Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks

《第七感》揭示當代世界正面臨自啟蒙與工業革命以來最劇烈的轉變。從社群媒體到網路攻擊，無形的連結網路正在顛覆我們對權力、信任與制度的理解。喬舒亞・庫珀・拉莫透過結合禪修經驗與高層顧問觀察，提出「第七感」——一種理解與掌握網絡時代關鍵力量的新直覺。本書深入探討當代機遇與風險，挑戰讀者重新思考如何在高度互聯的世界中生存與前行。對關心未來趨勢、科技變局與全球秩序重組的人而言，本書提供一種全新視角與思維方式。The Digital Age we live in is as transformative as the Industrial Revolution and Joshua Cooper Ramo explains how to survive. If you find yourself longing for a disconnected world where information is not always at your fingertips, you may eventually be as useful as the carriage maker post-Henry Ford. It's practically impossible to know where the marriage of imagination and technology will take us (sorry Betamax and Kodak), and the only certainty is that in the networked world we will only become more intertwined. Is it possible to not become hopelessly tangled? Joshua Cooper Ramo, a policy expert who has advised the most powerful nations and corporations, says yes--if you are ready to ride the disruption. Drawing on examples from business, science, and politics, Ramo illuminates our trans

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The urge to experiment and create has been strong in humankind since time immemorial. So, too, has the need to gather together for the greater good. Makerspaces, where innovators meet to advance techn

Abby Barnes had a plan. The Plan. She'd go to Northwestern, major in journalism, and land a job at a national newspaper, all before she turned twenty-two. But one tiny choice—taking a drama class her

Belying the assumption that there is nothing more to discover about the similarities between Jesus and the apostle Paul, Jerome Murphy-O 'Connor gives us this enticing study. Extracting his informatio

Jesus and Buddha were separated by five hundred years, three thousand miles, and two drastically different cultures. Yet this trade paper edition of the highly acclaimed hardback juxtaposes passages

The second stand-alone novel in the Jack Sawyer trilogy, from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Talisman, "an intelligent . . . suspenseful page-turner" (Wall Street Journal) from "two master craftsmen, each at the top of his game" (Washington Post).Could the past he thought he'd escaped be reaching out to him from the Black House . . .Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called the Territories in search of the talisman to save his mother's life.Now Jack is a former Los Angeles homicide detective living in the quiet town of French Landing in Wisconsin. But a series of murders involving young children force him out of retirement.If Jack is to save the latest victim, he must retrieve his childhood memories and revisit the one place he never wanted to see again . . .'Epic . . . impossible to put down' Sunday Express'One of the most brilliant and chilling thrillers of modern times' Daily Mail'It's the best of the best. No argument! Th

蟲洞、多維空間、星際旅行、多重宇宙、平行世界有無數的自己？ 不只是遐想，現實世界絲毫不亞於最離奇的科幻小說。 加來道雄，世界知名物理學家、暢銷書作者 帶領我們漫遊奇妙的宇宙，將無窮的想像力推向極致。 我們的宇宙正在死亡嗎？ 還可能有其他的宇宙嗎？ 其他的宇宙看起來會是什麼樣子？ 有可能找到通往另一個宇宙的通道嗎？ 當天文學家不辭辛勞地分析了從WMAP衛星得到像雪片一樣多的資料之後，一幅新的宇宙圖景顯現了。到目前為止，有關宇宙起源的最重要理論是「暴脹宇宙理論」，對大霹靂理論作了重大改進。在這個理論中，我們的宇宙只不過是眾多宇宙中的一個，像泡泡一樣漂浮在無邊無際的泡沫宇宙之海中，隨時都有新的宇宙在誕生。一個平行宇宙也許就懸浮在我們的頭頂上，相隔不過公釐之遙。 對於平行宇宙這一想法，以及對於解釋平行宇宙存在的弦理論，科學家一度以懷疑的眼光看待，認為它是神秘主義者、假充內行，以及行為怪誕的人所感興趣的領域。但是今天，已有壓倒多數的理論物理學家在支持弦理論和它的最新版本M理論。因為，如果這個理論被證明是正確的話，它將能夠以簡單優雅的方式把宇宙的四種力歸結在一起，同時能夠回答「在大霹靂之前發生了什麼？」這個問題。 加來道雄博士解釋說，世界上最重要的物理學家和天文學家正利用高度精密的波檢測器、重力透鏡、衛星和望遠鏡來尋找各種方法，以便對多宇宙理論做檢測驗證。M理論的前景非常誘人，其意義難以盡數。如果平行宇宙確實存在，加來道雄博士推測，一萬億年之後，當宇宙變冷變暗，進入科學家所描述的大凍結時，很可能高等文明能找到一種方法乘坐某種「星際救生飛船」逃離我們的宇宙。 探索黑洞、時間機器、另類宇宙、高維空間，這是一次令人難忘的旅程。《平行宇宙》一書講述的是一場席捲宇宙學領域的革命，不可不看。

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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods. I’m hunting a monster. The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight.He is brash, chaotic, a violence-junkie. In short, everything I disregard. As heirs to two notorious mafia organizations, we’re forced to spend time with one another.The more I learn about Yulian, the deeper my loathing seeps. Until I truly see the person within, and something forbidden sparks between us. When tragedy strikes, our co-existence is cut short.Forcing Yulian and I back to our parallel worlds that should never cross. But they do. And, once again, I’m dragged into the orbit of a man I shouldn’t want.Two men can’t be together in our world. But Yulian blurs every limit I thought existed. Soon, everything is in jeopardy.Our hearts included. Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note for content warnings before diving i

Doctor Strange, one of Marvel’s most fascinating early characters, began at the hands of co-creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and his ethereal voyages through other dimensions made him an important figure in 1960s culture.From his first appearance in 1963, Strange captivated a wide range of readers. Over his first ten years, a succession of writers and artists—including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, P. Craig Russell, Marie Severin, and notably Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner—expanded on Ditko’s original mind-bending concepts.This entry in the MARVEL AGE OF COMICS explores Strange’s changing roles as a mystic, super hero, and leader of a chaotic team called the Defenders, and the rise of his popularity, in parallel with the counterculture of the 1960s.

