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Kantian Ethics and the Attention Economy

Duty and Distraction

by Timothy Aylsworth, Clinton Castro ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
In this open access book, Timothy Aylsworth and Clinton Castro draw on the deep well of Kantian ethics to argue that we have moral duties, both to ourselves and to others, to protect our autonomy from the threat posed by the problematic use of technology. The problematic use of technologies like smartphones threatens our autonomy in a variety of ways, and critics have only begun to appreciate the ... Read more

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In this open access book, Timothy Aylsworth and Clinton Castro draw on the deep well of Kantian ethics to argue that we have moral duties, both to ourselves and to others, to protect our autonomy from the threat posed by the problematic use of technology. The problematic use of technologies like smartphones threatens our autonomy in a variety of ways, and critics have only begun to appreciate the
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Game AI Uncovered

Volume One

Edited by Paul Roberts ...

Game AI Uncovered: Volume One kicks off a brand-new series of books that focus on the development of artificial intelligence in video games. This volume brings together the collected wisdom, ideas, tricks, and cutting-edge techniques from 20 of the top game AI professionals and researchers from around the world.The techniques discussed in these pages cover the underlying development of a wide ... Read more

$100.99 CAD

Game AI Uncovered: Volume One kicks off a brand-new series of books that focus on the development of artificial intelligence in video games. This volume brings together the collected wisdom, ideas, tricks, and cutting-edge techniques from 20 of the top game AI professionals and researchers from around the world.The techniques discussed in these pages cover the underlying development of a wide
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Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023

Proceedings of the ENTER 2023 eTourism Conference, January 18-20, 2023

Edited by Berta Ferrer-Rosell, David Massimo, Katerina Berezina ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This open access book provides an extensive overview of the usage of information and communication technologies in the tourism and hospitality industry. It presents the proceedings of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT)’s 30th Annual International eTourism Conference, which assembles the latest research presented at the ENTER2023 conference. The enclosed papers cover ... Read more

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This open access book provides an extensive overview of the usage of information and communication technologies in the tourism and hospitality industry. It presents the proceedings of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT)’s 30th Annual International eTourism Conference, which assembles the latest research presented at the ENTER2023 conference. The enclosed papers cover
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The Barcode

by Paul V. McEnroe ...

Ten billion or more times each day, electronic scanners read data encoded in black-and-white codes-barcodes-printed on or affixed to physical goods. The Barcode is the memoir from the team who helped create the barcode."The Barcode is a celebration of the digital age and the entrepreneurial spirit ... and of the men and women who had the vision, the courage and the fortitude to take an 'impossible ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Ten billion or more times each day, electronic scanners read data encoded in black-and-white codes-barcodes-printed on or affixed to physical goods. The Barcode is the memoir from the team who helped create the barcode."The Barcode is a celebration of the digital age and the entrepreneurial spirit ... and of the men and women who had the vision, the courage and the fortitude to take an 'impossible
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Quantum Physics for Scientists and Technologists

Fundamental Principles and Applications for Biologists, Chemists, Computer Scientists, and Nanotechnologists

by Paul Sanghera ...

Quantum Physics for Scientists and Technologists is a self-contained, comprehensive review of this complex branch of science. The book demystifies difficult concepts and views the subject through non-physics fields such as computer science, biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology. It explains key concepts and phenomena in the language of non-physics majors and with simple math, assuming no prior ... Read more

$167.99 CAD

Quantum Physics for Scientists and Technologists is a self-contained, comprehensive review of this complex branch of science. The book demystifies difficult concepts and views the subject through non-physics fields such as computer science, biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology. It explains key concepts and phenomena in the language of non-physics majors and with simple math, assuming no prior
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Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide

by Dan Sullivan ...

