Tom Stevenson

May 14, 2024 | medium.com | Tom Stevenson

At school, there was a guitar teacher named Dan. He was an amazing guy who initiated rock concerts and even built a mini-Pro Tools studio. The cool thing about Dan was that he was obsessed with his art form. He was in a band that toured a bit, and what excited Dan the most was that technology had advanced enough for him to sit in his broom cupboard-sized office and record albums. His band had just had a bad experience with a record label, so this was his moment.

May 6, 2024 | medium.com | Tom Stevenson

I spent the day in San Francisco, showing my family around and watching the sea lions. This year, there are a thousand of them.

Jan 30, 2024 | firstlinks.com.au | Tom Stevenson |James Gruber |Jon Kalkman |Rodney Brown Jr

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Jan 10, 2024 | baos.pub | Tom Stevenson

Understand the past of this fascinating European countryGermany is one of the most fascinating countries with a past that’s fraught with triumph and disaster. From the unification of the country in 1871 to the rise of the Nazis and the destruction they wrought on Europe, German history has often shaped the future of Europe. These books on German history are perfect if you want to learn more about the country. There’s a range of books on East Germany, the Nazis, Bismarck and much more.

Jun 9, 2023 | baos.pub | Tom Stevenson

Digital Fortress is Dan Brown's first book published back in 1998. It's a bit different from most of the other books on this list as it's primarily a techno-thriller rather than one based on religion or history. Set in 1996, an NSA supercomputer, TRANSLTR, that's renowned for its code-breaking prowess encounters a code that it cannot crack, Digital Fortress. The NSA calls in Susan Fletcher, a cryptographer and the protagonist of the novel to help crack the code and discover who created it.