台灣從「電腦製造商」躍升「晶片生產大國」的關鍵──科技人脈美國麻省理工學院MIT年度鉅獻！破解全球都想學，卻無法學會的「科技人脈」奇蹟與實力！橫跨六十年，最完整的台灣科技產業史！★詳細描繪科技史上最具影響力的一群創客！輝達黃仁勳花一輩子力氣都想加入這個人脈網絡，超微AMD蘇姿丰縱橫國際最堅定的底氣！完整解讀宏碁、華碩、台積電、聯電，諸多科技巨擘獨特的人脈連結時代群像！林百里、溫世仁、施振榮、施崇棠、曹興誠、張忠謀，他們如何定義創意與成功、競爭與合作？飛歌、環宇、榮泰、三愛，如何各自培養出綿密交織的台灣人才體系？★珍貴史料與照片，第一手人物口述歷史！散發台灣科技造浪者自發與堅韌的生命力，從一開始東拼西湊的初萌芽產業，一路到舉世最強大的人脈網絡！往前追溯至民國時代的人才基礎，歷經台灣交大、台大、成大、政府部門的默契共進，關鍵人物、關鍵現場、關鍵史料！美援與CIA如何扮演關鍵角色？一幕幕辛勤創新故事，往前飛奔中的大時代傳奇！真摯動人，既是產業史，也是具有獨特史觀的台灣當代史！★★＿＿目前為止，對台灣電腦及半導體「產業發展」與「人脈網絡」最出色的描述！　這是一部產業史，也是一部科技史，更是一部完整的人脈交織史。　從大學教育的建置，到人才與人脈網絡的完備；　從國際技術援助的接受者，到全球產業創新的領航人；　從不容一絲差錯的生產線流程Know-how，到研發設計的規格與良率；　從高科技能量聚集場，到地緣政治的「護國神山」；　鉅細靡遺，毫無遺漏，　勾勒出當代台灣的活潑縮影，由一群辛勤的人臉，活生生，組成舉世艷羨的時代容顏！　也從而知道，川普為什麼那麼懊悔奇蹟之島的奇蹟不是發生在美國──　因為，島嶼上的科技造浪者，一步一腳印，奮發拚搏出一座創新島嶼，成就了一部奇蹟般的台灣科技產業史！★★＿＿創意，如何扭轉整個時代？人脈，如何創造舉世艷羨的奇蹟？ 台灣如何在高科技製造業中攀上高峰？創意，如何扭轉整個時代？人脈，如何創造舉世艷羨的奇蹟？ 本書挑戰「西方創新，東方模仿」的刻板印象，講述過去六十年間台灣科技人員努力的歷程。自 1960 年代起，他們開始研究透過國際技術援助計畫引入的「黑箱」電腦。隨後，西方跨國企業將電晶體與積體電路組裝外包到海外，聘用了台灣的工程師與工廠工人。 這些「島嶼科技造浪者」逐步發展出調適、改良、組裝與操作電腦的創新策略。透過靈活巧妙的「動手實作」，得以更深入

🏆 榮獲業界專家撰文推薦！RedHat副總裁 Mark Little博士Clarify360的雲端與安全副總裁 Jo PetersonGlumin企業再造與訓練部門總經理 Jorge BlancoLayer 7科技首席技術官 Scott Morrison思科架構與策略師 Kapil Bakshi----------------------------------------------------✅ 從基礎到進階，適合雲端新手與資深工程師✅ 370張圖解×50種機制×40個架構模型，全面掌握雲端核心技術雲端運算已成為現代資訊技術中不可或缺的核心基礎。當今的雲端環境提供高度自動化的基礎架構與多樣化的技術資源，幾乎所有的數位商業活動與技術創新都與其息息相關。為了成功導入、部署或建構雲端環境，需要瞭解其常見的內部機制、架構、模型和安全控制方法。同時也應了解雲端產品與服務在實際應用上對企業經營與經濟效益所帶來的影響。本書由全球暢銷IT作家Thomas Erl與雲端專家Eric Barceló Monroy以及多位專業研究人員共同合作，深入剖析雲端技術與實務，並將其拆解為一系列結構清晰、定義明確的核心概念、技術機制與架構模型。書中同時涵蓋容器化與網路安全的介紹，內容豐富實用。全書以資訊產業的實務角度切入，內容不偏向任何特定供應商。建構了紮實的學術論述，著重於主流雲端運算與容器化平台解決方案的架構設計、系統清晰度，以及模組化、定義明確的技術元件。透過近370幅圖表、40個架構模型和50種機制，提供深入且完整的核心知識，是雲端運算、容器化與網路安全領域不可或缺的參考指南。「本書對雲端運算的概念、架構與技術進行了全面且詳盡的說明。不論是初學者還是有經驗的專業人士，都是極具價值的參考書，更是所有對雲端運算有興趣的IT專業人士必讀的書籍。」── Andre Tost，IBM軟體 傑出工程師(Distinguished Engineer)