Series series Sybex Study Guide
An indispensable guide to the newest version of the Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect certificationThe newly revised Second Edition of the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide delivers a proven and effective roadmap to success on the latest Professional Cloud Architect accreditation exam from Google. You'll learn the skills you need to excel on the test and ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

An indispensable guide to the newest version of the Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect certificationThe newly revised Second Edition of the Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide delivers a proven and effective roadmap to success on the latest Professional Cloud Architect accreditation exam from Google. You'll learn the skills you need to excel on the test and
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The C4 Model

Visualizing Software Architecture

by Simon Brown ...

Good architecture is more than just good code—it's clear communication. The C4 Model: Visualizing Software Architecture is a practical guide to creating diagrams that help teams understand, build, and talk about software systems more effectively. Developed by Simon Brown and used by thousands of teams worldwide, the C4 model breaks architecture down into four simple levels (context, container, ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

Good architecture is more than just good code—it's clear communication. The C4 Model: Visualizing Software Architecture is a practical guide to creating diagrams that help teams understand, build, and talk about software systems more effectively. Developed by Simon Brown and used by thousands of teams worldwide, the C4 model breaks architecture down into four simple levels (context, container,
... Read more
Coding with AI For Dummies

by Chris Minnick ...

Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence toolsCoding with AI For Dummies introduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if you’re brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI, you can automate processes like code documentation, debugging ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence toolsCoding with AI For Dummies introduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if you’re brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI, you can automate processes like code documentation, debugging
... Read more
The Art of Attack

Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals

by Maxie Reynolds ...

Take on the perspective of an attacker with this insightful new resource for ethical hackers, pentesters, and social engineersIn The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals, experienced physical pentester and social engineer Maxie Reynolds untangles the threads of a useful, sometimes dangerous, mentality. The book shows ethical hackers, social engineers, and pentesters what an ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Take on the perspective of an attacker with this insightful new resource for ethical hackers, pentesters, and social engineersIn The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals, experienced physical pentester and social engineer Maxie Reynolds untangles the threads of a useful, sometimes dangerous, mentality. The book shows ethical hackers, social engineers, and pentesters what an
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x86 Software Reverse-Engineering, Cracking, and Counter-Measures

by Stephanie Domas, Christopher Domas ...

Series series Tech Today
A crystal-clear and practical blueprint to software disassemblyx86 Software Reverse-Engineering, Cracking, and Counter-Measures is centered around the world of disassembling software. It will start with the basics of the x86 assembly language, and progress to how that knowledge empowers you to reverse-engineer and circumvent software protections. No knowledge of assembly, reverse engineering, or ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

A crystal-clear and practical blueprint to software disassemblyx86 Software Reverse-Engineering, Cracking, and Counter-Measures is centered around the world of disassembling software. It will start with the basics of the x86 assembly language, and progress to how that knowledge empowers you to reverse-engineer and circumvent software protections. No knowledge of assembly, reverse engineering, or
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Interfaces and Us

User Experience Design and the Making of the Computable Subject

by Zachary Kaiser ...

We're all familiar with smart TVs making suggestions on our future watching, real-world exercise data being transferred into stats and infographics on our workout apps and turning up our home heating before we start our commute – but how does this world of technological interfaces affect our actions and perceptions of self?When society relies on computer models and their interfaces to explain and ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

We're all familiar with smart TVs making suggestions on our future watching, real-world exercise data being transferred into stats and infographics on our workout apps and turning up our home heating before we start our commute – but how does this world of technological interfaces affect our actions and perceptions of self?When society relies on computer models and their interfaces to explain and
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The Big Unlock

Harnessing Data and Growing Digital Health Businesses in a Value-Based Care Era

by Paddy Padmanabhan ...

Along with a shift towards value-based care, a digital transformation is under way in health care. However, health care enterprises are having a hard time keeping up with advances in information technology.Organizations that could once spend months or years developing a strategy to deliver solutions now must implement changes on a near real-time basis. Complicating matters is the emergence of new ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Along with a shift towards value-based care, a digital transformation is under way in health care. However, health care enterprises are having a hard time keeping up with advances in information technology.Organizations that could once spend months or years developing a strategy to deliver solutions now must implement changes on a near real-time basis. Complicating matters is the emergence of new
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Turned On

Science, Sex and Robots

by Kate Devlin ...

'Illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind' - Sunday TimesAn exploration of humans, sexuality, interaction and technology through the lens of the sex robot.The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first century TV shows such as Westworld, robots in human form have captured our imagination ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

'Illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind' - Sunday TimesAn exploration of humans, sexuality, interaction and technology through the lens of the sex robot.The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first century TV shows such as Westworld, robots in human form have captured our imagination
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Bridging the Gap Between AI and Reality

Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, Rhodes, Greece, November 1–5, 2025, Selected Papers

Edited by Bernhard Steffen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes selected papers of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, which took place in Rhodes, Greece, in November 2025.The papers included in this book focus on the following topics: AI assisted programming; digital humanities; approaches of using formal methods and ai in health care; models for ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes selected papers of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, which took place in Rhodes, Greece, in November 2025.The papers included in this book focus on the following topics: AI assisted programming; digital humanities; approaches of using formal methods and ai in health care; models for
... Read more
From Digital Twins to Digital Selves and Beyond

Engineering and Social Models for a Trans-humanist World

by Franz Barachini, Christian Stary ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This open access book aims at deepening the understanding of the relation between cyber-physical systems (CPSs) as socio-technical systems and their digital representations with intertwined artificial intelligence (AI). The authors describe why it is crucial for digital selves to be able to develop emotional behavior and why a humanity-inspired AI is necessary so that humans and humanoids can ... Read more

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This open access book aims at deepening the understanding of the relation between cyber-physical systems (CPSs) as socio-technical systems and their digital representations with intertwined artificial intelligence (AI). The authors describe why it is crucial for digital selves to be able to develop emotional behavior and why a humanity-inspired AI is necessary so that humans and humanoids can
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Refactoring at Scale

by Maude Lemaire ...

Making significant changes to large, complex codebases is a daunting task--one that's nearly impossible to do successfully unless you have the right team, tools, and mindset. If your application is in need of a substantial overhaul and you're unsure how to go about implementing those changes in a sustainable way, then this book is for you.Software engineer Maude Lemaire walks you through the ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Making significant changes to large, complex codebases is a daunting task--one that's nearly impossible to do successfully unless you have the right team, tools, and mindset. If your application is in need of a substantial overhaul and you're unsure how to go about implementing those changes in a sustainable way, then this book is for you.Software engineer Maude Lemaire walks you through the
... Read more
Introduction to TinyML

by Rohit Sharma ...

This book demystifies the TinyML technology including market, applications, algorithms, tools and technology. the book dive deeper into the technology beyond common application and keep it light for the readers with varying background including students, hobbyists, managers, market researchers and developers. It starts with introduction to TinyML with benefits and scalability. It introduces no ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

This book demystifies the TinyML technology including market, applications, algorithms, tools and technology. the book dive deeper into the technology beyond common application and keep it light for the readers with varying background including students, hobbyists, managers, market researchers and developers. It starts with introduction to TinyML with benefits and scalability. It introduces no
... Read more
Social Networks with Rich Edge Semantics

by Quan Zheng, David Skillicorn ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series
Social Networks with Rich Edge Semantics introduces a new mechanism for representing social networks in which pairwise relationships can be drawn from a range of realistic possibilities, including different types of relationships, different strengths in the directions of a pair, positive and negative relationships, and relationships whose intensities change with time. For each possibility, the ... Read more

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Social Networks with Rich Edge Semantics introduces a new mechanism for representing social networks in which pairwise relationships can be drawn from a range of realistic possibilities, including different types of relationships, different strengths in the directions of a pair, positive and negative relationships, and relationships whose intensities change with time. For each possibility, the
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Managing Kubernetes

Operating Kubernetes Clusters in the Real World

by Brendan Burns, Craig Tracey ...

