) written on 29. February 2020
Review of The Word for World is Forest (Hainish Cycle) written on 28. February 2020
Review of The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Hainish Cycle) written on 23. February 2020
Review of Shadow of the Conqueror (Chronicles of Everfall Book 1) written on 9. February 2020
Review of The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle) written on 8. February 2020
Review of Infinite Detail written on 7. February 2020
Review of The Great Hunt, The Wheel of Time, Book 2 written on 6. February 2020
Review of The World According to Bob: The further adventures of one man and his street-wise cat written on 2. February 2020
Review of A Street Cat Named Bob written on 26. January 2020
Review of The Fated Sky: Lady Astronaut Novel written on 25. January 2020
Review of The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel written on 21. January 2020
Review of Starsight (Skyward Book 2) written on 18. January 2020
Review of Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed written on 12. January 2020

2019

Review of Radikalisierungsmaschinen: Wie Extremisten die neuen Technologien nutzen und uns manipulieren written on 29. December 2019
Review of DOORS X - Dämmerung: Roman (Die Doors-Serie Staffel 1) written on 26. December 2019
Review of Girl of Glass written on 22. December 2019
Review of Against the Tide of Years written on 22. December 2019
Review of DOORS ! - Blutfeld: Roman (Die Doors-Serie Staffel 1) written on 20. December 2019
Review of DOORS ? - Kolonie: Roman (Die Doors-Serie Staffel 1) written on 20. December 2019
Review of Born of Embers written on 19. December 2019
Review of The Obelisk Gate: The Broken Earth, Book 2 written on 18. December 2019
Review of The Eye of the World The Wheel of Time, Book I written on 15. December 2019
Review of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed written on 8. December 2019
Review of The Fifth Season: The Broken Earth, Book 1 written on 5. December 2019
Review of Composing Software written on 17. November 2019
Review of Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life written on 10. November 2019
Review of The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale written on 3. November 2019
Review of Skyward written on 27. October 2019
Review of the Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, Book 1) written on 23. October 2019
Review of the Academy of Stolen Magic written on 27. September 2019
Review of Supernatural Reform School written on 27. September 2019
Review of Under a Tell-Tale Sky written on 23. September 2019
Review of The Circle written on 20. September 2019
Review of Rise of Gaia written on 31. August 2019
Review of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones written on 31. August 2019
Review of A Wind in the Door (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet Book 2) written on 25. August 2019
Review of Soul Jacker: A Science Fiction Thriller (Soul Jacker Book 1) written on 17. August 2019
Review of How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days (The Tale of Bryant Adams Book 1) written on 4. August 2019
Review of Practical Microservices: Build Event-Driven Architectures with Event Sourcing and CQRS written on 2. August 2019
Review of The Dragon Unbound (The Tethering Book 3) written on 1. August 2019
Review of The Sirens Realm (The Tethering Book 2) written on 29. July 2019
Review of the Tethering (The Tethering Book 1) written on 28. July 2019
Review of The Expert System's Brother written on 27. July 2019
Review of Born of Air written on 19. July 2019
Review of On the Oceans of Eternity written on 16. July 2019
Review of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It written on 5. July 2019
Review of A Wrinkle in Time written on 23. June 2019
Review of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One written on 16. June 2019
Review of Homeland written on 11. June 2019
Review of Walkaway written on 31. May 2019
Review of Pitch Anything written on 30. May 2019
Review of Freeze-Frame Revolution written on 18. May 2019
Review of Murderbot series book two to four written on 16. May 2019
Review of The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future written on 27. April 2019
Review of The Singularity Trap written on 19. April 2019
Review of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe written on 13. April 2019
Review of Vortena: Everybody Loves Large Chests (Vol.3) written on 9. April 2019
Review of Fizzlesprocket: Everybody Loves Large Chests (Vol.2) written on 7. April 2019
Review of Morningwood: Everybody Loves Large Chests (Vol.1) written on 6. April 2019
Review of Not On the Label - What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate written on 31. March 2019
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson written on 19. March 2019
Review Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible by Jia Jiang written on 3. March 2019
Review Bobiverse Book 1 to 3 written on 20. February 2019
Review of Becoming by Michelle Obama written on 12. February 2019
Review of Out of Spite, Out of Mind by Scott Meyer written on 28. January 2019
Review of The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons written on 27. January 2019
Review of Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve written on 12. January 2019

2018

Review of The Stand by Stephen King written on 31. December 2018
Review of All Systems Red by Martha Wells written on 25. November 2018
Review of The Selection (The Selection Series, Book 1) written on 12. November 2018
Review of the Gate of Gods (The Fall of Ile-Rien Trilogy 3) written on 12. November 2018
Review The Ships of Air (The Fall of Ile-Rien Trilogy Book 2) written on 10. November 2018
Review The Wizard Hunters (The Fall of Ile-Rien Trilogy Book 1) written on 27. October 2018
Review Hello World - How to be Human in the Age of the Machine written on 23. October 2018
Review of Borderline – Book one of the Arcadia Project series) written on 7. October 2018
Review Twenty Thousand Leagues Under written on 7. October 2018
Review Children of the Mind written on 16. September 2018
Review Xenocide written on 2. September 2018
Review Speaker for the Dead written on 18. August 2018