Reviews for Conference on Computing Systems and Information Technology, 1989

The average rating for Conference on Computing Systems and Information Technology, 1989 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-07-28 00:00:00 Albert Harris During college in Ann Arbor in the 60's we made the annual pilgrimage to Watkins Glen for the US Grand Prix. Jim Clark, Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Phil Hill...all the stars of the golden age of F1. Then it dropped off the radar for whatever reason. But during that time I read Colin Chapman's book on chassis design. Gearhead and all. So when I came back to F1 a couple of years ago I slowly got back into the F1 scene. No mistake, these vehicles are as close to fighter jets as any civilian will ever get close to. The level of technology is spectacular, the rate of change probably faster than anything heavily mechanical---and the cars are half software at this point. For those technically oriented, who really need to know how things work, this book is as good an introduction as I can imagine and recommend. One big downside though: the pictures are terribly printed. Grey, low contrast, pretty much useless. The author's illustrations of performance envelopes are excellent, but real-world pictures add nothing. If you want to SEE how the bits look and work in situ, I'd recommend the Haynes Workshop Manuals, especially the Red Bull F1 2010 (RB6). Less technical background, but substantially more visual. get them both for the full picture of the most incredible vehicles we're ever likely to see. To say nothing of human performance at its absolute highest level. Pulling 4G longitudinal and 5G lateral ain't exactly run of the mill.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-01 00:00:00 Desra Fraser I first heard of this book in a sermon on the subject of Christian Evidences a couple of weeks ago. My interest was raised so I found a used paperback copy on line and bought it. I must say that most of the book was a disappointment. In the first chapter Mr. Stoner attempts to harmonize the first chapter of Genesis with the prevailing theory of his day on how the universe came to be. Some of the things he mentions are, of course, very dated since the book was first published in 1958. To harmonize Genesis 1 with the prevailing theory of Mr. Stoner's time or with the "Big Bang" theory of our day is an impossible task. A careful study of Genesis 1 when harmonized with other scriptures on the subject clearly teaches that God created all things in 6 literal 24 hour days. God leaves it up to the reader to believe or disbelieve what He said. In the second chapter Mr. Stoner attempts to reconcile what Genesis 1 and 2 says about the creation of life with the "geological record". However, there is no place on earth where the geological record, as depicted in modern science books, actually exists. In the real world so called "older layers" are often found on top of "newer layers". Genesis 1 and 2, when harmonized with other scriptures on the beginning of life, teaches that God created all life such that each species produces offspring "after its kind" - and that He did it during the 6 literal 24 hour days of creation week. It is left up to the reader of Genesis to believe or disbelieve it. The most helpful chapters of the book are the 2 chapters that deal with the probability that prophecies in scripture could have been fulfilled by chance. Mr. Stoner presents interesting and compelling information that shows that it is mathematically beyond reason that men writing hundreds of years before an event could accidentally correctly predict the event. The evidence he presents regarding the prophecies concerning Christ is by far the most compelling. If I had it to do over, I wouldn't buy this book. I would, however, try to find a free copy and read it.