While Kubernetes has greatly simplified the task of deploying containerized applications, managing this orchestration framework on a daily basis can still be a complex undertaking. With this practical book, site reliability and DevOps engineers will learn how to build, operate, manage, and upgrade a Kubernetes cluster—whether it resides on cloud infrastructure or on-premises.Brendan Burns, ... Read more

$55.99 CAD

While Kubernetes has greatly simplified the task of deploying containerized applications, managing this orchestration framework on a daily basis can still be a complex undertaking. With this practical book, site reliability and DevOps engineers will learn how to build, operate, manage, and upgrade a Kubernetes cluster—whether it resides on cloud infrastructure or on-premises.Brendan Burns,
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Artificial Whiteness

Politics and Ideology in Artificial Intelligence

by Yarden Katz ...

Dramatic statements about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence for humanity abound, as an industry of experts claims that AI is poised to reshape nearly every sphere of life. Who profits from the idea that the age of AI has arrived? Why do ideas of AI’s transformative potential keep reappearing in social and political discourse, and how are they linked to broader political agendas ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Dramatic statements about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence for humanity abound, as an industry of experts claims that AI is poised to reshape nearly every sphere of life. Who profits from the idea that the age of AI has arrived? Why do ideas of AI’s transformative potential keep reappearing in social and political discourse, and how are they linked to broader political agendas
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Intrusion Detection Honeypots

by Chris Sanders ...

When an attacker breaks into your network, you have a home-field advantage. But how do you use it?Intrusion Detection Honeypots is the foundational guide to building, deploying, and monitoring honeypots -- security resources whose value lies in being probed and attacked. These fake systems, services, and tokens lure attackers in, enticing them to interact. Unbeknownst to the attacker, those ... Read more

$42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

When an attacker breaks into your network, you have a home-field advantage. But how do you use it?Intrusion Detection Honeypots is the foundational guide to building, deploying, and monitoring honeypots -- security resources whose value lies in being probed and attacked. These fake systems, services, and tokens lure attackers in, enticing them to interact. Unbeknownst to the attacker, those
... Read more
Fundamentals of Computer Network Analysis and Engineering

by Radz ...

Using this universal guide to basic logic, obtain or rediscover the perspective required to build technical knowledge by way of observation. The analogies in this book will help you build a foundation for facing any technical challenge, regardless of complexity. Take this guide with you -outside- of the computer network, and you may be surprised where else these rules apply. ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Using this universal guide to basic logic, obtain or rediscover the perspective required to build technical knowledge by way of observation. The analogies in this book will help you build a foundation for facing any technical challenge, regardless of complexity. Take this guide with you -outside- of the computer network, and you may be surprised where else these rules apply.
... Read more
FL Studio Cookbook

by Shaun Friedman ...

This book is built on recipes written in an easy-to-follow manner accompanied by diagrams and crucial insights and knowledge on what they mean in the real world. This book is ideal for musicians and producers who want to take their music creation skills to the next level, learn tips and tricks, and understand the key elements and nuances in building inspirational music. It's good to have some ... Read more

$39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is built on recipes written in an easy-to-follow manner accompanied by diagrams and crucial insights and knowledge on what they mean in the real world. This book is ideal for musicians and producers who want to take their music creation skills to the next level, learn tips and tricks, and understand the key elements and nuances in building inspirational music. It's good to have some
... Read more
Ec-Council Certified Ethical Hacker CEH v10 Training Guide

Exam: 312-50

by IP Specialist ...

Ec-Council Certified Ethical Hacker CEH v10 covers the latest exam blueprint, comprised of 20 Modules which includes the practice of information security and hacking tools which are popularly used by professionals to exploit any computer systems. CEHv10 course blueprint covers all five Phases of Ethical Hacking starting from Reconnaissance, gaining access, Enumeration, Maintaining Access till ... Read more

$56.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ec-Council Certified Ethical Hacker CEH v10 covers the latest exam blueprint, comprised of 20 Modules which includes the practice of information security and hacking tools which are popularly used by professionals to exploit any computer systems. CEHv10 course blueprint covers all five Phases of Ethical Hacking starting from Reconnaissance, gaining access, Enumeration, Maintaining Access till
... Read more

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