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My Thoughts on the Books I Read!

Nexus - A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Author: Yuval Noah Harari Publication Date: September 2024
2025-03-20 2 min read Sincheenz

I did the audio version of the book. Yuval Harari is an excellent storyteller and always leaves you with an afterthought.

Nexus is meant to be a reflection on where humanity is heading, especially with the rise of AI, disinformation, and global instability. But to be honest, I didn’t enjoy it as much. It felt like a lot of repetition and basically a recap of his earlier books. The same themes from Sapiens and Homo Deus kept popping up, just re-worded. In those earlier books, his perspective felt fresh and thought-provoking. This one didn’t have that same spark.

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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Author: Chris Miller Publication Date: October 2022
2025-02-20 3 min read Sincheenz

Initially promoted by the U.S. military after World War II to stay ahead of the Soviets in the arms race, semiconductors later became commercialized and embedded in our everyday gadgets. The journey of chip technology is truly fascinating. While innovation and advancements have surged, so have the choke points. This technology has driven globalization and progress, yet it’s unsettling to realize how few companies control such a critical industry.

The invention of the transistor by physicists like Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain, and its commercialization by pioneers like Noyce, Moore, Kilby, and others, is a remarkable story. Perfecting the manufacturing process for such a complex product was no small feat, and it wasn’t just one country that contributed to its advancement. How Japan overtook the U.S. in the production of DRAMs and how South Korea caught up quickly and overtook Japan is very exciting to read about. The global effort behind semiconductor innovation is incredible.

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